Any details not outlined in the itinerary? How was the interview? ( general feel, were they out to get you or was it more like a friendly conversation) Was the interview room easy to find?
I'll join in, even though you weren't asking me. I interviewed back in September. We first met in a waiting area and conversed with each other for a while. I had a great group of easy to talk to interviewees, and we actually had a couple of med students stop by between classes to just talk to us. I thought that was neat, since they weren't ambassadors or scheduled to meet with us, they just did it on their own.
Next, we had the general presentation on the med school by the dean or some other big-name person. No biggie, just the usual stuff any school would say. Then, a panel of med students came in for a Q&A session. It was neat because they were all from different campuses (but not all of the campuses were represented).
After that was the financial aid presentation. That's when things turned a little crazy. IU did a poor job with timing, because nearly all of us had our scheduled interviews before the presentation was over. So while the guy was doing his presentation, people started to get up and leave. I felt bad and tried to stay as long as I could, but I didn't want to be late to my interview.
Most of us did not walk to the interview rooms previously, so we weren't too familiar with how far away it was. They do provide each interviewee with a map/directions to get to the rooms, and they worked fine. But if you get anxious about those kinds of things, then I suggest showing up early and doing a quick run through so you're not so stressed about getting lost. The rooms were spread out all over the med school campus, and even in the nearby hospitals.
The interview itself wasn't too stressful. I was asked some ethical questions, but they were VERY easy to answer. Nothing related to obamacare or health insurance, but that doesn't rule out your interviewer asking. Know your primary app like the back of your hand. They ask a lot of questions about it.
Also know the competencies, you can find them after some navigating on the school website. You don't have to recite them or anything, but knowing the general idea of them will help. They really stressed them during the general presentation.
There wasn't a tour, but the presentations were in different buildings, and most likely the interview will be also. Something to keep in mind for ladies wearing heels, especially if you end up rushing to find the interview location. Also, the only food provided was a small snack/cracker tray, fruit, and water. Although I've had better better interview day experiences, it wasn't terrible.
Hope that helps.
EDIT: Now that I'm thinking about it, some people interviewed early in the morning, before the presentations, and some after. So if you're a morning interviewer, you probably won't have to deal with conflicting presentation times.
