University of Rochester School of Medicine Individual responses

⭐ Overall Impressions ▼

How did the interview impress you?

Negatively

What was the stress level of the interview?

6 out of 10

How you think you did?

7 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

8 out of 10

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

8 out of 10

💬 Interview Questions ▼

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

Physician interviewer: Do you have any questions for me? (He asked this at the very beginning of the interview which caught me off guard, be prepared)

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Physician interviewer: Where else are you applying to? What are you going to do if you dont get accepted? (its just unprofessional and has nothing to do with me and Rochester)

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Student interviewer: How did you chose your college?

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What was the most interesting question?

None I can remember, pretty generic questions.

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What was the most difficult question?

Where else are you applying to? (None of your business! Ofcourse, I didnt say that)

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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?

Enthusiastic

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?

7+ hours

What was your primary mode of travel?

Automobile

About how much did you spend on room, food, and travel?

$101-$200

What airport did you fly into?

No responses

Where did you stay?

Hotel

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

Microtel

How would you rate the hotel?

5 out of 10

Would you recommend the hotel?

no

What is your ranking of this school's location?

4 out of 10

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

5 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?

8 out of 10

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

8 out of 10

How did you prepare for the interview?

MSAR, SDN, Rochester web site.

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What impressed you positively?

The biopsychosocial model makes sense, I think other schools have it but just dont call it that. Good facilities, the place felt very academic with numerous specialties and what not if you are interested. I sat in on a lecture, it was interesting and felt very collegial.

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What impressed you negatively?

Although the med students were great, my fellow applicants were mediclones: square and uninteresting people I couldnt see myself going to school, much less being friends, with. The school is known for its research, but all the students and faculty I met were pretty uninterested and unknowledgeable in it. The city is trying (and the med school hypes it), but they've got a ways to go til there is a diverse cultural life going in the city. Not everyone want to go to symphony orchestras and farmers' markets every weekend.

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What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

Its cold and gloomy there, bring your umbrella. Good weather for studying all the time I guess.

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What are your general comments?

I had a somewhat tense interview with a physician and a more relaxed one with a 4th year med student. If the physician actually read the info Rochester made me fill out for the interview, maybe we could have spent more time conversing rather than going over the timeline of my activities. Research is done at Rochester, but the students seem unenthusiastic about it. The research that some did do was more of a statistical nature rather than basic or translational research. It seemed like students were ''doing research'' to put a check mark next to having done it but I guess you can commit yourself more if you so desire. Winters are cold there, and everyone tried it convince us that it ''wasnt that bad''. Overall, I felt like I would get a good education at Rochester, partly because theres not much else to do there.

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What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

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