Yale School of Medicine Individual responses

⭐ Overall Impressions ▼

How did the interview impress you?

Negatively

What was the stress level of the interview?

7 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?

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What was the most interesting question?

What do you like about Yale? They are looking for your admiration of their "Yale Curriculum" thing.

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What was the most difficult question?

If you got into Harvard or Johns Hopkins, will you come to Yale? My answer is "no", because I didn't want to lie, and the interviewer seemed a little pissed but still tried to be nice and accommodating.

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🤝 Interview Format and Logistics ▼

How long was the interview?

30 minutes

How many people interviewed you?

2

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?

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How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

No responses

How did you prepare for the interview?

Read up on their new things, namely the new biomedical research building they are trying to build (and it has nothing to do with medical school education, by the way, unless if you are MSTP).

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What impressed you positively?

Absolutely nothing besides the name "Yale".

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What impressed you negatively?

The location, the arrogance, and the inadequate pre-clinical and clinical trainings I heard about. The interviewers were not very sincere.

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What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

This place is really over-rated.

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What are your general comments?

Yale is such an over-rated school, and previously, I had friends there who told me that it is really an "Old-Boys Club", and the whole medical school experience was horrible for them, and the residency programs didn't think of the Yale students very highly because of their poor clinical training. Furthermore, getting recommendations from Yale doctors were a very "political" process, depending on your connections and whether you are "the elitist type" (whether or not you are a part of the Old Boys Club). When I arrived at New Haven, the town is undoubtedly bad and depressing (and it was cloudy that day). I interviewed with 2 faculty members who tries to sell me the whole "Yale curriculum" thing, which allowed you to take exams online or none at all (the same curriculum that is leaving the students poorly trained for wards). People in the med school were not friendly, and I got lost a few times. Mr. Silverman struck me as a little weird and a little pretentious. I already got offers from other places, and I had to say that my impression of Yale was very negative. I think Yale will drop further in the USNews Ranking this April (Yale has been dropping consistently for years in ranking). Yale and Stanford, two over-rated medical schools that deserved not to be in the top-10 position.

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What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

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