Interview Reflection / Interview Info
It’s over!! You’ll feel so good when you’re done! There’s really no more responsibility on your part now. Just wait!
7:15-7:45 AM —> Arrive and Check-In; there is quite a line that forms and not enough seating area; just hang around and try to socialize if you can; most kids have parents with them.
*There is no place to put your stuff; most girls had a small kind of purse; some guys just put the calculator in their coat’s pocket; or just give it to mom/dad!
•You *will be receiving a folder; don’t even think it’s necessary to bring your own as most kids did not; the folder is “customized” for you! There is a custom schedule that has your name on it and what “rotation” you will have as far as MMI goes (start station, room#, etc) and when you’re taking the Chem Exam
•Parents will get their own folder with info/ a schedule for them!
8:00-8:45 AM —> Welcome Session in the theater; the dean, Dr. Arredondo goes over the procedures of the day and how things will go; she also tells what the MMI is like, lunchtime, and about the 6-year BA/MD program, answering anyone’s questions on the way regarding the program and the interview day––it does run later than 45 minutes.
8:45-9:15 AM —> Financial Aid session in the theater; presentation by a man who is the Asst. Director of FinAid. He tells about the costs, scholarships available, FAFSA (deadline is March 1st! Get it done!). He also briefly answers question due to less time.
9:15-9:45 AM —> School of Medicine Student Affairs Q&A in the theater; A lady in the student affairs office talks about “stuff” and the advising opportunities and how “great” the support system is.
Here is where each person’s schedule changes:
•You will need to KEEP YOUR SCHEDULE with you! It has your MMI start station; don’t be the kid who looses it or gives it to mom or dad for safe keeping when they’re not with you!
•Some kids will now (9:45 AM) go take the Toledo exam upstairs; some will go up for the MMI (MMI is also broken up into at least two sub-groups!)
If Toledo First – 10:00-11:00 AM –– There is only one spare calculator in the room! As long as it’s not graphing you’re fine; it can be scientific if you want–simple works; you’ll sit on a table that can seat two students; be friendly to that person! There will be one proctor per room. They will continue to repeat that it is *not used for admissions! So don’t cheat!
If MMI First — 10:00ish-12:00ish PM –– It’s on the fourth floor; parents can come with you all the way up to the entry door to the multipurpose rooms where the interviews are done! You can only take your folder/purse/water with you in there. I suggest mom/dad coming up to the room as most did and holding on to your extra stuff. You will enter in; black curtains will be set up dividing the regions; many asked if the volume gets distracting: No, it does not. Most of the time, you’re too caught up in answering the questions/reading that you won’t even realize there are people by you. I couldn’t even hear the person by me. One you enter, there will be a table set up in the center where the moderator is sitting with pitchers full of flavored water/lime/berries so you can have a drink if you want. You will have to put all of your stuff/folders/purses/phones in the center of the room.
•MMI is not bad at all! If you read any of the resources that were posted here, you should be fine; many questions were generic and not hard; don’t stress; they really aren’t there to get you; interviewers are nice; some are old, some are younger; they don’t expect you to actually talk the entire 6 minutes; they *tell you that it is not necessary; the interviewers are actually given a list of follow up questions because they know you will end early. Some stations actually finished so early that kids were sent back out! It will not be that bad; I can’t really post what kind of questions there were, but I will say that they were definitely “familiar” with all the prep we did!-–
There is NOT a “Rest” station; however half-way done, they WILL have a 5-Minute BREAK! You can go out of the room and have a drink; talk to mom/dad; snack; whatever.
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Then depending on what shift you had Toledo Chem Exam or the MMI, you go directly to lunch until everyone is done.
•There is more than enough lunch for all parents and students; multiple vegetarian options; multiple non-vegetarian options as well; food is catered through the undergrad campus I believe; very nicely packaged; some people even had seconds; no formal seating–sit anywhere in the student union-keep track of your schedule so you get to the next activity (student panel) on time. Relax and chill!
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Then there is a student panel in the theater for about half-an-hour. Ask the questions! Don’t be scared to ask tough ones, the students are here for that and take advantage of it–some parents asked some hard questions and it was nice to see them look at each other. There are a wide range of students from early years to later.
After that, there are photos are taken; for some it may be in the morning; for some in the afternoon. SMILE! It’s just against a white wall. Nothing too formal.
Now the afternoon “shift” starts:
–––MMI is 1:00-3:00 PM (most ended around 2:45)
–––Toledo Chem Exam Between that time period as well. (ended early)
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There is no formal “farewell” ; They will have people walking around to collect your name tags for some reason; perhaps to reuse the plastic badges for the next day?
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3:00-4:00PM – Optional Tour of the UMKC Volker Campus; meet in theater; some went, some did not; your choice!
3:30-4:00PM - Optional Tour of the UMKC School of Medicine; meed in School of Medicine Lobby, Hospital Hill
4:30-5:00PM - Optional Tour of the UMKC School of Medicine; meed in School of Medicine Lobby, Hospital Hill
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Any questions? I’ll try to answer before tonight if you have any! I can’t be specific about MMI–even though they did not make us sign anything.
Good luck!
Statistics: 352 students picked for interviews this year; class size is supposed to be 115ish; I don’t remember how many people applied; ACT range: 24(i think) to 36; Offer for admissions: March 27-end of month; May 2nd: Deadline to accept offer of admission; May 2016 (ongoing): Admission offers extended to alternates!