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  • Eastern Virginia Medical School
  • Allopathic Medical School
  • Norfolk, VA
Overall Experience

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

6 out of 10

How you think you did?

6 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

7 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?

3

What was the style of the interview?

In a group

What type of interview was it?

Open file

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

"what will a day in your practice look like?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"what specialty interests you?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"what would you do if your health policies (from an answer to another question) cut down on the money available to pharmaceutical companies for r&d and there were less new drugs available to help the public?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"a 16-yr-old with cystic fibrosis, who is old enough to make a legal decision about his own care in the state of virginia, wants to forgo a ventilator, which will cause him to die in the next few weeks. his parents are adamently opposed. what do you do?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"how would you find the money to pay for health care for the 45 million uninsured americans?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"sdn (lost my secondary! so i didn't read it--i don't think it hurt me much)" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"norfolk has great recreational opportunities, the school is in a cute neighborhood, the buildings & facilities were nicer than i expected, the students were very laid back, the children's hospital was wonderful, the standardized patient program seems like a great way to learn, and the school seems very secure about its educational mission and place in the community" Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"the main adult hospital affiliated wit them is for-profit" Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"nothing" Report Response

What are your general comments?

"the questions were challenging, but in a good way, & the interviewers were engaging and friendly" 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 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?

$301-$400

What airport did you use?

orf

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?

radisson

Would you recommend the hotel?

yes

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

02/10/2005

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

6 out of 10

What is your ranking of this school's location?

6 out of 10

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

7 out of 10

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