unc medical school interview

by on April 8, 2023

I didn't have time!" More from this Member | Report Response, "Make the interview day more informative! | I was asked this question too, "Do your parents support you going to med school?" | Report Response I sensed arrogance both from the administration and one of the men who interviewed me, as if I should beg to get into this school. " More from this Member More from this Member Pretty shocking..I left the interview feeling like a decision had been made before I ever walked thru the door. | I was asked this question too, "What other schools did you apply to?" The second interview wrapped up around 2:45." I think maybe they need to hire one more person to make it more efficient. There are no airs floating around the place, just an abundance of positive energy. Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York More from this Member More from this Member Willingness of professors to help you sort out your medical career path." More from this Member More from this Member More from this Member | Report Response, "I had a great time at UNC. | Report Response, "Looked up my interviewers. | Report Response, "I actually had a good time. | Report Response, "The construction noise drowned out the voice of our tourguide so be prepared to stand next to them or ask questions at the end." | Report Response | Report Response | Report Response, "One interviewer had interviewed and remembered one of my good friends from high school that had been accepted the previous year. More from this Member View job description, responsibilities and qualifications. | I was asked this question too, "Tell me about your family." More from this Member More from this Member More from this Member | I was asked this question too, "what clinicals have you had" | Report Response, "MacNider Bldg was completely surrounded by construction, but what can you do?" Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. Ask if students at this program have regularone-on-one interactions with faculty members. How do you think we should adress the problems?" Depending on your interviewers and their schedules, you will either be going somewhere to meet them, or they will be picking you up at the waiting room. Both the interviews were conversational and very low stressboth were just trying to understand my point of view and my background. More from this Member | I was asked this question too, "Tell me about the journal you review for." | I was asked this question too, "Tell me the story of how you became interested in medicine." More from this Member Although one of my original interviewers was switched with someone else, the new interviewer seemed to have read my file, and was able to ask specific questions on things I had written in my application. . More from this Member More from this Member | I was asked this question too, "why'd you choose your major?" | I was asked this question too, "What did you think of the State of the Union address?" More from this Member | Report Response | Report Response, "The student doctor network feedback summaries" More from this Member More from this Member More from this Member The student-led tour of the school was brief and ill-timed. The MBRB (medical biomolecular research building) and the library are both VERY nice. | Report Response I just found out last night that I was accepted!" More from this Member More from this Member More from this Member Again we ended up chatting for a while on different topics. | I was asked this question too, "An extended question on the concept of my researchMy research was on the effects of cadmium on mitochondria, and he asked me what other organ systems were affected." | Report Response | Report Response We met several students in the "holding room" and they were all gushing with love for the school." Then you have a financial aid briefing and lunch and a tour with medical students. " Talk from one of the assistant deans. More from this Member Ideally, families offer predictability, structure, and safety as members mature and learn to participate in the community. My second interview was wonderful. | Report Response More from this Member More from this Member More from this Member | I was asked this question too, "Have you thought about military medicine?" | I was asked this question too, "Both interviewers asked about specific low grades that I had as a Freshman and Sophomore. | Report Response | Report Response Also I think it is useful to consider if you fiddle with your hair when nervous. | Report Response SDN" More from this Member The other 3 applicants in my group were very nice, as were the very calming admissions office people." United States. | Report Response, "Poor. | Report Response, "the use of patient simulators" Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington | Report Response | I was asked this question too, "What three sentences should I tell the admissions committee?" My MCAT schor was slightly above their average, my GPA slightly below their average due to a poor first year. | I was asked this question too, "Why do you wish to attend UNC SOM?" | Report Response, "The medical school campus is hugeso there will be lots of walking!! Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine Bradenton Campus (LECOM Bradenton), Bradenton | I was asked this question too, "How will you finance your education?" | I was asked this question too, "none" | Report Response, "great classrooms, nice instate price, good clinical exposure, decent lunch from panera" More from this Member Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine, Bethesda After submitting primary and secondary applications and interviewing, applicants can. Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford | Report Response More from this Member | Report Response, "New facilites, resources, specialty hospitals, the programs structure. The students who gave us our tour made sure we didn't have any questions and gave us more insight on their lives (one was married, one was single, I thought a good mix). More from this Member Id leave this until youre out of other questions first. Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, Rochester More from this Member There are a ton of different interviewers, and they all apparently have different interview styles. | Report Response | Report Response, "Student led tour didn't have enough time to take us to see the classroom, but since I'm here for undergrad I'll just stop by sometime." | Report Response More from this Member More from this Member He challenged a few points, but I think he was just trying to see if I would stick to my guns. Tell me about your research etc." One tour student was a little "pushy"" | Report Response More from this Member | Report Response, "Read SDN advice, reached out to M1 student for details about student life through SDN, practice interviews with friends/family" | Report Response More from this Member I would still choose UNC just because of the price, but it seems to me a moral dilemma because I would not want to be associated with such an arrogant group of physicians. | I was asked this question too, "What is a leadership role you have been in in the past? " | I was asked this question too, "Hmmmnothing really. More from this Member More from this Member | Report Response, "SDN, Primary, Secondary" | Report Response, "Carolina is a great school. | Report Response, "reviewed amcas and unc applications" Miss Reid remembered me from my emails." | I was asked this question too, "How much patient contact have you had besides shadowing a doctor? | Report Response More from this Member | 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." University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine is now hiring a Soc/Clin Research Assistant in Chapel Hill, NC. I would suggest parking there because you won't find another spot within twenty miles. | Report Response, "School with a name. I felt like I was being attacked, and being told I was not a very good applicant. " | Report Response, "Everyone, including the interviewers, was very friendly." More from this Member More from this Member Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine (PNWU-COM), Yakima, Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, Huntington More from this Member The facilities were great." | Report Response More from this Member A secretary escorted me to my first interview, at 1:15, and warned me the Dr is very stoic and not to worry if I couldnt read him. | Report Response | Report Response More from this Member It was bizarre. The Panera lunch was alright, but it was nice to have lunch with the 2nd years who took time out of thier busy dayRandee and Lisa were both extremely friendly and Randee even remembered who I was when I came in the door." More from this Member I am currently a senior here now, so there weren't many suprises as to the location and the beauty of chapel hill (with the exception of the construction happening now). | I was asked this question too, "Name the three historical figures you would invite to your last dinner." | Report Response | I was asked this question too, "#1 How in the world did you decide to become a physician? | Report Response | Report Response | I was asked this question too, "What will you do if you don't get in this year?" | 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 More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too, "What made you realize you wanted to be a doctor?" | Report Response More from this Member | Report Response, "This was my first interview and I was significantly nervous but I was glad to see that the interviewers were very laid back (even the Dean of Admissions)" | I was asked this question too, "What book are you currently read? | I was asked this question too, "What job would you least like to have?" | 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. (you normally get 1 faculty interview, and 1 adcom memeber) So, I had two admissions committee members as my interviewers. | Report Response More from this Member | Report Response, "Read current medical events, looked over my application, looked at their web site" More from this Member | Report Response More from this Member More from this Member | Report Response University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh More from this Member More from this Member | Report Response More from this Member More from this Member More from this Member | I was asked this question too, "How do you feel about people riding motorcycles without helmets? | Report Response, "The interviews were pretty low-stress ones. | Report Response, "The classrooms and labs seemed pretty spread out." | I was asked this question too, "Describe your childhood." overall, the school is beautiful, and the day was better organized than i was expecting based on other comments on this site. " | I was asked this question too, "As a woman, how do you plan on raising a family and being a doctor?" More from this Member | I was asked this question too, "Who would you model your life after?" More from this Member More from this Member This isnt just your time to talk about why you want to be a doctor, but also science that you think is cool or even just what makes you excited about your extracurriculars, even if they have nothing to do with medicine. More from this Member | I was asked this question too, "How do your parents feel about you living so far away?" | Report Response One promised to read it later, the other breezed through and asked a few perfunctory questions. More from this Member More from this Member | I was asked this question too, "If you could not become a doctor - what would you be?" More from this Member | Report Response, "UNC presents an air of superiority and pertentiousness surpassed by few. Click here to view our mock interview services. Make absolutely sure that your interviewer has an answer for this question, whether or not they ask you. GO RELAX!" | Report Response, "Read over primary and secondary apps, read studentdoc, talked to friends at UNCSOM." Overall, I think Carolina has alot to offer. | I was asked this question too, "You wrote that your extensive community service experience proves you are compassionate. | Report Response More from this Member More from this Member More from this Member A refreshing interview" More from this Member | I was asked this question too, "Nothing really, all standard crap questions." | I was asked this question too, "Do you think that your hopes of building relationships with patients is realistic considering that primary care physicians these days often shuffle patients in and out in 8 minutes?" More from this Member More from this Member Edward Via College of Osteopathic MedicineVirginia Campus (VCOM-Virginia), Blacksburg, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle | Report Response | Report Response, "Not really anything. or D.O.)? | Report Response More from this Member | 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. | Report Response, "I didn't discover this during the interview but its good to know - while they say it takes 4-6weeks to hear back, a lot of times they will call you within days after the interview. | I was asked this question too, "Describe a persona challenge. More from this Member More from this Member | Report Response Call in a day before interview to see if you still have the same interviewers. | I was asked this question too, "standard questions - nothing very interesting. More from this Member The students work together and are not so competitive that they are not willing to help each other out. West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown 9.5% 15% 75.5% Negatively 9.5% No change 15% Positively 75.5% What was the stress level of the interview? | I was asked this question too, "Ethics question: "Pregnant woman whose baby's bloodtype doesn't match the fathermother doesn't want to tell, boyfriend does - what do you do? More from this Member More from this Member They want you to be yourself and just explain the various aspects of your file and how those aspects have prepared you to be a good doctor. " I . program is number two in the nation. " | Report Response | I was asked this question too, "Explain poor XYZ undergraduate grades." Most schools will pick some combination of these interviews, but some schools will only do multiple mini interviews (MMIs). More from this Member More from this Member More from this Member Certified Medical Assistant (1) Clinical Nurse II (1) Work Study Student (1) Library Services (1) Telecommunications Specialist (1) . More from this Member More from this Member More from this Member | Report Response, "Nice school, everyone was very friendly." | Report Response, "Not a very thorough tour." | I was asked this question too, "How did you choose your summer programs" More from this Member More from this Member | I was asked this question too, "What are you dying to tell me that we have not already talked about?" | Report Response More from this Member | I was asked this question too, "What is the greatest problem area in medicine and how would you fix it? " Need help preparing for your medical school interviews? Happy Interviewing!!!" I wasn't about to let it ruin my entire day. | Report Response More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too, "What do you think about being older? More from this Member More from this Member | Report Response | Report Response, "That out of a class of 160, 30-40 went to UNC undergrad. | Report Response More from this Member More from this Member You will likely have a two-day interview. Both of my interviewers were unfriendly, grilled me about every answer I gave, and just in general weren't fun to be around. | I was asked this question too, "do you think paying patients to participate in clinical trials poisons the doctor-patient relationship?" University of Arizona College of Medicine (Tucson) For anyone who previously applied, how does UNC do the MMI and group interviews for their medical school? More from this Member | Report Response, "Overall, the interview was great! difficult one to answer (what's you biggest regret)" More from this Member Starting from high school sequentially until now." More from this Member More from this Member More from this Member | Report Response, "Nothing." | Report Response Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City | 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? | I was asked this question too, "Were Churchill and FDR good friends?" | Report Response, "The interview day is not efficient; some people waited nearly two hours for their first interview and had nothing to do during this time. More from this Member More from this Member | I was asked this question too, "Tell me about yourself before college? | 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. | Report Response, "pretty scary - not because it really was, but because it was my first. More from this Member My interviewers just seemed to want to get to know me and my motivations in medicine, nothing more. " However it was clear their love of their fellow faculty, students, and medicine was what led them to Chapel Hill. | Report Response, "Some of the first years hadn't met eachother yet. Also, the staff is extremely friendly and enthusiastic, and their sense of pride for UNC is infectious! | I was asked this question too, "Usual stuff" Financial aid never came because they had a meeting so they just dropped off packets, but they would have come in after the dean before the tour guides." I have a lot of experience living abroad for 6 years)." More from this Member More from this Member More from this Member Some schools have a quick turnaround, but others seem to drag on and on - especially when you're constantly refreshing your email to see if they've contacted you. | I was asked this question too, "How can we fix health care today?" | Report Response | Report Response, "Mock interview, read about UNC" More from this Member 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 | I was asked this question too, "When was the last time you cried?" More from this Member At some schools, the interview is just another component of your application, but at UNC, the ADCOM interviewer can truly make or break your chances for getting in." | Report Response, "LEAVING" | Report Response If you want to go to a great med school and be yourself, and not worry about maintaining any kind of image, this is a great place. More from this Member | I was asked this question too, "Is there anything else that I should know that I can take to the admissions committee to convince them to accept you?" More from this Member | Report Response | Report Response, "UNC really speaks for itself; top ranked in research, primary care, and public health, and a great location. More from this Member More from this Member | I was asked this question too, "The interviewer sat me down across the table, raised his eyebrows at my app and, using my full name, said, "Who are you?" | Report Response, "the students seemed very excited to be there. More from this Member | I was asked this question too, "same" It was my first interview, and I really anal, so" | Report Response State University of New York Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine, Brooklyn Its a nice, personal touch. " | Report Response There were 4 other students. My first interviewer was about 85 years old. More from this Member More from this Member Is this a right? More from this Member | Report Response, "The lunch" The University of Texas School of Medicine at San Antonio, San Antonio | Report Response which is the same as the previous year. | I was asked this question too, "Why medicine?" | Report Response, "There were six of us in the waitingaround 11:15 a woman from the financial aid office went over methods to pay for education, how to get loans. More from this Member | Report Response More from this Member | Report Response, "The facilities were outstanding and the students were very enthusiastic. More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too, "Nothing particularly unusual, mostly standard questions straight off SDN." | Report Response, "Got there at 10:45AM, waited around for about 10 minutes then a 4th year student came in and talked to us, then the dean of Admissions, then two first year students came in and took us to lunch and a tour. More from this Member More from this Member | Report Response, "Construction outside of admissions office is annoying if driving." More from this Member The lecture hall in Berry Hill where they may hold classes for first years seemed dated (there were still 30 year old TV's hanging up), but they pointed out that all you needed was the powerpoint projector, and there was still a wirelesss connection available in the lecture hall." The school of medicine is among the top of U.S. academic medical centers in total funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). For in-state applicants, the interview rate is 49%. Day starts off with the FinAid brief, which is a little lacking. University of South Alabama College of Medicine, Mobile University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Central Michigan University College of Medicine, Mount Pleasant As for the school itself, student housing would be really nice, at least for the social experience. My first interviewer did a closed file, while my second did an open. | Report Response, "The day started at 11am with coffee/tea and cookies. Weill Cornell Medicine, New York Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Marian University College of Osteopathic Medicine (MU-COM), Indianapolis, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, University of PikevilleKentucky College of Osteopathic Medicine (UP-KYCOM), Pikeville, Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans, New Orleans, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine, Bethesda, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Central Michigan University College of Medicine, Mount Pleasant, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, East Lansing, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, Rochester, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. Apps, read studentdoc, talked to friends at UNCSOM. person to unc medical school interview it efficient. Had a great time at UNC two-day interview Soc/Clin research Assistant in Hill... There are no airs floating around the place, just an abundance of positive energy how you interested... And a tour with medical students. asked this question too, `` Who you. 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