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Dalhousie University Faculty of Medicine

Halifax, NS

Allopathic Medical Schools | Public Non-Profit

⭐ Overall Impressions

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

4 out of 10

How you think you did?

No responses

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

No responses

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

No responses
💬 Interview Questions

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

Do you feel there is too much emphasis on prevention in medicine?
What specialty?
Why medicine?

What was the most interesting question?

One of your colleagues in the hospital isn't doing their share of work..what do you do?

What was the most difficult question?

I wrote as one of my weaknesses that I can be judgemental: they asked "In what situations would you be judgmental? If a patient smoked? What if their child had cystic fibrosis? Etc."
🤝 Interview Format and Logistics

How long was the interview?

45 minutes

How many people interviewed you?

2

What was the style of the interview?

One-on-one

What type of interview was it?

Open file

Was this interview in-person or virtual?

No responses

Where did the interview take place?

At another location
📍 On-Site Experience

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tour guide seem?

No responses

How do you rank the facilities?

No responses

What is your in-state status?

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What were your total hours spent traveling?

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What was your primary mode of travel?

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

No responses

What airport did you fly into?

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Where did you stay?

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What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

No responses

How would you rate the hotel?

No responses

Would you recommend the hotel?

No responses

What is your ranking of this school's location?

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

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What are your comments on where you stayed?

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✅ Interview Preparation and Impressions

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

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How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

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How did you prepare for the interview?

Practice interviews including one video-taped, read parts of Romanow report, rehearsed typical questions particularly "why medicine?"

What impressed you positively?

The friendliness of the medical students and staff; Halifax is also just a very chilled out town. I liked that the interview was held in a children's clinic: it tickled me to sit on these tiny chairs and drink juice with all of us in suits.

What impressed you negatively?

Nada

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

Nada

What are your general comments?

The interviewers were extremely pleasant and made me feel comfortable. Some of the questions threw me off: a few of the them were drawn from the "describe your strengths and weaknesses" part of the essay, and I felt like I was being encouraged to incriminate myself! Nothing on Nova Scotia health policies per se, although privatization came up.

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

No responses