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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?

6 out of 10

How you think you did?

7 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

7 out of 10

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

7 out of 10
💬 Interview Questions

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

What area of medicine would you like to go into and why?
What kind of clinical experiences did you have? What did you do specifically in it? Why did you decide to major in ____? Why did you decide to apply to Ohio State? What was the last book you read? What did you learn from your shadowing experiences?
What leadership roles have you held?

What was the most interesting question?

What challenges have you faced?

What was the most difficult question?

What would you do if a patient refused to have you be their doctor due to the fact that you are a woman?
🤝 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?

Student

How did the tour guide seem?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

8 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

Out of state

What were your total hours spent traveling?

2-3 hours

What was your primary mode of travel?

Airplane

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

$101-$200

What airport did you fly into?

No responses

Where did you stay?

With students at the school

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

No responses

How would you rate the hotel?

9 out of 10

Would you recommend the hotel?

yes

What is your ranking of this school's location?

8 out of 10

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

8 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?

read over application, went to school's website, got a good night's sleep.

What impressed you positively?

Ohio State plans to move up in the rankings by increasing research and funding. admissions offered me a ride to the airport with a med student. my student host. the organization of the day. relatively attractive student population. my interviewer and the faculty speaker.

What impressed you negatively?

Out of state tuition rate for the first year. some of the other interviewees (maybe it was just a matter of different personalities). I expected some of the medical students to be more well-spoken, although I did only meet a small portion of its student population.

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

that I would have liked to gotten into Columbus earlier and explored the city.

What are your general comments?

It was overall a fun day. The students were enthusiastic and very eager to share honest opinions about the school. My host was very generous in letting me stay with her and another medical student drove me and a couple of other interviewees to the airport. The introductory talk by admissions lasted pretty long and towards the end I had a hard time keeping up my interest. The faculty speaker and admissions director/dean made up for the long talk with their welcoming presence. Some people complained about the weather. I thought it was nice, 70 degrees, just a little bit cloudy. Ohio State's med school facilities impressed me.

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

No responses