Boston, MA
Allopathic Medical Schools | Private Non-Profit
Application Cycle: 2009-10
⭐ Overall Impressions
How do you rank the facilities?
9 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?
10 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
How do you rank this school among other schools to which you've applied?
10 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
What is your ranking of this school's location?
8 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What is your ranking of this area's cultural life?
10 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
💬 Interview Questions
What is one of the specific questions they asked you?
Tell me about you...Why medicine?
✅ Interview Preparation and Impressions
How long was the interview?
50 minutes
How did the interview impress you?
Positively 🙂
How many people interviewed you?
2
What was the stress level of the interview?
3 out of 10
0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress
How you think you did?
6 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What was the style of the interview?
One-on-one
What type of interview was it?
Open file
Where did the interview take place?
At a regional location
How did you prepare for the interview?
SDN, viewbook, read AMCAS/notes used for AMCAS
What impressed you positively?
As others have said here, the facilities are beautiful. But I was impressed by how practical and cheerful and facilities were: plenty of light, sensible spaces for groups of students to work together on the PBL curriculum. Boston is very doable of foot and the T, and there is no shortage of international food. Also, there are a million small neighborhoods with unique characters that make living in Boston seem less urban.
What impressed you negatively?
Had to take a taxi to MGH for my second interview and taxi was very late. Would have been better to take the free shuttle, in retrospect.
What did you wish you had known ahead of time?
MyCourses: a very cool intranet system for managing and viewing course resources, including indexed video of lectures. Curious about the nephron? Run a search and find the segment of the video clip that deals with nephrons. Cool.
What are your general comments?
Day began at 8 with coffee and pastries. Dean-type talked about the curriculum and motivations of the students. Also, student talked about PBL. All had an interview in the morning at one of the affiliate hospitals, then lunch and tour at 12. Then another interview in the afternoon. 1st and 2nd year students are around to talk to and tell you stories.
📍 On-Site Experience
Who was the tour given by?
Student
How did the tour guide seem?
Enthusiastic
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?
BOS
Where did you stay?
Friends or family
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