How many people interviewed you?
| Response Average | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 2.27 | 55 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Positively | 48 |
| Negatively | 4 |
| No change | 3 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 3.08 | 52 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 7.89 | 45 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 7.08 | 38 |
No responses
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 5 minutes | 0 |
| 10 minutes | 0 |
| 15 minutes | 0 |
| 20 minutes | 0 |
| 25 minutes | 0 |
| 30 minutes | 4 |
| 35 minutes | 2 |
| 40 minutes | 2 |
| 45 minutes | 13 |
| 50 minutes | 12 |
| 55 minutes | 2 |
| 60+ minutes | 21 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| At the school | 55 |
| At a regional location | 0 |
| At another location | 0 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| One-on-one | 21 |
| In a group | 33 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Open file | 0 |
| Closed file | 55 |
| Response Average | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 2.27 | 55 |
"What are your strengths and weaknesses?"
"How do you relieve stress?"
"In 20 years, when you look back on your career as a physician, what one question will you ask yourself that will show you that you have made a difference?"
"If you were a treating patient X, and patient X decided not to proceed with any further treatment, how would you deal with such a situation?"
"There are a lot of health care reform activities in California, what is your take on it ?"
"How do you define success?"
"Favorite book?"
"Why do you want to be a physician?"
"Tell us about yourself. All we know about you is your name."
"What generous act have you done in the past 48 hours?"
"Why UAMS? (out of state)"
"What would your support system be? "
"How do you plan to pay for this?"
"Who are you?"
"-greatest disappointment/achievement -hardest/most fun science/non-science classes -any regrets about school? -GPA, MCAT"
"Why Arkansas? (i am out of state)"
"Why MD/PhD? Why not just MD? Why not just PhD?"
"Why do you want to become a doctor?"
"Who is your hero?"
"What leadership roles have you had?"
"What are 2 negative things about yourself?"
"Why do you want to be a doctor?"
"What books have you read recently? What is your favorite movie? What was the last song you heard on the radio? "
"Why am I applying to UAMS, and what motivated me to pursue a medical career."
"What does your family think about you trying to become a doctor? "
"Why Arkansas?"
"What kind of data does microarrays offer? Does this directly correlate to biochemical signals."
"How does your family feel about you applying to medical school?"
"Why medicine?"
"Tell me about yourself."
"why do you want to be a doctor."
"General background info? Rank the following for med student: integrity, intelligence, work ethic. "
"Tell us about yourself."
"Tell us about yourself. We know nothing."
"Tell us about yourself? Tell us about your research experiences?"
"How did you get interested in medicine?"
"How do you expect to pay for school?"
"Tell us about yourself"
"Tell me about yourself?"
"Do you feel you will be competitive with the students that come from bigger schools?"
"What made you decide to pursue medicine?"
"why do you want to attend the University of Arkansas?"
"Tell me about yourself"
"We don't know you, so tell us about you and who you are."
"What was the most difficult class for you during undergrad?"
"What fields of medicine are your interested in?"
"What do you do for fun?"
"Tell me about yourself and why do you want to become a doctor?"
"What is the most challenging thing as a physician?"
"Have you had any paid employment before?"
"Why are you interested in UAMS?"
"Do you know the divorce rate of first-year medical students? (After noticing my engagement ring)"
"How do you handle stress?"
"Why become a doctor?"
"What kind of support system do you have?"
"Tell me about yourself."
"Why UAMS? (I'm out of state) "
"How do you plan to balance school, family, and friends? "
"Why medicine?"
"-detail in-state ties -worked on a team? -leadership experience? -how did you choose which schools to apply to?"
"Since this interview is closed file, what would you like us to tell the Adcom that they wont be able to tell from you AMCAS"
"Why medicine"
"Why Arkansas? Is moving a Problem?"
"Why do you want to study in Arkansas?"
"Where do you see yourself in 10 years?"
"How do you feel about alternative medicine?"
"What will be the most difficult thing about medical school?"
"Why UAMS?"
"Why did it take this long (>14 years) for me to proceed with my medical school application. (I'm very well prepared for this question)."
"How do you plan to pay for medical school?"
"What kinda bio research I had done"
"What volunteer experience do you have."
"Describe the clinical experiences that you have had."
"Tell me about yourself"
"What questions do you have for us?"
"What will you do if you do not get in?"
"From the obnoxious med student: Are you ready to give your life as you know it to become a doctor? I wanted to laugh, but managed to pinch myself and keep a straight face."
"what do you do for fun."
"Who is your best friend? How would he describe you? Describe any obstacles you have overcome."
"Pretend that 40 years from now you are a doctore and about to receive an award from the local Kiwanis club. What do you hope they will they say about you?"
"What is one thing that you would improve about yourself?"
"What hospital work have you done? Have any patient contact?"
"What have you done to show that you are compassionate and that you will make a good doctor?"
"Do you think that raising a child will make medical school more difficult?"
"What do older doctors say to you about entering medicine? Do they discourage you because of the current insurance climate?"
"Do you think you have a realistic picture of medicine?"
"Why do you want to be a doctor?"
"Is healthcare a right?"
"Why Arkansas?"
"How would you treat a patient who was dying?"
"What activities outside of medicine do you participate in? (I took this to mean extracurricular activities and jobs.)"
"What accomplishment are you most proud of?"
"How do you manage your time?"
"Tell me about yourself."
"Where do you see yourself in 10 years?"
"Who are you?"
"What do you do in your free time?"
"How do you handle stressful situations?"
"Give an example of your leadership experience and tell us how it demonstrates your leadership style."
"What are your weaknesses?"
"What do you think about Obama's healthcare reform and the public option?"
"Tell me about your research. "
"Does race affect healthcare and will the election of Obama change this?"
"How do you cope with stress?"
"what are your strengths and weaknesses"
"Strengths and weaknesses?"
"What do you do for fun"
"What do you like to do in your spare time?"
"Can you pay for this if not accepted to MD/PhD?"
"Have you weighed the costs of becoming a doctor and the strains on family life compared with taking a less stressful job with my present education?"
"If you could tell the admissions committee just one thing to convince them to admit you, what would it be?"
"What would you do if your belief system conflicted with a patients?"
"What would you do if you discovered you made an error in a patient's care?"
"Why would you be a good doctor?"
"What was the most interesting non-science class you took as an undergrad?"
"How do I plan to pay for medical school."
"What do your parents do? No ethical questions and nothing you couldn't answer. "
"What volunteer experience I had outside hospital volunteering"
"If you were denied at all other medical schools this year, but accepted to Arkansas, would you attend or apply again?"
"How does your family feel about you entering med school?"
"What is your major?"
"What activities do you participate in outside of academia?"
"What are your feelings on stem cell research? How do you feel about euthanasia?"
"What do you value most? Strength/weaknesses?"
"why did you apply here"
"Greatest strength/weakness? What one thing should you brag about to us? If you had a month to do anything (paid) what would it be? What if you dont get in?"
"How to you handle stress?"
"Are you sure you are ready for the stress of medschool? are you positive?"
"How do you think you can handle being an MD/PhD? What do you know about their lifestyle?"
"How have you overcome adversity in your life?"
"Why medical school? OH GOD!!!!!!!!"
"tell us about your educational background."
"Was there a decisive moment when you knew you wanted to go to medical school"
"How do you spend your free time?"
"What will you do if you do not get into shcool?"
"Tell us a little about yourself, any medical experiences"
"If you could invite 3 people to dinner, who would they be?"
"How do you plan on paying for school?"
"If you could have dinner with three living people, who would you choose?"
"How would you consult with a family who has a son that needs a leg amputated?"
"None"
"If you were a treating patient X, and patient X decided not to proceed with any further treatment, how would you deal with such a situation?"
"Why haven't you considered attending schools further away?"
"What would you do if your unconscious patient's religious beliefs conflict with the treatments you know they need?"
"Give an example of your leadership experience and tell us how it demonstrates your leadership style."
"How would you handle a situation in which your patient is angry and doesnt want your help?"
"What would you like for us to remember as your strength?"
"Does your family support your decision to pursue medical school?"
"Tell me about Little Rock and the surrounding area? (I am instate)"
"what would be the ideal health care system in my view"
"If you could go to any 3 places on Earth, which would you choose?"
"What would you do if you saw a fellow student cheating on an exam?"
"All were typical questions that are asked on interviews."
"What would you do if you were a resident and administered someone the wrong medication."
"''If I gave you a check for 10 million dollars, what would you do?''"
"Recently some lawsuits have gone to a higher court regarding experimental medications and their availability to the public. Do you think such medications should be available to the public? ... long conversation from there"
"What do you think about the obesity epidemic, and what steps would you take to resolve it?"
"Somewhat of a standard...I'm an officer on a life raft with 5 subordinates, with only enough food for 4 of them, who would I throw overboard. "
"If a child needed a blood transfusion but the parents were of a faith that did not allow a transfusion, what would you do?"
"Do you enjoy other cultures?"
"Who has been more influential in your life: family or friends?"
"What would you want from your family doctor if you only had 3-6 months left to live?"
"I was asked if I were to sit down and have dinner with a person (famous or otherwise), who would it be and why? -Had to think of a person real quick - luckily, I already had a person in mind."
"What is the lastest book you have read. I had three interviewers and one was quite the whole time and never talked until i talked about the book and he wrote it down and said he was interested to read it."
"How would you handle a situation in which you were unable to cure a patient (i.e. terminal cancer)? What would be your plan for patient care? What would you say to the family? "
"We talked about some of my research exp."
"How do I think are potential treatments for Cancer"
"Really weren't any interesting questions; it was very low key get to know you type questions"
""Are there areas that we haven't touched on that you would like us to highlight in your evaluation?"- only b/c this was a softball question which allowed me to hit all the points I wanted to hit."
"How do you deal with stress and what kind of support system do you have?"
"None really."
"What cell in the body would you like to be and why?"
"How would you deal with a racist patient? (this came out of what we were talking about. They realize i havent been trained to do this yet)"
"Pretend that 40 years from now you are a doctore and about to receive an award from the local Kiwanis club. What do you hope they will they say about you?"
"What do you do to reduce stress?"
"True/False A good doctor practices his craft all the time. WARNING: The answer was FALSE b/c a good doctor makes time to READ to keep abreast of current research and techniques in his/her field."
"If you had to choose between implanting a pacemaker into a late-stage Alzheimer's patient or vaccinating 300 people in a third world country, which would you choose?"
"What would you do if a child's parents refuse a transfusion that the child must have to survive."
"Explain your strong ties to the state. Lead to an interesting conversation."
"How I felt about euthenasia?"
"Tell me about your best friend."
"If I were in the interviewer's chair, what question would I ask me?"
"Tell us a little about yourself"
"What has been the most stressful time in your life. How did you deal with it?"
"Do you have a backup plan if you don't get in next year?"
"How will you handle the stress of medical school?"
"Tell me about yourself."
"none"
"What do you suggest we do if there is no money for health reform?"
"Will the new health care reform be good or bad for primary care physicians?"
"What will you do if you are never admitted to medical school?"
"How do you plan on managing your time?"
"Is healthcare a right or a privlige?"
"What generous act have you done in the past 48 hours?"
"What is your biggest achievement?"
"With your shadowing and observation opportunities, what about medicine impressed you negatively?"
"See #3."
"none really, all standard questions"
"If there was an applicant with credentials identical to yours, why should we choose you over him?"
"How would you fix the health care system."
"none."
"Why UAMS? (since I'm not an Arkansas resident)"
"What is the biggest problem physicians have."
"There was one hypothetical question that really stood out to me. I was asked if I could choose to do an internship on either an Indian reservation or in an international, red-cross hospital, if I would choose either of those options over a traditional internship."
"Have you ever been to an ER? Do you know what race most of the people in the ER are?"
"Who are three people that you would like to be able to sit down with over a meal and talk to?"
"Do I think that the healthcare systems of Canada or England would be effective in the U.S.?"
"What health program would you develop for children if you could develop anything you wanted?"
"none were really difficult"
"Describe a personal flaw and what you're doing to improve it."
"How would you portray yourself in a negative light?"
"none really"
"What hobbies do you have outside of sports. I play sports all the time and really couldn't think of anything to say.. i got flustered and said i liked working in my research lab"
"Nothing too difficult. "
"Why was I interested in a field so far from my engineering background"
"They were all pretty easy."
"Describe the U.S. Healthcare system as opposed to other nations. What can be done to improve it?"
"Nothing really- the only difficult thing was that the interviewers didn't really seem to respond to my answers so I felt like I was just kind of trailing off."
"What support system, outside your family, do you have that will allow you to succeed in medical school?"
"What are your feelings are about evolution?"
"You are a captain in the Air Force and your plane goes down in the middle of the ocean. There are 20 survivors and they are all on the same raft. You have to throw 3 people overboard or else everyone dies. Who do you pick and how to do you choose?"
"What are your weaknesses. How do you deal with them."
"above"
"Pretend that 40 years from now you are a doctore and about to receive an award from the local Kiwanis club. What do you hope they will they say about you?"
"If you were to write a letter to President Bush about healthcare ,what would you tell him to do to reduce the costs?"
"What do you think an MD/PhD does after graduation? How does he/she get jobs? How do you think an MD/PhD surgery resident makes time for research?"
"What do you think about brain death?"
"What would you do if a bed ridden patient refuses treatment for bed sores and would rather be left to pass on due complications from the infection."
"tell us about yourself. There are 2 interviewers and they know nothing about you except your name. Felt like I had to hurry up and tell them everything."
"my greatest weekness?"
"What do you think will be the hardest part of attending medical school?"
"Is healthcare a right?"
"Why do you want to become a doctor"
"What is your favorite organ system."
"If you had a patient who needed surgery, but her insurance would not cover it, what would you do?"
"I read SDN interview reviews to see what could be asked and prepared answers for those questions."
"I studied healthcare policies, scheduled 3 practice medical school interviews that my university offers, and reflected on how I would answer a wide range of questions."
"Mock interview. Read up on information about the school."
"Youtube videos Pre-med club practice interviews during sophomore year"
"Read a book on medical school interview and prepare from questions on here :)"
"Mock interviews, SDN forum"
"Made a list of potential questions from this survey, and came up with a few key points for each. Also, stayed current on politics and health care reform from the newspaper."
"I reviewed a lot of information about the school's history, read a lot of sample medical ethics questions and prepared responses to them, and read through my AMCAS thoroughly so I would be able to talk to them about anything the committee wouldn't see in my file."
"Read a lot of literature on the school and practiced interview questions."
"Mock interview, read up on healthcare reform and medical ethics, SDN, read over my essays and research publications"
"Friends, Premed interview"
"mock interview with premed advisor, SDN interview feedback, kept up with healthcare reform"
"mock interview, question list"
"SDN, UAMS Website, prepared a list of things I wanted to convey to admissions committee about myself, read on current issues, presidential election, etc..."
"Reviewed Personal Statement, Mock interview with Pre-Med Committee,"
"read my AMCAS, UAMS website and brochure, watch news, read up on health care topics and ethics"
"I reviewed obvious questions like "Tell me about yourself." "Why do you want to be a doctor?" and "Why UAMS?""
"Read up on current affairs pertaining to medicine"
"Went over personal statement. Reviewed my research projects to make sure I know all the details. Looked at SDN for previous student interview feedbacks. "
"Read the interview feedback on SDN, read the school's website."
"School website, kaplan's workbook questions."
"Interview feedback, read some SDN, and lots of bioethics topics and relevant topics in healthcare."
"this website, went over my application, checked out the school's website"
"SDN forums, talking through possible questions and my responses in my mind"
"SDN, UAMS website, reading Taking Sides on Bioethical Issues, mock interviews."
"Used this website, read news sites for current events, and looked over my application."
"looked at SDN, read over some possible questions"
"Stayed aware of the news and popular media, SDN interview feedback"
"Read my AMCAS personal statement, about the school (UAMS). Also did a trial run from the hotel to the interview site just in case I get lost in an unfamiliar environment."
"This site focused and composed myself... not much"
"Nothing special really. Just made sure to get there early to figure out where I needed to go."
"I didn't"
"Nothing"
"Just looked up common questions asked and tried to come up with quality answers."
"I read some stuff on SDN..."
"Looked at SDN, at my AMCAS, and other random questions I found on the internet."
"Read the newspaper, read SDN, read about the school"
"Showered, did my hair, just kidding! Did a mock interview and use this site."
"read interview feedback, searched internet sites, "
"Read Interview Feedback, read SDN, etc"
"Read my AMCAS application, the UAMS website and tried to talked to people involved with the school."
"I spoke with friends, faculty, read this website, read the pfizer medical school prep book and had a mock premed interview."
"5-month sporadic prep: read magazines, watched news, read books, websites, talked w/ advisors, profs, and other students"
"Read feedback from this site, read a little about the school, and relaxed."
"Stretching, running lines, and push-ups!!! Actually, I simply tried to sleep well the nights leading up to it and to remember to be myself."
"This was not my first interview, so I just reviewed my AMCAS and notes I had made for previous interviews."
"read this site, had previous interviews so most of the questions I heard before."
"Sleep"
"SDN, school website, talk to current students."
"Read over amcas, practiced mock interview"
"Slept"
"Read this website, talked to others applicants, and read the newspaper."
"The campus was nice!"
"The interviewers displayed genuine interest in me as I answered their questions. The interview was more conversational than anything, and that decreased my anxiety during the session."
"Campus. Environment. Location."
"How friendly and nice both interviewers were."
"Everyone was very welcoming and friendly!"
"The relaxing atmosphere at the interview location"
"The campus looks brand new-- almost every building is state of the art!"
"The facilities were extremely nice (I guess that's what a $350 million campus expansion buys!), the physicians/faculty that interviewed me were very friendly and reassuring, and the admissions office staff were enthusiastic and approachable."
"The facilities of the school and the friendliness of the staff and students (excluding the interviewers.)"
"Everyone was very kind and helpful (faculty, students and fellow applicants)."
"The campus"
"the addition of new facilities around campus"
"campus"
"The facilities"
"The skills lab"
"what a relaxing atmosphere they created, the orientations was hilarious and set me at ease ( i actually forgot to be nervous), their practice-patient examination rooms (they use actors as patients so you can practice)"
"Friendliness of faculty and administration, quality of facilities, curriculum structure"
"The easy access to technology afforded to students. I loved the student clinic where you can request a standardized patient anytime you want one."
"These are some major research going at UAMS if any applicant is interested: Multiple myeloma and spinal cord. There's also a Geriatrics Center."
"The new facilities. Friendliness of faculty, staff, students."
"The staff was very friendly and positive. They hosted an hour long orientation to ease the stress of interview day."
"There were many impressive things about the school, but the most impressive thing was the Clinical Skill Center, where med. students practice their clinical skills on standardized patients. The facilities were absolutely amazing!"
"UAMS has some great facilities. They are really focused on making great doctors (and researchers which is a huge plus for MD/PhD applicants =). They allow you to interact with standardized patients in the first year of school, and from what I understand you may request a standardized patient at any time if you would like to gain additional experience or practice before an exam."
"I was excited to hear about the emphasis placed on clinical skills and family medicine. I was worried coming into the interview that research would be heavily stressed, but it wasn't."
"The commitment to research, and growth of the facility."
"The schools drive to keep research going in order to provide up to date treatment options for its patients. Also, the clinical skills center which last year enabled the school to have a 100% pass rate for Step 2 clinical skills portion of the test. "
"Though they have a number of research facilities, their number one focus is on clinical medicine. Also, they have a lot of new buildings/programs to make this a great school in the coming years."
"The campus is really expanding, and they have a big center for cancer research."
"Some world-renowned programs, warmth of the medical school, campus expansion"
"Didn't realize UAMS would be this huge. Kind of sterotyped it prior to my arrival. (this would be a bad attitude for a would be MD)"
"The 6-7 floor boulding in the center was built with tobacco settlement money"
"The interview experience... I had two faculty interviewers, and we had a great conversation. They often asked each other the same questions that they asked of me (what are some problems in health care? how to fix them? etc.). I enjoyed hearing the perspectives of experience physicians on these topics. Also, the presentation at the start of the session was really funny. It really took advantage of some of those Arkansas stereotypes. "
"I enjoy the rural nature surrounding little rock, and the facilities are nice."
"The facilites are very nice and the presentation was very informative."
"relaxed atmosphere"
"The facilities and research opportunities esp. Arkansas Children's and the Cancer Research Center"
"The people were extremely nice. I read that it was relaxed, but they really make the interviewee comfortable. Dr. Meena (the presentation Dr.) was hilarious."
"We got to see a lot on the tour, the interviewers (for the most part) were helpful and very kind, I liked what I saw of the school!"
"The clinical skills lab."
"The patient care opportunities available early on. Research and facilities are nice as well. "
"The interview was awesome. Very friendly and open interviewers, and mine went really well. Seems like they just want to get to know you a bit."
"The friendliness of the administration and the extent to which they tried to make the interview process a relaxing experience were both very impressive."
"Everyone was very friendly and were very informative. My interviewers were very friendly and were very interested in me and the students were very postive and helpful."
"How nice everyone was!!! They really went the distance to make you comfortable."
"The school's facilities and programs offered were much more extensive than I had realized."
"Everyone from support staff, to speakers, to intervieweres were extremely friendly and supportive."
"My interviewers were both interesting and intelligent people. I would like to be in their classes."
"emphasis on clinical aspects"
"Everyone was friendly."
"Incredible facilities, very nice faculty and staff. "
"Very open and friendly atmosphere"
"The great classrooms. Great hospital. Friendly students. Laid-back atmosphere. "
"How nice the people were. The interviewers were not a part of the admissions board. They were advocates and not adversaries. I liked that a lot!"
"The interviewers seemed to be just reading off questions. I was hoping it would have felt more like a conversation. (This was obviously probably partly my fault.)"
"Interviewers had no interest whatsoever"
"N/A"
"Got stuck in Ed II's elevator during the tour"
"Nothing. The visit to campus and interview showed me that this may be one of the best kept secrets as far as medical schools go."
"The interviewers seemed very two-faced. They were very nice when I walked in, but became extremely intimidating and almost rude during the interview. They were nice again as I was leaving. One of the interviewers even said, "It's a good sign that you're still smiling.""
"Didn't get to see the anatomy labs...which are in a basement."
"underground anatomy lab"
"small gym with no bench press but impressed with the trainers ability to train people to bench 500 lbs"
"nothing I can think of"
"some of the buildings are ancient (student union, library)"
"The area surrounding the school was not the best looking neighborhood. "
"none."
"Interviews held on a Saturday, so I couldn't see what the school looked like in ''normal operations.''"
"I left with an overall positive impression, and I can't think of much that left a negative impression on me aside from some of the other applicants, some of whom were a bit rude. "
"I am from CA so of course this area is quite small and quaint. Personally this was not negative, but this could be a negative point to some people. So if you are looking for a lively diverse area, this probably is not the place for you."
"Talking with the fourth year who was a part of my interview reinforced that medicine is a hard field to get into and requires a lot of devotion and a bit of sacrifice - I don't think this is unique to this one school, so in a way, it was good to have the honesty."
"The school seemed less student focused, and more research focused."
"They want people that are going to stay in Arkansas after graduation/residency."
"Student body philosophy"
"The school's okay, but the downtown area was a little bit subdued compared to other metropolitan areas."
"I thought Little Rock would have been a bigger city. Has really no place to eat anywhere near campus nor around its "square""
"I wish their was more interaction with students. Because the interview sessions are on Saturdays, there aren't that many students around. We only had one tour guide for most of the time, and though she was helpful, it would have been nice to hear some other perspectives."
"The tour guides were students and not well orginized. I watched the tour guide go though her web CT online course info in painful detail. We kept splitting into groups and running into each other again etc."
"The interviewers did not really seem like they knew what they were doing. It seemed like they were reading out of a list of questions."
"One of my interviewers could barely speak english. We had a hard time communicating."
"The tour wasn't very good. I learned a lot from the presentations, but we didn't actually see all that much."
"Tour sucked and was really uninformative."
"The students didn't seem happy to be there. The tour sucked. UAMS didn't really try to sell their school. Maybe they think that all state residents will end up going there, which could not be farther from the truth."
"The student tour was unenthusiastic"
"Well compared to other schools UAMS day is rather poor. The presentation on the history of UAMS is pretty boring/irrelevant. The whole day seemed less focused on impressing applicants than some other schools. I'm not too enthused about the fact that they're switching curriculum style in what would be my second year.. guinea pig anyone? New construction is coming, but may not be usefull to me. The hospital is obviously not as impressive as some others i've visited. That said, they are probably not as worried about impressing you b/c of their focus on AR applicants. However I feel this is a disservice to the school in regards to the top applicants who will get in somewhere else."
"Took us on a tour that never actually saw anything. It was somewhat understandable but we just walked to the room next to the gross anatomy lab, went to a small annex of the library and went to the closed door of the cafeteria. None of that actually allowed me to see the facilities any better."
"I was dropped off in front of the EdII building and I only had directions from the parking garage. Since I did not park I entered on the basement level and was lost running around in circles from floor to floor until I was directed to the correct place. I just wanted to know what floor the grand concourse area was on."
"Not being asked enough questions about my character and personality--most questions were about my research."
"Part of the tour was pointless simply because they were telling us things that went way too in depth than touring students really needed to know."
"A senior med student was one of the interviewers."
"The tour. maybe it's a downfall of trying to find students who want to give tours on Saturday, but they didn't have much to say and showed little enthusiasm. The presenter in the library talked for 30 minutes while we stood there with eyes glazing over!"
"The interview was supposed to be closed so that they just get a feel of the person. I was asked my MCAT and GPA within the first five minutes."
"Nothing."
"nothing"
"The bagels."
"How relaxed and conversational the interview was. I would not have stressed out as much if I had known that."
"Not to worry/stress over potentially tough medical ethics questions during the interview, because the interview was VERY laid back."
"Suggested accommodations in the area for an overnight stay. Other than that, they covered all the things I needed to expect for an interview and visiting their campus."
"Mean interviewers aren't always a bad thing, and not everyone gets nice interviewers. The majority of people I talked to who had had an interview with UAMS said that their interview was extremely laid back. One even said that they talked about snowboarding the entire time... That was definitely not my experience."
"It was expensive to fly into LR."
"That it is really laid back."
"to get a hold of a student on my own to crash at his pad"
"the interviewers' names"
"That the interviews would be held in such a relaxed format."
"none."
"I wasn't as informed about the research going on at UAMS as I would have liked to have been. There is a lot more research going on there than I realized."
"This was my first experience, so the whole thing was new to me. What I think would have been helpful would be to go over aspects of myself that I wanted to make sure to communicate during the interview, and then make sure to touch on them often during our discussion. I feel like I let the interviewers guide the conversation too much."
"The length and open-endedness of the interview. I would have prepared a more in-depth explanation of why I wanted to go to med school, etc. I thought that time would prohibit that. "
"Tour guides aren't really inviting to questions."
"That the breakfast food would be pretty disappointing. I would have grabbed something beforehand. "
"That we wouldn't get done till 1:30. I would have eaten a bigger breakfast had I known. "
"How uninformative the tour would be b/c I would have left instead of staying."
"That the presentation in the library was going to put me to sleep."
"That I'd have 3 interviewers"
"n/a"
"that the interview is really laid back and there was no need to stress about it."
"I did not know that UAMS prepared students with a 10 week course their senior year on issues of economics, insurance and real life situations. I also did not know they allow patient contact the first year. The geriatric research that is going on is amazing also. They are working on an Alzhiemers' vaccine."
"That the MD and MDPhD interviews were combined into one session."
"Everyone one else there had nicely tailored suits. I still looked sharp in a nice sport coat and slacks but felt a little out of place. My suit had a small hole that had developed in the arm."
"nothing"
"That the only thing the interviewers knew about me was my name."
"Find out where to park. Make your self famiiiar with the building and know where to go. It makes you look more prepared. Who wants to walk around in a suit all morninig looking for the meeting room?"
"The interview was great, the tour was amazing, and the people at UAMS genuinely care about who you are and what you have to offer the school."
"I had a wonderful interview experience at UAMS."
"Be yourself! The interviewers are very friendly and genuinely want to get to know you."
"UAMS is definitely one of the top med schools in the region. Even I wasn't from Arkansas, I would consider it one of the my top choices."
"I was very impressed with UAMS, their facilities, and their approachability. Regardless of whether they accept you or not, they make an effort to make you feel comfortable and relaxed throughout the application and interview process. The hospitals they run and work with, the faculty that interviewed us, the educational facilities we toured, our med student tour guides, and even the fruit and cheese tables in the waiting area were all top notch."
"The school seems fantastic... I'm definitely attending. The atmosphere is very laid back, and the staff is very helpful. Even with a seemingly scary interview, I got in early. I just wish I had been warned not to freak out if the interviewers weren't the nicest group of people I'd ever met."
"Great school which seems to have genuinely nice people and a supportive culture for students. If you're interviewing here, relax and be kind:)"
"Enjoyed it greatly."
"The interview was pretty conversational and laid back. I was told all the interviewers are volunteers, so they're there and want to hear what you have to say and they're on your side:)"
"great campus and program"
"I was impressed with UAMS's facilities and their decision to make everthing completely electronic. Tests on computers"
"very very positive!!!!!"
"The interview was far more relaxed than I had expected. My interviewers were jovial and asked me very straightforward questions. The process went incredibly smoothly despite the fact that I got no sleep due to a missed flight. I drove from Dallas to Little Rock overnight!"
"I really wanted to go there before but after actually being there, i would give anything to go there now."
"1. Explain to the interviewer a little bio about yourself (your background, where you grew up, etc). 2. Be able to communicate why you want to be a doctor. Why medicine if you want to make a difference in this world? Why not something else? 3. What did you study in college and why? They want to know if you do anything else besides study in college. Some questions might be What do you do for fun? What are your hobbies? What books do you read? What movies do you watch? Do you play sports? etc. 4. They will ask you questions about characteristics that will make a good doctor and see if you are fit. Some questions might be How do you handle stress? Do you work well in a team? Give examples for the answer! 5. They want to know if you have plans for the future. What specialty are you interested and why? Would you take a specialty with more money than for the lifestyle (say family doctor vs surgeon) 6. Lastly, you have the opportunity to ask them questions. This is what my interview experience was like at UAMS. Also, bring a bottle water to the room if you have a dry mouth after speaking for a long periods of time."
"I wasn't asked a whole lot of specific questions, but instead was basically encouraged to talk about anything. A general hour-long ''tell me about yourself.''"
"My interview was very relaxed, they interviewers were both doctors and they didn't try to make me feel uncomfortable."
"The interview was very laid back. There was an fourth year medical student, an internal medicine resident, and a faculty in nuclear medicine. The interview was very relaxed, and the interviewers were very friendly."
"arrive at 8am, introduction by one of the directors, 9 am interview, tour around 10am, done by 11am! "
"I was pleased with the experience. Of course the part of me that likes instant gratification would have loved to hear right away what my chances were as a candidate, I was able to feel pretty content with how I did. The main thing I think I would have liked to change would be to be more assertive, but that's not something I consider a natural part of my personality."
"I only got about 2-3 hours of sleep the night before, so I could have been more coherent. After the orientation we went directly to the interview, no time to prep, go to the bathroom and get thoughts together, nothing. The interview was much longer than I had anticipated. Had I known I would have prepared more complete statements. I just tried to make it clear how much I wanted to attend the school, and left it at that. We'll see what happens!"
"It was very laid back with little/no stress. They didn't just ask questions, they responded to what I had to say. It was more like a guided conversation than an actual inteview."
"I was kind of nervous for this interview because it was my very first one, but the overall experience was excellent. The orientation was very informative about the expansion of the campus. The interviewers, a faculty member and a senior medical student, were very friendly, and we had good conversation. At the end, the faculty member said I was a strong candidate, so I think they will generally give you feedback on how you did. "
"The interview was structured. It appears that the interviewers already had a list of questions prepared for each interviewee. The atmosphere was relaxed, the faculty interviewers appear to be very engaged with the conversation, and were genuinely interested with my responses. Had to skip the tour as I had to drive to Iowa for another interview."
"At first I though it would be worse to have a medical student as part of the panel but it wasn't that bad. He was really nice and i wish I could hang out with him a little more. Campus is really nice and all the buildings are close. I'm not so sure if the outside area is good. honestly drove around everywhere to find something to eat. Maybe there is other places i don't know about but I was all around the Altell Arena and you would think there would be some places around there."
"Everything went really smoothly. The registration location was easy to find, and though the day is relatively short, I still left feeling that I had a pretty good introduction to the school. "
"It depends on what you like. If your a big city person who doesn't care for the out doors, or has a lot of preconceptions RE: rural states it may not be for you. "
"The overall interview did not reflect well compared to what I know the school has to offer."
"My interviewers were extremely kind and laidback, but I felt there were a lot of awkward pauses."
"Great and relaxed... Directions to the interview center sucked... but the actual experience was awesome."
"I had 3 really difficult questions at the beginning of my interview to see how I would react to stress (I'm assuming that's why) but after that, it was just like getting to know them and them getting to know me. They asked the "usual" questions, but it was fairly laid back."
"First interview. I was nervous and having a panel interview didn't help. The med student on my panel was so obnoxious. Glad it was my 1st interview since this is the least competitive school I applied to. Can only get better from here!"
"UAMS has a rather unique interview style. Normally 2 doctors/faculty and a possible med student for some people interview you for 1 hour. Also it is closed file. All they know about you is your name and undergrad school I think. So you get to talk for 30 mins at least about just what you did, where youre from, etc that at other schools they already know. So it makes it easy for the applicant in that respect."
"They asked a lot of broad questions like, "tell us about yourself." The only frustrating part was that they never really showed much interest in anything that I mentioned I was involved in and never asked me to elaborate on anything in more detail."
"I felt relaxed the entire time, except for when I was lost and thought I would never find the registration table. I loved Dr. Wheeler's introduction / orientation before our actual interview. He was very informative and funny, which relaxed us quite a bit. The interview was so much fun that the 60 minutes felt like 5 minutes! It felt more like conversation, not a drill session."
"Overall, UAMS really takes care of its interviewees. Directions were clear and left no room for confusion or mistakes. Staff and faculty were warm and friendly and will make you so comfortable that you will spill all your complaints and worries if you don't mind yourself. Take heed! "
"Very positive interview overall. In fact, I enjoyed it so much that I hated to leave. The questions posted are really political, but the interviewers were really trying to get me to think about things and they were trying to see if I could think on my feet. They weren't as concerned with the actual response as long as I thought about it and backed it up a little."
"I am lucky in that I live in Little Rock, just ten minutes from the medical school campus. However, I was two minutes late because I had forgot my I.D. in my wife's car. Turns out that I didn't even need it. Watched a film on the school and listened to a speaker discuss the curriculum. Interviews are scheduled for forty-five minutes. Was in their chatting for an hour and ten. Turns out that the student interviewing me had done research under the same undergrad professor that I had. She was expecting a littel girl and so we also talked about my daughter for a long time. "
"it was layed back and the students were very friendly. I interviewed with 2 doctors."
"It was easier than I had anticipated."
"UAMS is an incredible place. There is so many large beautiful buildings housing some of the most cutting edge research. My interview was relaxed and seemed more like an informal chat. My interviewers were both physicians and seem to really want to get to know about my motivation for medicine. All-in-all, a great experience."
"Very comfortable and positive experience"
"It was easy. just gotta be yourself"
"It was a good experience. They had a "program" for an hour to help relax you. I was actually ready to do my interview when I got there. Sitting around for an hour with 15+ other applicants can make you more nervous in my opinion. The interviewers want to help you. It's not a drill session!"
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Student | 49 |
| Faculty member | 1 |
| Admissions staff | 0 |
| Other | 1 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Enthusiastic | 25 |
| Neutral | 7 |
| Discouraging | 0 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 8.22 | 37 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| In state | 21 |
| Out of state | 15 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 0-1 hour | 9 |
| 2-3 hours | 9 |
| 4-6 hours | 10 |
| 7+ hours | 7 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Airplane | 10 |
| Automobile | 24 |
| Train or subway | 1 |
| Other | 1 |
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Adams Field
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| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| At school facility | 0 |
| With students at the school | 1 |
| Friends or family | 10 |
| Hotel | 14 |
| Home | 3 |
| Other | 0 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| < $100 | 14 |
| $101-$200 | 2 |
| $201-$300 | 6 |
| $301-$400 | 2 |
| $401-$500 | 2 |
| $501+ | 3 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 7.45 | 38 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 6.13 | 38 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 5.54 | 37 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 9.23 | 22 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 9.50 | 22 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 6.19 | 21 |
"Nothing."
"Online/email supplemental application"
"They do an amazing job of trying to make you feel comfortable and relaxed. They know it is a stressful process and seem to take steps to make sure it's as friendly an office and application process as possible."
"Go digital."
"Should introduce themselves before the Dean's Welcome speech. Great people though."
"allow electronic secondary applications. Allow school day interview option so that a class can be ob"
"Release waitlist rankings! Grrrrrrrr!"
"None. It was a short and efficiently run operation."
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