Palo Alto, CA
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?
2 out of 10
0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress
What are your general comments?
Overall, it was quite a good interview experience. The day was quite long, and I had to wait for 20-30mins for my interviewers to show up (the student and faculty interviewers are quite busy). But, the Admissions' office counselors were really nice and easy to talk to. We had a very encouraging exit talk from one of them, which I thought was a fitting end to the day. Tuition and fees are being estimated at about $54,700 for the 2004-05 entering class. Although the financial aid is quite good, there is a $30,000 cap and you have to work as a TA or write research proposals to earn the rest of the money for school (if you don't want to borrow too much money). Maybe this is why most students at Stanford stay for 5years instead of 4.
💬 Interview Process
What is one of the specific questions they asked you?
Describe you research and work experiences and your level of contribution/commitment.
What was the most interesting question?
What kind of research or scholarly pursuit would you like to engage in at Stanford?
How did you prepare for the interview?
This was my ninth interview, so I was pretty comfortable with the generic questions. I checked out http://www.stanford.edu/~ralphc/convince.htm and spoke with my student host.
What was the most difficult question?
Nothing really, most of the questions had to do with my level of involvement in the different activities I had listed on my application.
What impressed you positively?
The Stanford University campus is arguably one of the most impressive ones I've ever seen. If you have time during your interview trip, make sure you see more than just the medical school section of the campus.
What impressed you negatively?
There's not really much to do in Palo Alto, so most students hang out in San Francisco on the weekends. It's hard to get to SF without a car, so it's a good idea to have friends with cars.
What did you wish you had known ahead of time?
It's very easy to get lost while driving around all the one-way streets on campus.
📍 Travel and Logistics
Who was the tour given by?
Student
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