Toronto, ON
Allopathic Medical Schools | Public Non-Profit
Application Cycle: 2009-10
⭐ Overall Impressions
How did the interview impress you?
Positively 🙂
What was the stress level of the interview?
10 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?
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 are your general comments?
The interview was relaxed, with the student and professor being very friendly and joking. After the first few questions, I stopped feeling nervous, and the rest of the ~40 minutes passed very quickly.
💬 Interview Process
What is one of the specific questions they asked you?
Your essay includes a number of quotations. Do you take any literature courses?
What was the most interesting question?
Your essay included the quote "beggaring description". Can you please explain it?
How did you prepare for the interview?
I read over posted interviews (on this site), read over the school's history, and reviewed my personal essay.
What was the most difficult question?
Describe a typical day in your life. (this was actually hard for me)
What impressed you positively?
The medical students and faculty members were not condescending; rather, they were very kind and approachable.
What impressed you negatively?
As I already attend the school as an undergraduate, none of the negatives still bother me.
What did you wish you had known ahead of time?
I made no great discoveries the day of the interview.
🤝 Campus and Facilities
How do you rank the facilities?
10 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What is your ranking of this school's location?
10 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What is your ranking of this area's cultural life?
7 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
📍 Travel and Logistics
What were your total hours spent traveling?
0-1 hour
What was your primary mode of travel?
Train or subway
About how much did you spend on room, food, and travel?
< $100
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