| I was asked this question too, "Tell me about a time you failed?" More from this Member | Report Response | Report Response, "How genuine they were about their school and trying to make the 8 of us feel as comfortable as possible in an inherently stressful environment." Maybe that's just his style.There was a fair amount of overt commentary about my age. More from this Member | I was asked this question too, "How are you going to pay for this? | I was asked this question too, "Describe a time you were on a team, but not leading it, and had a disagreement with another team member. More from this Member University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester More from this Member More from this Member (I was declared OOS). | Report Response, "construction and that my interviewers changed and no one had reviewed my file so i spent most of my time explaining what was in my amcas" | I was asked this question too, "If you got into Hopkins, do you think you'd come here or go there?" | Report Response More from this Member More from this Member He was a little over the top selling the place instead of just relaxing into it and getting to know the applicants and their specific questions. " It could also be about some great thing you did that you are really excited about. More from this Member However, I feel that his method of reviewing my application to be quite deficient. | I was asked this question too, "What's your leadership style? | Report Response, "the amount of community involvement the students engage in (community service weeks)" | Report Response, "class size" Concision is critical. More from this Member United States. | Report Response, "waiting around for several hours in between interviews." One interview is with a faculty member and the other is with someone on the admissions committee. More from this Member More from this Member | Report Response | Report Response, "The haphazard approach to the interview. More from this Member | I was asked this question too, "What does Zoe mean?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too, "Nothing really" More from this Member More from this Member More from this Member More from this Member | I was asked this question too, "Why did you have such a low physics MCAT score? | Report Response, "The interview day itself was pretty disorganized. | Report Response, "Great school, great facilities. More from this Member | I was asked this question too, "What advantages to you see in UNC program compared to other schools you applied to?" I composed a list of those questions (including the seemingly easy ones), and practiced answering most of them out loud a couple of times, until I was satisfied that I would not go blank if asked the question in the actual interview. He breaks into a pharmacy and steals the needed medicine, was he right in his actions?" | Report Response, "The interview day was kind of short if I didn't already know a good bit about the school already, I wouldn't have gotten a very good all-around picture" | I was asked this question too, "Why do you want to attend UNC?" | I was asked this question too, "If you could read any book right now, what would it be/why?" More from this Member | Report Response, "Lots of walking around construction sites." Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine (BCOM), Las Cruces, Albany Medical College, Albany More from this Member | Report Response, "School with a name. | I was asked this question too, "If you were to write an autobiography, what would it be titled?" More from this Member | I was asked this question too, "Tell me about what your high school was like, what your family is like and why you choose your college." Dr Jessica Freedman presents a plan of action to obtain more medical school interviews. Everyone was very helpful, especially the students giving the tour. I felt like I was being attacked, and being told I was not a very good applicant. " We are extremely proud of both the laudable teaching effort that our professors make in our clinics and lecture halls, as well as the hard work our students put in to their academic . More from this Member | Report Response More from this Member Then we met with Dr Hoole before proceeding for our interviews. | I was asked this question too, "Honestly it wasn't a question and answer format, just a really good conversation about medicine, UNC, and my experiences." More from this Member | Report Response, "I dunno, it's UNC. | Report Response | Report Response, "The medical campus is spread out. More from this Member | Report Response, "Nothing!" | Report Response, "Read AMCAS, my secondary, SDN, and also mdapplicants.com to get an idea of my standing in the applicant pool." Just be prepared to address that if they ask. | Report Response More from this Member More from this Member | I was asked this question too, "What medical specialty would I be interested in receiving training?" More from this Member More from this Member | I was asked this question too, "If you were advisor to one of the presidential candidates, what would you tell them to do about health care?" New York Medical College, Valhalla We started with financial aid meeting. More from this Member | Report Response More from this Member More from this Member Financial aid info session. More from this Member More from this Member | I was asked this question too, "How did experience X prepare you for a career as a physician?" | Report Response I found him charming, especially because he was very very old, and he kept talking about how he loved his wife and their committment to medicine." More from this Member | Report Response More from this Member The first doc that interviewed me asked a lot of the questions found on SDN. More from this Member I was a bit distressed to hear that both of my interviewers could not interview me that day, and I had to be changed to two other people during the course of the day. More from this Member | I was asked this question too, "When was a point where you reached utmost saturation and what did you learn from that experience?" | Report Response, "amount of construction going on (for new facilities), the rankings in us news, the dean and people who came by to talk to us." | Report Response More from this Member Of course I was still somewhat nervous, but if you just remember to stay positive, smile, and look at the whole experience as just a casual TWO-sided conversation (go ahead and ask your interviewers some questions, toojust don't interrupt), rather than a grill-session where you are in the hot seat, you will be alright. More from this Member School of Medicine, Kalamazoo | I was asked this question too, "What clinical experience have you had?" It was very conversational." | I was asked this question too, "In what area would you like to specialize?" More from this Member | Report Response, "The construction, and the disorganization of the day." | I was asked this question too, "Why did you decide to go to your undergraduate institution?" More from this Member University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago I think I was overcome with everything I liked about the school, plus I lucked out and had a beautiful 70-degree day which put me in an even better mood. " | I was asked this question too, "why'd you choose your major?" | I was asked this question too, "Why UNC?" | I was asked this question too, "If you could have dinner with anyone, deceased or living but excluding relatives, who would it be?" | I was asked this question too, "2 part question: What do you think makes a good doctor, and in what ways are you unique?" | Report Response, "Read over AMCAS and Secondary apps, SDN. More from this Member | Report Response More from this Member Lunch was Panera." MacNider Building (admissions office) is very well-hidden from plain sight and is tucked away behind the Health Sciences library. " My second interview was the exact opposite, we had a 55 min conversation about pretty much everything in my file. More from this Member More from this Member | I was asked this question too, "If you were Czar of the health care system, what problem would you focus on and how would you fix it?" | I was asked this question too, "(I was a student-athlete in college.) | Report Response, "nothing really." | Report Response | I was asked this question too, "What kind of clinical experience do you have?" A woman from the financial aid office came in with a hand-out and spoke to us for about 15 minutes. More from this Member More from this Member More from this Member | I was asked this question too, "Where do you see yourself in 5, 10, and 20 years?" Chapel Hill is a great area, and there are so many other types of people- it's not all medical students- you have the whole university at your fingertips. " For example, some schools may spend half of one day on MD-only interviews and the rest of time on MD-PhD interviews (meeting with PIs, touring facilities, etc.). More from this Member More from this Member | Report Response Keeping Connections Strong Visit the GAA website for the latest events and programs, as well as news from the Carolina Alumni Review. | Report Response More from this Member More from this Member I would suggest parking there because you won't find another spot within twenty miles. | Report Response More from this Member | Report Response, "I think I mad a good impression. | Report Response, "I wish I had brought more reading material for sitting in the admissions waiting room in between interviews. | Report Response, "community week, price, nice staff" More from this Member We all began to worry about our dwindling supply of cookies, but almost as if on cue, two first-years showed up with boxed lunches for us from Panera Breadwith a cookie at the bottom of every box. | I was asked this question too, "what clinicals have you had" Pass/Fail in the first year. This question wasn't THAT difficult, but it was unexpected, and the way it was asked led me to think my interviewer had made assumptions about my college being easy." (I had already taken it and hadn't even considered taking it again as I was applying)" | Report Response | I was asked this question too, "What did you have as a young single parent that allowed you to do well that others in the same situation don't have?" | Report Response, "Read the website, re-read my AMCAS and secondary essays." More from this Member | I was asked this question too, "How are you qualified to become a physician, i.e. More from this Member | I was asked this question too, "When was the last time you cried?" | I was asked this question too, "What else do you want to tell me?" More from this Member Most of the time was spent in informal talks with random students who wandered in for cookies." | I was asked this question too, "Why did you come to Charlotte? Primary care is taken seriously, and students get a chance to practice their clinical skills during community weeks at primary care sites during the first and second years. More from this Member Our tour guides did not know much about the school at all! More from this Member | Report Response, "Everyone I talk to was very friendly. More from this Member More from this Member Great education. | Report Response, "The construction, finding out the little eye/ear/nose looker-inner thingy costs like $600!" My first interview was at 1:15 and my second was at 2. whats wrong with the current system? | Report Response Etc etc" More from this Member More from this Member I didn't get to see much of the school b/c we just sat in one room the whole time. | Report Response, "Overall it was a good experience. As for the school itself, student housing would be really nice, at least for the social experience. | I was asked this question too, "How fast can you run? More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too, "Some guy finds out his wife is ill unless she gets medicine. I was nervous since it was my first interview, but the interviews were done in a very casual fashion. Pretty shocking..I left the interview feeling like a decision had been made before I ever walked thru the door. " | Report Response More from this Member More from this Member | Report Response The Commonwealth Medical College, Scranton More from this Member How do you think we should adress the problems?" The process of applying to medical school is long and requires dedication, perseverance and persistence. | Report Response | Report Response | I was asked this question too, ""What will you do if you get into all the schools to which you have applied?" Monday is dedicated to providing the best educational project management solution. It is fairly straightforward. More from this Member More from this Member More from this Member | Report Response | Report Response | I was asked this question too, "What made you apply to UNC?" | Report Response 2) Include a short Q&A with the financial aid office on the schedule, or perhaps include more materials on the financial aid process in the interview folder Also our student tour guides were late and the tour was kind of haphazard." More from this Member | Report Response More from this Member The people in the admissions office were nice." The other interviewees were pretty friendly (I interviewed with a small group of 6 or 7). It was fine, but make sure you are flexible. " Kansas City, KS 66160. University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth/Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine (UNTHSC/TCOM), Ft. Worth, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk | I was asked this question too, "Explain the history of Shaolin Kung Fu and how it is different from tae kwon do" | I was asked this question too, "Why did you do X in college?" | Report Response, "My 3rd interview was just great. | Report Response, "nothing" Their reasons for going to the school were that it's cheap and there's good basketball. | Report Response, "That I should have done more self-analysis--not just medically related topics. More from this Member | Report Response | Report Response, "The people I met around campus were REALLY nice. " July 28 - Ohio State MSTP, Virginia Tech, Utah, Geisenger, Texas Tech Lubbock. Can I, as a male OB-GYN, have empathy with a patient suffering from menstrual cramps. | Report Response More from this Member More from this Member Temple University (Temple or TU) is a public state-related research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.It was founded in 1884 by the Baptist minister Russell Conwell and his congregation Grace Baptist Church of Philadelphia then called Baptist Temple. | Report Response, "the construction made it difficult to find the buildings. More from this Member More from this Member More from this Member Our name tags didn't stick to our clothing and kept falling off. | Report Response, 1999-2023 Health Professional Student Association, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California San Francisco School of Medicine, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill School of Medicine. | Report Response, "the plush lecture hall and active courtyard lunch area where the dental/pharm/med students congregate." The interview only lasted about 20 minutes, but it felt like a week. More from this Member (not out loud)" . Really it was more conversational than question-answer. More from this Member | I was asked this question too, "What three sentences should I tell the admissions committee?" | Report Response, "The first interview was good, but the second was scary! More from this Member (Half of UNC's students are older)" I was accepted at UNC less than 2 weeks after my interview. More from this Member I was also impressed by the fact that a very highly regarded and distinguished professor was taking his time to interview me. The second interview was with the faculty member and she asked me more questions like I was expecting to get, but nothing too difficult. Bring in people to talk about its strong points and some of the details not readily available on the website. | I was asked this question too, "What are your three greatest strengths and weaknesses?" The application fee at University of North Carolina--Chapel Hill is $68. While practicing with other MDs the biggest advice I was given was to be myself and ask myself what I truly believe, don't feed them BS. What types of books in general do you like to read?" More from this Member | Report Response, "Thought of all sample questions, practiced responses, read up on school, re-read AMCAS. More from this Member More from this Member Why medicine?" | I was asked this question too, "Are the students at your current school happier than the students here?" More from this Member Dr. Ellman-Grunther is board certified by the American Board of Allergy and Immunology and is affiliated with the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary in New York, NY. More from this Member More from this Member | I was asked this question too, "What is your biggest concern about medical school and what are you looking forward to most? | I was asked this question too, "What are you reading now?" | Report Response | Report Response, "Construction everywhere is apparently the norm for UNC-CH but it wasn't too hard to find my way around it all to get to the admissions building - they have pedestrian maps on almost every corner." | Report Response, "How relaxed everything would be." Is this a right? More from this Member The second interview wrapped up around 2:45." More from this Member | Report Response More from this Member I am an Indian" | Report Response | Report Response More from this Member University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine, Galveston State University of New York Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine, Brooklyn | Report Response, "1) Give students a schedule with times and locations in their packets at the beginning of the day The" They have a couple of talks to let you know about the school in general, the day's schedule, and financial aid. | I was asked this question too, "Why did you pick these majors? More from this Member UNC School of Medicine is committed to enhancing the health of our community by training a diverse, inclusive, and culturally responsive physician workforce whose interests, values, and goals align with our institution. | Report Response | Report Response, "Lot of construction going on but most will be finished by the time next first year comes in." 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