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University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine

Toronto, ON

Allopathic Medical Schools | Public Non-Profit

Application Cycle: 2009-10

⭐ Overall Impressions

How do you rank the facilities?

6 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

6 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above

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

7 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above

What is your ranking of this school's location?

9 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great

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

8 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
💬 Interview Questions

What was the most interesting question?

We're under a gag order from UofT. Suffice it to say that if you get the wrong interviewer, accept my most heartfelt sympathies...
✅ Interview Preparation and Impressions

How long was the interview?

60+ minutes

How did the interview impress you?

Negatively ☹️

How many people interviewed you?

2

What was the stress level of the interview?

10 out of 10
0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress

How you think you did?

1 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great

What was the style of the interview?

In a group

What type of interview was it?

Open file

Where did the interview take place?

At the school

How did you prepare for the interview?

I bettered myself as a human being, SDN, reading on medical practice, healthcare, CanMEDS 2000, medical ethics reading, Hastings Institute site on health policy, PBS site on financial crises of medical systems in North America

What impressed you positively?

In spite of living an hour away from campus, an early Sunday morning drive only took 45 mins.

What impressed you negatively?

Awful interviewers. Student leaders of the interview proceedings were foul-mouthed and a little too insouciant about our life-altering interview day. Also, I've seen nicer facilities at almost every school I visited.

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

That my interviewers would be adversarial the whole way through.

What are your general comments?

Bad.
📍 On-Site Experience

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tour guide seem?

Neutral

What is your in-state status?

In state

What was your primary mode of travel?

Train or subway