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Hello,
I had an interview at UNECOM on 10/16 and will give an overview of the experience.
I arrived at 12:00pm and joined the 10-12 other students who were interviewing with me. We were offered free access to the cafeteria area and waited to begin. We attended a 45 minute meeting. During, we were introduced to several 1st and 2nd year students (6-8) who each gave a brief summary of their background. The new dean, Dr. John Gimpel presented the college of medicine and it's focus on putting the patient first. Then a presentation on the curriculum and student life was given by a 2nd year student.
After, we were called individually to an interview while waiting again in the cafeteria area with access to free lunch.
The interviews were (all I think) conducted by 2 faculty and one student.
I entered the interview room and was immediately put at ease by the nice vibes that always come out of UNECOM. This school has a reputation for being especially nice, and my interviewers really lived up to it. Having been to a few other interviews, I appreciate the interviewers having already completely read through my application, letters and secondaries. That's a lot of work but I think applicants deserve this. My interviewers asked me questions that revealed they had read all my materials and were trying to get to know me. This is how it should be, but it's not always how it is. After each answer I gave, the interviewer who asked the question thanked me for my answer. I appreciated that; it made me feel more comfortable.
Each asked me a question in turn until we had gone around the room 3 times or so. They asked if I had questions and I asked a few which led to a short discussion which was nice to add to the question/answer format that preceded.
After the interview, small groups were taken on a tour of campus at their convenience. Campus is small and includes a very small library, an impressive recreation center with pool, racquetball court, weights, cardio machines, etc - and a few other buildings.
The other interviewees were mostly female. There were no minorities that I remember. In fact I think I saw 4 non-white people the entire 4 days I was in New Hampshire/Maine. A little different than what I'm used to.
New Hampshire and Maine were beautiful, but the day of the interview it rained. The school is located right next to the ocean, and sitting in the library studying you can see out into the harbor. Pretty damn ballzy if you ask me, building your campus right on the rocky Maine coast, but they're modest about it and don't flaunt
Overall great experience and great trip to New England!
Good wishes to the other interviewees who were interesting and open about their interview experiences.
I had an interview at UNECOM on 10/16 and will give an overview of the experience.
I arrived at 12:00pm and joined the 10-12 other students who were interviewing with me. We were offered free access to the cafeteria area and waited to begin. We attended a 45 minute meeting. During, we were introduced to several 1st and 2nd year students (6-8) who each gave a brief summary of their background. The new dean, Dr. John Gimpel presented the college of medicine and it's focus on putting the patient first. Then a presentation on the curriculum and student life was given by a 2nd year student.
After, we were called individually to an interview while waiting again in the cafeteria area with access to free lunch.
The interviews were (all I think) conducted by 2 faculty and one student.
I entered the interview room and was immediately put at ease by the nice vibes that always come out of UNECOM. This school has a reputation for being especially nice, and my interviewers really lived up to it. Having been to a few other interviews, I appreciate the interviewers having already completely read through my application, letters and secondaries. That's a lot of work but I think applicants deserve this. My interviewers asked me questions that revealed they had read all my materials and were trying to get to know me. This is how it should be, but it's not always how it is. After each answer I gave, the interviewer who asked the question thanked me for my answer. I appreciated that; it made me feel more comfortable.
Each asked me a question in turn until we had gone around the room 3 times or so. They asked if I had questions and I asked a few which led to a short discussion which was nice to add to the question/answer format that preceded.
After the interview, small groups were taken on a tour of campus at their convenience. Campus is small and includes a very small library, an impressive recreation center with pool, racquetball court, weights, cardio machines, etc - and a few other buildings.
The other interviewees were mostly female. There were no minorities that I remember. In fact I think I saw 4 non-white people the entire 4 days I was in New Hampshire/Maine. A little different than what I'm used to.
New Hampshire and Maine were beautiful, but the day of the interview it rained. The school is located right next to the ocean, and sitting in the library studying you can see out into the harbor. Pretty damn ballzy if you ask me, building your campus right on the rocky Maine coast, but they're modest about it and don't flaunt
Overall great experience and great trip to New England!
Good wishes to the other interviewees who were interesting and open about their interview experiences.