Edmonton, AB
Allopathic Medical Schools | Public Non-Profit
Application Cycle: 2009-10
⭐ Overall Impressions
How do you rank the facilities?
10 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?
9 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?
10 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
💬 Interview Questions
What is one of the specific questions they asked you?
Why medicine? What are your hobbies?
What was the most interesting question?
Why do you think about the Canadian Men's Hockey Team losing in the Olympics, while the Women's Hockey Team won the gold. (I loved this question, because I was randomly thinking about the other day)
What was the most difficult question?
An ethics questions about choosing between going to see a rare surgery in my field of choice performed by a surgeon I wanted to impress, and attending to a child who needed to be admitted (there was a second part to the question about another resident who didnt show up for work)
✅ Interview Preparation and Impressions
How long was the interview?
45 minutes
How did the interview impress you?
Positively 🙂
How many people interviewed you?
3
What was the stress level of the interview?
5 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?
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?
Read an ethics book (no assisted suicide!!!), read some news articles (Public vs. Private), read interview feedbacks, went over questions.
What impressed you positively?
There is this student lounge with amazing stuff (X-Box, Foosball, Pool, etc.) and once I saw it, I was like: "I am coming here."
What impressed you negatively?
Not much, only thing was that when you come in early, its hard to meet people unless you approach them or sit at a table where someone else is sitting and start talking, but after that its all good.
What did you wish you had known ahead of time?
1) The set-up of the interview room is surprising, its a really small table, with the interviewers all sitting on one side of the table, and you sit at one, so you gotta move your head back and forth to make eye contact, and the interviewers are really close (but makes you comfortable that they arent "high" above you.
2) No matter how much you say you arent going to be nervous, its just a natural thing, and you have to try to calm yourself down so you can focus on the interview.
What are your general comments?
AMAZING! Adrenaline is pumping, and its just the greatest feeling when you leave the room and you are pleased with the way things went (although you'll still feel nervous for a little while for no reason)
📍 On-Site Experience
Who was the tour given by?
Student
How did the tour guide seem?
Enthusiastic
What is your in-state status?
In state
What were your total hours spent traveling?
0-1 hour
What was your primary mode of travel?
Automobile
Where did you stay?
At school facility
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