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  • University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville
  • Allopathic Medical School
  • Greenville, SC
Individual Feedback 1 10 Responses
Overall Experience

How did the interview impress you?

Response # Responders
Positively 9
Negatively 1
No change 0

What was the stress level of the interview?

Response Avg # Responders
3.30 10

0 = low, 10 = high

How you think you did?

Response Avg # Responders
7.20 10

0 = low, 10 = high

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

Response Avg # Responders
7.70 10

0 = low, 10 = high

Was this interview in-person or virtual?

Response # Responders
In Person 0
Virtual 3

Questions

How long was the interview?

Response # Responders
5 minutes 0
10 minutes 0
15 minutes 0
20 minutes 0
25 minutes 0
30 minutes 0
35 minutes 1
40 minutes 0
45 minutes 0
50 minutes 2
55 minutes 0
60+ minutes 7

Where did the interview take place?

Response # Responders
At the school 8
At a regional location 0
At another location 2

What was the style of the interview?

Response # Responders
One-on-one 7
In a group 3

What type of interview was it?

Response # Responders
Open file 10
Closed file 0

How many people interviewed you?

Response Average # Responders
1.80 10

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

"How would you handle a situation where a superior insulted a peer in front of everyone?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is one thing you would like me to tell the Admissions Committe?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why Greenville?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about yourself." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Details about AMCAs application" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Explain a situation where you had to compromise and how you handled it." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How has your experiences contributed to your understanding of medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Is medical missions something you want to pursue in medical school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"I see that you have experience with X and X (job roles) - can you tell me. little more about how those came about?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Tell me a situation where you had a conflict and how you handled it." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why Greenville?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me more about your research study." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why Greenville specifically?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"Describe a experience where you wished you had behaved differently." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"They asked about a specific experience that I wrote about in my personal statement." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is one thing you would like me to tell the Admissions Committe?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about a time you questioned a career in medicine." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"Describe a time you made an assumption about somebody and how you were lead to that thinking. How did you handle being wrong?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"N/A" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is one thing you would like me to tell the Admissions Committe?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Describe a time you failed, how did you respond and overcome the problem." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me a time where you received negative feedback about something, and how you handled the situation." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Describe yourself with three words" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"SDN, common interview questions, reviewed application thoroughly" More from this Member | Report Response

"Reviewed my secondary, SDN, practiced common interview questions, reviewed information about the school that is listed on the website." More from this Member | Report Response

"I ran through common questions that are asked in interviews" More from this Member | Report Response

"Start thinking about MMIs. There are always three different answers: The extremes and the inbetween." More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, looked up common interview questions and watched videos on YouTube." More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN Questions (USC Columbia has more feedback than this page right now)" More from this Member | Report Response

"Practice questions found online" More from this Member | Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"They walk you through the curriculum very thoroughly and make the interview just feel like a conversation." More from this Member | Report Response

"Everyone was very friendly and supportive which allowed me to relax and be myself." More from this Member | Report Response

"They were very friendly and knowledgeable about my application" More from this Member | Report Response

"The school as a whole- curriculum, staff- everything! It wasn’t high on my list before the interview, but it is a prime contender now!" More from this Member | Report Response

"How personable they were in general. The quickness of their email replies." More from this Member | Report Response

"The people at the school - everyone truly loves being there and wouldn't want to be anywhere else." More from this Member | Report Response

"Everything. Admissions committee was super sweet, the day flowed very smoothly, lunch was good! Facilities were new and clean and beautiful, everything was super organized and state-of-the-art." More from this Member | Report Response

"School extremely new and great technology, students we interacted with love the school" More from this Member | Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"It’s an all day affair. Some tough questions that caught me off guard." More from this Member | Report Response

"They asked me some pretty difficult questions." More from this Member | Report Response

"It’s still a new school- which has some pros but means it doesn’t have a reputation yet." More from this Member | Report Response

"Nothing so far." More from this Member | Report Response

"Nothing!" More from this Member | Report Response

"Nothing, honestly. Everyone that was at Greenville was there because they were in love with it." More from this Member | Report Response

"N/A" More from this Member | Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"MMI portion is acting situations but do not test you on anything knowledge based." More from this Member | Report Response

"They are genuinely interested in getting to know you. You will be better off with light prep instead of rehearsing answers and sounding like a robot." More from this Member | Report Response

"How conversational the interviews would be, and that there wouldn't be any super hard questions." More from this Member | Report Response

"More about the MMI process - had never done one before, they delayed giving us instructions until right before we did it." More from this Member | Report Response

What are your general comments?

"They really just want to get to know you as a person, just be yourself! Not all answers have to be clinical based, they want to know more about how you handle life situations as well" More from this Member | Report Response

"Relax and have fun. It's basically a conversation about your experiences. The MMI portion of the interview was kind of awkward at times but still kinda fun and not tense." More from this Member | Report Response

"Although I was not very stressed in the interview itself, I second-guessed everything I said afterwards. They asked 2-3 difficult questions in the Traditional interview and those caught me off guard. The MMIs were amazing. Try your best to not second-guess everything like me and just look forward to hearing back from them." More from this Member | Report Response

"Be outgoing, be curious, and be hungry" More from this Member | Report Response

"I had a really positive impression of the school, for being newer they're doing extremely well. They take holistic review seriously and really listen to their students' feedback." More from this Member | Report Response

"None" More from this Member | Report Response

"Not many cookie cutter questions. Interviewers seemed much more interested in whatever you had put down in your application. Talked about my hobby and some of my life journey for 90% of the interview." More from this Member | Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Response # Responders
Student 4
Faculty member 1
Admissions staff 1
Other 1

How did the tourguide seem?

Response # Responders
Enthusiastic 7
Neutral 0
Discouraging 0

How do you rank the facilities?

Response Avg # Responders
9.00 9

0 = low, 10 = high

What is your in-state status?

Response # Responders
In state 7
Out of state 1

What was your total time spent traveling?

Response # Responders
0-1 hour 3
2-3 hours 0
4-6 hours 0
7+ hours 2

What was your primary mode of travel?

Response # Responders
Airplane 2
Automobile 2
Train or subway 0
Other 1

What airport did you use?

GSP

Where did you stay?

Response # Responders
At school facility 0
With students at the school 0
Friends or family 1
Hotel 0
Home 4
Other 0

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

No responses

Would you recommend the hotel?

No responses

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

Response # Responders
< $100 4
$101-$200 0
$201-$300 0
$301-$400 0
$401-$500 1
$501+ 0

Comments on where you stayed

No responses

General Info

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

Response Avg # Responders
8.22 9

0 = low, 10 = high

What is your ranking of this school's location?

Response Avg # Responders
8.56 9

0 = low, 10 = high

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

Response Avg # Responders
7.78 9

0 = low, 10 = high

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

Response Avg # Responders
9.11 9

0 = low, 10 = high

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

Response Avg # Responders
9.00 9

0 = low, 10 = high

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

Response Avg # Responders
6.22 9

0 = low, 10 = high

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