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?

4 / 10

0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress

How you think you did?

8 / 10

0 = Bad, 10 = Great

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

9 / 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?

Both of my interviewers were kind of stiff, neither was very conversational, which made me kind of nervous at the start. The buildings there are built into the hill, so it can be very difficult to figure out what floor you are on (sometimes you walk in to a building on the 9th floor). I managed to find my interviews without getting lost, but the directions were about half a page long, and a few people did get lost. Overall, the interviews were a little stiff, but the school looks great. Great buildings, great city, and the students seemed happy.

Interview questions they asked

Tell me about your research.

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What was the most interesting question?

Most of them were pretty standard and related to my AMCAS essay.

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What was the most difficult question?

Why, exactly, do you feel that you would make a good doctor?

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How did you prepare for the interview?

School's website, my application, current articles in the press.

What impressed you positively?

Portland is a great city! Great public transportation, and the school is almost finished with a bunch of new construction. Their graduates are ranked very highly in terms of clinical skills, and students seemed to really like both the school and the area.

What impressed you negatively?

There was no real ''tour'', per se. We had lunch with a large group of students, who were very honest about the school's positives and negatives, and one of them showed us around the building a little bit afterwards. They also gave us tickets to ride up and down on the new aerial tram to the brand new gym that was just built.

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

That the school is so disconnected from the rest of the city...it's up on a giant hill. The view is great, but there's no parking up there, so using public transportation is a must.

What is your ranking of this school's location?

9 / 10

0 = Bad, 10 = Great

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

10 / 10

0 = Bad, 10 = Great