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Duke University School of Medicine

Durham, NC

Allopathic Medical Schools | Private Non-Profit

Application Cycle: 2009-10

⭐ Overall Impressions

How did the interview impress you?

Positively 🙂

What was the stress level of the interview?

2 out of 10
0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress

What are your general comments?

A relatively painless interview. People went out of their way to be friendly.
💬 Interview Process

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

Why Duke?

What was the most interesting question?

What are some difficulties facing physicians today? When you read the newspaper, what section do you read first and why?

How did you prepare for the interview?

I read up on Duke in order to answer the "why duke" question, studentdoctor net, re-read my secondary, made sure I could articulate my motivations for wanting to study medicine.

What was the most difficult question?

none

What impressed you positively?

Duke med students were very happy, neat people. Campus and facilities are state-of-the-art. In general, people were very friendly and made an effort to put the interviewing students at ease.

What impressed you negatively?

the lunch...not very good.

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

This was parents weekend. This made it difficult to find a hotel room close to campus. I suggest that you plan your interview data around hotel availability.
📍 Travel and Logistics

Who was the tour given by?

Student