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  • University of Hawaii at Manoa John A. Burns School of Medicine
  • Allopathic Medical School
  • Honolulu, HI
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?

7 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

7 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?

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)?

"what do you know about PBL and its pros and cons?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"what were the "intangibles" of your college experience? (took me a while to get what he wanted, but basically, intangibles = lifelong lessons)" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"what do you know about living in hawaii?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"what were the "intangibles" of your college experience?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"what were the "intangibles" of your college experience, and how do you see it being integrated into a life in medicine?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"read up on bioethics, health care reform, tort reform, reviewed all app materials sent to UH, read up extensively on PBL" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"the PBL demonstration was really cool. the school is 5 years old, and relatively new. the students were really friendly and seemed closed. a real collaborative spirit." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"depends on how you can take the fact the school is mostly PBL, and living in hawaii may or may be the place for you (it's expensive in honolulu)." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"that i did even more research into PBL." Report Response

What are your general comments?

No 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?

Out of state

What was your total time spent traveling?

7+ hours

What was your primary mode of travel?

Airplane

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

$501+

What airport did you use?

HNL

Where did you stay?

Hotel

How would you rate the hotel?

8 out of 10

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

No Response

Would you recommend the hotel?

yes

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

11/10/2010

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?

9 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 Response

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