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  • University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine
  • Allopathic Medical School
  • Iowa City, IA
Overall Experience

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

2 out of 10

How you think you did?

8 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

10 out of 10

Questions

How long was the interview?

25 minutes

Where did the interview take place?

At the school

How many people interviewed you?

2

What was the style of the interview?

In a group

What type of interview was it?

Open file

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

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

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

"What issues/problems are there in the U.S. health care system, and how do you propose to solve them?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Describe a situation where you showed compassion." Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"They asked me to describe a situation where I showed compassion." Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"No difficult questions from my perspective." Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"Reviewed AMCAS applilcation, secondary application, school website and SDN." Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"The school facilities, although not new (it was 4 years old), were very comfortable and appears very conducive for learning. " Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"Map of directions to the interview location was a little confusing." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"The day started with an orientation about the school and about the actual interview process. They tell you beforehand how the interview is structured and how the interviewers are supposed to react (or rather not react) to your answers. The interview itself also starts with both interviewers repeating the same instructions. They ask 4 standard questions and they are not supposed to react, and then any questions or discussions after that would be anything under the sun. We stayed in one room (only 10 or 11 of us) while we waited for all the interviews to get done. Then lunch was served, and the day was conluded by a tour with one of the medical students." Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tourguide seem?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

10 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

Out of state

What was your total time spent traveling?

7+ hours

What was your primary mode of travel?

Automobile

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

$101-$200

Where did you stay?

Hotel

How would you rate the hotel?

10 out of 10

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

Best Western near the convention center

Would you recommend the hotel?

yes

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

01/20/2006

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

10 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?

6 out of 10

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