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  • Medical College of Wisconsin
  • Allopathic Medical School
  • Milwaukee, WI
Overall Experience

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

3 out of 10

How you think you did?

7 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

8 out of 10

Questions

How long was the interview?

30 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)?

"What do you think about financing a medical school application? It's a lot of debt, yeah?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What was your favorite volunteer experience?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Do you have a field of medicine that you're interested in?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"Who is your hero?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"Why MCW? (only hard because the interviewer seemed put off by my answer, I think I smoothed it over, but can't be sure)" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"SDN, AMCAS, personal statement, transcripts, UWash bioethics site, interviewing book, scientific paper I was an author for, printed out old schoolwork that was relevant, practice interview questions in the car all the time" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"The school seems to really care about its students, the way they take care of and respect the applicants, the facilities, the neighborhood. Lots of student groups, events, and early clinical experiences." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"Some students hate the block curriculum, sounds like there is only one weekend the first year that is free." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"The Pathways Program (concentration) is required, and you have to produce a product/project/thesis." Report Response

What are your general comments?

No Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tourguide seem?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

9 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

Out of 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?

< $100

What airport did you use?

No Response

Where did you stay?

With students at the school

How would you rate the hotel?

5 out of 10

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

No Response

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

02/05/2010

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?

7 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?

8 out of 10

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

8 out of 10

How eco-friendly are the school's application materials and interview process?

7 out of 10

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

No Response

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