How did the interview impress you?

Negatively

What was the stress level of the interview?

8 out of 10

How you think you did?

9 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

10 out of 10

How long was the interview?

50 minutes

Where did the interview take place?

At the school

How many people interviewed you?

2

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)?

"List three adjectives about yourself, yourself in high school, your mother, and your father." Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"How do you handle stress?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What is happiness?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"If you were any cell in the body what would you be and why?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"I am Socrates and I see you on the street. I put my arm on you and say "my child you are _________" Fill-in-the blank." Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"Read Student MD, talked to friends attending the med school, re-read my app, read "Critical Condition" (a book about the state of healthcare in the U.S.), looked up info on my interviewers." Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"Once the construction is complete the facilities will be very nice. The students seemed to be very well-rounded and I liked the M.D./MPh program. The new integrative approach to the curriculum seems to be working well for the 1st years." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"The haphazard approach to the interview. Also, during parts of the tour the guides would just quickly walk us through key areas without describing where we were." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"That I should have done more self-analysis--not just medically related topics. My 2nd interviewer really focused on philosophical inquiries. " Report Response

What are your general comments?

"I arrived at UNC the day before my interview and checked to make sure that nothing had changed with the interview or interviewers and they said no. The next morning, however, both of my interviewers were different. My first interviewer was a fill in for the original so she had just received my file and was flipping through it during the interview. My 2nd interview was about an hour late so they asked me to tour with the rest of the group and go to lunch and return back (when everyone else was leaving) for my 2nd interview with another person. " Report Response

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tourguide seem?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

10 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

In state

What was your total time spent traveling?

4-6 hours

What was your primary mode of travel?

Automobile

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

< $100

Where did you stay?

Friends or family

On what date did the interview take place?

01/31/2006

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?

9 out of 10