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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?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

3 out of 10

How you think you did?

6 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

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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?

He asked about my Spanish skills and my international experience.
I forget exactly, but maybe the ethical quesitons.

What was the most interesting question?

About my international experience.

What was the most difficult question?

Ethical question...He asked for an example of an ethical problem doctors face, and then gave me a scenario based on my answer.
🤝 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?

Faculty member

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?

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✅ 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?

OSU website.

What impressed you positively?

Lots of great technology in the hospital and the school, new Clinical Skills Lab, students seemed nice and happy, cheap cost of living

What impressed you negatively?

It's a pretty big class (210 students)

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

Just how big the class is. Also, though they say arrive by 9:30am, the program doesn't start till 10am so we just all sat in the lobby for 30 minutes until we were brought upstairs.

What are your general comments?

Overall, I was pleasantly surprised by the school. They spent a lot of time telling us about the curriculum and the school. One of the Deans spoke us, followed by a financial aid person, a "guest speaker" (ours was an MD on the faculty), and a 4th year med student. From what everyone said, it sounds like a very good program. We next had lunch with a bunch of 1st and 2nd years, and then a tour. Then we watched a brief movie about the school which showed some of the things we didn't see on the tour. And then we had interviws. It was initially hard to tell how I was doing in my interview--the doctor seemed to like certain things about me and then he asked a bunch of hard ethical questions and scenarios that I wasn't sure how I did on. But in the end, he did say that he hoped he'd see me there the next year, so that seemed positive.

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

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