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  • University of Massachusetts Medical School
  • Allopathic Medical School
  • Worcester, MA
Overall Experience

How did the interview impress you?

Negatively

What was the stress level of the interview?

8 out of 10

How you think you did?

3 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

5 out of 10

Questions

How long was the interview?

50 minutes

Where did the interview take place?

At the school

How many people interviewed you?

2

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)?

"Why are there so many incompetent doctors?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What other schools have you applied to?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

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

What was the most interesting question?

"Why are there so many incompetent doctors?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"Why are there so many incompetent doctors?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"Mock interview, SDN, reading about the school" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"The admission office staffs were really nice...the lunch was really good." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"One of the interviewer made me wait outside because he was late and then grilled me for the entire time. He pulled out my file and went over everything and questioned everything. Then he asked me why are there incompetent doctors and suggested I might be one of them if I don't quit my job and volunteer/shadow doctors full time. He only has a PhD by the way." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"I was pretty prepared" Report Response

What are your general comments?

"That one person who interviewed me really upset me." 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?

In state

What was your total time spent traveling?

0-1 hour

What was your primary mode of travel?

Automobile

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

< $100

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

02/11/2009

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

3 out of 10

What is your ranking of this school's location?

5 out of 10

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

5 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?

5 out of 10

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