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  • University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine
  • Allopathic Medical School
  • Iowa City, IA
Overall Experience

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?

7 out of 10

Questions

How long was the interview?

25 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?

Closed file

What is one of the specific questions they asked you (question 1)?

"What makes you want to go into medicine?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Describe a time when you had to go to someone for help." Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"If you found out that another student or resident had an alcohol or drug problem, what would you do?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"If a patient needed a life-saving blood transfusion but it was against his.her religious beliefs, would you give it to him?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"above" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"SDN, read an ethics book, read over my essays, practiced " Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"Everyone was very friendly, the day was efficient and ran smoothly, and they tried to make it as stress-free as possible." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"I wish we had more contact with the students." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"nothing" Report Response

What are your general comments?

"Overall, the interviewers were friendly and relaxed. The beginning section is odd because they give you questions but can't respond. It's also odd that they haven't seen my file and know nothing about me, so it was difficult for me to bring out all the points I wanted. " 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?

In state

What was your total time spent traveling?

2-3 hours

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?

10/04/2006

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

7 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?

8 out of 10

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