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  • Eastern Virginia Medical School
  • Allopathic Medical School
  • Norfolk, VA
Overall Experience

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

5 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

Questions

How long was the interview?

40 minutes

Where did the interview take place?

At the school

How many people interviewed you?

3

What was the style of the interview?

In a group

What type of interview was it?

Open file

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

"A patient asks you for assistance in ending his life? How do you respond?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"How do you plan on having a family while being a practicing physician? (I am a female.)" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"How do you feel about using animals in lab testing?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"Do you have road-rage?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"Patient assisted suicide" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"SND, UW bioethics, talked to previous adcom people, current issue of Annals of Internal Medicine, which has a great feature by ACP on how to improve health-care in the US" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"The students seem happy, the facilities are nice, the class is relatively small." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"A presentation by a student focused on the social side of the school very heavily. " Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"That they do not allow out-of-state students to become residents after one year. Places school way out of my price range." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"Relaxed. Had some tough questions that the interviewers were trying to pin me down on, but they were all really friendly. The whole thing felt very positive." 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?

0-1 hour

What was your primary mode of travel?

Automobile

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

01/11/2008

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?

8 out of 10

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

7 out of 10

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

7 out of 10

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

8 out of 10

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

"Screen the student presentation that goes on during lunch. It may put people off who are not concern" Report Response

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