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  • Medical College of Wisconsin
  • Allopathic Medical School
  • Milwaukee, WI
Overall Experience

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

2 out of 10

How you think you did?

9 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

9 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?

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)?

"Tell me about this honors paper you wrote (I was impressed/surprised that he noticed this detail in my AMCAS)." Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What do you do for fun?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Why do you want to be a physician? How, after all your clinical experience, will you handle two years of preclinical work?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"So...a black belt, huh? Outline the process to becoming a doctor for me." Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"So tell me, why medicine? (The question itself wasn't difficult, the fact that I had just gotten acquainted with my seat and was immediately asked this was unexpected.)" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"Read SDN, primary, and about MCW. Also went over some stuff that had come up in other interviews." Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"The facilities and enthusiasm and how laid-back the students seemed." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"Quite a few of the students are in committed (marriage, long-term) relationships. As a single guy, not the best thing to hear :P" Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"Once you get to the interview stage, the interview is the determining factor because 'you're all qualified to be here, now we want to see who you are.'" Report Response

What are your general comments?

"If you can, make it out to the social the night before. It's a laid-back Q&A atmosphere with other interviewees and the med students and was actually fun. The faculty I interviewed with and the students I talked to were great. The people and interview day really impressed me." Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tourguide seem?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

9 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

Out of 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?

$101-$200

Where did you stay?

Hotel

How would you rate the hotel?

10 out of 10

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

Radisson

Would you recommend the hotel?

yes

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

11/17/2006

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?

7 out of 10

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

7 out of 10

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