Oregon Health & Sciences University School of Medicine

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How did the interview impress you?

Negatively ☹️

What was the stress level of the interview?

8 / 10

0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress

How you think you did?

6 / 10

0 = Bad, 10 = Great

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

7 / 10

0 = Below, 10 = Above

How do you rank this school among other schools to which you've applied?

8 / 10

0 = Below, 10 = Above

What are your general comments?

My first interviewer seemed to have some negative experience with members of my religion because much of the interview focused on my religion. He asked alot of questions that seemed to indicate that because of my religion he might view me as intolerant of other's beliefs (which couldn't be further from the truth). My other interviewer just wanted to match a face with the application and we just chatted about his and I's research for most of the time. (They were both on similar topics) he seemed to already have his opinion formed about me and felt that while I have had alot of shadowing/volunteer experience in a clinical setting that I was less qualified than many of the applicants who have already graduated and have been working in clinical setting for a year. This wasn't an issue at any of the other schools so I don't know why it would have been here.

Interview questions they asked

How do you balance family with medical career?

I was asked this too

What was the most interesting question?

What is it you teach missionaries? (follow up question about my teaching spanish in a missionary training center)

I was asked this too

What was the most difficult question?

What would you do as a missionary if you tried to teach someone and they said they were already satisfied with their religion and were happy where they were?

I was asked this too

How did you prepare for the interview?

Mock interview, studied questions from SDN

What impressed you positively?

The facilities!

What impressed you negatively?

All of the students on our tour were female. Not that having females was bad but I had a difficult time relating with them. None of them seemed extremely excited and they seemed stressed.

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

One of the interviewers is an actual member of the admissions committee and will represent you before the committee the other simply gives a summary of his interview and your interview with him is basically ineffectual. They very strongly favor students who have already graduated and have been working in a clinical setting for a year. So if you haven't been doing that you had better compensate in some other way!

What is your ranking of this school's location?

10 / 10

0 = Bad, 10 = Great

What is your ranking of this area's cultural life?

10 / 10

0 = Bad, 10 = Great