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Dalhousie University Faculty of Medicine

Halifax, NS

Allopathic Medical Schools | Public Non-Profit

⭐ Overall Impressions

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

4 out of 10

How you think you did?

5 out of 10

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 measures might ease the health care situation in NS (particularly ER wait-times)
Which specialties was I interested in?

What was the most interesting question?

Asked to describe a book (non-medical) that I had read recently and why I liked/disliked it. Guess it goes to show

What was the most difficult question?

"How did I know medicine was what I wanted to do?" I think I was asked this since I had worked in a non-medical field for the past 10 yrs...
🤝 Interview Format and Logistics

How long was the interview?

35 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 another location
📍 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?

Read sample questions; read recent articles on health care from national/local newspapers

What impressed you positively?

The interviewers were so laid-back, friendly and genuine. They put me at ease pretty quickly.

What impressed you negatively?

n/a

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

n/a

What are your general comments?

Felt very natural and that the interviewers were really listening, not just asking standard questions and noting the answers. The time flew by and I felt much better after the interview than I did waiting for it to start ;-)

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

No responses