University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Individual responses

⭐ Overall Impressions ▼

How did the interview impress you?

Negatively

What was the stress level of the interview?

1 out of 10

How you think you did?

7 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?

Tell me about yourself

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What do you think makes a good doctor?

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What was the most interesting question?

I wasn't asked anything remotely interesting. Just the same old questions

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What was the most difficult question?

How do you like the city? (a question only the most skillful of liers could answer positively)

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🤝 Interview Format and Logistics ▼

How long was the interview?

40 minutes

How many people interviewed you?

2

What was the style of the interview?

One-on-one

What type of interview was it?

Closed 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?

Other

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?

No responses

What was your primary mode of travel?

Train or subway

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?

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?

Drank, did work, read UPitt's "person-to-person" magazine

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What impressed you positively?

The associate dean of admissions was the most jovial, light-hearted, easy-to-talk-to person I have met so far in the interview process. Simulation lab was very interesting. The usually painful financial aid talk wasn't so bad.

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What impressed you negatively?

Many, many things. All the literature they give you about the school sounds like it was written by some cheesy marketing firm. Overall the school comes across like it is trying to hard to relate to it's students. Too much emphasis on how doctors must fit into the pittsburgh model: very empathetic, team oriented, etc. Overall, just seemed very pedantic. Student interviewer idea might work better if they had 4th years interview instead of 1st and 2nd years. Faculty interviewer came in 20 minutes late and seemed exhausted the whole time we talked. The tour is really long and after you leave the simulation lab, everything else you see is standard hospital stuff. Very boring.

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What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

How new-agey the school thinks it is. That you should be prepared to lead the conversations in your interviews.

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What are your general comments?

Overall, the day is way too packed. You see more of the hospital than you probably will in your first two years at the school. Student interviews you first and then a faculty member. Also, there is a hill leading up to the medical school, but it is not the behemoth other people have described.

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What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

No responses

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