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?

9 / 10

0 = Bad, 10 = Great

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

8 / 10

0 = Below, 10 = Above

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

9 / 10

0 = Below, 10 = Above

What are your general comments?

OHSU's interview day can be either very quick or extraordinarily long. I was lucky and had something in between. We (~11) were to arrive at the school by 8am and had a little talk with the dean. Afterwards, we were given our iteneraries. There are two one-on-one interviews with the faculty. Some interviewees had back to back and were done by noon. Others didn't start interviewing until 2 and had their last at 3:30. There isn't much direction during the wait time. Overall, the interviews were very relaxed, I did not get any ethical questions, and we pretty much just chatted about state and national government. I left the school around 3:15.

Interview questions they asked

How did you first get interested in medicine?

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What was the most interesting question?

What do you think about the Bush administration. Guess it's that time of year.

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What was the most difficult question?

What is your greatest weakness?

I was asked this too

How did you prepare for the interview?

Looked over SDN, interview feedback, OHSU's website, and my file.

What impressed you positively?

Small class size, the view, all the hospitals in the area.

What impressed you negatively?

Lots of Cali students, up on a hill.

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

Nothing really.

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?

9 / 10

0 = Bad, 10 = Great