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  • Wayne State University School of Medicine
  • Allopathic Medical School
  • Detroit, MI
Overall Experience

How did the interview impress you?

No change

What was the stress level of the interview?

3 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?

60+ minutes

Where did the interview take place?

At the school

How many people interviewed you?

1

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)?

"If you don't get into medical school this year, what do you plan on doing?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Why medicine, instead of other ways of helping out people?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Describe yourself with 5 words." Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"Nothing in particular." Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"Basically explaining why I did poorly in my undergrad and trying to explain how I've changed." Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"AMCAS, Wayne website, SDN, mock interview w/friend" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"The students seemed pretty relaxed and friendly. School is well-connected with surrounding hospitals. Lots of opportunity for clinical experience and volunteering in the community." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"The weather was quite cold and overcast the couple of days I was there. Detroit is a relatively low-income area and a lot of the buildings and infrastructure seem old." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"The interview was low-stress overall, but quite lengthy for me because I'm a non-trad applicant. My interviewer went through my entire history in detail starting from high school and on. He asked a lot of specific questions regarding activities, etc." Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tourguide seem?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

6 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?

dtw

Where did you stay?

Hotel

How would you rate the hotel?

6 out of 10

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

Comfort Inn

Would you recommend the hotel?

yes

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

02/14/2005

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?

5 out of 10

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

5 out of 10

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