Durham, NC
Allopathic Medical Schools | Private Non-Profit
Application Cycle: 2009-10
⭐ Overall Impressions
How did the interview impress you?
Positively 🙂
What was the stress level of the interview?
3 out of 10
0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress
How you think you did?
9 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?
10 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
How do you rank this school among other schools to which you've applied?
10 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
What are your general comments?
The whole experience was amazing, from meeting the other interviewees (daunting, because the group I interviewed with was primarily male) to touring (facilities were amazing) to the curriculum to the students. It all made Duke my top choice by far.
💬 Interview Process
What is one of the specific questions they asked you?
What have you learned from doing research? (not specifically, but about research in general)
What was the most interesting question?
If you could sit down and have a conversation with anyone in the world, who would you choose and why?
How did you prepare for the interview?
Reading this website and the DukeMed website, reading the newspaper, talking to my student host
What was the most difficult question?
Say you're in a group of 15 people who have to give a presentation to the chancellor of the med school. You, because of personal difficulties, have not pulled your weight, but everyone else has. They call you into a meeting and ask you to step down. The presentation is in two weeks. What do you do?
What impressed you positively?
The facilities are beautiful, and Duke seems like a fabulous place to be. The dean who came in and spoke to us in a group made me so excited to be a physician. Financial aid seems really above and beyond any other institution I've seen so far.
What impressed you negatively?
Getting around Durham was tough--I spent a lot getting to/from the airport. That's about the only thing, though
What did you wish you had known ahead of time?
That the shuttle from the airport doesn't run after 11pm
🤝 Campus and Facilities
How do you rank the facilities?
10 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What is your ranking of this school's location?
9 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What is your ranking of this area's cultural life?
9 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
📍 Travel and Logistics
Who was the tour given by?
Student
How did the tour guide seem?
Enthusiastic
What is your in-state status?
Out of state
What were your total hours spent traveling?
4-6 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?
RDU
Where did you stay?
With students at the school
How would you rate the hotel?
9 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
Would you recommend the hotel?
yes
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