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  • Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine
  • Allopathic Medical School
  • Miami, FL
Overall Experience

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

How you think you did?

5 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

8 out of 10

Questions

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?

One-on-one

What type of interview was it?

Closed file

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

"What do you think will be the most pressing issue that healthcare will face in your lifetime?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

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

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

"What do you like to do in your free time?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"What is a physician's role in end of life care?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"They were all the same level of difficulty. The problems ran into were when I should've stopped rambling..." Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"SDN, read view book" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"other students, staff, super cool curriculum" Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"price tag" Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"to bring H2O into the interview room..." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"This was my first interview - so I was nervous, but I think I kept it together fairly well. I really liked the school. My interviewers were two very funny guys who were definitely having fun interviewing MS0's. The day can be very long and tiresome - so if you're a coffee drinker, like myself, stock up - because there isn't any at the interview. " 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?

Out of state

What was your total time spent traveling?

7+ hours

What was your primary mode of travel?

Airplane

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

$401-$500

Where did you stay?

Friends or family

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

10/30/2009

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

10 out of 10

What is your ranking of this school's location?

10 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?

10 out of 10

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