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  • University of Manitoba Faculty of Health Sciences College of Medicine
  • Allopathic Medical School
  • Winnipeg, MB
Overall Experience

How did the interview impress you?

No change

What was the stress level of the interview?

2 out of 10

How you think you did?

8 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

5 out of 10

Questions

How long was the interview?

60+ 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)?

"About my volunteering activities" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"My learning methodologies" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"A lot of questions pointing to one's moral character, values, ethics, etc. Nothing flat out, just scenarios evaluation these values" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"Effects of poverty on health; my opinions on people adopting children from Tsunami ravaged countries" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"Something along the lines of letting an applicant in with a degenerative disease and then flipping it on me if I got into medical school and developed the same degenerative disease" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"Mock interviews, pracised main speaking points aloud, reseached current events, especially pertaining to the medical community, reviewed my personal statment tons" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"None of the panelists were rude or indifferent to my answers; a stark contrast to my interview last year at the U of M." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"I found a lot of the Q & A with medical students a little unecessary before the interview, considering none of us have been accepted into the program yet. I suppose it was more for out of province applicants." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"Born in Winnipeg, have been at the U of M forever, no surprises." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"I truly feel that I had a solid interview; obviously, I don't know how the panelists felt of me, but I'm hoping they enjoyed meeting with me and were impressed by some of my answers. At the end of the day, the MCAT is the primary determinant for entry at the U of M, encompassing 50% of the application criteria. " Report Response

Tour and Travel

How do you rank the facilities?

5 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

In state

What was your total time spent traveling?

0-1 hour

What was your primary mode of travel?

Automobile

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

03/05/2005

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

5 out of 10

What is your ranking of this school's location?

5 out of 10

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

5 out of 10

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