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  • Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine
  • Allopathic Medical School
  • Miami, FL
Overall Experience

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

3 out of 10

How you think you did?

8 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

8 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?

In a group

What type of interview was it?

Closed file

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

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

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

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

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

"What's one area you would like to improve about yourself?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"What do you think about euthanasia?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"Physicians in the past built good relationships with their patients, but physicians now have to build relationships with their patients as well as deal with governments and other extra agencies, what are your thoughts on that?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"SDN interview feedback, primary, secondary, mock interview with a friend and some family, and reading up on healthcare and ethical issues." Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"Very friendly staff and students, seems pretty low stress, and of course, a good and fun location." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"There won't be many upperclassmen to share experiences(I'm interviewing for just the 2nd class), and practically all the buildings are still under construction and the majority won't be completed until "10-20 years later."" Report Response

What are your general comments?

"There were 2 interviewers, one seems to ask ethical questions, while one seems to ask more "normal" questions like "Why FIU."" Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tourguide seem?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

1 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

In state

What was your total time spent traveling?

7+ hours

What was your primary mode of travel?

Automobile

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

< $100

Where did you stay?

Friends or family

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

09/25/2009

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

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

8 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?

5 out of 10

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