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  • University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health
  • Allopathic Medical School
  • Madison, WI
Overall Experience

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

3 out of 10

How you think you did?

8 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

7 out of 10

Questions

How long was the interview?

30 minutes

Where did the interview take place?

At the school

How many people interviewed you?

2

What was the style of the interview?

One-on-one

What type of interview was it?

Open file

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

"Why Wisconsin?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What is one of the specific questions they asked you (question 2)?

"Tell me about your research" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What is one of the specific questions they asked you (question 3)?

"How do you envision your career?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"Why didn't you apply to the MD/PhD program?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"What has been your most accomplished non-academic activity?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"Research the school." Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"Friendliness of the staff, facilities." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"End-of-the-day talk about why Wisconsin is a "Top-10" school. The dean made an awkward compilation of different rankings that put Wisconsin in the top-10, which was obviously contrived. We don't need an arbitrary ranking to know that UW is a good school." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"Nothing." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"If the 2 student interviewer/3 interviewee session is weighted equally as the faculty interview, then the interviewers should spend less time talking about the school." Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tourguide seem?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

9 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

In state

What was your total time spent traveling?

2-3 hours

What was your primary mode of travel?

Airplane

About how much did you spend on room, food, and travel?

< $100

What airport did you use?

MSN

Where did you stay?

Friends or family

How would you rate the hotel?

5 out of 10

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

No Response

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

Oct. 2012

How do you rank this school among other schools to which you've applied?

4 out of 10

What is your ranking of this school's location?

8 out of 10

What is your ranking of this area's cultural life?

3 out of 10

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

7 out of 10

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

9 out of 10

How eco-friendly are the school's application materials and interview process?

4 out of 10

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

"For those traveling, maybe explain options for lodging in the invitation email." Report Response

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