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Harvard Medical School

Boston, MA

Allopathic Medical Schools | Private Non-Profit

⭐ Overall Impressions

How did the interview impress you?

Negatively

What was the stress level of the interview?

4 out of 10

How you think you did?

6 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

10 out of 10

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

10 out of 10
💬 Interview Questions

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

Could you live in Boston? (I'm from a warm climate)
Tell me about XX in your file.
Why Harvard?

What was the most interesting question?

Give me two words to describe how you participate in groups

What was the most difficult question?

Do you think your volunteering makes a real difference?
🤝 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?

Open file

Was this interview in-person or virtual?

No responses

Where did the interview take place?

At another location
📍 On-Site Experience

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tour guide seem?

Neutral

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?

4-6 hours

What was your primary mode of travel?

Other

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

$301-$400

What airport did you fly into?

Logan

Where did you stay?

With students at the school

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

No responses

How would you rate the hotel?

No responses

Would you recommend the hotel?

No responses

What is your ranking of this school's location?

8 out of 10

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

8 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?

2 out of 10

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

4 out of 10

How did you prepare for the interview?

Harvard website, SDN, student host

What impressed you positively?

Nice facilities, intergrated curriculum, amazing resources, interesting students, enthusiastic and readily available faculty

What impressed you negatively?

Smugness, bordering on narcissism, seems to ooze out of the pores of everyone there. Very insular and cliqueish feel. The unfriendly admissions office.

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

I would have hours and hours and hours to kill during the day. SDN warned me...

What are your general comments?

I came to this interview expecting/hoping to be a little more wowed than I actually was.

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

Give students a list of classes they could audit to fill downtime instead of hospital tours