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

6 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

7 out of 10

Questions

How long was the interview?

45 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)?

"Where are you from? (We ended up discussing this for a while b/c it turned out my interviewer was from the same place.)" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Why did you get this bad grade?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Why med if you have a background in another field?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"What kind of shortcoming would you most wish to avoid?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"Being from a non pre med background your file seems to indicate you would be better prepared for work outside of medicine wouldn't you agree?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"This website, review of my AMCAS materials, and review of previews interview materials." Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"As the only med school in Detroit students have access to all of the city's hospitals. This allows Wayne State to provide climical hands on patient experience very early on in the program (most programs there is no clinical experience until the 3rd or 4th year.) Also it appears Wayne is very well respected close 100% of students get there 1st or 2nd choice in placement through the matching program." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"Ohhhh Detroit! It is an economically severely depressed region. This has an effect on everything from crime to nightlife to non-insured patients to well you do the math." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"Downtown Detroit isn't the best place to stay. Maybe it has had a renewal in prep for the Super Bowl but when I interviewed most people said to stay away from that area and yet that is where my hotel was!" Report Response

What are your general comments?

"Solid relaxed informal one-on-one conversation." Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tourguide seem?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

8 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

Out of state

What was your total time spent traveling?

0-1 hour

What was your primary mode of travel?

Airplane

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

$401-$500

What airport did you use?

dtw

Where did you stay?

Hotel

How would you rate the hotel?

2 out of 10

Would you recommend the hotel?

no

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

11/04/2005

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?

7 out of 10

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

7 out of 10

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