University of Hawaii

Mock interview with friends and drafted answers to common questions

Great people to chat with, but I disliked how I had to schedule the dates of interviews myself.

Nothing

Gap between MS4 and faculty interviews was about 6 weeks.

Friendliness of the MS4 and the faculty interviewer

Read up on curriculum and reviewed my application.

Tour attire can be casual

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Facility, location, students attitude, school culture, friendly faculty

I am an OOS.. I felt that the JABSOM invited me because they like my academic profile, not because they value experiences and personalities written in my AMCAS application. A little bit disappointed.

They do care about numbers a lot. I felt like that they invited me because I am from one of the ivy leagues with the great stat. They do not care about other non-quantitative aspects.

Dr. Assano is very candid. She reviews your application right in front you and asks questions. She gives you comments on your stat, such as MCAT, GPA, your EC and so on. Some people might think it is very rude and offensive.

The tour ambassador

Look at their website and see what their curriculum is like. Explain how this curriculum would help your career and how you can contribute to the community.

Scheduling three one-on-one interviews around a travel schedule was difficult (being OOS), but thankfully we were able to make it work. I could see it negatively affecting others though.

The 4th year student interviewer seemed more nervous than me when I asked him questions at the end of the interview.

All the interviewers were extremely friendly and laid back, but retained a sense of professionalism.

Nothing, I can think of. Maybe the heat. It's a little hard to dress professionally in a suit and everything when the weather is humid and it's 80 degrees outside.

The friendliness of everyone. Everyone at the school seemed really helpful.

Read SDN, researched the school, reviewed personal statement and secondaries, and had a couple mock interviews with friends and professors