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Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Baltimore, MD

Allopathic Medical Schools | Private Non-Profit

⭐ Overall Impressions

How did the interview impress you?

No change

What was the stress level of the interview?

2 out of 10

How you think you did?

8 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?

9 out of 10
💬 Interview Questions

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

How do you see healthcare changing over the next few years?
How would your friends describe you?
Where do you see yourself in 10 years?

What was the most interesting question?

What do you think about healthcare for illegal immigrants?

What was the most difficult question?

Why Johns Hopkins? (I'm interested in primary care)
🤝 Interview Format and Logistics

How long was the interview?

45 minutes

How many people interviewed you?

2

What was the style of the interview?

One-on-one

What type of interview was it?

Closed file

Was this interview in-person or virtual?

No responses

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?

8 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?

Airplane

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

$301-$400

What airport did you fly into?

BWI

Where did you stay?

At school facility

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

No responses

How would you rate the hotel?

5 out of 10

Would you recommend the hotel?

yes

What is your ranking of this school's location?

2 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?

7 out of 10

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

7 out of 10

How did you prepare for the interview?

read SDN, Bodenheimer health policy book, U of Washington bioethics website, JHU glossy marketing materials and website, talking to students at the greeter's reception the night before

What impressed you positively?

illustrious faculty, top notch research, students seemed genuinely happy about just about everything except for the crappy location; housing prices are really cheap; the story is that it is not really competitive amongst students anymore; opportunities and resources abound; inner harbor and fells point areas are nice, otherwise the whole city is an enormous ghetto, the city is pretty much dead by 11 o clock at night

What impressed you negatively?

Baltimore is extremely ghetto and there is not much to do there at all, there is no family medicine department or rotation at hopkins

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

It is really easy to get an MD/MPH from the top public health school in the country if you are interested

What are your general comments?

The tour was nice, there is a ripped Jesus on steroids statue in the bell tower area. We got sent to a lounge area and then were pulled out for interviews. One is a 15 minute closed file with a 4th yr med student. The other is a 45 minute open file with a faculty member. Sitting in the lounge and chatting with the 4th yr meds. By then, we already had so much opportunity to ask questions that we mostly talked about social stuff

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

No responses