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  • West Virginia University Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center School of Medicine
  • Allopathic Medical School
  • Morgantown, WV
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?

7 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?

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)?

"How did you prepare for the MCAT?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Do you play any musical instruments?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Tell us about your undergrad experience." Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"What is something that describes you, which we wouldn't get just from today or reading your file?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

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

How did you prepare for the interview?

"read university website, re-read my app, looked on here, prepped with friends already in medschool." Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"Everyone was extremely nice and friendly. Also, the students at this school (dental, pharm, OD, MD) are above average, looks-wise." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"There was construction in the hospital and in the parking lot, but nothing too annoying. The food they served for lunch wasn't the best." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"It's not as conservative as everybody says WV is. " Report Response

What are your general comments?

"Try to locate where you're supposed to go BEFORE you have to go there - I didn't and was almost late. All in all, this school is pretty nice, the people are great. Nothing to worry about in the interview, I could have done it without prepping at all. Also, be prepared for snow." 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?

7+ 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?

PIT

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?

Comfort Inn - Morgantown

Would you recommend the hotel?

yes

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

12/03/2007

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

5 out of 10

What is your ranking of this school's location?

3 out of 10

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

3 out of 10

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

10 out of 10

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

10 out of 10

How eco-friendly are the school's application materials and interview process?

6 out of 10

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