How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

1 out of 10

How you think you did?

8 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

7 out of 10

How long was the interview?

60+ minutes

Where did the interview take place?

At the school

How many people interviewed you?

3, There are two interviews, 30 minutes each. The first with one person who will present you to the board of admissions, this person has read your entire file and knows all your numbers. Then another interview is done with a medical student and another Dr. who have only seen your primary and secondary statements.

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)?

"How do you handle stress?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Scenario question: You have a father who was driving drunk with their 4 year old in the back seat. They get into an accident and are brought into the ER. The father is refusing treatment for him and child and is demanding to leave the hospital - what do you do?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Specifics on my application and experiences from my essays and activities." Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

No Response

What was the most difficult question?

"The medical student gave me a paper clip and asked me to describe all the possible ways that I could use the clip besides to hold paper." Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"Read SDN, made sure to read through and be able to refer to part of my primary and secondary essays, looked on their website to know about the school, talked with students I know that go there." Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"The students seem really happy. They all like their teachers, they like the curriculum set up (it's module based - not semester long classes or problem based). They also seemed to really enjoy the services provided to them by the school." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"Doesn't seem to be much diversity within the medical student population." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"After getting an interview request, a few days later an email was sent out with names with contact info for students from the school to stay with - I had already arranged plans with a friend to stay with, but wish I had known that this really nice gesture would be provided." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"The school seems really great. For the first two years, all the students are located on the Kansas City campus. During third and fourth year students get to pick whether or not they want to stay in KC or move to Wichita. Seems like the students are really happy. They get awesome opportunities to work in the community, and to go abroad. A great focus on cross-cultural understanding." Report Response

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?

Out of state

What was your total time spent traveling?

4-6 hours

What was your primary mode of travel?

Automobile

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

< $100

What airport did you use?

No Response

Where did you stay?

Friends or family

How would you rate the hotel?

5 out of 10

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

No Response

On what date did the interview take place?

02/10/2010

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?

6 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?

7 out of 10

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

8 out of 10

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

4 out of 10

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

"No suggestions to the admissions office. They were very nice, and responsive to any requests of mine. They also were very good to detail all the information of the interview date (schedule, parking, location, etc). It made it very easy to plan for the day and to know how long to expect to stay." Report Response