Texas Tech University (Foster)

I was really disappointed. Every stage of the process fell far below my pretty low starting expectations.

The interviewers pick their own questions.

The interview was exceptionally poorly run, and the pre-interview orientation included a lot of outdated information that the presenters kept having to counter.

They sent be a very thick packet of materials in the mail.

I did a practice MMI.

Admin was very rude when problems were brought up with them

Mock interview

That my interviewer was going to grill me and not let me talk.

The lack of hospital tour. The small student lounge area. The unprofessionalism of one of my interviewers.

The city of El Paso. The simulation and standardized patient clinic.

Reviewing my application. Reading the school's MSAR page. Reading the school's website. Reading prior SDN threads.

the smaller class size, the students begin grouped in house, the facilities, and the location of the school

a lot of online research, medical school headquarters, and sdn

How uninterested the admission staff and IT/tech staff looked during campus tours

The curriculum, how personable the students were, both of my interviewers

Read my application, essays, and common interview questions.

I was overall impressed by PLFSOM. Their curriculum is unique, the students are kind, and the faculty is very invested in the success of their students.

How laid back and relatively conversational the interviews were. I would have saved myself from a lot of anxiety and worry!

The tour, the staff and faculty's dedication to the students, and El Paso in general.

SDN, school website, talking to people who had previously interviewed, and paying attention to the presentations the day of prior to my interview.