How did the interview impress you?

Negatively

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?

8 out of 10

How long was the interview?

50 minutes

Where did the interview take place?

At the school

How many people interviewed you?

3

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)?

"What experiences lead me to where I am now? Where do I see myself 5 or 6 years from now (threw me for a bit of loop since I had prepared for the 10 year question but not this one!)?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"How do I work in groups? Why U of A?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"If I couldn't get into medicine (ever!) what would I do (not just if I didn't get in this year...this threw me for a loop too!). What kind of research am I interested in? Explain my research project in layman's terms." Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"Nothing too interesting... a question about what I thought the problems were with health care in the developing world. " Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"What areas in health care did the Canadian gov't put funding into last year?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"Introspection, interview websites, basic ethics reading" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"Not too much. I know the school pretty well since I did my undergrad here. " Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"The tour wasn't that great. " Report Response

What are your general comments?

"It was okay. I didn't get a chance to bring up some of things that I wanted to bring up (e.g. volunteer work that I started after submitting my application). I didn't feel like the questions they asked allowed much of my personality to show through (plus I was really nervous!). Waaay too many questions about health care and gov't policy and research which are two least interesting areas for me to talk about. The interviewers were polite and said right at the beginning that they wanted to keep it relaxed and informal which was nice since I knew what to expect. I didn't get any ethics questions which is surprising for the U of A. " Report Response

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tourguide seem?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

6 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

On what date did the interview take place?

02/24/2005

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

10 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?

4 out of 10