How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

3 out of 10

How long was the interview?

45 minutes

Where did the interview take place?

At the school

How many people interviewed you?

1

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)?

"Tell me your life story. What qualities do you have that would make you a good physician?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Talk about a healthcare issue you have read about recently." Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Which specialty are you interested in? Do you have a lot of friends? What type of research are you interested in?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"What have you read recently about healthcare? (I read a lot about healthcare issues)" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"Name the 3 diseases/conditions responsible for the most deaths in the U.S. per year. (How could I forget stroke?!?!)" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"Read SDN, reviewed my application, read through school's website, went through practice interview questions." Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"Students all seem very friendly and positive about the school. Dean Hinkley seemed very open to receiving feedback from us, which impressed me. Great clinical exposure, lots of opportunities for research, seems like everything you can hope to get out of med school is available if you just seek it out. All in all, it struck me as a great place to go to school." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"Honestly, not much. The school is not in the best area, but that shouldn't be surprising. There's a small free weights gym for students to use, but otherwise no rec facilities available unless you go to the undergrad campus in Coral Gables." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"Apparently the traffic in Miami is even worse than the traffic in California. Who knew?" Report Response

What are your general comments?

"The interview was held with one faculty member and was fairly conversational and low stress. She asked a wide variety of questions, but nothing too off the wall that really through me for a loop. Besides the standard questions gauging my knowledge and exposure to healthcare, she was interested in determining who I was as a person and whether I was happy and well-adjusted socially. I thought it was a good idea to ask these types of questions at an interview. Miami seems to like students who are well-rounded instead of gunner stress cases." Report Response

Who was the tour given by?

Student

On what date did the interview take place?

10/24/2003