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  • University of Kansas School of Medicine
  • Allopathic Medical School
  • Kansas City, KS
Overall Experience

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

6 out of 10

How you think you did?

8 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

10 out of 10

Questions

How long was the interview?

60+ 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)?

"Hypothetical: 1 kidney to give to either a Single working mother, a Prostitute, or an alcoholic...who and why? Followup: Compatibility comes back...Alcoholic is most compatible, then prostitute, then the single mother...now who and why?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Specific question regarding one of my secondary essays...Essay question was "Describe your most significant challenge and what you learned"" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Hypothetical about a cheating student...Do you turn them in? If you were the Dean, would you expel them or give them a second chance?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"You're a surgeon and you are closing up and realize you forgot something inside the patient that probably won't have any negative side effects. What do you do? Go back and get it? Do you tell the patient?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"Regarding McCain and Obama's views on health care. Also to talk about universal health care and private health care" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"Read SDN, reread my PS and supplemental. Talked to a med student at KU" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"How upbeat everyone was. Glad to hear that the students were all supportive of each other, not a cut-throat university" Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"Parking kind of sucks, but really not that big of a deal" Report Response

What are your general comments?

"This was an ED interview. First interview was 1-1 and open file with an MD. Second interview was 2-1 and closed file with a Phd and an M-4 student" Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Student

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?

2-3 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?

MCI

Where did you stay?

Friends or family

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

09/18/2008

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

10 out of 10

What is your ranking of this school's location?

5 out of 10

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

6 out of 10

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

9 out of 10

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

9 out of 10

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

7 out of 10

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