Rochester, NY
Allopathic Medical Schools | Private Non-Profit
Application Cycle: 2009-10
⭐ Overall Impressions
How did the interview impress you?
Positively 🙂
What was the stress level of the interview?
1 out of 10
0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress
What are your general comments?
They make the day really relaxing and fun. Even though the famous Mary Scardetta (loved secretary) is leaving, the new secretary is great and even though the day starts early, it's really relaxing. The interviews are very laid back and straightforward, and everyone is so approachable. They purposely make it closed file because they want you to be yourself without feeling like you're being evaluated, and some of them don't even want to know your four extracurricular activities! Both of mine did the interviews completely blindly and just wanted to hear about me and what I like to do and what drives me.
💬 Interview Process
What is one of the specific questions they asked you?
(regarding my research) What were your hypotheses and how did you test them?
What was the most interesting question?
What is so satisfying about music? (I majored in music and we were talking about my research)
How did you prepare for the interview?
read this site, practiced answering questions out loud, read the brochure they sent and read their website, went out and had fun the night before to relax
What was the most difficult question?
What is the biggest problem with our health care system today?
What impressed you positively?
how happy, friendly and satisfied the students are - i knew four of the first years from undergrad and they were all thrilled with their first month of school. they said the faculty actually listen to and use their suggestions for improvement!
What impressed you negatively?
i happened to get an annoying schedule - i had two hours to spend in the morning before my first interview, but that ended up being fine because i sat in on classes - DO THAT! then in the afternoon, my second interview wasn't until 3:30, so i had to kill 2.5 hours pretty much wandering around the hospital.
What did you wish you had known ahead of time?
nothing - have those 4 extracurricular activities in mind to write down.
📍 Travel and Logistics
Who was the tour given by?
Student
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