Oregon Health & Sciences University School of Medicine

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How did the interview impress you?

Positively 🙂

What was the stress level of the interview?

2 / 10

0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress

How you think you did?

10 / 10

0 = Bad, 10 = Great

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

10 / 10

0 = Below, 10 = Above

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

10 / 10

0 = Below, 10 = Above

What are your general comments?

My first interview was an hour after the morning orientation session. My second interview was at 3:30 PM. They both lasted about 1.5 hours and took place in the interviewer's offices. I showed up early for both and they seemed to be happy that I did. I had a lot of free time between the interviews to explore the campus on my own. Both interviewers were very friendly. Any feelings of nervousness went away immediately after I met them. Both interviewers seemed to know a lot about me (they studied my application well). They have your complete application minus your grades and MCAT scores. We talked a lot about the research and clincal experiences I have had. They were also very interested in my support system outside of school (family and friends) as well as my extracurricular activities (sports, hobbies, etc). Overall, my experience did not feel like formal interviews at all. They were very conversational in nature. It was a very positive experience.

Interview questions they asked

What do you think your strengths and weaknesses are? Why?

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What was the most interesting question?

"In the past 25 years that I have been here, Ive noticed that the students seem to be getting a lot more serious. Do you think this is a good thing?"

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What was the most difficult question?

Because I have a strong research background, the interviewer asked why I had not applied for the MD/pHD program.

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How did you prepare for the interview?

Mock interview, SDN

What impressed you positively?

Interviewers were both very friendly and easy to talk to. The students that I met seemed very happy at OHSU.

What impressed you negatively?

The tour was weak. Our interview group toured with 2 first year medical students who didn't seem to know much about the school yet. They were very friendly and enthusiastic about the school, however.

What is your ranking of this school's location?

8 / 10

0 = Bad, 10 = Great

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

10 / 10

0 = Bad, 10 = Great