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Georgetown University School of Medicine

Washington, DC

Allopathic Medical Schools | Private Non-Profit

Faith-Based

⭐ Overall Impressions

How did the interview impress you?

Negatively

What was the stress level of the interview?

4 out of 10

How you think you did?

4 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

0 out of 10

How do you rank this school among other schools to which you've applied?

0 out of 10
💬 Interview Questions

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

How will the public option, if passed, affect physicians.
Specific questions related to my file. However, the answer to these questions were already in my file (when did you do this activity...what was that like...)
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.

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.
🤝 Interview Format and Logistics

How long was the interview?

35 minutes

How many people interviewed you?

1

What was the style of the interview?

One-on-one

What type of interview was it?

Open file

Was this interview in-person or virtual?

No responses

Where did the interview take place?

At the school
📍 On-Site Experience

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tour guide seem?

Neutral

How do you rank the facilities?

0 out of 10

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

Would you recommend the hotel?

yes

What is your ranking of this school's location?

2 out of 10

What is your ranking of this area's cultural life?

6 out of 10

What are your comments on where you stayed?

No responses
✅ Interview Preparation and Impressions

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

0 out of 10

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

0 out of 10

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 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.

What are your general comments?

Georgetown failed on their end of the interview.

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.