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  • University of South Alabama College of Medicine
  • Allopathic Medical School
  • Mobile, AL
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?

30 minutes

Where did the interview take place?

At the school

How many people interviewed you?

3

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)?

"Why do you want to be a doctor (how standard could that be)?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Tell me about your educational background" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Why Medicine?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"You found out a pregnant woman has ovarian cancer. If you start treatment now, the baby will die, if you don't treat, the mother will die. What do you do?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"nothing too difficult, general interview questions" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"SDN, re-read my AMCAS, read some Journal of American Medical Association" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"The enthusiasm of the professors and staff" Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"n/a" Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"nothing" Report Response

What are your general comments?

"I thought USA was a great school. I had always thought it would not be as impressive as UAB, but I would say it is up to par with UAB for all those that are applying to both schools." Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Admissions staff

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?

4-6 hours

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?

MOB

Where did you stay?

Hotel

How would you rate the hotel?

8 out of 10

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

Drury Inn

Would you recommend the hotel?

yes

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

03/14/2007

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?

8 out of 10

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

7 out of 10

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