Thunder Bay & Sudbury, ON
Allopathic Medical Schools | Public Non-Profit
Application Cycle: 2009-10
⭐ Overall Impressions
How did the interview impress you?
Negatively ☹️
What was the stress level of the interview?
4 out of 10
0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress
How you think you did?
10 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?
6 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
How do you rank this school among other schools to which you've applied?
6 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
What are your general comments?
Those applying/accepting offers at NOSM must carefully consider the environment as well as the school itself.
💬 Interview Process
What is one of the specific questions they asked you?
In 20 years from now, what do you expect to be doing?
What was the most interesting question?
A diabetic patient stops taking her conventional medication and turns to faith healing. Discuss issues.
How did you prepare for the interview?
CMAJ's Bioethics for Clinicians
What was the most difficult question?
Debate the positives and negative issues surrounding clean-needle exchange for addicts.
What impressed you negatively?
Although I respect their efforts to promote medicine in Northern Ontario, Thunder Bay is likely the most abysmal city I have visited. Friends comment on how dangerous the city is and how they don't go to campus at night because the campus is surrounded by bush, thus making rapes not uncommon. A gentleman told me to watch my back in fear of getting stabbed by locals. The general environment seemed unwelcoming. One restaurant owner didn't even know Thunder Bay was host to a new medical school!
What did you wish you had known ahead of time?
How degraded the city was and how a significant part of the community is underprivileged/disenfranchised.
🤝 Campus and Facilities
How do you rank the facilities?
3 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What is your ranking of this school's location?
1 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What is your ranking of this area's cultural life?
1 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?
7+ 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
How would you rate the hotel?
5 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
Would you recommend the hotel?
no
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