Georgetown University School of Medicine Interview Feedback Summary

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• Overall a very relaxed and smooth interview experience. The questions were expected and nothing too tricky. I would stress Cura Personalis as much as possible during the interview. GUSOM LOVES Cura Personalis and students who are strong mission fits.
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• Make sure you have some examples of how you fit their mission and their philosophy of cura personalis
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• Great virtual experience. Very prompt and well run!
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• Fantastic interview, one of my very best. Really walked away feeling good about Georgetown’s culture and the support available to students. The M4 I interviewed with really came off as someone I’d hope to work with some day.
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• Overall very relaxed interview.
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• Very positive interview experience! I was SO stressed as this was my first interview but my interviewer was so relaxed and we really just had a conversation. Don't stress out before like I did
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• I like the pre clinical curriculum and area of concentration but the social and extracurricular aspects of the school didn’t seem great
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• Love the program. DC is an awesome city, and Georgetown boasts an insane match list. Facilities are quite old, however, and study spaces are limited. It seems like students spend quite a bit of their time on the main campus, which is a 15 min walk away. Also, there's no metro i That said, I'm really impressed and moved Georgetown near top of my list.
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• Great school! Love the DC area
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• Nice school and beautiful campus
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• I loved my interview day. I loved the students, and my faculty interviewer was extremely friendly and immediately made me feel comfortable
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• I was very impressed by the interview and the tour at Georgetown. They made me feel very welcomed and comfortable there.
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• Your official interviewer can be physicians, researchers, or a student. Loooong day.
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• Very disappointing interview, which I believe ultimately came down to me having a poor interviewer. Others in my group had happy, smiling, personable interviewers, whereas mine didn't seem to want to be there or care about hearing what applicants had done in their lives.
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• If Georgetown's "cura personalis" philosophy really resonates with you, then this is the place for you. If it doesn't, then the interviews and the interview day will really demonstrate how if you aren't committed to the same philosophy as Georgetown, then it's probably not the place for you. And that's okay. Just go with an open mind and really have an understanding of their philosophy and how it is reflected throughout the curriculum, as they are very proud of this (as they should be).
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• Mrs. Sullivan's talk gave some fantastic insight into the school and helped me determine whether it was a good fit for me. She said that any med school will teach you to be a physician-scientist, but Gtown will teach you to be a physician-healer and a physician-advocate as well. Pretty cool.
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• Dr. Sullivan gave a dramatic, cynical, and rather obnoxious heart-to-heart talk during which she told us how homogenous every med student is, how Georgetown is probably not for us, how 15% of students are gunners and she can't change that, etc...just a bunch of end-of-days nonsense that scared us all.
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• This is a great school that I'd love to attend, but I was turned off by the huge, throbbing boner they have for their match list. I found this odd when juxtaposed with the cura personalis philosophy and Jesuit tradition of service to the poor and underserved. The COA (~80,000/yr) is absurd and probably pushes a lot of potential generalists into higher paying specialties, but they don't seem particularly interested in changing their specialty percentages. Compared with other schools I've visited, the students and overall atmosphere seemed fairly immature and frathouse-y. But that doesn't mean much since interview days only expose applicants to a tiny subset of the student body and the older students are probably less likely to be hanging out on campus. Unlike a lot of schools, they provide a lot of real, detailed information and plenty of opportunities to ask tough questions of people who actually know the answers. I liked that and definitely sensed the "cura personalis" philosophy more than I expected.
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• The interview was extremely casual. I spoke with a 4th year med student who had read my essays but didn't have access to my grades or scores. We had a good conversation, he took some notes to write an interview report and it was just generally friendly.
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• I very much got the vibe that Georgetown wasn't anyone's first choice. Most of the students I met were non-trads or Georgetown was the only MD school they had gotten into. Even the Dean of Admissions acknowledged that he knew it wasn't anyone's top choice in the room. The students are nice enough but don't seem particularly happy. The preclinical building adds to the sort of dreary atmosphere - there aren't any windows and your classes are underground in a basement. That being said, the location in DC can't be beat if you're interested in advocacy of any sort, and the Georgetown neighborhood is gorgeous. The students all agree that they are well prepared for boards and 80% of students matched their top choice last year. Ortho seems like a particular favorite, and I heard several people talk about the large number of orthopedic surgery residencies that successfully matched last year. Given a choice, I would probably choose elsewhere, but it may just be that Georgetown isn't the place for me.
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• I had heard many negative things about this school before coming, and my hopes weren't high. After visiting however, I really was surprised about how much this school's mission resonated with my own. Hope to hear good news soon!
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• Great school, definitely near the top of my list.
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• Georgetown waitlists a huge number of applicants. The admissions staff told us explicitly that if you are waitlisted and do not send letters of interest, you have pretty much no chance of being accepted.
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• All in all it was very laidback and not too stressful!
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• Great location, great school. Clear emphasis on the clinical side of medicine indicates that they should include more information about the clinical years from people who have already lived them.
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• Overall its a good school, not great for research though
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• I was so excited to be invited to interview there and was severely disappointed with the whole ordeal
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• Relax. This is one of the least stressful interviews you will have.
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• Definitely try to stay with a student host
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• I really loved Georgetown and was nervous coming into my interview because i had read some bad posts on SDN. come in with an open mind and decide for yourself.
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• Great school, great philosophy, low stress and enjoyable interview experience
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• All around solid school--you would get a great education here
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• Take the cura personalis rhetoric with a grain of salt the size of a tractor-trailer. You'd have to be asylum material to pony up the $75K/year GU claims you'd need to live and go there.
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• Georgetown failed on their end of the interview.
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• I really had high expectations for the school and thought I would absolutely love it since i really believe in their philosophy. However, my interview left me with an odd feeling. He had an attitude that challenged everything I said and did not seem interested in what I had to say about my experiences, which I think are important but he never even read my file beforehand. Also, I'm a little turned off by the school's policy of basically waitlisting everyone post-interview and then you HAVE to write ANOTHER why georgetown essay in order to be seriously considered on the waitlist.
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• Be honest with yourself in determining which school is the best fit for you. You will hear this from Ms. Sullivan, and she has excellent advice. *No coffee there. No continental breakfast or anything either.* Grab your cup o' joe on the way there, or else you're out of luck.
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• Really liked this place. They emphasize attitudes and programs that I think are important. Really hope I get in.
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• Everyone at the school takes the notion of cura personalis to heart, and you can tell everyone is dedicated to the ideals of service and helping the less fortunate. This is a school where students aren't just trained to be competent physicians, but spend their times becoming well rounded people, which helps make it a less competitive, cooperative environment.
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• Just relax and enjoy yourselves! They try and make the day as stress-free and casual as possible.
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• I wouldn't classify the interview as "laid back," as many do (at least not with my interviewer), but it certainly wasn't as stressful as it could have been. After today Georgetown has jumped significantly on my dream list.
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• The interview was open file in that they ONLY had access to your essays and not your stats.
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• Solid school. Student's and professors seemed really chilled.
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• Great school, would love it here. Just relax and be yourself.
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• Kinda scared about this interview. Although I answered all my questions well, and generally thought I did well (my interviewer told me twice that I did "very good"), the interview was over in 15 minutes. This makes me nervous because I've heard most people say they were in an interview for 30-40 minutes. All around, a very calm interview. Low stress, so just relax.
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• Great school. We'll see if 1) I am offered an acceptance and 2) if they offer ANY monetary aid.
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• I wanna go hereee
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• GUSOM is a great school if you believe the school's motto: cura personalis. If not, another school will likely be a better fit. Also, I did not get the impression that Georgetown's Catholic affiliation will in any way affect the quality or scope of education.
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• Save your money and go to a different school. They are too concerned with their 'ranking' in US news... and if you ask me.. they are ranked too high as it is. Sullivan says they should easily be towards the top... I call her bluff. Please save your money and go somewhere better.
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• Loved the school's missions, philosophy, honesty and attitude. give this place a try with an open mind. so many people look down on gtown for a number of reasons but i have yet to see a school so open about who they are and what they are about.
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• I don't actually know how long the interviews are scheduled to be because we went over in time since we were just having a conversation
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• Overall, a pretty relaxed day, except for the fact you spend most of the day sitting in a fishbowl in the foyer of the medical center. Kind of awkward.
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• Beautiful campus, excellent education philosophy, the Director of Counseling's talk was extremely informative and honest. Georgetown'd be my top choice for sure if I were a resident of DC.
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• Cool place.
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• Please don't apply here, because this is the place I really want to go! :) Just kidding, but really, I am really hoping I get into this one. I flew home today and I totally miss the place. I can't stop talking about the whole experience with my family. I'm eager for them to see the place too, but I guess we'll have to see which type of envelope I receive in a few weeks. Good luck to everyone in finding the right fit!
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• The only interview I went to where I really had very little positive to say about the school. I was very disappointed at almost every turn. Mostly I couldn't get over the attitude there. The students and faculty really seemed to think they were the greatest, which would be fine if they didn't take every opportunity to let you know it.
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• Georgetown is not really known for its medical school nor its science departments; its law school's prestige seems to carry the reputation of the med school, but that seems to be pretty much what the school can offer as of today.
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• Georgetown's Admissions officers seemed ridiculously insecure and rude to every interviewee in the room. The person whom we met was looking at the floor the whole time he was talking to us. Mrs. Sullivan seemed quite defensive by the fact that Georgetown's ranking was low on usnews & world report both in research and primary care and that students would select many other schools over Georgetown. She seemed to have memorized a speech about cura personalis (a concept every med school I interviewed at does anyway w/o using a latin-sounding name) and vaguely defended how the school was against abortion but not entirely. The doctor who spoke to everyone during lunch time was trying to tell us that despite the fact that Georgetown University Hospital was sold to MedStar, its location in the nation's capital still attracts many students. Overall, unless you're blindly attracted to the name of this school or have no other acceptances, steer clear from this school.
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• Bad
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• See "negatively impressed" section below...
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• See above -- georgwtown isn't worth the time and effort
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• Great! Very enthusiasm, young surgeon as my interviewer. She put me at ease, and it was more of a conversation than an interview.
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• It was an extremely calm and interesting interview. The interviewer asked me some easy and some sort of tricky questions. He gave me feedback about my responses (which is SO rare in this process) and he gave me totally honest answers to the questions I asked him.
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• Very impressed by everything except the somewhat homogeneous nature of the students, patients, etc; plus, the other interviewees seemed sort of like carbon copies of each other; overall, however, very positive experience, and if i got in and i could afford it, i would probably go there
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• The school is exactly what I am looking for in a medical education. That being said, it's probably not the best place for everyone, and they admit that. The school is brutally honest about its programs and mission. They don't sugar coat anything or feed you endless propaganda like most schools do. The interview itself was one of the more difficult ones that I have had. Still, my interviewer was friendly and seemed genuinely interested in what I had to say. Also, the questions were all fair and were nothing that I wasn't prepared for (or you wouldn't be prepared for if you read the previous posts for this school).
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• Really great day overall. Very informative about Georgetown and what they are all about.
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• The interview overall was extremely laid back and conversational. My interviewer was very friendly and did not ask many ''tough'' questions. For the most part, he just reviewed my AMCAS and asked about my activities.
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• This whole day was amazing, and Georgetown made the top of my list. Everyone mentions Mrs Sullivan's speech here, and there's a reason. She really clears up a lot of issues, and does her best to find any answers she doesn't know. Everyone in admissions does there best to make you feel welcomed, and the students stop you to ask you how you like it and wish you luck. Very comfortable here.
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• Lots of time in ''the fishbowl,'' listened to Mrs. Sullivan's 1+ hour talk about Georgetown and its mission, 15 minute talk from a dean, tour (before lunch...so painful), financial aid presentation during lunch, back to the fishbowl to wait for the interview, interview with a 4th year medical student
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• Good school, good people.
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• My interview was laid back. Standard questions. no ethical questions. Make sure you know why you want to go to Georgetown.
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• Overall, I think Georgetown is an excellent school and I would love to go there. I was very relaxed throughout the day. The information sessions were actually informative. Mrs. Sullivan really got down to what Georgetown represents and if you are the right candidate for Georgetown.
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• The day started at 10 am and ended around 3 or 4, depending on the order. The first five hours were spent listening a few people pontificate on how great Georgetown is, very repetitive. Final 30 minutes is the interview that seems to be standardized from a list of common questions: Why medicine? Why Georgetown?
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• The interview day was organized well. the tour was thorough and the students who led the tour were candid and very helpful. the medical school facilities are more than adequate. If you are interested in a more holistic kind of medical training then this is the place for you.
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• The interviewer answered her phone; she was relaxed, but I could tell it was probably her first time interviewing (me too - go figure)
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• I had a student interviewer who kept asking alot of stupid questions. i personally felt that i could've done better with a faculty interviewer. The financial aid mtg. scheduled during the day was unnecessary. Mrs. Sulivan was inspiring and that was a good way to begin the day, but it was sad that some students and even the admission director were clueless about the school. All in all, Georgetown is a good school in an excellent location, if you can afford the price.
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• Pretty good ... like DC and georgetown would be a good place to study med ... overall good
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• Very pleasant, and my interviewer was very personable. I've lived in D.C. before, so I am well aware of what opportunities exist, and the discussions with staff and faculty were frank and encouraging. I could happily spend the next four years in D.C.
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• Very laidback conversation with a faculty member.
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• I came in with a positive attitude toward Georgetown, but my opinion changed. The overall attitude of the students that I observed there are very egocentric type A, conceited, and condescending. I'm sure there are those who truly believe in the healing power of medicine rather than to boost their ego. Even though they said there is a sense of camaraderies, I really did not sense it. The overall atmosphere is very cold. That changed my opinion completely. (Even though I had a great interview) :)
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• Great experience, very excited to go somewhere where the students are about the people they serve not the MD title
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• My interviewer put me at ease with some softball questions, like where I went to high school and where I live, which I liked. SOon I started telling her about my research and my volunteering experiences. I also got the chance to ask her some questions about the school, which she gave elaborate answers for. Overall, great experience.
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• Aside from Mrs. Sullivan, I was really disappointed by how the interview day was structured. For a great school, they could have made the day much more welcoming, but maybe it's part of a love it-or-hate it strategy, since they do a good job of making it clear that they have a specific identity and they only want students who understand and match it exactly. But I think providing more opportunities to speak with students and not keeping interviewees isolated for most of the day would help package the things that they do have going for them.
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• I was interviewed by a 4th year medical student that was going into OB/GYN. She was very friendly and conversational. She told me to relax and be myself. She didn't ask me much about my application, rather she asked about more issue oriented questions such as stem cell research, qualities that physicians must possess, etc. Overall a good experience though.
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• Overall it was alright. I don't think it wooed me away from these other schools that have already accepted me.
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• I'm not much for posting things-but I truly loved this school. I felt at home here, it wasn't pretentious, I loved every person I met. The curriculum seems rigorous but I know it will prepare you well for your residency. I am very interested with working with the poor and internationally, which is a big focus at this school. Everyone was extremely honest and forthright-I would love to be here for 4 years. I also love that it's on the undergrad campus-you feel a little like you're in college again :-)
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• Good school. very friendly, very relaxed interview.
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• Overall, the interview wasn't bad, but I still didn't feel like I did good job when I came out.
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• I'm surprised there isn't a whole thread devoted to Mrs. Sullivan on here as apparently she is the most indelible part of the interview experience. I was a little taken aback at they way she addressed people and by some of the inappropriate questions she asked, e.g. ''Say something. I want to hear a Chinese speak in a Southern Accent because thats so funny'' and ''You're Catholic aren't you? How many times a week do you pray on your rosary?'' To be fair, Mrs. Sullivan is an engaging speaker and had interesting things to say. I just think that the whole spirit of the day and the school should not ride on one person. How many of these interview feedback respondents haven't mentioned her? I didn't enjoy my interview. My interviewer was a moderately combative and distant. This was probably her interview style- make the person feel uncomfortable to see how he/she responds- but I didn't like it. The tour guides were nice enough even if they had no clue where they were going. And I don't like the SMP program because I think it may detract from the M1 experience and education.
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• The person who interviewed me read my file and asked me very vague, general questions. based on other interviews i've had, there are a ton of things she could have asked me but she mainly smiled and nodded, which led to a stilted conversation at points. i felt like i was talking the entire time and that she made little effort to get to know more about me.
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• The interview day started with a rousing monologue about Cura Personalis and the Georgetown philosophy by Mrs. Sullivan. In my opinion, it seemed a tad contrived. The financial aid presentation was sobering, as all probably are. The tour was given be a very competent 2nd year student. I was a little disappointed by the facilities - truthfully, they do a lot of liver transplants, but with the large number of hospitals in DC, most tertiary needs are referred on to other hospitals. Consider this as well: Georgetown is somewhat set apart from DC proper, so their patient population is limited, and when students go into DC for rotations, they may compete with Howard and GW students for spots in subspecialties. My interview was completely closed file, and started with ''tell me about yourself'' question. The interview was fine, but like the admissions presentation, I was turned off that my interviewer seemed so intent making sure I knew medical school was going to break me. He also scoffed at my humanities background, and literally said ''medicine isn't philosophy and I don't care what you've accomplished, medical school will be the hardest thing you've ever done.'' I found it pretentious, especially coming from someone who hadn't even read my file. I hate to sound negative, but my interview day made me realize Georgetown isn't for me, which is fine.
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• Overll good expierince. My first interview so I lack a basis of comparison.
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• I had a nice interview day, but i left feeling unenthused about the school. it's just not the right place for me...
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• The day was somewhat long, and was kind of anti-climactic. The day was great, but I felt the interview itself was rather superficial. My interviewer was really nice, but didn't ask that many questions about my activities and such. He asked a few typical questions like why Georgetown, and why medical school, but nothing much deeper than that. I wish the interview had been longer so that we could have talked a bit more.
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• I really liked that the school is so upfront about what they are and what they are not. It's an amazing school with an amazing philosophy!
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• I had a wonderful day. I love the Jesuit philosphy and the dedication to service and being advocates for the underserved areas. Mrs. Sullivan is truly an advocate for any student pursuing medicine whether it be at Georgetown or somewhere else.
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• The applicants met in the fishbowl area between 9:30 - 10:00 am. After about an hour and a half of introductory briefs (Mrs. Sullivan's included!), we were given a tour of the facilities that was led by one MS2 and two MS1 students (see comments about facilities). All three of the students were very happy with their medical education at Georgetown. In addition to the availability and helpful nature of the faculty, the tour guides cited student camaraderie as reasons for their happiness. After lunch, the Assistant Dean for Financial Aid gave a brief on important points to consider and ways to prepare for the cost of a medical education (not just at Georgetown - he provided information that would be helpful regardless of which school you decide to attend). Finally, the one-on-one interviews were scheduled for either 2:00 pm or 2:45 pm. Some applicants had to walk to another building to meet their interviewer, but most were met by their interviewer in the fishbowl area. While the interviewers have the option of reading information from your AMCAS application (i.e. biographical information, ECs, and personal statement), they may choose to have a closed file interview. While one individual who left feedback complained about a long day, and a lot of walking, this could not be farther from the truth. A day that began at 10:00 am and ended at 3:00 pm is short in comparison to many other schools. Overall, I had a very pleasant experience.
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• Great, no complaints, stress free, Dean Sullivan is funny
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• As mention above, rather than be prompted to tell the interviewer about myself, I had to initiate it.
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• Very pleasant interview with a PhD. Lots of hanging around in the fishbowl. Students seem enthusiastic. LOTS of walking.
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• My Georgetown experience was a very positive one, and I enjoyed learning about the school's philosophy and interacting with the students. I love how they emphasize clinical skills and an ethic of service, rather than publishing in
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• GTown is a great place, they really seem to have a well-defined vision and are willing to listen to student suggestions if you are willing to work for the change that you want. The staff has a lot of respect for the institution and knowledge of GTown history.
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• Overall, the experience was very positive. The day was very relaxed, and the interview was conversational. They made it very clear that we can contact them with any sort of question. They seem very applicant oriented.
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• It was pretty good, i was def impressed with what i saw.
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• My interviewer was a nice person, obviously picked because our research background was similar. We talked about my research and the state of our field. We touched briefly on my family and whether i really want to attend georgetown.
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• Waste of time and money
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• I can't specifically remember the questions, but they were all medical/bioethics questions. And my interviewer GRILLED me. I was completely caught off guard since it was only my second interview at what a prick my student interviewer was. He was stoic, expressionless, and completely impossible to develop any type of connection with. He also was really full of himself, which he should not have been because I was NOT impressed. The phone rang at least 4 or 5 times, which the lady who gave the first talk said if that happened we can reschedule but I did not want to dish out another $400 to fly from Cali to D.C.
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• I came into the interview day with a pretty open mind -- I knew the school was Catholic, but Georgetown has a reputation for being the "Un-Catholic" Catholic school. I thought it was interesting how much of their informational presentation centered around their Catholicism (and mostly around assuaging the worries of Non-Catholics). They also came across as very sensitive to what people have written here on this site. I think they mentioned it 4 times, and were very quick to point out the inaccuracies of people's comments. I felt this was unecessary (I don't think the school should feel the need to defend itself against someone who comes to interview at a Catholic school and then complains about the presence of crosses on the wall), and overly reactionary. Also, as a Catholic, I felt that the school was overly eager to cater to and make non-Catholics welcome, to the point of making me feel apprehensive about how I, a Catholic, would be received. They spoke at length about all of the opportunities for peoples of other faiths -- prayer services for Muslims and Jews, fellowship groups for Protestants -- and then just stopped. They didn't say a thing about the opportunities for Catholics (maybe those are supposed to be obvious, but it seemed really odd). I'm not saying that other faiths shouldn't be welcome at Georgetown, just that they shifted so far to the other extreme in their presentation that they actually made me feel less welcome as a Catholic. I also felt like they were continually apologetic for their Catholic principles, providing excuses, disclaimers, and loopholes for their policies on Abortion/Euthanasia/Stem-cell research. On a last note, I feel the need to discuss the specific comments about this website. Specifically, I felt like Mrs. Sullivan's challenge (to sign my name on this feedback) was out of line. Whether Georgetown likes it or not (and I suspect they'd like it a lot more if people didn't keep saying negative things about them), this site provides a valuable and widely-used resource to applicants, and anonymity is an important part of people's ability to write honestly. On this site I've tried to be fair, but haven't been blindly positive, in all of my feedback -- if I was signing my name on every posting I'd be concerned that I would jeopardize my chances of admission based on the slightest of negative comments. I also think it interesting that Georgetown claims to so highly value the opinions of its students, yet they shrink from any criticism on this forum. Rather than defend themselves rabidly against any and all criticism, they should simply ignore the unmerited criticisms (the aforementioned complaint about crosses) and take to heart the merited ones. While anonymous forums are not a completely reliable indicator, the fact that nearly every other post on this site is negative suggests that Georgetown's interview day needs improvement. While I'm not going to sign my name here, as a compromise to Mrs. Sullivan (who, aside from her complaints about this site, I very much liked), I will post a link to this feedback on my (easily identifiable) MDapplicants profile at the conclusion of the application season. I don't feel comfortable posting my name on this open forum, but if the people at Georgetown would like to know who I am, they will be able to find that information out in the near future with a little bit of digging. I also hope that those at Georgetown who read this site recognize that my relatively negative feedback here does not indicate a lack of interest in the school -- I am maintaining an active application and can separate my negative feelings about how the interview was handled from all the positive things I have read/heard/seen about the school.
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• Great experience. I wish it had been my first interview so I would have had this new point of view earlier.
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• The actual interview was very relaxed! My interviewer was soooo nice and made me feel so comfortable. The questions weren't hard and it was a very conversational interview, which I liked a lot.
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• Overall, i didn't like georgetown. the impressions of the school were very mixed that day (from the lack of interaction with students to the poor planning of time by the admissions committee). also, they stressed in the morning how much they value feedback from the students on cirriculum, student life, grading, testing, etc. but at the end of the day i asked them if they had a feedback form to interviewees to fill out and they said no and looked at me like i was crazy. i know i am not a student, but in all the visits i have had with med schools this was the only one that didn't ask for my feedback and was the one school that needed it the most. Also, our lack of interaction with students and faculty at the school sends the message that they don't enjoy life at georgetown enough to want to sell the school to perspective students. that makes me want to get my medical education at an institution that people are excited about--not georgetown.
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• The experience was a positive one in that everyone was nice, open and inviting. However, I discovered a lot of drawbacks to Georgetown that I was not aware of before (see negative impressions section of feedback).
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• Overal, the interview was short and to the point, but not stressful at all.
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• My interviewer was very friendly. We had a nice conversation about my activities, work and school activities. There were no terribly difficult questions.
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• I was excited to visit Georgetown because of its location, its curriculum, and its good reputation. At the beginning of the day, Mrs. Sullivan from admissions gives a very informative and inspiring presentation about the school and its mission. She made sure to emphasize the fact that Georgetown is looking for students that area good fit. After meeting several students, including our tour-guides, I discovered that GU does a great job of picking a certain type of student. Yes, everyone I met was embarassingly immature, completely un-intellectual, and was more conceited than anyone I have met at any other school. Cura Personalis?? I got the impression that the students flushed this idea right down the toilet the second they got their acceptance letters and bought their Georgetown Medicine car window decals. All in all, Georgetown may be a good school with some noble goals for medical education, but the students representing the school really ruined it for me. If you interview, please be pro-active and try to meet as many students as possible. If not, you'll be shielded from the majority of them, and I now know that admissions has good reason to do that. Thanks but no thanks, Georgetown.
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• The day itself was very informative. Those who spoke to us were very straightforward and organized. I entered skeptical but found myself very impressed by Georgetown. I wish this had been my first interview since it was so informative and not very stressful.
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• Paradoxical school: great tradition and curriculum, but awful financials, which means it's a rich-kids school.
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• Its a great experience. Low key, not stressful, conversational for almost the whole day, including interviews. Information session by Mrs. Sullivan is great in putting Georgetown into perspective. (And for Mrs. Sullivan: if you haven't figured it out by now, its Suchit. My first interview review post, inspired by Georgetown)
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• Mrs. Sullivan sells the school well. She answers all your questoins before you even ask them. She and her staff should be good contacts in the future, if i don't get in the first time for example.
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• I was late because the Georgetown shuttle was running way behind, and I ended up taking a cab which took a long time to arrive and was more expensive than I'd expected. The fishbowl wasn't as weird as SDN makes it sound and the presentations before lunch were great. The school obviously has greater dedication to explicit clinical education than most other schools, but I'm not sure that all the hand-holding through your clinical learning is necessary. I wasn't impressed by the students particularly: they seemed nice but not really that excited to be there. Also there's very limited interaction with students during the day. The facilities were very nice. It sounded like it was fairly easy to find housing in the area but that it is a pain not to have a car and a pain to pay for one in the city, and overall really expensive to live in Georgetown. I was very thrown off by having my first closed-file interview, since I spent most of the interview telling basic information about me instead of sharing more in-depth interpretations of what those experiences meant.
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• Fell in love with georgetown all over again..but this time i knew what i was getting myself into
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• It was one of my shortest interviews, but also the most pointed. It was a little awkward because I had to wait for 5-10 minutes, occupying myself by looking at wall decorations and family pictures, while my interviewer read my AMCAS file. He seemed a little brusque at first, but as the interview continued, he became more engaging. Ended on a great note.
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• In 2 words: LAID BACK. The whole process is made transparent: I believe that their interview info sheet says that the interview is to test non-cognative skills, ie how you interact on a personal level and who you are. That's honestly all they do.
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• The day starts at 10. First there is an introduction to the school by Ms. Sullivan (who is awesome by the way!)She does a very good job of laying down the facts about Georgetown, she also does a very good job of selling the school in a subtle way. Not that she really needs to, it is an amazing institution. This lasts about an hour, then there is a financial aid presentation that lasts 30 min. There isn't anything new if you've had one before. After that there is a tour given by first years. The facilities at the school are good, but nothing that stands out compared to the other schools I have been to. What really sells the school to me is they way they teach medicine there and the philosophy that they use. After the tour there is lunch with the dean. (Catered sandwhiches) Then the interview. I interviewed with a 4th year. He was way cool, and was interested in getting to know me as person. I guess there are 4 or 5 questions that all of the interviewers are supposed to ask, but he said to me that we'll get those out of the way first so that we could talk about real life which I thought was really cool. We hit it off really well, and the rest was very conversational, and he told me what his experience was like at Georgetown.
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• Georgetown was my first interview, and I was more nervous than the rest of the pack. However, my nervousness subsided after Mrs. Sullivan's presentation, talking to the other intervewees, the Dean's presentation, and the tour. The atmosphere for the interview is not intense, but formality still should be a priority.
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• Kind of a strange day. probably the most intense interview i've had so far. i've never had to listen to so many different people talk about the same stuff at an interview either. lunch was good.
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• Some people have a great time at GT. I just didn't buy the message they were trying to sell. i tried. i just couldn't believe it.
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• Very pleasant day with informative meetings and a relaxed interview. Going into the interview I knew GT was my #1 choice for medical school and the experience only solidified that belief
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• Tour was very well organized and helpful. Lunch was sufficient. Day was spread out, but definitely better than being too rushed or short. Definitely good to have a second year student as one of the three tour guides. Wish could have interacted with third and fourth years.
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• I felt removed from the students in a way that I did not at any other interviews I've had thus far. We were only exposed to 4, and 3 of them were our tourguides, and were a bit stressed out/disorganized. They were all first-years, thus they had only been at Georgetown for a few months and were probably a bit overwhelmed. The talk in the morning was inspiring. I also enjoyed talking with the Dean over lunch although it's never ideal to be scarfing down lunch while the other person just talks to you and is not eating. The curricular overhauls sound well-thought out and will make for an amazing program. Opportunities abound. I waited over an hour and a half to have my one interview. Although it's less stressful to only have 1 interview, I also feel that you have a better chance of clicking with someone if you have two chances. The interview was not too stressful, pretty conversational.
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• Felt really relaxed and conversational- no need to be stressed about it. My interviewer read my file right before I was asked in. She was really personable and put me at ease. It was clear that there were a set of questions that she was supposed to ask, but she also spent time reviewing my application and asking a lot about my past.
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• It was a good interview. It was very conversational and I was well prepared.
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• The interview was pretty relaxed, although I wish it would have lasted a little longer.
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• Typical questions, done by a 4th year student who seemed like she was new to the interviewing thing so the questions were the usual . also she was super nice and seemed to really enjoy georgetown. overall it was relaxed and an enjoyable experience as far as interviews go.
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• My interview was conversational and relaxed. Ms. Sullivan was engaging and straightforward, and the tourguides were all very enthusiastic about their school. Overall, I was very impressed with my visit and I'd love to go there.
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• My interview was very relaxed and conversational. No really stressful questions. He looked over my file (just extracurriculars and personal statement) before asking me questions. The hardest part of the interview was finding the building it was in. I asked some students on campus if they could point me in the right direction and they had no idea where the building was.
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• A nice, relaxed interview with some thought-provoking questions. He made me feel very much at ease and did not rush me at all.
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• The day was very low stress overall. Some waiting in the "fish bowl", especially if you have the later afternoon interview. Wonderful school with a different, but good curriculum for students. Best of luck to everyone!
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• Georgetown was pretty much at the top of my list before I went to the interview, now I dont even want to go on any other interviews, I just want to be at Georgetown!
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• Wonderful. I do wish we would have been able to talk with some 3rd and 4th year students.
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• It was really a great expereience and I think it moved them to, or close to, the top of my list.
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• I had a great time interviewing at Georgetown and really hope to go there for school!
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• Good experience, nice staff and faculty
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• I may be biased because this has been my first choice school all during the process. The students all had great things to say about the school and were able to answer all of our questions. My interview was one-on-one, closed file, with a doctor who graduated from Georgetwon and now works at an affiliated hospital. It was nice to have the opportunity to ask her questions about the school. Make sure that you leave some time to explore DC.
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• Overall, it was a good day. Everyone (students, deans, people in the Admissions Office, and the other interviewees) was really nice and friendly so it took a lot of the stress out of it. The interview was last so we had time to learn a lot about the school and talk with different people before the interview even took place. The students seemed to really like Georgetown and they all had good things to say about it.
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• Very friendly, conversational. She seemed really interested in my life so far and experiences. It was fun.
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• I was interviewed by a young foreign doctor. The interview was entirely conversational and easygoing-in fact I forgot I was in an interview. My interviewer took far more time than he had to in answering my questions and explaining the unique factors of Georgetown. I liked that he was concerned in finding out whether or not the school was a good fit for me, rather than a general inquisition on my activities, grades, etc.
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• I came away feeling incredible about the school, the students, and the faculty. What a wonderful, wonderful place. The facilities are somewhat older, nevertheless, they still have a certain appeal to them. I love the Jesuit aspect of the school, the program is engaging and seemed well fit to the environs of DC (e.g., health advocacy opportunities, some on capitol hill as I understood). Don't let the rankings sway you. Although G-Town is ranked "very high," some people may choose a higher ranked school, solely on this factor alone. Georgetown has incredible residency placements, and rankings are based on many factors that do not translate to the quality of the medical school experience.
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• Everyone was so friendly and made sure we felt welcome. The interview coordinator, Georgie was incredibly nice. I did not like having to wait for 45 minutes to be called for an interview. My interviewer was awesome though. When you go to your interview you have an envelope with some of your app in it for the interviewer to read, but mine said he preferred not to. This was interesting as he just got to know me, rather than having preconceptions about me. Overall it was a great interview experience, and made me decide to go there! Yay Gtown Class of 2009!
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• I've been on about 8 other interviews and I think that this was the fairest and most appropriate one. My interviewer was very pleasant and I felt very comfortable. During the interview, she really gave me every opportunity to elaborate on my answers and I felt that I really had the chance to portray myself and my potential as a physician. The schools is in a great area and students coming out of GUSOM are incredibly successful in all fields. GU has a really great approach to teaching medicine and I wholely agree with their train of thought that it's important for med students to experience all realms of medicine. The students may face a very strenuous 4 years, but it's obviously a benefit in the long run.
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• Kind of awkward b/c they assign you an interviewer on the spot and take you out of the isolation chamber waiting area one at a time. My interview was with a Ph.D. I was unfortunately misinformed by the interview coordinator who gave me the impression that my interviewer was an MD by saying that she was in family medicine so there was a slight moment of awkwardness while my interviewer explained that she is not an MD. It was also a little weird at first when I had to sit and watch her for five minutes while she read my file (which you are given to take to your interviewer), but afterwards it was fine. She had to fill out a sheet, which she did while I talked, and then she put it back in my file, which I then had to return to the admissions office myself.
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• Somewhat intimidating and not very comfortable
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• The woman who interviewed me was a fourth year medical student. The interview was very conversational. She showed interest in understanding my motivations and talents and tried to give me insight on whether Georgetown is right for me.
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• I don't know about other schools, but I was at Georgetown from about 9:30 a.m. till 3 p.m. The interview was last and before that we had talks from financial aid, the admissions counselor, and a dean who helps design the curriculum. I didn't feel nervous until right before the interview. My fellow interviewees were all very nice and likable. They were a pretty diverse group. I've seen a lot of complaints on this website, about student tour guides in particular, but I liked ours. I felt that they were honest but definitely positive and that they are enjoying their experience at Georgetown. The faculty was great overall. My interviewer was very nice and comforting, but the interview was short (maybe even under 30 min., I didn't look at the time right as I went in) and I felt like I had more to say to persuade him that I was a good candidate. I really wished he'd asked more questions, and even some more difficult ones, like about medical ethics. But despite that, I still felt that I did well and made a good impression. He was probably just tired and couldn't think of much to ask.
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• The interview itself went badly. My interviewer refused to let me talk. He got even more antagonistic when he asked me if I applied to Johns Hopkins (which is answered yes) and he further berated me. The admissions talk is overly dramatic and phony; they sounded like a bunch of used car salesman.
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• I loved it! My interviewer was from my state and his wife happened to have graduated from my undergrad institution so we immediately bonded. It's always more calming when the interview is more conversational than you just speaking. Georgetown has definitely been put in a positive light after this experience. Apparently they accept 15 out 100 applicants (minimum). I'm just crossing my fingers.
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• This experience was a lot more relaxed than I had envisioned. I learned a lot about the school and the students and I really hope to go to this school.
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• The day, as many have said, was a bit long. By the time my interview started, I was a little tired and had the beginnings of a migraine. All of the talks were very informative and helpful - I would have preferred, however, that we had had our interview in between one of the talks. After Ms. Sullivan spoke, we were taken by MS1s and 2s first for lunch (yummy) and then on a tour of...well...I'm not sure of what. We saw some of the medical school building...and a floor in the hospital...and other buildings were pointed out - but we never went there. We did see the MS1 classroom (very nice) and some new facilities for patient-based clinical correlative exercises (also very nice), and the student lounge (nice), but that was it. Then we went back to the fishbowl (which, btw, looks nothing like a fishbowl and was really, really hot) and just hung out until our next talk. After that, we were plucked up for interviews one-by-one. Very long day. But I do feel like I know a heck of a lot about Georgetown now.
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• This nice older man, who used to be the Dean for all of Georgetown, comes to get me, and we sit and chat for a while. No stress at all. He was just trying to find out who I am and what I'm about. He finished the interview telling me to tell my parents that they did a good job raising me, and that I'd be a good fit for Georgetown.
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• Ms. Sullivan is a character. She reminded me of "Granny" from the Beverly Hillbillies in her stature and energy and enthusiasm. She gave the best "you want to be here" speech I've ever heard. I want to go to this school partly just to get to know her better. (Seriously, shes that cool, and I'm not saying that just 'cause she reads these posts) Very friendly staff and students. Jesuit tradition = we give you ALL the knowledge, and trust that you will do good with it. You learn how to do anything you would do at any other M.D. program in the USA. Interview was smooth. Even though the questions I got were scary ethical things, I felt like there were'nt any wrong answers.
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• The admissions woman who intro'd the school and process was horrible. She had the biggest chip on her shoulder about Georgetown not being ranked as well as it should supposedly be.
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• The day was long, the presentations were boring, and the interview was terrible.
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• The presentations in the morning were excellent. I really feel that this is the school for me. They have a strong focus on adressing the whole needs of a patient and doing community work/helping underserved populations. Also, GU provides early clinical experience to help get students ready for USMLE Step 2. The actual interview went so so...I felt like the interviewer and I were never really on the same page. They were very blunt and didnt let me answer most of my questions fully. At some points I even thought they were really interested in my answers.
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• Very low-stress interview with someone who had been with the school for years. I think he formed his opinion of me from my file, before ever seeing me. Luckily, I think it was positive. We just talked for a little while and he gave me his eval to give back to the office. Felt a little awkward because I would say something and then there would be a pause while he came up with a new question. It wasn't as conversational as I would have liked, but it gave me time to collect myself. I had a really pleasant time.
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• I really like the school. I enjoyed Dean Sullivan's talk about the school, and really like my interviewer. I think the staff and administration are really dedicated to their students and pushing their students to see medicine as a service rather than just a job. Unfortunately, I don't think this attitude has been taken up by the students.
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• After visiting Georgetown, I realized it wasn't the school for me. If you are interviewing here, be prepared for a REALLY long day. All the interviews are conducted at the end of the day, so be sure to gather yourself. I was so drained at the end of the day, after several informative albeit boring presentations, that my interview did not go as well as I had hoped.
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• I went to Georgetown with very high hopes, expecting to love it and want to go there. Nothing that I saw negatively impressed me, but I don't feel as though I got a good feel for what the school is really about. Mrs. Sullivan gives a very thorough talk about what Georgetown is not and why its not for everyone. I liked everything she said and feel that Georgetown's curriculum is definitely for me. But we had very limited student interaction and not a great tour, so it was very hard to gauge whether I would truly be happy living at Georgetown for four years of my life. I can't say I wouldn't like it, but I can't say I would either. I feel like I need to go back again to really get a feel for the school. It was frustrating.
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• I really loved the whole mission of GT and the staff there also, I also like how they emphasize that GT may or may not be your school - it shows their complete dedication towards their mission
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• The day seemed long and exhausting, but I left with a good overall feeling about the school.
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• Overall, I really enjoyed my interview. A 4th year med student interviewed me and his questions were the most intriguing out of all my interviews so far. The beginning of the morning was a bit draining because you sit in a room for several hours while different people come in and repeat the same thing about Georgetown.
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• When Dr. Sullivan says, "We're not better, not worse, just different," notice that she almost always goes on to say something negative about another school. It bothered me that she acted so fair, as if this whole spiel was just to help us, not to persuade us that Georgetown was the right school for us, when actually it was. Especially since, while most schools do not call it cura personalis, they all believe in holistic care. I don't think Georgetown is light years ahead of everyone else just because they have a phrase for it. Also, make sure you know that they have a forced bell curve on their grading system, meaning that some students must fail every exam. The atmosphere is also much more competitive than they let on. Please, when you're listening to her speech, keep this in mind, almost everything she said was unique to Georgetown isn't. Almost every school I've interviewed at has all of the advantages that Georgetown has, plus more.
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• A good fit for me, my top choice...the people care about you and the students seem compatable with me.
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• Overall good, enjoyed the whole day
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• Financial aid presentation, mrs. sullivan presents the curriculum, dr. o'toole presented the school, students give the tour and lunch and then you interview.
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• GT is an amazing place...I don't hink it's for me, though. Not very minority-oriented.
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• It is probably a great school, just not for me. They talk at you ALL day. Its hard to appear perky and interested at the end of 2 hours of talk...
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• The most aggressive and negative interview experience of my life. Very antagonistic. Basically the interview was an argument with every stand I made challenged. I would not have written of it but have seen recent interviews go similarly and was comforted by them. It happened to me so if it happens to you do not be surprised!
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• I was very excited about Georgetown, up untill the interview. I felt completely let down by the experience, and i really did not gel with my interviewer. It was a long day, and was only helpful in showing me what a bad interview experience was.
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• It was pretty bad overall. the orientation took forever. also, i feel like i'm the only one who had a difficult interview. i was given the last out of 11 interview times, so i got to see 4 or 5 people come back from their interviews, and they all were really positive...except for me.
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• It was my 1st interview and the best one I had. I did not know anything about GT except that it was $$$, but after the interview I fell in love with ths school. Students are extremely happy, and everybody is so open. They do teach alternative medicine (that seems to be very non-traditional). Interviewer was very laid back and funny. He did not ask too many questions and was very supportive.
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• Very Good experience, I was paired with a very nice Pediatrician who immediately put me at ease. The interview was more conversational.
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• While I think that the stated goal of Georgetown is wonderful in that they aim to treat the whole person and foster volunteerism, what I saw in the student body were individuals there to study, without deep passion and commitment to service. Could be a great (albeit expensive) place for an education but don't go there if you're looking to surround yourself with interesting, passionate students.
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• After I stressful morning (see above) I really enjoyed the talk Mrs. Sullivan gave abour Georgetown. The tour guides were first years and not that impressive, in my opinion. I had a tough, but good interview.
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• Definitely a safety school
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• My interviewer read over my file for a few minutes before calling me in to talk with him. He was friendly and started off the interview with a comment about UT football (because UT just beat his favorite team Georgia the week before) and some other questions about where I was from. This really loosened me up and put me at ease. He then told me what he thought G'town had to offer me. From there he asked me about my motivation for entering medicine, and things progressed from there. Very conversational and laid-back.
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• Georgetown has a beautiful campus and students who seem very happy there. i really enjoyed my visit and would love to attend.
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• Overall, I was very impressed with the school and it's moved up in my personal rankings.
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• Everyone was extremely friendly and upfront about the Georgetown experience. What Georgetown is and is not is laid out clearly for you throughout the day by Mrs. Sullivan, Georgie, and the Assistant Dean, which makes it very easy to distinguish Georgetown from other schools. The tour was also much more thorough than others I have attended, though a couple of the students may have been a bit more enthusiastic.
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• Overall, very low-stress, though I felt like I was on edge a bit during the morning (actual interview is in the afternoon). This is quite possibly the friendliest place I've visited so far!
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• Like I said, my interview was supposed to last 30-40 minutes, but I was in there for an hour and 20 mins. It was great! We really clicked. Plus, no ethical questions, which was cool
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• I fortunately had a good inerviewer. He asked me things about myself, what high school I went to (I actually went to a jesuit school in DC, so we talked about that for a little while), how I chose my undergrad, and what I do for fun. The interview was so chill. I had a really good time.
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• You can either be interviewed by a 4th year med student, a professor, or a physician. I was interviewed by Dr. Vicinni of physiology. All the interviewers I met were extremely nice and Dr. Vicinni was no exception. The interview was really straight forward asking me about my experiences and what I thought were major problems in healthcare. Afterwards he told me that he thought I was an "exceptional candidate" so I can't really complain about him :).
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• The 12 other interviewees who I got put with talked about how GT was a good "back up school" for someone. Maybe I agree; I would only have gone there had I not gotten into any other schools. The interviews are cold and unfriendly.
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• I was interviewing for a postbacc program called the GEMS program. It is geared towards improving your academic record so that you can become a more compettitive applicant. So obviosly any applicant to this program would not have the best grades and scores. I am sure that my file was somewhat decent considering the fact that I was accepted to two medical schools after this interview. But the dean of the program seemed to hate me off the bat. She was dry and terse with all of her responses and found a problem with every single one of my answers. She smirked to herself while I was responding and frequently cut me off. Two other students that interviewed with her that same day also experienced her rudeness.
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• Interviewer was very impersonal, almost rude. before the interviews, an admissions officer informs you who your interviewer is, what type of interviewer they are, etc. she told me that my interviewer was "very nice" which i took to be a bad thing since that's all she could find to say about this person. anyway the interviewer was not very nice at all. when she asked me if i had any questions, of course i had several but i gave up after 2 because all she could give me were one-word answers and awkward stares. overall she made it very uncomfortable and almost impossible to say anything intelligible. i had really been looking forward to my visit, but in the end, i was disappointed that i had taken off a day of work to be there.
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• Interview day was very relaxed, although the other applicants were either the most nervous or uptight I've ever seen.
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• I had a wonderful time at g-town and in DC. The school is excellent and although the interview day was long, it was super informative and overall I was very impressed.
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• I love this place, but like any school, the shoe has to fit!
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• Had a much greater depth in the messege of what it truly means to be a doctor than the 5 other schools that I have interviewed at (even though the other schools were 'ranked' higher). I have many of the valuse that were brought up (not necessarily religious), and I know that I will practive them elsewhere. Patient-Oriented-Problem-Solving (POPS) seems to be just another variation of PBL...which they also have.
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• Excellent school -- would recommend it to students who want to work very hard as there's lots of extra, rigorous training
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• I came to Georgetown expecting to hate the school, but I ended up loving it. I was concerned about the influence of the Catholic Church, but Mrs. Sullivan's talk erased my doubts. The school isn't for everyone though, there is one-to-one learning, not that much diversity, and the school is expensive. But everyone was really helpful, new facilities are being built, and lectures seem to be optional. I felt like my interviewer was trying to be tough, but by the end he was really nice and encouraging.
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• I was surprised at how fond I became of the school. The sentiment that you either love it or hate it has been repeated several times here -- perhaps that's a consequence of the school appearing to have such a defined character (cura personalis, intense clinical training, Jesuit history, etc.). I appreciated that they went over the curriculum in detail, esp. the third year (which is hardcore). The interview itself, with an M4, was very pleasant and conversational; other than those I've posted here, I can't recall any blatant Interview Questions. We discussed the state of the current health care system as well as outside interests. At the end of the day, I was happy I visited.
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• Georgetown is an excellent school that trains excellent clinicians.
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• I had a great day at Georgetown and I was pleasantly surprised by how much I loved the school and its cura personalis philosophy. D.C. would be an amazing place to live for the next four years.
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• I wish they wouldn't spend so much time harping on how you should find another place. Mrs. Sullivan was interesting...I guess the reason she inspires such a love/hate response is that she's not your mainstream motivational speaker. I think she made a lot of valid points and tried to give a clear view of what georgetown is and is not. The interviews were very laid-back, which was nice. all conversational, but kind of weird that they are "closed file" until you get there and then you hand them some info from your app. some people spent the first few minutes of the interview reading up on the interviewee, with the candidate just sitting there...this seems disorganized and odd. overall not a bad experience. DC is great, but expensive. The quality of the education is good and they seem to be working to deal with financial issues. just wish they would stop trying so hard to scare everyone away (especially those who agree with their vision and like their educational philosophy)!
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• I loved this school. Mrs. Sullivan was extremely informative and was good at giving an unbiased look at the school.
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• My interviewer was really nice, he didn't ask me if i had any questions which was great because i was all questioned out.
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• There was a small group of nine other interviewees. The day went like this: welcome speech, lengthy speech on Georgetown -- its strengths/weeknesses, curriculum, mission--, financial aid, lunch and tour with students, speech with the Associate Dean of Admissions, and then interviews.
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• Beautiful campus, well-organized day as a whole. The experience was much less stressful than I expected. The interview was very conversational.
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• Georgetown is a good school in a great area but fails to distinguish itself from the private school heap. Could have been any school.
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• Very informative, encouraged introspection more than analyzing the school
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• You get there in the morning and sit in the "Fish Bowl." (God only knows why they call it that--it has no more windows than a regular room!) Mrs. Sullivan talks for a looooong time. Remember: Dont fall asleep, theya re paying attention! Tour and lunch are brief, then its time for the dean to talk. After that, you get called out for your interview. At this point you either luck out or you dont. I got a 4th year, so I feel like I lucked out. Some will get the dean and other will get doctors....its a real crap shoot I guess, so good luck.
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• Georgetown is wonderful - but not for everyone. If you like the idea of what a catholic school mentality can offer you in terms of support and challenge then you'll love it.
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• Georgetown U has an great curriculum, begining with an awesome philosophy that truly forms the foundation of all that the school does. Furthermore, the intense and early clinical exposure appears to be excellent preparation for residency. I love the school for these reasons, but I am very *distracted* by extremely poor facilities. Additionally, if I understood correctly, the hospital had to be leased out to a private company last year. That may be indicative of a money problem. Lastly, while the neighborhood of Georgetown is very, very chic, nice, and apparently cool, the traffic leaves something to be desired (but hey-- thats probably true for any city)
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• My interviewer was kind of confrontational. He asked me about Universal Health care and whether or not it would work in the US and what the US should do about the health care problems. I did a little dancing, but he kept on this subject for a while. He proceeded to ask basic questions regarding my application. He was a nice guy but it seemed like he was looking for something specific and specific answers during the interview.
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• You meet in this room called the fish bowl (you'll see why). The very nice staff talks to you about how you should consider if Georgetown is the school for you and not worry about doing well at the interview. Next, you get a financial aid talk which is pretty intimidating since the cost of living and tuition is high. You also get a long talk about the philosophy of the school which should give you a good idea of if Georgetown is a match for you or not. The tour and lunch with students is informative and you do get to see some of the hospital and the anatomy lab. The interview is pretty low key, mine was with a fourth year student who was very nice.
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• Nice school, nice area, good clinical opportunities, don't go if you want a top notch research school, but they really do have genuine and caring faculty and staff
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• It was a positive experience, I liked the school and I really appreciated both the honesty and how informative the admissions staff presentations are, not only about Georgetown, but regarding medical schools in general. If I were in a different position, I would probably be considering it a great deal, but since I have already been accepted to a school higher on my list, I think the quality of the facilities etc are going to be the deciding factor for me if accepted at Georgetown.
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• The day starts at 10AM, which is nice. You get an interesting overview from the interview coordinator and the admissions counselor - they are pretty intense, but they are truthful and up front with every aspect of the school. They specifically addressed what attending a Jesuit university means to you (important to me since I'm not a very religious person). Yes, they name drop, and it's a little out of place, but I appreciated that they took the time to learn my name. It made me feel like I wasn't wasting my time and money visiting the school. They will tell you the 8 questions the interviewer asks you before you go to interview, which helps alleviate any nervousness. My interviewer was completely friendly and welcoming. The students seem fun, happy, and unstressed. The facilities are fine - not extraordinary, but not awful either. The neighborhood is fantastic. Overall I would love to go to this school.
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• I feel like Georgetown, more than any other school I've been to so far, is either right for you or it's not. For me it wasn't right...and they must have sensed it too, as I got waitlisted there.
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• I was excited about my visit here, but was very disappointed by the fancy, formal introduction that was not backed up by good facilities or enthusiastic students and faculty. I couldn't fathom paying so much for such an average school.
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• I absolutely loved it, but others applicants in my group did not. By the end of the day, you should know if you're a good fit, or if you'd be happier elsewhere.
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• My interviewer was unbelievably friendly and enthusiastic, and was excited to hear what I had to say rather than critical. Good stuff.
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• Great experience. they're very open minded and they go out of their way to make you into a well-rounded, solid physician. excellent clinical...very hard core, but that's what i'm looking for.
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• Calm, relaxed.
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• I must say, the admissions staff do everything they can do weed out those applicants "on the picket fence." They are proud of their unique tradition in medical education and only want students that believe in them to study there. Listen to Sylvia's speech---she is brutally honest and very thorough. I do not think it is the school for me, but i apprecate the the staff offering me the wisdom to approach this process at other schools.
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• Interestingly and contrary to what I was told beforehand, my interview was open file. My interviewer was a very nice clinician and our interview felt more like a casual conversation than a formalized interview. (which I personally appreciated) It couldn't hurt to brush up on your clinical ethics a bit either.
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• Extremely positive. There were a total of five interviews, with plenty of time to talk with students in between. Everybody from the office manager to the financial aid representative was extremely informative and extremely well-spoken. The MD/PhD interviews were relaxed, with the interviewers talking as much about their research as I was talking about mine. As a Christian, I find myself increasingly drawn to this school--they appear to be grounded in the Jesuit tradition and I see this as a strength, especially in light of the kind of education I am hoping for. Finally, they are extremely kind to applicants, and they allow you to feel like an active participant in the process. They want you to know that you have power in the process, even encouraging applicants to write letters of appeal if they are rejected. I will attempt to relate the most important interview questions at the bottom of this evaluation.
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• The staff at Georgetown really got me thinking about what I want out of a medical school. Although I was impressed by what I saw while I was there, I am no longer sure that Georgetown is the right place for me. If you are visiting, expect a fair an impartial presentation of the school.
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• Overall a great and extremely useful experience. The school is great in research, ethics, and forming well rounded physicians
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• Of the 5 schools at which I've interviewed so far (2 of which rank significantly higher than Georgetown), I was most impressed by Georgetown. I just got that gut feeling from the school that I'd be really happy here. The area's gorgeous and the curriculum tries its best to cater to student's needs.
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• Definitely think about if Georgetown's the right match for you. It seems that most of the school's diversity came from their GEMS program.
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• This was the best place yet. The admissions staff are the nicest people ever. They truly go out of their way to make you feel at home. They are great. The school is awesome too. The curriculum is good, and the 3rd and 4th years are a great learning experience. The area is great. The environment seems very importants and the students seem cool too.
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• I enjoyed the interveiw, although I was a bit disappointed in the facilities. The admissions people were friendly, but they are really putting the ball in your court: does the mission of Georgetown fit yours, and if so, you should come. If not, don't bother. :)
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• As I mentioned before, I wasn't sure what to expect. I found the school to be a pleasant surprise, even during the dreariest of days. The classrooms aren't of the highest caliber, but opportunities for clinical education are enormous. My interview, which was the last part of the day at GU, was very pleasant. Having reviewed some of the reviews on SDN, I expected some tough ethical questions, but I didn't get any of those. It was a very laid-back, collegial interview - I wasn't stressed at all. More importantly, I felt that the interviewer was interested in me and my experiences. It was a pleasant experience overall.
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• Great interviewer. Really cool guy who seemed to love Georgetown. It was very conversational and pretty much all the questions stemmed from specific details in my file.
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• My interview was relaxed and there were no difficult questions asked. My interviewer followed a form she had and had reviewed my application already. Overall it was a pleasant experience. The staff really make an effort to peronalize the experience (ie, by knowing everyone's name, etc).
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• I almost didn't go to this interview, but I am really glad that I did. I loved the school and the area. The ONLY thing that would prevent me from going here if I got accepted would be the cost. Putting that aside, this could possibly be my top choice.
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• Great experience! It was more of a conversation than an interview. I was asked a few of the standard questions, though surprisingly, none about healthcare or ethics.
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• Overall, it was a great experience, and I learned a great deal about Georgetown's unique med school program
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• You get a quick introduction by Georgine, then Ms. Sullivan gives you a one hour speech about the school and it's philosophy. Financial aid then comes to tell you how expensive Gtown is and how much debt you'll be in when you graduate. Student tour after that, a Dean then speaks to you about the whole MedStar/Gtown deal while you eat lunch and then it's interview time. The interviews began between 2-3 for everyone. The last person left around 4.
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• I got a really good feel for Georgetown on my interview day. The people were straightforward (which I appreciated) and the other interviewees (10) were really cool. Disappointingly, the facilities did not impress me, which was a let-down because I hoped it'd be a strong contender. The students seemed moderately happy, but the administrators and my interviewer definitely had it all together. My interviewer was SO funny, he was such a riot!
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• The interviewer was very nice and it was conversational. Good questions but more on "who are you" than stuff off your application.
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• Georgetown was a wonderful place but, as they told us upfront, it might not be for everyone. If you don't want to do community volunteering or thoroughly explore religious and ethical tenets in medicine, this won't be your cup of tea. The interview was EXTREMELY relaxed - it was definitely a conversation more than an interview. Everyone who is there (facutly, staff, students alike) all seem to love it.
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• Very good. I had a fourth year student, and we had a very pleasant conversation. More a conversation than an interview. The questions just came from my answers. very relaxed, and she was very nice. Everyone seemed to love talking about how great georgetown is. This was one of the most informative interview days I've had (perhaps the Dean's talk during lunch was unnecessary/repetitive)
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• I came, I saw, I left. haha. It was ok.
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• Negative. No challenging questions, unimpressive facilities, too many dramatics from the admissions staff during the pre-interview briefing. f
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• Overall, I was pretty impressed by the experience--you will probably hear a lot about Ms. Sullivan's speech--it is very inspiring and i like the fact that GU takes a very different approach than other med schools--they tell you about the school's philosophy and ask you to decide for yourself whether it is the right program for you. As for the interview--i had a really nice doctor as my interviewer and he seemed genuinely interested in finding out about me and where i had come from, what I was looking for in a school, and my views on ethical subjects. I wasn't nervous at all and had a great time.
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• First an introduction to the day's events. Then a speech about the school and its curriculum, which was very honest and motivational. Then a speech about financial aid. Then a tour of the school and a great lunch with med students. Then the interview itself at about 3pm.
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• This was by far the best experience out of 10. My interviewer was so cool...I really liked it. They do keep you in the "fishbowl" or waiting room for awhile...so have a pot of coffee before.
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• Mrs. Sullivan gave an excellent presentation that really explained everything. Georgetown seems to have a certain philosophy, if it doesn't resonate with you I don't think this school is for you. They are more clinically oriented than other top schools.
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• Overall, pleasant but long. mrs sullivan gives it to you straight, and i was glad they were upfront about the strengths and weaknesses of the school
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• Overall a great experience!
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• Overall, it was positive. My interviewer seemed to not listen to my answers to his questions because he kept asking me to explain everything further, even when I initially gave very detailed answers. But he didn't try to stress me out and asked basic questions.
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• I really liked the school and my interviewer was great, but asked me a ton of hard questions. Make sure you know your stuff!
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• My student hosts were without a doubt the highlight of my trip. i would recommend ANYONE to stay with hosts. they can provide such great first-hand experience and insight, and mine even helped me figure out what to say in my interviews!
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• The applicants trickle in the fish bowl and wait until someone comes to greet everyone. You sit there and various people come in to talk to you. Then, you go on a tour, which includes some outside walking. Then it's time for lunch. The interviews are at the end. Supposedly, the interviewers get to look at your application right before the interview, but my interviewer seemed as if he had looked at mine for a while, as he had a list of notes and questions he wanted to ask me. During one of the presentations, they will tell you the interviewers are supposed to comment on 7 criteria. My interview was less conversational than at other schools, and I found this a little bit intimidating. My interviewer had a list of questions and would shoot them at me one after the other, but my interviewer was very nice.
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• Laid-back...I can't decide what I think of the school. I love their teaching philosophy but there were a lot of negatives as well....Yuo have to decide if you would thrive there.
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• My interviewer was very nice and relaxed.
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• I had a great experience at Georgetown. I stayed with a student, which I would definitely recommend doing, then I got up in the morning and went to class with them, which was a good experience. Then I went to the presentation that Ms. Sullivan gives, which is extremely helpful. Then I had my interview, which pretty laid back. The interviewer asked a couple tough questions (read up on ethics and the health care system before you go) but most of it was conversational and very laid back.
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• Very relaxed interview experience! Simply be yourself, honest, & have fun.
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• The interview itself is very laid back. My interviewer was a lovely old man who seemed genuinely interested in my experiences and thoughts on medicine. There were no tricky questions and he made me feel very comfortable.
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• At first I had a negative impression of the school from the unimpressive students who toured with us and from the opening jargon. But my interviewer was such a wonderful person and really gave me a perspective that turned my opinion around.
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• As expected in D.C., everything is crammed together in the medical center. My interview was really relaxing and didn't involve medicine except for MAYBE 1 minute. I wasn't very impressed by the way the school markets itself or the faculty's impression of itself.
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• Interview waas not too stressful. Had a very good conversation with my interviewer in which we discussed issues and ethics. Questions were pretty typical. Day was very long. Mrs. Sullivan gives good overview of program, answers many questions I had coming in.
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• Very relaxing. While Ms. Sullivan provided an intense speech, it was handy for answering why g
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• Converstational, but a wee bit confrontational. The interviewer didn't seem too interested in the interview process
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• Although the interview day was low stress, I soon came to realize that this school is not for me. Everyone was nice though, Ms. Sullivan IS a bit intimidating however. Think carefully and be sure Georgetown's very traditional curriculum is for you. It's not a bad place though and the students seemed happy but stressed.
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• The interview itself was very laidback, but get prepared for a really informative and long day.
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What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

• Did not use the standardized list of questions, just asked questions based on my essays and applications. Overall was extremely conversational.
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• Tell me about your journey to medicine.
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• Tell me about yourself and your path to medicine.
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• 1) Tell me about yourself. 2) Describe path to medicine. 3) Gap year plans? 4) What do you do for fun? 5) Describe ethical dilemna 6) Why Gtown?
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• Tell me about a problem in the medical field? Now tell me another... another... another... another (this went on 5 consecutive times and took the entire interview).
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• Literally watchmojo's top ten worst medical school interview questions. Cura personalis was also in there
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• Tell me about yourself
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• Why medicine? Why Georgetown? Tell me about your research.
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• Tell me about your journey to medicine
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• How will you contribute to the diversity of Georgetown?
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• Describe your story: how’d you get into medicine?
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• What do you like to do in your free time?
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• Why Georgetown?
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• They asked what other schools I applying to and was interviewing at.
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• What do you do for fun?
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• Why medicine
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• What did you do the summer between high school and college? (I was not expecting that)
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• Where would you see yourself in 10 years
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• What are three words that your friends use to describe you.
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• Why medicine?
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• What was a time you were stressed and how did you handle it?
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• What is one issue in health care you care about and why?
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• What are some problems in health care today?
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• Why you?
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• It was genuinely a conversation. No specific questions were really asked. He just wanted to get to know me a bit, and we talked about his career a lot as well.
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• What challenges do you expect to encounter as a physician?
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• Tell me a little about your research.
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• My interviewer was a very kind, laid back 4th year med student. The first question was "why medicine?"
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• If you had given a patient the wrong prescription and they had complications from it, what would you do?
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• Tell me about yourself and what brought you to medicine.
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• Time you failed and what you learned from it?
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• Why did you perform poorly in X class?
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• Why do you want to be a doctor? (he hammered this question several times wanting different explanations)
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• Tell me about your background, and your family.
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• Why Georgetown? The interviewer had access to my amcas app with the grades and scores blacked out, so they could see activities and essays
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• Why Georgetown/Why medicine?
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• Why Georgetown? / Why medicine?
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• What have you been doing since you graduated (graduated >1 year before interview)?
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• Tell me how health care reform will affect you, as a doctor
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• Why do you want to be a physician?
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• What are some of the responsibilities of a physician?
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• The basic 3: Tell me about yourself / What attracts you to our program / When did you decide on a career in medicine
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• What are your strengths and weaknesses?
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• Why Medicine? / Health Care Crisis and how will the Public Option (if passed) affect physicians / Why Georgetown?
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• Why did you decide on a career in medicine? Why did you apply to Georgetown?
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• Why medicine/why Georgetown?
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• So you like science?
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• What did the President say during his recent speech?
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• My interviewer had my PS and Why Georgetown essay only. First question is why medicine? Tell me your story?
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• Tell me about yourself.
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• Why our school?
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• Why do you want to be a physician instead of a musician?
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• The ask 6 set questions. I will try and write them down as I remember them.
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• Where I am from?
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• "Why Georgetown?"
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• Just so everyone knows... there is a standard form with about 6 or 7 questions that they ask EVERYONE. So I'm going to try and put them all down here from what I can remember, for your edification....
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• Tell me about your family
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• Georgetown is a catholic school and there are some strange remnants of that around ie you can't sell condoms on campus. So he asked me what I thought about the school minimart selling cigarettes but not condoms and what message i thought that was sending.
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• What do you think is a problem with the US HealthCare system today?
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• What TV doctor would I want to be
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• Ethics question
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• Non-academic stuff
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• What makes you angry, what are your weaknesses/strengths, let's talk about the negative aspects of healthcare
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• Why Georgetown
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• Write an article as above
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• The basics: why Georgetown? why medicine? What specialty?
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• Tell me about yourself. Why Georgetown? Why medicine?
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• Why gtown and why DC?
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• What is one part of your undergraduate career that really stands out to you?
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• Why medicine? What medical experience do you have?
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• Who is your best friend? If he were sitting across from me what would he say about you?
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• Whether i planned to do research, be a clinician, teach...
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• Asked to describe what I had done since undergraduate (as a non-traditional student).
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• Why Georgetown? Why DC?
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• What are the qualities you think a physician should have?
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• What are the roles of a physician?
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• What is your greatest weakness?
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• What do you like to do on your free time?
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• Do you really rock-climb? (I wrote about this in my personal statement)
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• Why medicine, why goergetown, what are problems in current healthcare in the US (these three are inevitable)
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• What do you find neat about Georgetown?
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• Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
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• Favorite TV show
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• The basics, why medicine, why Georgetown.
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• How did you get interested in medicine?
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• Why medicine, that's it
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• Why would you choose G-town over other schools to which you have applied?
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• You mentioned so and so on your personal statement, what did you mean?
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• What would you do if you didn't get accepted to med school?
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• What are your strengths
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• Research related questions
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• What do you think of U.S. health care, how can you change it
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• How did you hear about Georgetown?
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• How do you think your choice of major will help you in your medical education? (i was an engineering major)
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• Tell me about why you want to bo into medicine.
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• Does a physician deserve to earn money?
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• Tell me about a book you've recently read?
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• Why MD/PhD and not either one?
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• Why medicine? Why Georgetown? (the ask everyone this, and tell you that in the morning)
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• What do you do to relieve your stress?
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• What do you think are the qualitites of an ideal physician?
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• Why Georgetown?
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• Why medicine? (one of the required ones)
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• Tell me about ___?
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• Why did you come to georgetown as an undergrad?
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• Why medicine? why GT? why Washington DC?
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• What are some of the biggest problems in healthcare?
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• Why Georgetown, Why medicine?
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• How do you want your patients to view you 20 years from now?
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• Why medicine and Georgetown?
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• What are the big problems in healthcare?
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• Tell me a little bit about yourself?
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• On a personal level, what are your 3 best qualities?
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• Tell me about yourself (after telling me that she had just read my AMCAS essay).
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• What was your commute like in high school?
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• Why DC? Why Georgetown? Do you know what kind of sacrifices you will have to make during med school? Why medicine? What experiences have you had which confirmed your desire to become a doctor?
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• Why did I choose medicine?
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• Why do you want to be a doctor?
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• How do you handle stress?
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• What was your grade average? In your essay you write about how athletic committments brought down your average. The interviewer had read only my personal statment before the interview began, which was within the guidelines of how interviews proceed, and I had no issue with this.
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• Why do you want to be a doctor?
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• A few "non-threatening" questions about ethics: end of life, patient autonomy, etc.
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• Biggest problems of US Healthcare?
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• What did you do during the summers
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• How do you feel about starting medical school at age 27?
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• How did you become interested in medicine?
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• Why major in _____?
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• Tell me about your research.
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• How did you come to decide you want to be a doctor?
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• Views on abortion, euthanasia, genetic engineering, doctor assisted suicide, etc.
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• Why medicine now? If you're a non-traditional candidate, you'll get this question everywhere.
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• What would you fix about healthcare?
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• What do you parents do? (Not the accusatory, "I assume your parents are doctors, then." I had gotten elsewhere.)
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• What can you bring to georgetown?
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• Tell me about your family.
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• Why do you want to attend GT?
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• Do you see yourself in research or providing patient care? (I answered and was asked to clarify further.)
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• Why Georgetown? What do you look for in a medical education?
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• How did you decide medicine?
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• What was an experience that you feel passionate about?
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• Tell me about your research
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• What will you find the most interesting about medicine in 10 years?
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• What can you contribute to the Georgetown community?
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• Why did you choose medicine
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• Why GT?
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• What do you do in your free time?
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• Why did you go to school in Montana? (I'm from Tennessee.)
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• So why do you want to be a doctor?
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• Why did you decide to switch from [non-science major] to medicine?
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• TEll me about yourself growing up.
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• What were your clinical and research expereinces? What quality do you possess that came through during your clinical experience which you believe will make you a good doctor?
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• So tell me about your school. Where is it?
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• Why didnt you take biochemistry?
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• Why Medicine? Why Georgetown?
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• Why do plan to pursue General Surgery?
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• Standard ethical Q's.....stem cells...euthanasia...abortion
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• What would you do if you weren't accepted anywhere?
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• 2 ethical scenarios: 1) what to do if I catch a med school classmate cheating on an exam, and 2) how to break the news to a patient that she has colon cancer
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• What events inspired you to study medicine?
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• How are you different from your best friend and how does this explain why you want to go to med school and she wants to go to law school?
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• How did you get here (where are you from, what did you do after school)?
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• Why GU?
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• What have you been doing in the past year?
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• Why did you choose your undergraduate institution?
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• Why are there so many uninsured in the US? Why Medicine? Why Georgetown?
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• What do you like to do?
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• I cant recall specfic details, but the interview was very conversational-- no ethics questions.
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• Explain universal health care.
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• What are the current issues with the Healthcare system?
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• How would you contribute to the community here?
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• I see you've done some creative writing. Have you heard of Walter Percy (doc who became a novelist)?
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• So how many acceptances have you received? (Literally, the first question)
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• What have you been doing since your college graduation?
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• Standard stuff...why g-town.
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• Typical stuff. Tell about experiences, college, why are you interested in Gtown.
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• What is the biggest problem facing health care today?
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• The MD interviewer (an orthopedic surgeon) wanted to know about my past and my clinical exposure to date.
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• How did you contribute to your community?
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• Why did you choose to major in Astronomy?
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• Interests?
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• Mostly about who I am, my motivations, etc.
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• Why did you choose to apply to Georgetown?
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• Tell me about yourself, why medicine, etc.
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• What do you do with your free time?
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• Why did you apply to GU?
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• Define for me the doctor-patient confidentiality agreement and give an example.
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• What do you do in your spare time?
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• What would you change about your undergrad school
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• See above, although most questions merely came from what we were previously talking about. Nothing caught me off guard.
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• What hobbies do you have
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• Why do you want to be a doctor...
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• This was a question i didn't get, but one of the other applicants was asked and i thought it was pretty interesting: "Say the US has universal health care, and you are a physician with a patient who requires very expensive treatment which MIGHT prolong his life for a certain period that you don't know--do you continue to give the treatment even though doing so will keep others from receiving treatment due to the limit to the amount of money you can spend?"
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• There were no other questions besides the ones I mentioned above - the interview was a very relaxed conversation rather than a question-and-answer session.
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• Where do you see yourself in ten years?
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• If you had a broken leg right now, how do you think the care you received would be the same or different in a managed care setting versus medical delivery of yesteryear?
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• Would you go to Georgetown over your state school?
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• What is the biggest problem facing healthcare?
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• What is your motivation for going into medicine?
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• What are some good characteristics of a doctor? Why medicine? Why Georgetown?
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• So what do you like to do that's not on this application? (It's closed file but they are given the application in a sealed envelope as you walk in the door).
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• What are your Strengths/Weaknesses
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• Why G
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• The interviews are closed-file (though your interviewer will get a copy of your file that you bring to him/her) so be prepared for anything!
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• What's the most recent book you've read? film you've seen?
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