How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

6 out of 10

How you think you did?

8 out of 10

How long was the interview?

20 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 DO? Did you apply to allopathic schools? Why or why not? Do you think your MCAT performance reflects how you will do on boards?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Why Pikeville? Are you interested or open to primary care in under-served or rural areas?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What do you do for fun? What do you think of Pikeville?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"I reviewed application essays, read the interview feedback on SDN, ate a reasonable breakfast, drank some coffee, went for a brisk walk, and took deep breaths." Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"The area surrounding the school has many nice views. Most of the people I met were very friendly. My interviewers seemed to be interested in more than grades and MCAT. They told stories and conversed with each other as much as they did with me. I heard that some professors went to school every day (including weekends), and that they held extra study sessions to help some students out." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"The projector wasn't working too well. I had already seen the pre-interview video online. Some of the information in the video is exaggerated. The students helping with the application process were first years with limited knowledge about the school. The tour of the campus was incomplete." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"The interviewers want to get to know the applicants, and want the applicants to get to know them. It also would have been nice to know more about the area and its history before my interview." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"PCSOM, by far, has the most open and welcoming medical-school faculty I have met." Report Response

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tourguide seem?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

5 out of 10

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?

Hampton Inn

Would you recommend the hotel?

yes

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

8 out of 10

What is your ranking of this school's location?

6 out of 10

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

4 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?

2 out of 10