Norfolk, VA
Allopathic Medical Schools | Public Non-Profit
Application Cycle: 2010-11
⭐ Overall Impressions
How did the interview impress you?
Positively 🙂
What was the stress level of the interview?
2 out of 10
0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress
How you think you did?
4 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?
4 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
How do you rank this school among other schools to which you've applied?
5 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
What are your general comments?
- Great school. Prepares you well for clinical exams.
- VERY heavy on primary care and community involvement (not necessarily a bad or good thing, depends on the applicant)
- Currently a traditional curriculum school. There was talk of moving to more PBL in the future.
💬 Interview Process
What was the most interesting question?
If you didn't get accepted to med school this year, what would you do?
How did you prepare for the interview?
Interview feedback on SDN.
What was the most difficult question?
You are a medical student doing a rotation. Your attending, at the request of a coma victims' spouse, injects him with 3M KCl and kills him (without the consent of the hospital administration).
1) What would you do?
2) Do you think this was ethical?
3) He later approaches you and says, "I may have made a mistake." What do you think he meant?
What impressed you positively?
- The breadth of opportunities outside of the classroom.
- The medical students are extremely supportive of each other (provide course materials, peer tutoring, etc).
What impressed you negatively?
The persistent use of standardized patients / clinical evaluations in a clinical setting (even into 3rd and 4th year). I don't mind them during 1st and 2nd year, but beyond that they seem to be overkill.
What did you wish you had known ahead of time?
*shrugs* It was pretty predictable.
🤝 Campus and Facilities
How do you rank the facilities?
10 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What is your ranking of this school's location?
10 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
How is the friendliness of the admissions office?
10 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What is your ranking of this area's cultural life?
7 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?
10 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
📍 Travel and Logistics
Who was the tour given by?
Student
How did the tour guide seem?
Enthusiastic
What is your in-state status?
Out of state
What were your total hours spent traveling?
2-3 hours
What was your primary mode of travel?
Automobile
About how much did you spend on room, food, and travel?
< $100
Where did you stay?
Home
How would you rate the hotel?
5 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
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