Rochester, NY
Allopathic Medical Schools | Private Non-Profit
Application Cycle: 2009-10
💬 Interview Questions
What is one of the specific questions they asked you?
How did you end up at MIT as a Brain and Cognitive Sciences, and how has that led you to medicine?
What was the most interesting question?
If you were the assistant to the president of MIT, how would you advise him to improve the student life?
What was the most difficult question?
Tell me about a situation where your moral and ethical values were challenged.
✅ 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?
2 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?
read the SDN, read some health policy book (but got no ?'s about it..)
What impressed you positively?
the double helix curriculum! i think it is by far the best med school curriculum that I have seen!
and NICE facilities!!
and the students are genuinely happy with the school and seem not too stressed out! =)
What impressed you negatively?
the weather... and the fact that is it not a big city...
i'm used to Boston and NYC..
What did you wish you had known ahead of time?
that my new shoes are NOT comfortable! haha...i had to switch to sneakers for the tour.
What are your general comments?
I REALLY liked the school. The interview day gave me a very positive view of the school. (Maybe I would have another view if I were to go 2 months later, treking through the snow...haha) and everyone raves about Mary Scardetta, and rightly so! She is such a sweetheart and does make you feel right at home.
The whole day was just a very positive day. between the 1st interview and lunch, we had about an hour, and a bunch of the interviewees went to the lounge and played foosball and ping pong. It was nice and stress-relieving! And I was very very lucky to interview with the Dean of Admissions, who is supposed to be a GREAT anatomy prof and a great dean. He was also really nice! =)
Overall, I came away from the school really wanting to go there!
📍 On-Site Experience
Who was the tour given by?
Student
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