How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

4 out of 10

How you think you did?

9 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

6 out of 10

How long was the interview?

45 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)?

"Why do you want to be a physician? Why EVMS?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Tell me about extracurricular activity, have you shadowed? community service?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What would your best friend say is your greatest strength? Tell me a weakness, ''and don't say something that's really a strength.''" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"you are a resident in your last year. You scrubbed in for an appendectomy and the attending physician has alcohol on his breath, what do you do?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"if you had all the money in the world, how would you fix health care?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"SDN, Wiki health care, talked with my friend who goes to the school." Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"The area the school sits in is nice. The school used to be a big party school, it's toned down some, but you still get the vibe that the students play a lot. Really emphasize clinical skills." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"People were friendly, but kinda got the feeling of some underlying racial tension (i might be imagining it) and i didn't get to talk to any minority students. " Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"that the indian food the night before would make me shit so much, right up till 20 minutes before my interview. tasted good the night before though." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"Started off the day by bringing in a standardized patient. They didn't really try to sell the school to you, emphasized a lot on student life. I had a gruff looking doc who I later found out was a flight surgeon. I was pretty nervous for the first few minutes, but after I made the doc chuckle a little, I knew I was golden. Student interviewer was a quiet girl who didn't know my friend and so took away my trump card. All in all, I came out happier than I went in." Report Response

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tourguide seem?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

7 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?

Airplane

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

$401-$500

What airport did you use?

orf

Where did you stay?

Friends or family

How would you rate the hotel?

10 out of 10

Would you recommend the hotel?

yes

On what date did the interview take place?

11/02/2007

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