Rochester, NY
Allopathic Medical Schools | Private Non-Profit
Application Cycle: 2009-10
⭐ Overall Impressions
How do you rank the facilities?
7 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 is your ranking of this school's location?
6 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 is one of the specific questions they asked you?
Why do you want to be a doctor?
What was the most interesting question?
What does it mean to you to have a biopsychosocial mentality?
What was the most difficult question?
Why be a doctor instead of a nurse or physician's assistant?
✅ Interview Preparation and Impressions
How long was the interview?
50 minutes
How did the interview impress you?
Positively 🙂
How many people interviewed you?
2
What was the stress level of the interview?
1 out of 10
0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress
How you think you did?
9 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What was the style of the interview?
One-on-one
What type of interview was it?
Open file
Where did the interview take place?
At the school
How did you prepare for the interview?
Read SDN responses, looked at website, read brochure they sent me
What impressed you positively?
Patient exposure in the 2nd semester, the biopsychosocial focus, how NICE everyone was: people would stop and help me find an office or a building on the undergraduate campus. Also, how supportive the staff and faculty were.
What impressed you negatively?
Hearing about the winter weather at Rochester.
What did you wish you had known ahead of time?
How great it is! I was excited about Rochester before I went there, but now I'm crossing my fingers and hoping I got in!
What are your general comments?
Interviewed with a 3rd year student, and then a faculty who had also attended medical school there. Some standardized questions, time to ask plenty of questions.
📍 On-Site Experience
Who was the tour given by?
Student
How did the tour guide seem?
Enthusiastic
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?
$401-$500
Where did you stay?
Hotel
What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?
Holiday Inn
How would you rate the hotel?
8 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
Would you recommend the hotel?
yes
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