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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?

2 out of 10

How you think you did?

9 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

8 out of 10

Questions

How long was the interview?

60+ minutes

Where did the interview take place?

At another location

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 would you do if you were accepted into medical school, but could not begin for five years?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

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

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

"What are your strengths and weaknesses?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"Is there anything that could make you fail in medical school? AND If I had the power to keep you out of all the medical schools in the world for the rest of your life, what would you do?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"What do you want me to tell the other admissions committee members about you tonight?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"SDN, science articles, my AMCAS app." Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"friendly people, close-knit group of happy students" Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"The poorly designed way in which they arrange the interviews. You have to travel several miles on your own to get to each interview (total of three). The directions they give you are weak, and you will probably be late to at least one of them." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"The poorly designed way in which they arrange the interviews. You have to travel several miles on your own to get to each interview (total of three). The directions they give you are weak, and you will probably be late to at least one of them." Report Response

Tour and Travel

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 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?

$101-$200

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?

8 out of 10

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

9 out of 10

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