How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

3 out of 10

How you think you did?

9 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

9 out of 10

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)?

"1) How do you handle stressful situations? 2) We see you are interested in public health, what would you do if we made you the surgeon general of the United States." Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"3) How do you think we're all going to die in this world? Do you think a virus will kill us? 4) If you had to work as a physician in a rural area where people didn't have medical insurance and couldn't pay for care, would you be ok with that? (getting at whether or not I was doing this field for money)" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"5) Do you think marketing of drugs affects the way that doctors treat their patients? " Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"How do you think we're all going to die in this world? Do you think that a virus will kill us all?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"I see you're interested in public health, what would you do if we made you the surgeon general of the United States?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"SDN website, mock interviews, school website" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"Everyone was so friendly and very enthusiastic about the school. Students had only positive things to say about the Problem Based Learning Curriculum. The interview process was very organized and a lot of information was provided to the interviewees. The resources were very new." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"The school was a nice building in the middle of no where. The resources were nice and new, but very sparse. They definitely need some artwork and a little more culture in the building. Unfortunately, it was also thunderstorming and raining the weekend I was there. " Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"I wish I had known that not many students are on campus on Fridays." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"The admissions staff was very helpful and helped make the whole interview process less stressful. When you first arrive, they go over the schedule for the day and you sit in the order in which you'll interview. There are two sets of interviewers. You are given an article before the interview to read and summarize during the interview. The faculty asked me some difficult questions, but I think it was more to see how I would handle being in a stressful situation. Most of my questions were specific to my file and my career interests. They were very friendly and seemed to be happy at the school. The tour of the school was good, but since no classes were going on and many students aren't on campus on Fridays, so it was hard to tell what student life is really like. The students that came to talk to us had only good things to say about the PBL curriculum. Even though the school is in kind of a remote area, there is a lot to do in the area. The beach is only 10 min away and Tampa is 1 hour away. Overall, it seems like a great place to go to school. Coming from California, the only draw back for me is the lack of diversity in the surrounding Bradenton area. I got accepted though and may go there! " Report Response

Who was the tour given by?

Admissions staff

How did the tourguide seem?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

9 out of 10

What was your total time spent traveling?

0-1 hour

What was your primary mode of travel?

Automobile

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

$401-$500

What airport did you use?

TPA

Where did you stay?

Hotel

How would you rate the hotel?

7 out of 10

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

Quality Inn and Suites

Would you recommend the hotel?

no

On what date did the interview take place?

01/14/2005

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

9 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?

7 out of 10