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  • University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill School of Medicine
  • Allopathic Medical School
  • Chapel Hill, NC
Overall Experience

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

2 out of 10

How you think you did?

8 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

9 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?

One-on-one

What type of interview was it?

Open file

What is one of the specific questions they asked you (question 1)?

"Do you wish your mcat/grades were higher?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What about this school appeals to you?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"How has your background (specific thing from file) prepared you to be a doctor?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"Fairly standard questions. . . How does a girl from X end up in country Y doing activity Z? (They both read my app carefully and gave me many opportunities to explain/brag." Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"The regets question. . . difficult one to answer (what's you biggest regret)" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"SDN, School's website, mock interviews, practiced questions, spoke with a bunch of current med students" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"The interviewers asked in-depth questions and seemed genuinely interested in me, no intimidation tactics." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"Unfortunately, one of the student-tour guides was laid back to the point of disrespectful. He was quite cocky and condescending, in a "you are not as cool as me" kind of way. Pretty annoying, we had to ask several times for him to take us on the tour, he said "its not important, I don't really want to go"" Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"That I was going to be there for 6+ hours and would be REALLY tired by the end!" Report Response

What are your general comments?

"Great school, great facilities. The interviews really are very laid back and conversation-style. They want you to be yourself and just explain the various aspects of your file and how those aspects have prepared you to be a good doctor. " 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

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

09/30/2009

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?

8 out of 10

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

10 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

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