University of Rochester School of Medicine

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Great school, great faculty, and the students truly seem to have a blast.

Mostly just discussing your activities and essays answered as part of the interview scheduling online.

What would you do if you were no longer able to perform your primary specialty choice? If you would continue practicing medicine, what specialty would you go into?

Read feedback, forum posts and pre-interview essays, but little prep is needed as the interview format is very conversational. The typical "grilling" questions are either not present or are present as a natural extension of the conversation.

Really no difficult questions, these people are definitely not out to get you. They are just looking to associate a real person with the pile of papers in your file.

I realize that it's generally accepted that judging the overall happiness of the students is not appropriate given the sample size of the students you meet during the interview, but this is definitely not the case at Rochester. The admissions office is not separate from the daily operations of the school; in fact, it's quite the opposite. The reception area where we spent most of our time waiting between interviews oursinfo sessions, etc. was smack in the middle of the traffic of med students going to and from classes, as well as the place where the three pots of never-ending free coffee were provided for the students. As such, there was a constant stream of students coming in and out, and not one of them passed through without saying hello andor stopping to chat. They were easily the happiest and most diverse group I have met at a med school yet. This is also true of our visit to the student lounge, where there were several large groups hanging out and a couple guys playing ping-pong. Other than that, the facilities are definitely beautiful and the curriculum is very oriented towards preparing students for the real role of a physician as professionals in an inherently social role rather than teaching science alone.

Nothing, honestly my favorite school I've looked at so far.

That it was that cool, it shook my previous preferences considerably.

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None - Supremely helpful and accommodating.

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