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  • University of Washington School of Medicine
  • Allopathic Medical School
  • Seattle, WA
Overall Experience

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

7 out of 10

How you think you did?

7 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?

In a group

What type of interview was it?

Open file

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

"How would your friends describe you? 2 positives and 2 negatives" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Why medicine? How have your experiences influenced you towards medicine? How does having a family member as a physician effect your decision?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What do you do to relax? Where do you see yourself in 10 years?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"You have treated a man with every possible known treatment for cancer. He will die unless you can halt/remove the cancer and he has just recently slipped into a coma. His wife found a drug online that is not FDA approved but is advertised as possibly having life saving effects. She wants to use it on her patient. What do you do? Pretend I am the wife and role play with me." Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"You have treated a man with every possible known treatment for cancer. He will die unless you can halt/remove the cancer and he has just recently slipped into a coma. His wife found a drug online that is not FDA approved but is advertised as possibly having life saving effects. She wants to use it on her patient. What do you do? Pretend I am the wife and role play with me." Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"Hard work. SDN, ethics book and UW bioethics website, practiced questions in writing and out loud, talked with friends who'd interviewed before" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"Love the school, location, opportunities for practicing medicine elsewhere, the cost, and the people" Report Response

What are your general comments?

"Keeping my fingers crossed. This is my #1 (hence I'm a hopefulhusky)" Report Response

Tour and Travel

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?

In state

What was your total time spent traveling?

0-1 hour

What was your primary mode of travel?

Automobile

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

< $100

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

02/15/2009

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?

10 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?

9 out of 10

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

8 out of 10

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