Houston, TX
Allopathic Medical Schools | Private Non-Profit
Faith-Based
Application Cycle: 2009-10
⭐ Overall Impressions
How did the interview impress you?
Negatively ☹️
What was the stress level of the interview?
5 out of 10
0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress
What are your general comments?
Both interviewers were befuddled by the fact that I didn't fit neatly into their conception of what a pre-med is. My grades and scores are very good, so I've spent my time exploring other fields, i.e. political science, education, environmentalism. Instead of being interested in my experiences, they wanted to know why I hadn't spent the last four years behind a bench doing research. Baylor is not a place for people with an interdisciplinary view of medicine or who are interested in being anything more than a researcher with an M.D. or, at most, a surgeon.
💬 Interview Process
What is one of the specific questions they asked you?
What do you do for fun? What else? What else? What else?? What else??? (I work full-time, I don't have THAT much free time.)
What was the most interesting question?
Do you feel culturally isolated? (I'm South Asian and live on the Tex-Mex border.)
How did you prepare for the interview?
talked to student, read Baylor website
What was the most difficult question?
Don't you think that by choosing primary care, you'll be jack of all trades and master of none?
What impressed you positively?
new facilities, huge and high-caliber medical center
What impressed you negatively?
my close-minded and cold interviewers, the "texas or bust" attitude
What did you wish you had known ahead of time?
that baylor is a doctor factory and innovative ideas are not welcome
📍 Travel and Logistics
Who was the tour given by?
Student
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