How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

3 out of 10

How you think you did?

7 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

6 out of 10

How long was the interview?

25 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?

Closed file

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

"How would you address the shortage of organ donations?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What motivated you to pursue a career in medicine?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Describe a situation in which you were caring." Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"Probably the organ donation question." Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"The 'caring' question, just because it was so ambiguous and so difficult to pinpoint one exact situation." Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"Read SDN, Read my app, etc." Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"The facilities are freaking ridiculous, the administration seems very VERY responsive to student needs and feedback." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"Iowa was very very very cold. Also, they have an exam every week. Students didn't seem to necessarily mind, but still seems worrisome. " Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"That it would be three degrees when I landed." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"So the structured portion of the interview was really not as bad as I feared. My interviewers nodded and smiled, they just waited until you seemed done before moving on to the next question and didn't give you feedback on your response until the unstructured portion. Also, the CBL exercise was very laid back. Our student facilitator told us off the bat that she would be giving us all 10s unless someone said something repulsive, and so we were all relaxed and were able to just concentrate on what we were doing rather than worrying about performance." Report Response

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?

4-6 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?

Cedar Rapids (CID)

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?

Sheraton Iowa City

Would you recommend the hotel?

yes

On what date did the interview take place?

12/16/2009

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?

9 out of 10

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

9 out of 10

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

8 out of 10

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

9 out of 10