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Long School of Medicine - University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio
Long School of Medicine - University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio
  • Year founded: 1959
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Long School of Medicine - University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio
Allopathic Medical School
San Antonio, TX
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  • SDN RANKING 3
  • INTERVIEW FEEDBACK 5 216 Responses
  • SCHOOL REVIEWS 5 1 Responses

Overview

Overview

School Stats

  • Resident Tuition $14,500
  • Non - Resident Tuition $28,907
  • Application Fee $55
  • AVG MCAT 511
  • AVG GPA 3.7
  • LIZZYM Score 68.3
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Admissions Information

  • Admissions
  • 7703 Floyd Curl Drive
  • San Antonio, TX 78229
  • United States

School Overview

Long School of Medicine - University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio Fast Facts

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School Info

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio serves San Antonio and the 50,000 square-mile area of South Texas. It extends to campuses in the metropolitan border communities of Laredo and the Rio Grande Valley. More than 2,700 students a year train in an environment that involves more than 100 affiliated hospitals, clinics and health care facilities in South Texas

Curriculum

The Clinical Integration Course is an interdisciplinary course that extends through both semesters of the first year. This course integrates knowledge learned in the basic sciences with the clinical setting of patient examination and diagnosis. During the first month of the academic program, this will be the only course of the medical curriculum. Students will learn the basic skills of obtaining a patient history and performing a physical exam. The student will also have the opportunity to learn other basic skills such as cardiopulmonary resuscitation, sterile operating room technique, suturing, and phlebotomy, and will be introduced to such subjects as doctor-patient relationships, patient confidentiality, and medical ethics.

Facilities

The Health Science Center has more than 2 million square feet of education, research, treatment, and administrative facilities. The University employs approximately 5,000 faculty & staff, with a budget of approximately $350 million. Many institutions in San Antonio serve as excellent resources for programs of the Health Science Center, providing training opportunities and laboratory space. These include facilities of the Bexar County Hospital District, Audie Murphy Division/ South Texas Veterans Health Care System, Christus Santa Rosa Hospital, Wilford Hall Medical Center, Brooke Army Medical Center, School of Aerospace Medicine, San Antonio Metropolitan Health District, Southwest Research Institute, and Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research.

Interview Feedback

Interview Feedback

Results Overview

How did the interview impress you?

Response # Responders
Positively 175
Negatively 10
No change 28

What was the stress level of the interview?

Response Avg # Responders
2.82 211

0 = low, 10 = high

How you think you did?

Response Avg # Responders
8.01 156

0 = low, 10 = high

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What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

"Keep doing what you're doing!" More from this Member | Report Response

"Add the fitness center to the tour" More from this Member | Report Response

"Nothing, really. They did a great job with the handling of the entire day!" More from this Member | Report Response

"Dr. Jones is amazing!" More from this Member | Report Response

"Revamp interview day. It's too unorganized, impersonal, etc." More from this Member | Report Response

"Please indicate that breakfast foods will not be provided, or else provide a light continental break" More from this Member | Report Response

"None. They do a great job!" More from this Member | Report Response

"give escorts for interviewees. i got lost on the way to my first interview, and then on the way back" More from this Member | Report Response

"Discuss the costs (both hidden and obvious) that come along with med. school. " More from this Member | Report Response

"Many of the interview locations were difficult to get to. Maps would be great." More from this Member | Report Response

What is one of the specific questions they asked you (question 1)?

"What does integrity mean to you? Tell me about a time you had to show integrity." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Give me an example of when you showed Integrity" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is your definition of integrity? Tell me about a time when your integrity was challenged." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me a story about how you showed your integrity?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why medicine" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about how you decided on medicine." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Strengths and weaknesses" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"MS4: This is entirely to see if you'd be a good fit with the culture here. You'll basically guide this entire interview. What would you like to talk about? (I ended up asking him about Long culture, balancing a family and medicine, and some generic stuff)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would you do if you caught a classmate cheating?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What's the biggest misconception Americans have about your culture? (URM)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Asked about my TMDSAS essays and to expand on what I wrote" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your major and what made you choose it?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are your greatest strengths?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is a current event that you feel is important, and why?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"He set up a few scenarios to find out more about my personality and my intrapersonal skills" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What specialty do you see yourself going into?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your background/family/personal statement. What have you done since graduation?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you think you want to go into pediatrics or work with adults?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about some of your leadership experiences. How do you think they will help you in being a doctor?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about yourself? Tell me about your research experience? your work experience?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about yourself (both interviewers asked this)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Mostly they were just general questions about my motivation and a lot of questions referring to my essays" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you handle stress?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you could have dinner with any three people, who would they be?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are three of your strengths?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If there was no medicine, what would you do as a career?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is your greatest achievement?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why did you major in x (I was a lib arts major)? / Give an example of both a strength and a weakness of yours. / Give an example of when you faced adversity and what you did about it? / How did you decide you wanted to be a doctor? / Do you have any relatives that are doctors (do you know what it's like to be a doctor)? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Give me three words that characterize what's best in you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"About the state of healthcare" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are your three best characteristics and why?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Have you read any good books lately?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"tell me a little about yourself" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"I'm in clinical research, and the interviewer asked me to discuss the one of the drugs I mentioned." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why not veterinary medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What was the happiest moment of your life? The worst one?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Who in your life has been a great influence upon your character?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your research." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your parents." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Will you continue to do research when you are in med school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"describe how you've dealt with failure in your life?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Describe a difficult time in your life. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would you do if you could not be a doctor?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Describe your ideal medical school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about yourself?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Who are you? Tell me about yourself." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Questions about my personal statement and discussions following that. Most of them were along these lines. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are you interested in doing?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Name 3 strengths (also weaknesses)." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why should you be a doctor?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Explain your leadership roles." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me how you got to be in this seat. Talk about your pre-med experience." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you rely on for strenght duuring stressful periods" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about _______ (fill in essay topic). " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are some leadership roles you've had?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do an MPH before the MD?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What specialty do you want to do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Who are your role models?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What's the biggest issue in healthcare, and what's the solution to solve it?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is the most difficult experience you have had in your life? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How did you pick your undergrad institution?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about yourself. (They are only given your personal statement, nothing else)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you see as some major problems in healthcare today?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Describe your support group." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"You've had a lot of experience in surgery-- would you consider primary care?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would you do if you were drafted by Major League Baseball and if you were accepted into med school? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you could never be a Dr. what would you be?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you *really* want to be a small-town doctor? (This question offended me greatly. Yeah, I'm sincere, that's why I wrote my whole essay on it. Ass.)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about yourself." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your family." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"same stuff" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me a little about yourself." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Convince me that you have what it takes to really care about your patients. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would you do if you don't get into medical school this year?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"more of a convo" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are your strengths and weaknesses?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"You'll be practicing in 10 years, what do you think will be some of the major problems in medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are your long-term goals as a physician and how will they benefit society?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your father?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Name three adjectives to describe yourself." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you think your research fits in with the population in San Antonio? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What if you don't get in to medical school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is the current medical issue?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why Univeristy of Penn for college?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What will be the biggest problem facing you as a medical student and again as a physician?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Basic stuff- Tell me about your research." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me how you deal with stress." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"tell me about yourself stuff" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"tell me about your music" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

""Tell me about your life from birth, but don't get all the way to college. I don't want to hear about anything academic."" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"In SOCIETY's opinion, what is the purpose of the government subsidizing $200,000 into a 16 year education for a doctor, when PAs and FNPs will be the primary care physicians of the future?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do you want to go into medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"All very standard - tell me about yourself." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about yourself, other standard stuff" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is the difference between a Nurse Practicioner and a Family Practicioner? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why more school? What is the goal of all of this studying? Will it end at medical school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What seperates good physicians from bad ones." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are your weaknesses?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What outside, non-academic interests do you have?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Describe your personal integrity?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about yourself. Why do you want to be a doctor? Do you know what specialty you would like to go into?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do you want to be a doctor? What field of medicine do you want to practice?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Describe your volunteer experiences." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What sort of leadership experience have you had?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What's your favorite health care system: HMO, PPO, Point-of-Service, or socialized medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Name one person in history who you think did alot to affect the course of history?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why medicine and why now? (nontraditional student)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you deal with stress?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"tell me about yourself" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"where do you yourself in ten years." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What position did you play in high school basketball?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do you want to be a doctor?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why San Antonio?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"what are your weaknesses" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"what is an example of your integrity." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How have I exposed myself to medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me your feelings about the situation currently in Iraq." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"When did you discover that you wanted to become a physician?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"So, the military huh?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What interests you about San Antonio (not why do you want to come to this medical school)? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why did I choose my undergraduate school? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"have you thought about what specialty you want to go into?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do you want to be a physician?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What teamwork have you done?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"see above" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about yourself. (closed file)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why did you pick your major? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why did you choose psychology as your major?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What was the most shocking thing you found when you went away to college" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do you want to come to San Antonio?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What did you like about college?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Where do you see yourself in 10 years?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"My first interview asked me specific questions about my major, my family, and even specific things I had written in my personal statement. I don't think the second interviewer had even looked at my file, because not once did he look at my personal statement during the interview, and all he asked me were very general questions, like "summarize yourself in just a few minutes" or "tell me why you like San Antonio." He even asked me if I spoke Spanish (there are a lot of Mexicans in San Antonio, and they make up a big percentage of the patients that you will see in your clinical years.)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you think you'll apply your humanities studies to a career in medicine." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Where are you from?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Where do you see yourself in 10 years (asked by both interviewers)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are your hobbies?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"He talked about overcrowding in free clinics downtown." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"tell me about your research" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"you seem really mature, what do you think has made you so mature?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are your outside reading interests? - led to a long discussion of conservatism, liberalism, death penalty..." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What draws me to the medical field? (Why do I want to be a doctor?)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How did you change your goals, classwork, etc. when you decided on medicine? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"All were pretty standard interview questions, no ethics questions or trick questions. Mostly asked me to elaborate on my activities listed in my primary app." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"the integrity one -" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Would you consider yourself to be a positive person? Tell me about someone who you impacted positively." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about a time you improved a process." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"They asked me to discuss a time I influenced someone else." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What specialty would you choose if you had to pick today?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me what you think of our current healthcare situation, the rising cost of care and our attempts to get everyone on insurance etc." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What's your plan? What do you want to do with your entire career?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"All questions were pretty normal." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If I was a genie and you could grant you one of 2 wishes, which would you choose: Never make a mistake in your medical career or that every patient you have fully understands what problem they're having and how to take care of it?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"I was asked, since I'm interested in Pediatrics, what type of pediatric community service event I would be interested in creating and what would I do." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about a skill you learned from your research project that will benefit you as a medical student/doctor?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why would I want you to be my doctor?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What has been your greatest challenge?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about a good book that you've read recently." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is your favorite thing about yourself?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Have you considered teaching? (after talking about TA-ing and academic medicine)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If the master plan was to happen (i.e. you get into school and become the type of doctor you want to be), what will it be like in 20 years?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are three weaknesses that you have? and Elaborate on each." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is the biggest problem in healthcare today?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are the best/worst things about being a doctor?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How will your strengths and weaknesses help you as a physician" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you do for fun?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you break bricks and boards? (I teach martial arts). " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If there was no medicine, what would you do as a career?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What style of leadership do you follow?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How is new medical knowledge created?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about yourself" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you had a magic-wand, what would you change about your past academically?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you had an unlimited amount of money to build a medical school, what would it look like?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"asked me to name 3 things (A,B,C) i have problems with or need to work on. then asked me what would i tell someone else who has problem A to help them deal with it/get better at it." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What was your "I do" moment? That is, when did you decide to commit to the study of medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If an uninsured, poverty-stricken patient comes to you needing immediate health care, what do you do, and why?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"None were particularly interesting." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Are you related to Gandhi?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Medical school and the life of a physician can be very lonely. Nobody in your life understands what you are going to go through - not your wife, not your kids, nobody. Have you ever gone through anything in your life that you think will prepare you for that kind of stress?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about any mentors you had" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you think you'll be able to live in San Antonio?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"I have to write a recommendation about you, what should I say?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What could I do to make you want to come here?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What about medical school could cause concern?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"mainly conversational, plus some standard why medicine type questions " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think about the state of healthcare in america?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Hypothetical question. Would you rather be a dumb person surrounded by smart people or a smart person surrounded by dumb people?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Have you seen the show Scrubs? What would you do if you had Dr. Cox as a supervisor?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Hypothetical situation: You have an infant in your care who needs an operation to save his life but the family refuses to have the procedure done. What do you do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"So, how come you are not in medical school already? (I started college early)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"none." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you could build your own medical school, what would it be like?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"The most interesting aspect was that the interviewers seemed to have been matched to the interviewees - my interviewers had both been nontraditional students at the school, and stayed on for residency and as faculty. Another girl said she was a psych major who was paired with a psychologist, and two Asian students were paired with VietNamese interviewers." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"No really interesting questions in my interview, but one person was asked about prevailing ethics problems in medicine, and then the interviewer argued that black-market organs would have been a much better topic than the balance between keeping someone on life support for an extended period of time and their right to die...I thought that was a bit odd." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Name a person in history that you would like to meet." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"See below." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How did a Communication/English major become interested in medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If your mother was here, how would she describe your personality?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If president Bush made you the queen for a day, what would you change about health care?....This was a follow-up question to a discussion. (2nd interviewer)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What can i do to convince you to come here?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"The interviewer and I discussed making end-of-life decisions." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"everything was pretty standard, actually" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is your philosophy on being a doctor?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think will be the most challenging obstacle for you in medical school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"if there was a baby that needed a transplant and the parents were jehova's witnesses...." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your thesis research." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"When you say political and economic barriers to care, what do you mean by political? (from my essay)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Nothing that interesting" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do I do to handle stress?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Nothing. All questions were very standard." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How important is ethics to you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What has been the biggest challenge you've faced in life?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you feel about Harligen? I think you would do very well there." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If I were a fruit what would I be and why?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Are you close to your family?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How did you get to be where you are now?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Are you a worker bee or a queen bee? I think the person just wanted to know if I was able to take leadership and control of a situation" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What don't you like about our school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"nothing really stood out" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"I had very interesting conversations with my interviewers. If they weren't selected to match my interests, it was a nice coincedence and made it a great experience. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What kind of car do you drive?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"--" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Did you like the film Madagascar? I liked that film. You probably didn't like that one since you like such high-falutin' films. (8-o! During my stress interview.)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"pressing issues in medicine" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would you do if you could run a medical school for a day?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your experiences with diversity." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"a number of questions from both interviewers about my current(non-medical) occupation and how that could give some indication of my capabilities as a doctor. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your family." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What have you done to develop leadership characteristics?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Questions about my experiences abroad--What was going through your mind when you chose to do that?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"none really, all the usual" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Questions about my pets" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How would your friends describe you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How would you describe a "successful" medical school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Would you treat a homosexual even though their lifestyle doesn't agree with your religious views?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What advice would you give first-year pre-medical students now that you've been through the process?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you look for in a Medical School" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Didn't really get a good interesting question." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Describe for me a situation that you feel was a success? (which I misunderstood and though he said "sexist", it took me a sec to regain my composure)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do you think so many people from [my culture] emigrated to America? [this was just to start a conversation]" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How comfortable would you be treating somebody with HIV/AIDS?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Who is your role model?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What hobbies do you want to keep doing during medical school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is a personal test you've been thru?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"basic questions were asked." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How is your relationship with your parents? (the interviewer was a psychiatrist)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about backpacking around Europe." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Did you ever think about becoming a professional dancer? (in response to my personal essay, the only thing they see before meeting you)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Does austin have a lot of homeless people? (In the context of TB testing and Public Health)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

""Tell me about your life from birth, but don't get all the way to college. I don't want to hear about anything academic."" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"In SOCIETY's opinion, what is the purpose of the government subsidizing $200,000 into a 16 year education for a doctor, when PAs and FNPs will be the primary care physicians of the future?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do enjoy painting with oils or acrylics better? (in referance to my hobbies)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you define "rural". Tell me about the livestock you had." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Most questions were standard. First interviewer had read my personal statement closely and most of his questions came from it. Second interviewer played it by ear but was nice and very interested in my background. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"usual questions; one interviewer was very interested in what was happening on my undergrad campus" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Asked about my study abroad experience." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why not treat people like numbers, should we care?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Nothing very interesting." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think the opportunities for pursing public health are here at UTSA? (I'm currently in a MPH program and is what I plan to pursue as a MD)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Can't remember anything too interesting." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Where does your compassion come from?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Where does your self esteem come from?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How have you tested your commitment to medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you could change one thing about your life to improve the quality of your life, what would it be?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Not anything too interesting...mostly run-of-the-mill stuff. However, my physician interviewer kept going on about how physicians, PA's and Nurse Practioners are all the same thing. She never asked me what I thought about it." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Everything seemed pretty standard, it was really more of a conversation that a stereotypical interview." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"very generic questions" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you fear most about going to medical school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think of the physician's role in politics?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If I had a child who was exactly like me in every way, how would I advise her to plan her life in order to be accepted into medical school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What's your favorite health care system: HMO, PPO, Point-of-Service, or socialized medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is the biggest obstacle you have overcome and how?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your childhood up wntil the age of 18?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you know if native Americans of the southwest have a flute type instrument in their culture?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"can't remember any unusual questions. Pretty standard." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think will happen with the worldwide AIDS epidemic?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How will your studies in engineering benfit you as a physician? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do you want to practice primary care medicine? Why not specialize? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why did you decide to volunteer at [the hospital I volunteered at] instead of [another hospital in the same city]" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Nothing really *that* interesting" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think is the biggest healthcare issue today?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"what would you do if you were asked to perform a procedure on a patient that went against your morals?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"One interview was fairly relaxed with only a few of the standard questions and the other was a complete conversation that felt nothing like a stressful interview." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would you say to someone who said that AIDS in Africa was a natural result of overpopulation and should not be tampered with?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"nothing interesting..." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you were faced with a situation in your future practice contrary to your value system, how would you respond?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"None really, if you dont get in, what would u do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is the difference, minus length of educational training, between a nurse Practitioner and a female physician?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"none really, very conversational" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Nothing, pretty standard questions" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"There are a lot of problems in the medical field today. If you had unlimited power, what would you do to correct them." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you know what your life will be like in medical school and afterwards?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"So, the military huh?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Considering your interests in patient contact and research, how do you expect to maintain involvement with both as a doctor?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why I chose to go to my undergraduate school (since I was out of state, and the schools are rivals in the Big XII Conference)?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"where in italy is San Gimingnano?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"why did you pick chemistry as major in undergrad?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"None- all the questions were very generic and boring, even though interviewers have been given copies of our personal statements and a summary of out extra-curricular activities." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"I was asked about my extracurricular. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What teamwork have you done?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Name a person past or present that has influenced you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your childhood." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"None were really off-the-wall." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"nothing really too big, just questions about myself, and why medicine. it was basically a conversation about them trying to get to know me." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about some of your experiences." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you were to get in, do you think you would want to be one of the students to go to Harlingen?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What was my most important coping skill" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If healthcare became non-existent tomorrow, what would you do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"none, the questions were mostly about what i wrote on my personal statement" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would you like people to say about you at a banquet in your honor 50 years from now?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"None. They were mostly questions about school (since it was closed file, they do not know your GPA or your MCAT when they interview you), family, and aspirations. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you differentiate between religion and ethics, and how do you think this applies to medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would be your alternate career path if for some reason you were unable to become a doctor?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"None" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"WHat makes you so motivated and determined to succeed?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"None, No questions were asked other than tell me about yourself. They just talked a alot." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is one thing you fear about medical school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"None of the questions were particularly interesting..." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would you do if someone in your group does not do her/his share of the work?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"You are the head of the World Health Organization; what are the problems you feel the WHO should focus on and why?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Questions about my personal statement and undergraduate major." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you plan to use the information you gained in undergraduate coursework to implement it in the contributions you give to medicine? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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What do you like most?

"Great third and fourth year rotations. Faculty love to teach. University Hospital sees the worst of the worst in pathology. Culture is student-friendly and as a student you are expected to be hands-on and actively involved in patient care. You'll spend very little time standing in the corner shadowing. You will be well-prepared to become a great resident. Other things I love: flexible schedule MS1 & 2 with mostly optional attendance and recorded video lectures, 4th year is 100% electives, class collaboration and morale is great, MS2 ends in February thus giving you 4 months of extra time to do things like early rotations, step study, vacation, and research." | Report Response

What do you like least?

"Class is very large (~210s). Even after four years I still don't know all my classmates. Also, the "new" preclinical curriculum (2012) is mostly very good, but there's a handful of required team-based exercises every week that I felt were minimally helpful." | Report Response

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