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Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

Cleveland, OH

Allopathic Medical Schools | Private Non-Profit

Application Cycle: 2009-10

⭐ Overall Impressions

How do you rank the facilities?

9 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

8 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above

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

8 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above

What is your ranking of this school's location?

7 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?

what's your impression of our new curriculum?

What was the most interesting question?

give me an example of altruism in which you were the donor

What was the most difficult question?

hypothetical situation- you're a doctor who has just told an elderly patient that her latest lab results show she has three months to live, you leave her room after telling her to find a group of people who say they are her family and want to know how she is doing. what do you do?
✅ Interview Preparation and Impressions

How long was the interview?

60+ minutes

How did the interview impress you?

Positively 🙂

How many people interviewed you?

2

What was the stress level of the interview?

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

How you think you did?

7 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 over case website, interview feedback

What impressed you positively?

the new curriculum seems amazing, the facilities are nice and all of the students are friendly and enthusiastic

What impressed you negatively?

nothing really

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

the students have several different places on campus for them to study in- small group rooms, individual desks in a study area

What are your general comments?

the amount of information they gave us was overwhelming. current students came to talk to us during all of our downtime and were always enthusiastic, my interviews went a little long so i didn't get to sit in on a class but there was an information session, a q and a with students, a financial aid talk, and an introduction at the beginning of the day in a very impressive room that overlooked cleveland.
📍 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?

2-3 hours

What was your primary mode of travel?

Airplane

About how much did you spend on room, food, and travel?

$101-$200

What airport did you fly into?

CLE

Where did you stay?

Friends or family

How would you rate the hotel?

8 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great

Would you recommend the hotel?

no