Palo Alto, CA
Allopathic Medical Schools | Private Non-Profit
Application Cycle: 2009-10
💬 Interview Questions
✅ Interview Preparation and Impressions
How long was the interview?
10 minutes
How did the interview impress you?
Positively 🙂
How many people interviewed you?
2
What was the stress level of the interview?
4 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?
Open file
Where did the interview take place?
At the school
How did you prepare for the interview?
read website, Bodenheimer's book, read this site
What impressed you positively?
facilities, flowers, students, financial aid, and the WEATHER
What impressed you negatively?
Their interviews are supposed to be open-file but my faculty interviewer had lost my file--so it was a CLOSED-FILE interview. She didn't really ask much about me and just seemed disinterested.
What did you wish you had known ahead of time?
Other reviews had said that I should prepare for health care and my research-related questions, so I had spent all this time prepping for those but I got none.
What are your general comments?
Although I am desperate to attend this school, I have mixed feelings about my chances b/c of interview file mix-up.
📍 On-Site Experience
Who was the tour given by?
Student
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