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Oregon Health & Sciences University School of Medicine

Portland, OR

Allopathic Medical Schools | Public Non-Profit

⭐ Overall Impressions

How did the interview impress you?

No change

What was the stress level of the interview?

4 out of 10

How you think you did?

8 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?

9 out of 10
💬 Interview Questions

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

What did you think of X class?
Why did you chose to participate in X activity?
Why Oregon? What about your own home state?

What was the most interesting question?

What did you think of the health care in (country where I studied abroad)?

What was the most difficult question?

None
🤝 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?

Student

How did the tour guide seem?

Neutral

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?

$201-$300

What airport did you fly into?

pdx

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?

10 out of 10

Would you recommend the hotel?

yes

What is your ranking of this school's location?

9 out of 10

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

9 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?

I have had a couple of other interviews, read the OHSU website, talked with the student I stayed with.

What impressed you positively?

Everyone was friendly, the location of the school is beautiful, the students seemed pretty happy, early clinical exposure, and OHSU has a progressive curriculum.

What impressed you negatively?

The cost!! The student I stayed with pointed out that the 40K tuition that they state for the first year is only for three quarters and after first year you are enrolled for 4 quarters/year so it is really ~$52000/yr. ouch! Plus, I heard some of the basic science lecturers are pretty lousy... doesn't sound like a great value considering the price you pay.

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

There is very little scholarship based fin aid, especially for OOS students.

What are your general comments?

Everyone arrives 7:45 and meets the admissions director for an informal Q/A session. Interviewers will have your essays, but not your GPA/MCAT and the interviews/adcom eval counts ~80% and your numbers ~20% for admission(which is cool for some of us). From 12-1 there is lunch, Q/A session with 2 students (one 1st year and one 2nd) and a brief tour (would have been nice to meet more students and maybe some 4th years). One interview in the morning and one in the afternoon... for me, neither one was very difficult, despite other comments on here.

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

No responses