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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?

9 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

8 out of 10

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

9 out of 10
💬 Interview Questions

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

Ethical questions: Tell me both sides of the abortion issue and the other abortion question I wrote down.
Tell me about your research. Tell me about your clinical experiences.
Why do you want to be a doctor?

What was the most interesting question?

You're a gynecologist and morally opposed to abortion, but a patient comes to ask you to perform one for her, what do you do?

What was the most difficult question?

Why do you want to be a doctor?
🤝 Interview Format and Logistics

How long was the interview?

25 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?

9 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

Out of state

What were your total hours spent traveling?

7+ hours

What was your primary mode of travel?

Airplane

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

$301-$400

What airport did you fly into?

CMH

Where did you stay?

Friends or family

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?

9 out of 10

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

10 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?

No responses

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

No responses

How did you prepare for the interview?

SDN, read website- read 'Ripley Bogle' by Robert McLiam Wilson to relax. (Great book)

What impressed you positively?

THE CLINICAL SKILLS SIMULATION FACILITY I'm not sure if you know, but the boards now consist of a written part AND a clinical skills, $1000 practical test. The other schools mentioned this, but OSU has this AWESOME facility with 14 exam rooms, over 200 volunteer standardized patients, a $500,000 manikin that will respond to EVERYTHING you do to it, even drug dosages and blood draws. (It's pupils even dilate!) So they've put time and $$$ into preparing their students for this new board exam.

What impressed you negatively?

Columbus humidity - guess you have to live with it though

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

That the day is so short - this was really nice but I hadn't arranged transportation yet.

What are your general comments?

I felt pretty confident leaving it. They do a nice, fairly short day so it's not so exhausting, and I got to interview right away- I was done by 2:15.

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

No responses