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?

6 / 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?

Portland has a lot to offer. It has many of the perks of a city (nightlife, music scene, good food, great public transportation) AND close proximity to the mountains for hiking and snowboarding. Being a minority (read not white or black) from a large city, I wonder if I would be bored in Portland after a while or how well I would fit in. I am a very chillax person though so the slower pace of things there is definitely a fit for me.

Interview questions they asked

Tell me about your background (I was born in a rural place outside of the US)?

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What was the most difficult question?

What are the advantages to doing an MPH in conjunction with med school as opposed to before med school or after med school?

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How did you prepare for the interview?

All my other interviews were MD only so I prepared by answering the question, Why MPH?

What impressed you positively?

The chill people and the abundance of outdoor activities. Portland is a progressive city. I walked around a bit in downtown. The tram is awesome, very innovative. The water saving option on toilets at the airport. I am impressed with the city's efforts to conserve. Students as well as interviewers all seemed very happy and relaxed.

What impressed you negatively?

My student host is from San Francisco and she mentioned more than once that Portland lacked diversity. The school and hospitals are secluded on a hill. Most of the students are older and many are married. For a single female, that was not attractive.

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

All the buildings of the campus are connected. But due to being on a hill, they're all connected at different levels. It was a huge maze! Not really a big deal but my directions to my first interview was a paragraph long.

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?

8 / 10

0 = Bad, 10 = Great