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  • Florida Atlantic University Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
  • Allopathic Medical School
  • Boca Raton, FL
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?

9 out of 10

Questions

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 about your parent's education and how they did or did not influence you." Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Considering you are changing careers, are you really committed to medicine?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What type of medicine do you want to practice?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"No real surprise questions that I thought were really ''interesting''." Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"Are you at a disadvantage considered you are older than the traditional applicant?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"Reviewed my file, SDN, researched current healthcare issues" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"Absolutely beautiful facilities...And, a new teaching hospital is currently being constructed to be completed in 2011-2012. But, the community hospital is also state-of-the-art." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"Nothing." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"Overall, I really enjoyed the day at UMMSOM's regional campus. It was well organized and interviews were given by professors/MDs. Everyone was very nice and the atmosphere was relaxed. We toured the facilities including a really cool simulation center and the labs/lecture halls/etc and took a trip to the Boca Raton Community Hospital. I highly recommend that future docs should check it out!" 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?

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

Where did you stay?

Hotel

How would you rate the hotel?

8 out of 10

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

Quality Inn

Would you recommend the hotel?

yes

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

12/18/2007

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?

10 out of 10

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

9 out of 10

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

10 out of 10

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

10 out of 10

How eco-friendly are the school's application materials and interview process?

10 out of 10

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

"Keep up the good work! The day was well organized and enjoyable." Report Response

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