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  • University of Washington School of Medicine
  • Allopathic Medical School
  • Seattle, WA
Overall Experience

How did the interview impress you?

No change

What was the stress level of the interview?

8 out of 10

How you think you did?

6 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

10 out of 10

Questions

How long was the interview?

40 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)?

"Why do you want to be a Doctor (first question)" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Ethics question about end of life decisions" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Describe your research" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"Is Medicine a service profession?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"A question about rural health and what to do if someone comes into your office w/o health insurance" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"SDN (most questions asked were ones posted by other students!!!), UW ethics site, NY Times, talking with other students ect." Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"It seemed like the interviewrs read my app in and out, they asked predicible questions " Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"The interview started about 30min late." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"Don't expect to get full off the lunch, its pretty small. " Report Response

What are your general comments?

"I had about a little over a week from the time I turned in my secondary to my interview date so I don't think I prepared enough...The 3 on 1 format is intimidating even though the interviewers were trying to be nice, the EXCOM member asked some probing questions to see what I knew and how I could handle difficult situations...It was easily the most difficult interview I had. " Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tourguide seem?

Neutral

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?

Other

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

< $100

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

11/15/2005

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?

10 out of 10

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

10 out of 10

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