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?

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How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

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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?

How do you plan to finance your medical education?

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What are your biggest strengths?

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Why do you want to be a physician?

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What was the most interesting question?

Describe your family for me.

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What was the most difficult question?

What is your biggest weakness?

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🤝 Interview Format and Logistics ▼

How long was the interview?

60+ 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 the school

📍 On-Site Experience ▼

Who was the tour given by?

Admissions staff

How did the tour guide seem?

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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?

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?

I read this website, the school's website, and read my AMCAS application thoroughly.

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What impressed you positively?

The facility is great and the students are very friendly.

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What impressed you negatively?

The school's parking is $3.00 a day, so if you drive a car to school it may get pretty expensive.

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What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

That the place where the interview day starts is on the 11th floor in a room that is very hard to find if you don't know where to go. When you go up the elevators, take a left into the museum (10 feet away), then go through the museum until you reach room. I went took a right initially to the cafeteria.

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What are your general comments?

The day started with a meeting with faculty, who presented about financial aid, the medical school, and Pittsburgh. We were given bagels and drinks (which was great since most of us had not eaten). There were about nine of us interviewing. We were given a tour by the financial aid director. We had lunch with medical students and then had our interviews in the afternoon. I was interviewed by one student, one physician, and another staff member. These interviews were the best interviews (relaxed, open dialogue, very interested people, friendly) of all the interviews I have had (7 schools, 18 people). The interviewers were sincerely interested in me and wanted to know more about who I am as a person. I learned a lot about the area by asking questions of the interviewers. The students are happy at the medical school. Pittsburgh is a nice city, that is very affordable $80K buys you a house not too far from the school. It has problem based learning integrated into a traditional style of teaching.

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What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

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