University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Individual responses

⭐ Overall Impressions ▼

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

1 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?

describe your family (this is the one question that started my conversation with the admissions committee person.

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strengths (one of the questions on the "suggested?" list)

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what do you like besides medicine. (very open ended..) I started by replying I thought law was interesting and i've always wanted to audit a law class.. but then he kinda rephased his question and said "What do you like to do for fun." =p

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What was the most interesting question?

nothing crazy. everything based on the conversation at hand

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What was the most difficult question?

...well what do you think is preventing major change in the health care area today? (I was talking about problems with managed care and the lack of health insurance and how I'd like to change it if I was given the chance)

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🤝 Interview Format and Logistics ▼

How long was the interview?

60+ 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?

No responses

Where did the interview take place?

At the school

📍 On-Site Experience ▼

Who was the tour given by?

Admissions staff

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?

No responses

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

No responses

How did you prepare for the interview?

this website, pitt brochure

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What impressed you positively?

students are very happy

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What impressed you negatively?

the city. tour of the school wasn't impressive either. didn't get to see the hospitals. cafeteria sux

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What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

my interview day's schedule ended at 2. If i had known that, I would've gotten an earlier bus ride out of pitt, or gotten a later bus and planned to do something in the city. If you're not flying, maybe call a couple days ahead and plan your bus/car trip accordingly.

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What are your general comments?

As described in all previous postings, the interviews were VERY conversational. You have 3 interviews; one with a student, one with a faculty member (both scheduled for 1 hr), and a short 15 min with someone on the admissions committee. The student had a list of questions which I think he was supposed to ask and fill out on a sheet, but we never got around to em becuase we were just talking about all sorts of things in a conversational way. I guess the list of Q's is a suggested list for non-talkers? (either that or I failed the interview in the fist 5 minutes and he decided not to waste his time in answering the Q's!) The faculty interview was very conversational as well and they don't do anything to rattle you or ask any hard questions at all. I was only asked like 3 questions out of the blue, and the rest of them were little questions that were based on the conversation.

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What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

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