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  • University of Washington School of Medicine
  • Allopathic Medical School
  • Seattle, WA
Overall Experience

How did the interview impress you?

No change

What was the stress level of the interview?

10 out of 10

Questions

How long was the interview?

50 minutes

Where did the interview take place?

At the school

How many people interviewed you?

3

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)?

"What's the biggest problem facing health care today?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Several follow-up questions to #1." Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"90-year-old man with late-stage Alzheimer's Disease now needs dialysis or he will die. His wife wants to know what she should do. What do you tell her?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"Who should be Time's Person of the Year this year?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"Defend my undergraduate record from 15 years ago & grades in various classes. Fair question, but not what I was expecting." Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"Reviewed my personal statement, etc., read parts of UW's ethics site." Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"Everyone was very nice, and they were very up-front about their process, and what we should expect. I was really impressed that they have programs set up to allow their students to explore a really wide range of practice and research settings, without making a permanent commitment to one type of career or another." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"Where to park. I parked in the Triangle Garage, because that was the only place I knew that had a covered entryway in case of rain. I think we were supposed to park somewhere else, though." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"I was told that it would be a blinded interview for two of the panel members, so I really was not expecting any questions about my academic record. I completely lost my composure, which is a shame, because none of the ethical questions rattled me at all, and I think at this point, my ability to handle THOSE questions is far more important. It would have been a really pleasant experience, but for that." Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Admissions staff

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

12/18/2002

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