Duke University School of Medicine Individual responses

⭐ Overall Impressions ▼

How did the interview impress you?

No change

What was the stress level of the interview?

8 out of 10

How you think you did?

5 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

9 out of 10

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

5 out of 10

💬 Interview Questions ▼

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

Tell me about your research.

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Why did you apply to Duke?

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Would you like a York peppermint patty? (yes i was really asked this, and i did not decline his offer.)

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What was the most interesting question?

suppose you are a 3rd/4th year med student and the resident on call or attending is WAY stressed out. a patient's just died and the resident/attending is just too uptight and stressed to handle delivering the news to the family and begs you to do it for him/her. (Recall that it's technically unethical for you to deliver the news to the family.) What do you tell your resident/attending?

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What was the most difficult question?

i was really confused cause i had read all these SDN interview things and everyone says they ask really hard, socially significant questions at duke, but i got really standard ones. no curveballs or anything.

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🤝 Interview Format and Logistics ▼

How long was the interview?

30 minutes

How many people interviewed you?

2

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?

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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?

7 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

Out of state

What were your total hours spent traveling?

0-1 hour

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?

Friends or family

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?

1 out of 10

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

2 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 read SDN duke interviews and psyched myself up by repeating motivational phrases in front of the mirror.

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What impressed you positively?

really sweet books in the interview waiting room - i esp love liberal propaganda, and that room is full of it! there was even this one admissions book on the table which had a chapter slamming duke's elitist admissions policies.

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What impressed you negatively?

durham sucks A LOT.

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What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

some popscicle place down some windy roads and in a shack! it was delicious!

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What are your general comments?

basically i chilled with my really goood HS friend (undergrad at duke) for a weekend, and then had this interview which i was terrified about but turned out to be no big deal. then i chilled with my HS friend some more. it was like a vacation from my real life.

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What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

No responses

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