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Ohio State University College of Medicine

Columbus, OH

Allopathic Medical Schools | Public Non-Profit

⭐ 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?

6 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

4 out of 10

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

3 out of 10
💬 Interview Questions

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

How much involvement did you REALLT have in X?
Tell me about (activity)
What’s something you did that you later wished you could change?

What was the most interesting question?

Question about something you regretted

What was the most difficult question?

Tons of questions grilling me about number of hours on activities since I had projected out for the rest of the year.
🤝 Interview Format and Logistics

How long was the interview?

40 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?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

5 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

In state

What were your total hours spent traveling?

0-1 hour

What was your primary mode of travel?

Other

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

< $100

What airport did you fly into?

No responses

Where did you stay?

Other

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

No responses

How would you rate the hotel?

5 out of 10

Would you recommend the hotel?

No responses

What is your ranking of this school's location?

5 out of 10

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

7 out of 10

What are your comments on where you stayed?

No responses
✅ Interview Preparation and Impressions

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

1 out of 10

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

3 out of 10

How did you prepare for the interview?

Reread amcas/secondary

What impressed you positively?

The new facilities they’re building (won’t be done until 2023)

What impressed you negatively?

They were super rankings obsessed. If USNews ranked them on ANYTHING it made it into their PowerPoint. My faculty interview was also the rudest I’ve ever had. The guy seemed like he didn’t want to be there at all and was more concerned about how efficiently he could covert me into a set of numbers that the admissions committee could vote on. He also talked down about my activities and spoke accusingly about the number of projected hours I had. (I had completed over half already with everything projected into July)

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

That my faculty interviewer would be so rude. I would’ve prepared better to handle it.

What are your general comments?

The interview day left me with a much worse impression of Ohio State than I had going in. The numbers obsessed culture is extremely off-putting. They even proudly declared, “we’re working towards being in the top 20 in the next 5 years.” I mean REALLY??? Who cares that much.

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

Get faculty that actually want to be there giving interviewers please.