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Harvard Medical School

Boston, MA

Allopathic Medical Schools | Private Non-Profit

Application Cycle: 2012-13

⭐ Overall Impressions

How did the interview impress you?

Positively 🙂

What was the stress level of the interview?

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

How you think you did?

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 are your general comments?

Loved my experience here. My fellow interviewees were awesome. The interviewers were fair. There was a lot of free time to roam around. I used this time to get to know my fellow interviewees. The students there were helpful and friendly. Boston is great as was the campus. I recommend staying with a student host.
💬 Interview Process

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

Tell me more about your research.

What was the most interesting question?

What is something about yourself that you are proud of?

How did you prepare for the interview?

SDN; did a lot of thinking and writing.

What was the most difficult question?

If your goal is to be a positive part of peoples lives, why not some other careers? Why physician? Here I explained the other reasons I like the career such as it being intellectualy fulfilling.

What impressed you positively?

The interviewers were fair

What impressed you negatively?

I had no problems but others did with interview scheduling and lunch/tour conflicts

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

Nothing really
🤝 Campus and Facilities

What is your ranking of this school's location?

10 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

7 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great

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

10 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

7 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

Everything was fine for me. However some people had interviews that were very close to lunch or during the tour and maybe that can be avoided in the future.