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  • Indiana University School of Medicine
  • Allopathic Medical School
  • Indianapolis, IN
Overall Experience

How did the interview impress you?

Negatively

What was the stress level of the interview?

1 out of 10

How you think you did?

2 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

6 out of 10

Questions

How long was the interview?

60+ 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)?

"How would you increase diversity?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"The M4 asked me a no-no question about politics which caught me off guard" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Tell me about yourself and why IU" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"How would you promote diversity" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"The question about politics which should not have been asked" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"Practice interview" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"The buildings are all very new and the med students were all nice except for the one interviewing me (well i'm sure he is nice too, just not professional)" Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"The med student that interviewed me, he was yawning, came half and hour late to the interview and asked a political question. My interview ended up being longer than an hour which could have been bad. Also there isn't much diversity in the school (reasoning I was given for this is because the State of indiana isn't very diverse which really isn't a good answer). Mostly fast food restaurants and burger places, no ethnic cuisine. " Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"That medical students also participated in the interview process" Report Response

What are your general comments?

"Overall pretty hectic as there are 100's of people being interviewed. Also my interview was during a presentation that I ended up missing which was poor planning on the admissions part. " Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tourguide seem?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

8 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

Out of state

What was your total time spent traveling?

4-6 hours

What was your primary mode of travel?

Automobile

Where did you stay?

Friends or family

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

09/17/2008

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

6 out of 10

What is your ranking of this school's location?

2 out of 10

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

1 out of 10

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

9 out of 10

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

9 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?

"Should not plan interview during a presentation." Report Response

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