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?

8 out of 10

How long was the interview?

30 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?

Closed file

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

"Tell us about youself?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Why DO? How many schools did you apply to? Do you like to read? How do you study for tests? Why do you think PBL would be good for you? Are you a good test taker?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What did you get on the MCAT? What makes you unique? Do you have any questions? I asked if there were research opportunites, what types of residencies the students got into, but they havent had a graduating class yet so they couldnt answer this, and i asked how the students did on the board, they had the highest in the country (of DO schools) last year!" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"How well do you take Tests?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"nothing really difficult" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"SDN, read about the school" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"The drive in from the hotel was beautiful, there was mist on the fields and the sunrise was beautiful, the building is really nice, there is security so you can leave your stuff in the building and not worry about it being stolen, everyone acknowledged me and tried to keep us relaxed by telling jokes." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"There are not research opportunites at this school,you have to drive everywhere,you can't have food and drink in the library..not even coffee when you are studying....cafeteria is only open till 2, library closes at 11....it was really small" Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"nothing really" Report Response

What are your general comments?

"arrived at 7:45, signed in with security and got a visitors badge, was taken to a conference room with 5 other people who were being interviewed, they had coffee and food and a folder with info about the PBL, appartments, clubs at the school, financial aid info, Dean came in and told us about himself and then briefly about the school, assistant dean talked about PBL, and why they started a campus in florida, talked about himself, then we got an article to read for 10 min, interviews started, closed file, they knew nothing about me so it was hard to pick and choose what i wanted them to know, then went back to conference room where they told us about where we could live if we went to the school, and the clubs at the school, then we say in on a 2 hour PBL session, i thought it was going to be long and boring, but i really enjoyed it, its a good way to see if the school is a fit for you, i was able to understand what they were talking about to some extent. Then lunch with two students, they served chips and wraps. One of the students said she NEVER went out, pretty much only studied, the other studnent had a more well rounded life, went out, studied, said that the tests werent hard if you put the time in, he also had a gf. One thing he said was that the anatomy is the first ten weeks of the first year and its intense, dont have time to do much but study the first 10 weeks. Next we got a short financial aid talk, and then met with the assistant dean again, he asked us each to say what we thought of PBL, AND asked us to write down on a piece of paper how much learning took place in PBL, just to warn you HE thinks that only 1% of learning takes place in the PBL sessions, and that most of the learning occurs on your own. Then we had a tour...out by 2:30" Report Response

Who was the tour given by?

Faculty member

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?

7+ hours

What was your primary mode of travel?

Airplane

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

$401-$500

Where did you stay?

Hotel

How would you rate the hotel?

9 out of 10

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

Hampton INN

Would you recommend the hotel?

yes

On what date did the interview take place?

10/10/2007

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?

8 out of 10

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

8 out of 10