Cleveland, OH
Allopathic Medical Schools | Private Non-Profit
Application Cycle: 2009-10
⭐ Overall Impressions
How do you rank the facilities?
6 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?
7 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
How do you rank this school among other schools to which you've applied?
8 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
What is your ranking of this school's location?
5 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
How is the friendliness of the admissions office?
10 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What is your ranking of this area's cultural life?
5 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?
10 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
💬 Interview Questions
What is one of the specific questions they asked you?
What makes you think you're ready to commit to medicine?
What was the most interesting question?
How did you like the other schools you've interviewed with?
What was the most difficult question?
The business/quality question; my business experience is minimal, and I didn't want to make claims I couldn't support.
✅ Interview Preparation and Impressions
How long was the interview?
60+ minutes
How did the interview impress you?
Positively 🙂
How many people interviewed you?
2
What was the stress level of the interview?
2 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 the school
How did you prepare for the interview?
SDN forums, read over application.
What impressed you positively?
The availability of dual M.S. programs, the research opportunities, how comprehensive small group sessions could be, the built-in four-month thesis time, two hours of Anatomy lab every other week, Cleveland traffic, Cleveland symphony orchestra.
What impressed you negatively?
Need for a car, lake weather. Unavailability of online lectures. Anatomy stretches across both pre-clinical years. Early start date might cause complications with current schedule.
What are your general comments?
The school seems great. I was surprised that 50% of time was spent in small group versus lecture, but the small groups ended up being more focused than I expected.
Faculty interview is open-file; student interview is closed-file.
📍 On-Site Experience
Who was the tour given by?
Student
How did the tour guide seem?
Enthusiastic
What is your in-state status?
Out of state
What were your total hours spent traveling?
7+ hours
What was your primary mode of travel?
Airplane
About how much did you spend on room, food, and travel?
$201-$300
What airport did you fly into?
Cleveland
Where did you stay?
Friends or family
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