Washington, DC
Allopathic Medical Schools | Private Non-Profit
Faith-Based
Application Cycle: 2009-10
⭐ Overall Impressions
How did the interview impress you?
Negatively ☹️
What was the stress level of the interview?
4 out of 10
0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress
How you think you did?
4 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?
0 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
How do you rank this school among other schools to which you've applied?
0 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
What are your general comments?
Georgetown failed on their end of the interview.
💬 Interview Process
What is one of the specific questions they asked you?
The basic 3: Tell me about yourself / What attracts you to our program / When did you decide on a career in medicine
What was the most interesting question?
None of them were interesting. All were cookie-cutter questions. My interviewer didn't really do his part to interact with me and spent too much idle time glancing through my file.
How did you prepare for the interview?
There are apparently three questions the interviewee will be asked to answer: Why Georgetown, Why medicine, and What's going on with HC Reform. The rest is verification of your file.
What was the most difficult question?
What was difficult was trying to make a friendly connection with the interviewer. He didn't seem to want to be there.
What impressed you positively?
Nothing.
What impressed you negatively?
Everything. If I had known what I know now, I wouldn't have wasted my day there. The curriculum has a bad track record - it seems to be continually evolving due to student complaints. The facilities are awful. Just see for yourself. The admissions staff are the rudest I've come across yet. Georgetown is too focused on emphasizing that it selects a very particular kind of student for its class, and after meeting some of the students, I seriously question the criteria. Georgetown continually ranks poorly as a medical school, and the reasons become apparent on the interview day. Also, I asked the students if the teaching faculty was good, and they unanimously told me that they were disappointed with their lecturers.
What did you wish you had known ahead of time?
Not to attend interview day.
🤝 Campus and Facilities
How do you rank the facilities?
0 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What is your ranking of this school's location?
2 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
How is the friendliness of the admissions office?
0 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What is your ranking of this area's cultural life?
6 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?
0 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What are your suggestions for the admissions office?
From beginning to end, the interview day is impersonal and disappointing. It would be nice to be greeted by someone, or better yet, be introduced to the program by someone with a somewhat up-beat attitude. Everyone with whom we interacted was rude and unfriendly.
📍 Travel and Logistics
Who was the tour given by?
Student
How did the tour guide seem?
Neutral
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?
Airplane
About how much did you spend on room, food, and travel?
$501+
What airport did you fly into?
Reagan National
Where did you stay?
Hotel
What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?
Holiday Inn Arlington
How would you rate the hotel?
10 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
Would you recommend the hotel?
yes
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