How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

6 out of 10

How you think you did?

6 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

5 out of 10

How long was the interview?

45 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 don't you think you got into medical school the first time? " Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"why can't you do what you want to do with an MPH degree? Why become a doctor?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"why EVMS?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"what do you think needs to be done about health care reform in this country?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"A 14 year old female from a Hispanic migrant worker community comes into your clinic saying she thinks she's pregnant. What do you do? (ummm...i completely messed this question up, every answer I came up with was shot down or corrected, not cool)" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"read through EVMS site, reviewed research, reviewed secondary" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"the hospital tour was very thorough and extremely cool, the warm atmosphere, reasonably happy students, big emphasis on community service, big emphasis on learning excellent clinical skills" Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"not as many research opportunities, some med students complained that EVMS lacks the "prestige/recognition" of other medical schools, also that unpleasant lady who comes in before interviews to tell you what to do and what to say to impress your interviewers (I thought we were supposed to be ourselves, why are you telling us what to do like we're a bunch of five year olds?)" Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"you may have to wait anywhere from 45-90 minutes for your interview, so bring something to do to calm your nerves. lots of ethical dilemma questions. Also, show up to your interview 15 minutes before its scheduled, some interviewers like to wrap it up early and move on to the next candidate (one interviewer got especially nasty about it)." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"good school, pleasant atmosphere, like the focus on developing great clinicians...the interviewers didn't seem to love EVMS though (red flag?)" Report Response

Who was the tour given by?

Other

How did the tourguide seem?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

7 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?

Friends or family

On what date did the interview take place?

09/02/2009

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?

8 out of 10

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

6 out of 10

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

8 out of 10

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

6 out of 10

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

"some admissions office people were cool and some were kind of PO'd...didn't appreciate the ones who" Report Response