Howard University College of Medicine Individual responses

⭐ Overall Impressions ▼

How did the interview impress you?

Negatively

What was the stress level of the interview?

2 out of 10

How you think you did?

No responses

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

No responses

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

No responses

💬 Interview Questions ▼

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

What are the qualities of a leader?

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Why do you think you have what it takes to be a doctor?

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Why do you want to practice medicine?

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What was the most interesting question?

My interview was too busy being an asshole to ask me an interesting question. When he opened my file, he made a noise and sort of shook his head. What was that all about?

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What was the most difficult question?

Why do you want to practice medicine? Maybe it was difficult because every reason I gave, he questioned it and/or shot it down. For example, "If you like science, why don't you do research?" or "There are a lot of ways to help people." He actually said, "Hmm, I still don't know why you want to practice medicine, but I guess if you know then it doesn't matter."

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🤝 Interview Format and Logistics ▼

How long was the interview?

15 minutes

How many people interviewed you?

1

What was the style of the interview?

One-on-one

What type of interview was it?

Open file

Was this interview in-person or virtual?

No responses

Where did the interview take place?

At the school

📍 On-Site Experience ▼

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tour guide seem?

No responses

How do you rank the facilities?

No responses

What is your in-state status?

No responses

What were your total hours spent traveling?

No responses

What was your primary mode of travel?

No responses

About how much did you spend on room, food, and travel?

No responses

What airport did you fly into?

No responses

Where did you stay?

No responses

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

No responses

How would you rate the hotel?

No responses

Would you recommend the hotel?

No responses

What is your ranking of this school's location?

No responses

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

No responses

What are your comments on where you stayed?

No responses

✅ Interview Preparation and Impressions ▼

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

No responses

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

No responses

How did you prepare for the interview?

This website and Howard's website.

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What impressed you positively?

The morning actually went a little better than expected. Completing the "secondary" was time consuming but it gave us something to do for the hour that we waited. The students were very helpful and offered us a lot of insight about being a med student. I really appreciated their help. Several faculty members and random students did "pop up." It was random, but helpful. I think the whole day just lacked organization.

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What impressed you negatively?

I arrived at 9:45AM, and did not leave until 6:10PM. After eating lunch and going on the tour, we were pretty much ready for the interview. It was around 1:30-1:45PM mind you. I did not interview until 5:45PM. What the hell?! I brought my book like the previous comments suggested, but that even got old.

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What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

That my interviewer would be a jackass and not ask me any questions that may give him information about me and ability of becoming a successful doctor. My interview was a waste of time, I could have a random person on the street getting smart with me. I believe that he was annoyed because he had to stay late, I would have been annoyed too, however, I question his role on the admissions board and his thoughts on the questions that are necessary to ask.

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What are your general comments?

My day was fine in the beginning, however, as you can tell the evening is what really turned me off. Initially I was impressed by the comments made by the students, but those are easily forgotten when you are waiting for 4 hours. Yes, it is a very "family-like" atmosphere, however, problems with the administration over shadow that. I honestly do not think that I can look over the lack of organization. This was not my first interview, so I do have an experience to compare it to. I do not expect every school to operate the same, however, if I am thinking about paying $38,000/year to attend an institution, the least they could do is be organized and not have me waiting for an interview for 4 hours.

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What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

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