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  • University of South Alabama College of Medicine
  • Allopathic Medical School
  • Mobile, AL
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?

9 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

9 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?

3

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 do you want to be a physician?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Tell me about your research." Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Elaborate on your interest in health policy." Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"What have you been reading lately?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

No Response

How did you prepare for the interview?

"Asked past interviewees. Reviewed file." Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"The intentional niceness of faculty/students and conversational interview format." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"Informality of the interviews caused high variation between each other (one interviewer had clearly read my file, another seemed to know nothing about it)." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"The informality of the interview." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"In some ways, an informal interview is harder to prepare for. We spent less time talking about my file than diverging into wormhole conversations." 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?

2-3 hours

What was your primary mode of travel?

Automobile

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

$101-$200

What airport did you use?

No Response

Where did you stay?

Hotel

How would you rate the hotel?

7 out of 10

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

Homewood Suites

Would you recommend the hotel?

Yes

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

No Response

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?

7 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?

1 out of 10

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

"With such an emphasis on a low-stress interview day, perhaps offer 2 open/1 closed file interview." Report Response

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