University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine Individual responses

⭐ Overall Impressions ▼

How did the interview impress you?

Negatively

What was the stress level of the interview?

5 out of 10

How you think you did?

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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?

(4)What one strength and one weakness would your best friend comment upon? (5)What do you do for fun? (6)Use one word to describe yourself (6) How would you deal with a difficult group member? (7) What was a difficult decision that you had to make?

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(8) Why do you want to come to Ottawa? (8) What was a recent book you read? (9) How do you keep up with current events? (10) Discuss a current topic.

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1) Tell me about yourself and why medicine (they were in so much of a hurry that they lumped two important questions together) (2) Why not physiotherapy (3) Why not become a vet (this was because the 4th year student had read something on my profile about zoology -- really, research in zoology does not = a career in vet medicine)

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What was the most interesting question?

I was hoping for an ethical question but didn't get any at all! There was no interesting question -- all were standard, run of the mill, boring old questions.

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What was the most difficult question?

Why not physiotherapy? The jerk on the panel kept hounding me with this question after I had finished telling them why I wanted to become a doctor!

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🤝 Interview Format and Logistics ▼

How long was the interview?

45 minutes

How many people interviewed you?

3

What was the style of the interview?

One-on-one

What type of interview was it?

Closed file

Was this interview in-person or virtual?

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Where did the interview take place?

At the school

📍 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?

No responses

What were your total hours spent traveling?

No responses

What was your primary mode of travel?

No responses

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

No responses

What airport did you fly into?

No responses

Where did you stay?

No responses

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?

No responses

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

No responses

What are your comments on where you stayed?

No responses

✅ Interview Preparation and Impressions ▼

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

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How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

No responses

How did you prepare for the interview?

Mock interviews, practiced sample questions, read the newspaper, tried to calm down :)

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What impressed you positively?

The school itself -- the faculty really tries to integrate technology into the classroom. It encourages the use of palm pilots, and laptops are mandatory for students. Very advanced tech-wise.

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What impressed you negatively?

As I was the last person to be interviewed for the day, my interviewers were more interested in finishing off than listening to me. The 4th year medical student actually left the building before I did -- talk about being in a hurry!

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What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

How much it sucks to be the last one to be interviewed!

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What are your general comments?

The school itself is very nice, and I would like to be a part of it. However, I don't think that the end of the interview went so well because of all the rushing. I felt that I should have taken more time-outs to control my thoughts and slow down the pace of the interview.

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What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

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