More from this Member | Report Response, "Non-minority woman with below 32 on MCAT=don't bother" University of Kansas Medical Center. These interview tips are not specific to UNC. More from this Member | Report Response, "this website" | I was asked this question too, "Explain your backgroundI am non-traditional and from different country so the interviewer was trying to understand my perspective on things, which was a good thing. He was pretty cool, but I wondered why he was asking me such politically driven questions. | Report Response | Report Response Mr. Keith was about to leave, but paused to help himself to a cookie before doing so. | I was asked this question too, "Where do you see yourself in 10 years? More from this Member More from this Member (For MD/PhD students, you can ask how lab rotations work into the schedule, if the PI has had MD/PhD students, etc.). Why now (I am non-traditional)" More from this Member | I was asked this question too, "What makes you think you are cut out to be a physician?" More from this Member | Report Response, "I arrived at UNC the day before my interview and checked to make sure that nothing had changed with the interview or interviewers and they said no. | Report Response More from this Member More from this Member More from this Member Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York More from this Member I felt he was a reasonable person and asked fair and pointed questions concerning my application. | Report Response, "Know the reasons for your low grades if u have any." | Report Response, "How comfortable they made all interviewers feel; I was expecting a more snooty atmosphere!" The University of North Carolina's primary care education is considered among the best in the nation. More from this Member Our goal is to give your application thorough consideration, then let you know the outcome as quickly as possible. | Report Response Their reasons for going to the school were that it's cheap and there's good basketball. If you are from or live in the Triangle Area and would like to be considered for the Local Interview, please submit your complete application by August 15th, 2022. | Report Response, "Curriculum - block schedule, P/F first year, H/P/F after, organ sys, ICM, early clinical experience, students spent several weeks in a community working with a primary care physician, giving students more control over 3rd year rotation/elective selection to prepare for career sooner More from this Member | I was asked this question too, "What do you think about being older? More from this Member More from this Member There are opportunites to do clinical experience abroad as well as several research opportunities. More from this Member | Report Response More from this Member All in all, a very disappointing day." | Report Response More from this Member | Report Response There will always be lots of students and faculty members wandering around campus, and I have frequently found if you are wearing a suit, a nametag, and looking lost, people will ask you if you are lost because you look like youre interviewing. More from this Member | I was asked this question too, "Where do you see yourself in ten years? More from this Member | Report Response, "Reread my essays, kept up with current events, this site, practice interviews with friends. " | Report Response, "Tell students more than 6 hours in advance if you plan on cancelling interviews due to snow." Even the other students I interviewed with were very cool and low stress." More from this Member More from this Member | Report Response, "They are changing the curiculum for the incoming class they have already changed first year from Honors/Pass/Fail to pass/fail and now they are going to restructure first year curriculum to sub-cellular/cellular/organ/person kind of organ-based curriculum in a bottom up approach. More from this Member More from this Member | Report Response, "Read AMCAS, read my supplementary, browsed med.unc.edu and read interviewfeedback" All applicants are shown to a reception area/waiting room where they can hang out, read about the school, and even browse a database of the faculty interviewers. More from this Member University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla Based on her experience as an admissions officer and as a private advisor, Dr. Freedman provides guidance on what to expect on interview day, how to influence what is discussed during your interview and what you can do to ensure a stellar interview performance. Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, Roanoke | I was asked this question too, "(looking at my list of current activities) Do you have free time and if so, what do you do in it? See my comments." More from this Member Congratulations on receiving an interview at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York | I was asked this question too, "Motorcycle question." Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine (BCOM), Las Cruces, Albany Medical College, Albany | Report Response, "I read everything I could find about the area and program. More from this Member More from this Member | I was asked this question too, "Basic questions: why medicine? More from this Member | I was asked this question too, "Why didn't you go straight from undergrad to med school?" More from this Member More from this Member | Report Response, "Read SDN feedback, reviewed my application, read up on UNC's curriculum" More from this Member More from this Member More from this Member No brainer-obesity" | Report Response, "Since I had read the interview feedbacks from this site, I was prepared for a rather unorganized interview, and thats what I found. | Report Response | I was asked this question too, "why do you want to be a doctor?" The weather was amazing." | Report Response More from this Member | Report Response, "I did not have the question one, two, three type of interview. More from this Member | Report Response, "Read this website, read the school's website - UNC gave me the names of the interviewers so I read up on them. You have to pay to park, if you do not want to navigate the busing system (recommended, only a few dollars). More from this Member More from this Member More from this Member University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston | Report Response The videos we watched had student testimonials that seemed like they genuinely felt very supported by the faculty and administration, academically and personally. More from this Member I felt like they really wanted to get the best possible picture of who I am, and were not trying to grill me." More from this Member do not lose your cool -keep talking. Now that you have mastered how to approach medical school Multiple Mini Interviews, the next step is to practice, practice, practice. | Report Response Overall great school hidden in a mediocre interview day." | Report Response More from this Member | I was asked this question too, "What the hell happened to you sophmore year?" Really it was more conversational than question-answer. | I was asked this question too, "Tell me about the farming your family has done." read up on the school and my interviewers" | Report Response Where you previously were allowed 400 words to answer each question, this year's application allows you only 250 words per response, except for #5 which last year and this year allows for 200 words. | Report Response More from this Member We talked about literature, the creative process, life stages, EVERYTHING. UNC School of Medicine offers early options for exploring concentrations, a patient-oriented curriculum, robust research opportunities, and highly-acclaimed dual degree programs. | I was asked this question too, "Why did you choose your major?" I did just that and I think it went well. | Report Response More from this Member More from this Member | Report Response, "SDN, read over application - it was amazing how accurate SDN's questions were - my first interviewer used about 5 or 6 of the questions that I had pulled off SDN and prepared for" | Report Response Everybody involved with the interviewing process was also extremely friendly." | I was asked this question too, "Do you like chirality? | I was asked this question too, "Who is your hero?" | Report Response, "Student will soon have classes in the new MBRB. | Report Response Mid-day, medical students take you on a tour, and have lunch with you to answer any questions you have. KU Medical Center. | Report Response, "Fun, exciting overall experience" | I was asked this question too, "Why healthcare? | Report Response | Report Response, "The medical students were very friendly, positive, and open. | Report Response, "The whole process was very helpful. On the negative side, I would put the homogeneous student body (everybody's from NC - imagine that! | I was asked this question too, "There really weren't a lot of difficult questions. Also, be aware that some schools will have someone escort you between interviews, while others will just give you a map. How to Master the Medical School Interview, How to Master the Multiple Mini Interview (MMI), Master the Medical School Interview Questions, Interview Season Strategy: Calling Other Medical Schools Or Residency Programs If You Will Be In The Area For Another Interview, Medical School Interview Thank You Letters. More from this Member | Report Response, "The interviews were pretty low-stress ones. | Report Response More from this Member More from this Member More from this Member | Report Response | Report Response, "It would be so haphazard and disorganized." More from this Member UNC is trying to make interview day less of a scheduling nightmare so people don't have to wait around as much as years passed. | Report Response | Report Response, "Looked up my interviewers. | Report Response, "As you've read before, the construction is rather awful, but they say its going to be cleaned up by the fall, including a new building for M1 students. | Report Response More from this Member More from this Member | I was asked this question too, "Talk to me about your summer experiences." The students were awesome, the admissions office staff were the friendliest people, and it just seems like a great place to be." I . If so, how did you deal with it?" More from this Member | Report Response, "Don't know if knowing this ahead of time would've affected my application at all, but UNC reserves only 20 spots out of 160 for out of state students a lot lower than most state schools. " | Report Response, "Great school for both primary care and research, dedicated to the community" | I was asked this question too, "You mentioned music as an interest of yoursexplain." First interviewer took my to the coffee shop to interview and then brought me back to the waiting room and I immediately left to go with the second interviewer to his office. Ask how students like the new curriculum. 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. I put my arm on you and say "my child you are _________" Fill-in-the blank." More from this Member Edward Via College of Osteopathic MedicineCarolinas Campus (VCOM-Carolinas), Spartanburg, Sanford School of Medicine The University of South Dakota, Vermillion, East Tennessee State University James H. Quillen College of Medicine, Johnson City | I was asked this question too, "None in particular." 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