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Yale School of Medicine

New Haven, CT

Allopathic Medical Schools | Private Non-Profit

⭐ Overall Impressions

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

2 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?

Are you coping ok with interviewing while still in school?
Expand on what you wrote about national healthcare.
Tell me about your cycling.

What was the most interesting question?

What do you think about national healthcare? (I've studied this and mentioned it in my essays)

What was the most difficult question?

Did you consider doing thesis work as an undergraduate? Why not?
🤝 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?

No responses

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

No responses

How did you prepare for the interview?

read about Yale system

What impressed you positively?

autonomy students have; Yale-at-large means you can take any class at Yale and don't have to pay for it; 5th year option (for research or a dual degree), the "grading" scheme

What impressed you negatively?

I had major issues with trying to stay in Harkness. It's too much to type, but I would not trust the staff in the dorm to do their jobs properly. I ended up having to walk through New Haven at 9pm looking for a hotel.

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

the Hartford airport food options suck. also, there's nowhere to eat before the security checkpoint.

What are your general comments?

Despite logicistal issues, Yale is an amazing school. Their system is unique, and certainly one that appears to work. The independence students are given is great. The interviews I had, with a faculty member and a 4th year student, were entirely conversational, especially with the student-interviewer. It's entirely open-file, so they didn't ask much of anything relating to academic qualifications. The school is very much deserving of its reputation among the top med schools in the US.

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

No responses