Washington, DC
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?
1 out of 10
0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress
How you think you did?
9 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?
8 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
How do you rank this school among other schools to which you've applied?
8 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
What are your general comments?
I was much more impressed by GW than I expected. There were two 30 minute interviews, one with a medical student (2nd or 4th year), and one with a physician.
💬 Interview Process
What is one of the specific questions they asked you?
How did you get here? (i.e. decide on medicine)
How did you prepare for the interview?
Thoroughly read the GWU website, reviewed interview info on SDN, and reviewed AMCAS and secondary applications.
What was the most difficult question?
None. (But it would have been possible to ramble on any of them.)
What impressed you positively?
Global health and policy opportunities available to medical students and the institutional focus on training socially engaged physicians.
What impressed you negatively?
High debt load, tuition, cost of living.
What did you wish you had known ahead of time?
That the interviews would be very conversational. Vegetarians may want to inform the interview coordinator of their dietary restrictions ahead of time because they provide a limited number of vegetarian meals otherwise.
🤝 Campus and Facilities
How do you rank the facilities?
7 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What is your ranking of this school's location?
9 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
How is the friendliness of the admissions office?
10 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
How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?
8 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What are your suggestions for the admissions office?
Mention that vegan or vegetarian interviewees should request an appropriate lunch ahead of time.
📍 Travel and Logistics
Who was the tour given by?
Other
How did the tour guide seem?
Enthusiastic
What is your in-state status?
In state
What were your total hours spent traveling?
0-1 hour
What was your primary mode of travel?
Other
About how much did you spend on room, food, and travel?
< $100
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