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Dalhousie University Faculty of Medicine

Halifax, NS

Allopathic Medical Schools | Public Non-Profit

Application Cycle: 2009-10

⭐ Overall Impressions

How did the interview impress you?

Positively 🙂

What was the stress level of the interview?

5 out of 10
0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress

How you think you did?

6 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

8 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 interviews were relaxed and put me at ease, without giving too much information about how well I was doing. The interviewers paid attention, taking turns writing notes.
💬 Interview Process

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

Why medicine?

What was the most interesting question?

Would you consider medicine a science?

How did you prepare for the interview?

CMAJ ethics journal, newspaper, practiced questions.

What was the most difficult question?

If there is anything you would like us to say to the admissions committee concerning your application, what would it be?

What impressed you positively?

The great atmosphere, the people, including faculty, staff, and students, and the way the interviewers kept me at ease during the interview.

What impressed you negatively?

The building in which admissions and student affairs is located seemed old. The administration seemed a little disorganized.

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

That my interview had been rescheduled to a different day.
🤝 Campus and Facilities

How do you rank the facilities?

7 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?

10 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
📍 Travel and Logistics

What is your in-state status?

In 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?

$501+

Where did you stay?

Hotel

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

Lord Nelson

How would you rate the hotel?

9 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great

Would you recommend the hotel?

yes