Boston, MA
Allopathic Medical Schools | Private Non-Profit
Application Cycle: 2009-10
⭐ Overall Impressions
How do you rank the facilities?
8 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?
10 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
How do you rank this school among other schools to which you've applied?
10 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
What is your ranking of this school's location?
8 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
How is the friendliness of the admissions office?
2 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
How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?
4 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
💬 Interview Questions
What was the most interesting question?
Give me two words to describe how you participate in groups
What was the most difficult question?
Do you think your volunteering makes a real difference?
✅ Interview Preparation and Impressions
How long was the interview?
45 minutes
How did the interview impress you?
Negatively ☹️
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?
6 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 another location
How did you prepare for the interview?
Harvard website, SDN, student host
What impressed you positively?
Nice facilities, intergrated curriculum, amazing resources, interesting students, enthusiastic and readily available faculty
What impressed you negatively?
Smugness, bordering on narcissism, seems to ooze out of the pores of everyone there. Very insular and cliqueish feel. The unfriendly admissions office.
What did you wish you had known ahead of time?
I would have hours and hours and hours to kill during the day. SDN warned me...
What are your general comments?
I came to this interview expecting/hoping to be a little more wowed than I actually was.
What are your suggestions for the admissions office?
Give students a list of classes they could audit to fill downtime instead of hospital tours
📍 On-Site Experience
Who was the tour given by?
Student
How did the tour guide seem?
Neutral
What is your in-state status?
Out of state
What were your total hours spent traveling?
4-6 hours
What was your primary mode of travel?
Other
About how much did you spend on room, food, and travel?
$301-$400
What airport did you fly into?
Logan
Where did you stay?
With students at the school
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