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  • University of South Alabama College of Medicine
  • Allopathic Medical School
  • Mobile, AL
Overall Experience

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

1 out of 10

How you think you did?

10 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

8 out of 10

Questions

How long was the interview?

35 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)?

"Based on your experience, what is the greatest problem facing healthcare today?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What is your greatest strength/weakness?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"When I meet with the admissions committee this evening, what do you want me to tell them about you?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"What is the last book that you've read and why did you pick to read it?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"If you were to diagnose a seriously ill child incorrectly, how would you tell the parents?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"I read over the posts on this website and talked with friends that are already at the school." Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"Mark Scott's enthusiasm, everyone's (students' and interviewer's) love for the school, the Children's and Women's Hospital" Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"some of the buildings are a little old, it takes a while to drive to the hospitals" Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"Traffic on University in the morning can be really bad, so leave earlier than I did." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"It was a good experience; no real stress or difficult interviewers. I was really impressed by the things that Mark Scott and my interviewers had to say about the school." Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tourguide seem?

Neutral

How do you rank the facilities?

7 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

In state

What was your total time spent traveling?

4-6 hours

What was your primary mode of travel?

Automobile

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

< $100

Where did you stay?

With students at the school

How would you rate the hotel?

10 out of 10

Would you recommend the hotel?

yes

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

10/04/2006

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?

7 out of 10

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

7 out of 10

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