Yale School of Medicine Individual responses

⭐ Overall Impressions ▼

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

3 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?

Talk about the work you are doing during your year off.

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Tell me about yourself including family background, high school and college experiences, and what you are doing now.

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Why (fill in undergraduate school)?

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What was the most interesting question?

How would you feel if you had patients that repeatedly refused to comply with your directions?

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What was the most difficult question?

Describe the significance of your research using layman's terms. What else do you know about medicine besides what you know from volunteer work?

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🤝 Interview Format and Logistics ▼

How long was the interview?

40 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?

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?

Looked over my application (AMCAS and secondary), read interview feedback, read over my research notes, and thought of answers to commonly asked questions.

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What impressed you positively?

Students are very friendly, very very relaxed, and seem proud of their school as a place you can learn, but also have fun. Faculty seems quite proud of the Yale System. Description of new building that will be ready within 6 months--it will be huge and high tech.

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What impressed you negatively?

Tour was very short--we did not get to see dorms, hospital, etc. The area doesn't seem too exciting.

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What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

You spend a lot of time with the Director of Admissions, Richard Silverman, but he is very friendly, nice, and helpful!

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What are your general comments?

Overall the interview experience was very laid back. I had afternoon interviews. The day started at 10:45am with a rather lengthy talk/introduction with the director of admissions, then we watched an 8 minute video made by the Class of 2004 showing scenes of the school. Next we received detailed directions to our interview sites, then had lunch at Marigold's (nice student cafeteria!), and went on a short tour, and then I had my two consecutive interviews, both lasted about 40 minutes. Both interviewers were very nice and I think they made an effort to make it a relaxed interview. The day ended around 4:30pm.

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What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

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