More from this Member Browsed USF website. I was actually prepared to answer anything they would throw at me, but it was a very standard interview... Why medicine, what leadership roles, etc. More from this Member More from this Member | Report Response, "how much do you think are your living expenses minus tuition for the school year?" | Report Response, "How would you try and solve the nursing shortage (relates to my research)?" (USF is big on both clinical and service activities, so keep that in mind if you want to go here.)" More from this Member More from this Member More from this Member | Report Response, "Faculty, staff" If you haven't set up a free clinic in Africa, you better describe what service you do have very eloquently. " | Report Response, "would've liked to be able to review entire secondary application before interview--it's not accessib" More from this Member | Report Response, "The students seemed happy and enthusiastic, and Mr. Larkin was very informative. | Report Response, "The enthusiasm of everyone, the friendliness of my student host, and the welcoming atmostphere fostered by the students and admissions staff. The interviewer doesn't know anything about you and hasn't read your file, so it's very open-ended." More from this Member | Report Response, "That it was going to be an open-file interview. | Report Response, "What do you think are good qualities found in a physician? " What questions do you have for me?" | Report Response, "Why do you want to be a doctor...and don't say to help people because that is not an answer." More from this Member More from this Member More from this Member | Report Response, "I liked the school much better after taking a tour and meeting some people over there. My interviews went well, however, I interviewed with a student who didn't seem too interested in me. More from this Member You are given a talk about what exactly you will be doing if you get into USF Med School (which is kind of hard to stay awake during). | Report Response, "How great this school is." | Report Response, "Is there a time were honesty is inappropriate?" | Report Response, "Tell me about the medical volunteering/shadowing that you've done." More from this Member enjoyed lunch with the faculty members. More from this Member More from this Member More from this Member | Report Response, "Have you done research?" | Report Response, "Do you feel that we didnt cover something about you? | Report Response, "SDN, read over my essays, checked out their website." | Report Response, "They were pretty standard questions..." It was kinda what I expected." | Report Response, "Overall, great experience. More from this Member | Report Response, "If you could time travel (past or future), how would you use that to improve health outcomes?" More from this Member More from this Member | Report Response, "nothing (am i USF undergrad so I am used to the architecture.) More from this Member "What do you regret?"" Don't worry if your interviews go long, are short (one of mine was only 20 minutes long), or if your interviewer doesn't show up/you get a replacement interviewer. | Report Response, "Tell me about your research?" More from this Member More from this Member More from this Member | Report Response, "this website, read over my apps, researched florida health care issues" | Report Response, "Read 2 books on health care, mock interviews, SDN, scrutinized my app/essays. | Report Response, "Warning, USF will interview you even if they have no intention of offering you an acceptance. More from this Member More from this Member More from this Member More from this Member | Report Response, "What is your best and worst experiences while counseling? | Report Response, "why do you think you should be here?" More from this Member research experience? As one of my interviewers told me, they are just trying to get a "gut feeling" as to whether or not you will make a good physician." He didn't even write anything down. | Report Response, "Nothing really. | Report Response, "Why medicine? | Report Response, "the clinical facilities at usf are wonderful." I mean, "tell me something interesting about yourself.." is always a little awkward." | Report Response, "The bagels disappear after the morning session, so eat up while you can. " More from this Member More from this Member | Report Response, "Nothing particularly interesting, just standard interview questions about my background and interest in medicine." In your first year you have one classroom where you have all your classes. | Report Response, "Nothing really. More from this Member | Report Response, "everything, but mostly their openness on the whole process." More from this Member GPA? Anyway, I found the USF staff (for the most part) and students to be extremely unprofessional. | Report Response, "First interview was with a 4th year guy. | Report Response, "During the tour they did not show us what the third and fourth years were doing during their rotations" Everyone seems to want to bend over backwards in order to help you. More from this Member why medicine? " More from this Member | Report Response, "What has been your greatest accomplishment/challenge?" | Report Response, "We had to be escorted to and from the bathroom. | Report Response, "Did you have any leadership positions?" | Report Response, "E-mail updates to current applicants. | Report Response, "It was overall really nice, but it was a very looooong day so be prepared. More from this Member I would consider the clinical program at USF to be arguably one of the strongest in Florida, if not in the country. | Report Response, "The campus culture is collaborative--they all want each other to succeed. | Report Response, "The people are great. | Report Response, "Read the SDN interview feedback - I was asked all the same questions that have been previously posted for this year's interviews" Why medicine? | Report Response, "Student-doctor network, re-read my essays" | Report Response, "The sampa General Hospital where most of the student's do their clinicals and the curriculum itself." Did a few practice interviews with random people online (through r/premed reddit page)." More from this Member More from this Member More from this Member But I really didn't need to do this for USF interview." USF is a young school (~30 years), but the staff and faculty are way impressive. It was more of a conversation than anything else. i wasn't asked about ethics or healthcare." More from this Member | Report Response, "All very typical, and every single one was listed on previous posts. More from this Member | Report Response, "Overall it was a positive experience, the interviews were laidback, except for the Ox Phos question which if I hadn't seen on SDN could have stumped me pretty badly. " | Report Response, "SDN, reread my application, USF COM's website" More from this Member | Report Response, "The hospital tour; admissions staff" Physical Address 580 West 8th Street Jacksonville, FL 32209 Phone (904) 244-9092 | Report Response, "What does "humanism in medicine" mean to you? | Report Response, "read SDN, winged it" | Report Response, "my faculty interview was the most interesting...the whole interview was pretty weird, but i think he liked me. | Report Response, "Nothing" More from this Member More from this Member | Report Response, "What do you want in a medical school?" | Report Response, "How would you handle a situation as a medical student in which you know the correct diagnosis for a patient, but a more aggressive student is insisting on another diagnosis?" More from this Member USF amareSaude. | Report Response, "Aweful experience. | Report Response, "How will you deal with breaking the news to a terminal patient?" More from this Member DMU and ATSU are over 110 years old and OSU is a public DO school with a very large hospital system and GME. More from this Member | Report Response, "Not much." 1st interview was with a an awesome 4th year student. | Report Response, "Friendliness of interviewers and students, excitement for future facilities" More from this Member The interviews were very low stress and conversational. More from this Member for whom I had to wait about 30 min to speak with (it More from this Member More from this Member However, this ended up being very interesting." The overall experience was good and the admission staff tries to do their best to make you feel comfortable prior to your interviews." | Report Response, "The teaching hospital and the friendliness among students and faculty." The interview was very casual and conversational. Really, the stress level was very low. | Report Response, "So, what made you decide to switch from engineering to medicine?" | Report Response, "the length of the whole shbang." Flip the schedule so that interviews are in the morning--will have a more enjoyable and stress-free afternoon for tours, etc. More from this Member More from this Member More from this Member | Report Response, ""What does your family think of your career goals?"" More from this Member | Report Response, "The interviewers actually were very busy. | Report Response, "Any siblings.... significant others? " | Report Response, "If you were a third year medical student and knew that a patient's test results were negative but were told by the attending physician not to say anything, what would you do when the patient asked how the results looked?" | Report Response, "The extensive tour of the clinical facilities. More from this Member Why did you do it? Very laid back and not stressful in the slightest." More from this Member | Report Response, "What are some disadvantages of being a doctor?. | Report Response, "the students i talked to were friendly..then again, there's obviously a selection bias on the part of the admissions office in choosing who we talk to" You leave feeling well informed. | Report Response, "tell me about yourself" Tell me about your community service activities (non-medical)? " | Report Response, "Couldn't tour the anatomy lab. | Report Response, "Nothing really." More from this Member | Report Response, "None really. I've been to other Florida schools- ones with better facilities- but USF is now my top choice because of the community atmosphere, the attitude and the clinical experience right off the bat. | Report Response, "SDN, USF web page, Ethical Issues Website." | Report Response, "How is your research funded? More from this Member USF chooses its interviewers because they're nice folks. More from this Member My first interviewer was a Ph.D and my second was a 4th year med student. More from this Member | Report Response, "Are you an understanding person?" More from this Member | Report Response, "2 30 min one on one interviews, both interviewers were really nice and it was low stress. " More from this Member Have a VA and Moffitt Cancer across the street. More from this Member More from this Member | Report Response, "The breadth of opportunities that are available during your time at USF and the degree to which they encourage you to seek out experiences that you'd like to do." | Report Response, "The questions I was asked were not too hard at all, but the most interesting question I was asked was "What are some of the things you would like to emulate from the doctors you have been around?"" More from this Member | Report Response, "3 parts: Why did you pick medicine? | Report Response, "overall it was enjoyable. Basically both of my interviewers just covered the topics on their score sheet." More from this Member More from this Member | Report Response, "What experience have you had as far as volunteer work and exposure to medicine?" | Report Response, "tell me about your family; where do you see yourself 10 years from now." | Report Response, "Describe you best friend." The scholarly concentration program is also excellent, and it should help you in whatever field you choose to do in the future. | Report Response, "What's the difference between empathy and compassion" USF ZTV Presents "Storming the Bay: Remembering the Tampa Bay Storm" TV Show. More from this Member More from this Member More from this Member More from this Member | Report Response, "If you were attending a party, what would you bring that would More from this Member | Report Response, "LifeLink, Tampa itself, the admissions staff (who are really friendly and actually seem to want to help the students who are applying..if all of the faculty/staff offer that much support, USF would be a great place to attend!)" | Report Response, "What have you done to prepare for a career in medicine?" | Report Response, "Specific questions about gap year activities" Is global warming bad, compare it to the ice age?" More from this Member Another three or four findings, Fogarty contended, stemmed from a misunderstanding about how the medical school program operates, the result of the site team not visiting the school’s six regional campuses. Every school on USNWR is covered, including those that have "Ranking Not Published (RNP)" designations. You can do well on Step at ANY US Medical School. Mr. Larkin runs an excellent admissions process, with efficiency, transparency, and consideration for the applicant." Why medicine? | Report Response, "The interviews were laid back. | Report Response, "What would your friends say is something annoying that you do?" No difficult questions were asked. " | Report Response, "What sort of activities are you involved with at your college?" More from this Member USF-Molecular Medicine. | Report Response, "Interviewers do not have to be members of the admission committee. Some schools emphasize helping the underserved vs. focusing on research. | Report Response, "What Community service have you done? More from this Member More from this Member miles away from were the interview was, and then walk (in 90 | Report Response, "Volunteer work, leadership, community service, clinical experience" More from this Member | Report Response, "Talk about a difficult decision you had to make." More from this Member More from this Member More from this Member | Report Response, "Paint me a picture in words of: who you are, where you've come from, where are you going, where do you hope to be in 5 years?" I didn't perform perfectly on the first interview, not sure why. | Report Response, "SDN, AMACAS, current newspaper articles, secondary" Also, be sure to eat breakfast. | Report Response, "Very laid back, don't worry about the interview, just play up your strengths!" More from this Member I think he wanted to see how I handled myself when I felt cornered. | Report Response, "I wish the interview had incorporated some orientation type material" More from this Member | Report Response, "Why don't you like the Bucs?" WEAR COMFORTABLE SHOES!!!" | Report Response, "why do yuo wnat to be adoctor" He was actually really nice, but it was my 1st interview and I was a little jittery." | Report Response, "SDN, read over AMCAS and secondary app, read about USF" More from this Member | Report Response, "I had a great time during this interview. The questions aren't too tough, just the general stuff; why medicine, tell me about yourself, etc. | Report Response, "I hated Tampa, but I'm an Oregonian so I guess that's to be expected." | Report Response, "I should have worn my Sharon Stone Basic Instinct outfit. | Report Response, "both my interviewers were unprepared(asked about 4 questions each), seemed uninterested, and were late(25 minutes)." More from this Member | Report Response, "What's a weakness in your application and how would you turn that into a positive?" Interview day seemed pretty rushed--as if the admissions officers were just going through the motions and trying to get us in and out as fast as possible. Overall it was a positive experience, if a little long." I was waitlisted and then subsequently admitted." | Report Response, Detroit Wayne, Lehigh Valley International, Hampton Inn & Suites Tampa/ Ybor City / Downtown, "Give more than 10 minutes for the student Q&A session (maybe hold it during lunch instead of doing the financial aid session at that time). | Report Response, "The interview process was pretty laid back. Most importantly, that you receive a response (acceptance, waitlist or rejection) within 10 days."