University of Connecticut

Specific faculty that do research at UConn so I could have answered the question of "which faculty do you want to work with?"

The last student that was part of the HCOP program was representing the school in a negative light.

The dean of admissions is awesome.

1 mock interview + watching YT videos on tips. Looking at SDN q's

Review your application because they reference your activities and have many followup questions.

How comforting my faculty interviewer was.

mock interviews and SDN research

Staff is so kind, and they really know your application and seem to care for you

Maybe to ask questions at the end of the last information session.

My faculty interviewer slightly rushed the interviewer(was not rude though).

The kindness of my student interviewer.

I worked with my pre-med advising office and was matched with a medical student at the school to mentor me.

There were 15 people interviewing alongside me - it seemed clear that every person had CT residency, and attended either (1) UConn or (2) an Ivy League school for undergraduate. Based on what I saw in MSAR, I would advise OOS students to be careful applying here unless you have specific ties to CT. For context, I might be biased, because I interviewed here early on in the cycle and may be n the "first batch" of interview offerings.

The overall interview day was fairly short (10am-3pm with an hour break in between).

Many repeat questions between student interview and faculty

My student interviewer got cut short

Very kind Dean

reviewed primary and secondary application

My interview experience here was excellent and this immediately became my top choice even after 14 other interviews.

Absolutely nothing. This school seems too perfect.