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  • University of South Alabama College of Medicine
  • Allopathic Medical School
  • Mobile, AL
Overall Experience

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

3 out of 10

How you think you did?

8 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

8 out of 10

Questions

How long was the interview?

30 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)?

"Why medicine? Are any of your family members doctors?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What was your favorite shadowing experience?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What are you currently doing since you graduated from college?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"What is your opinion of assisted early death?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"What class do you think will be the hardest for you in medical school?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"I read the USA website, interview feedback, and thought about answers for different questions." Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"Of course, the Women's and Children's Hospital is very impressive. I was also impresed by how excited the students were by their choice in school and the amount of hands-on clinical experience you get in third and fourth years." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"The facilities at the university need some updating. Not much else was very negative." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"If you tell them that you will have a car, then you will have interviews at the hospital. This will cause you to have to cut short interviews which could have been longer if you didn't need the driving time." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"It was a very good experience. USA knows exactly how to sell their school to prosepctive students and most of the interviewers are very nice. This interview has definitely made USA one of my top choices. " Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Admissions staff

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

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

< $100

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

10/05/2005

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

9 out of 10

What is your ranking of this school's location?

8 out of 10

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

7 out of 10

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