Boston, MA
Allopathic Medical Schools | Private Non-Profit
Application Cycle: 2009-10
💬 Interview Questions
What is one of the specific questions they asked you?
How do you think people on the West and East coast are different?
What was the most interesting question?
Since I had traveled around a lot, I got a lot of questions during my interview about my impressions of different places compared to others.
What was the most difficult question?
nothing seemed stressful - both my interviews were more like conversations. I was allowed to decide what I wanted to really talk a lot about.
✅ Interview Preparation and Impressions
How long was the interview?
40 minutes
How did the interview impress you?
Positively 🙂
How many people interviewed you?
2
What was the stress level of the interview?
7 out of 10
0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress
What was the style of the interview?
One-on-one
What type of interview was it?
Closed file
Where did the interview take place?
At the school
How did you prepare for the interview?
Not enough, unfortunately. I read everything Harvard mailed to me and practiced some possible interview questions.
What impressed you positively?
Everything. My host was amazing and both my interviewers were really cool.
What impressed you negatively?
All the construction going on near Vanderbilt Hall.
What did you wish you had known ahead of time?
I should have been more confident and known more specifically about the New Pathways curriculum. I also wished I had known just how much free time I would have between activities. (First interview: 10:00, second: 4:00)
What are your general comments?
Everything was great. I was really nervous duing the first interview but eased up enough to really enjoy the second.
📍 On-Site Experience
Who was the tour given by?
Student
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