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  • Ohio State University College of Medicine
  • Allopathic Medical School
  • Columbus, OH
Individual Feedback 5 222 Responses
Overall Experience

How did the interview impress you?

Response # Responders
Positively 187
Negatively 13
No change 15

What was the stress level of the interview?

Response Avg # Responders
3.09 215

0 = low, 10 = high

How you think you did?

Response Avg # Responders
7.63 166

0 = low, 10 = high

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

Response Avg # Responders
8.24 142

0 = low, 10 = high

Was this interview in-person or virtual?

Response # Responders
In Person 0
Virtual 8

Questions

How long was the interview?

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5 minutes 0
10 minutes 0
15 minutes 2
20 minutes 1
25 minutes 7
30 minutes 52
35 minutes 23
40 minutes 44
45 minutes 49
50 minutes 18
55 minutes 2
60+ minutes 22

Where did the interview take place?

Response # Responders
At the school 211
At a regional location 0
At another location 3

What was the style of the interview?

Response # Responders
One-on-one 206
In a group 9

What type of interview was it?

Response # Responders
Open file 202
Closed file 10

How many people interviewed you?

Response Average # Responders
1.58 216

What is one of the specific questions they asked you (question 1)?

"Why MSTP?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell us about a time when you had to critically reflect in the moment" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you like to take the chance before your interview concludes to make any updates to you application or explain further about anything in your application?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"tell me about a time you received critical feedback" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you think you are more of a thinker or doer?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is one time you faced criticism?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why should we accept you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"When was a time you received feedback and how did you respond" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What’s something you did that you later wished you could change?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"My faculty interviewer asked me if I had been to other interviews (which I had), and then he asked me which question I most often asked. He then asked me to answer that question." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about the hardest decision you've ever had to make." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

""Describe a time where you had to make a quick decision without any outside input"" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What I would contribute to the school." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about yourself. (Both of my interviewers opened with this)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me an example of when you learned from an experience." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me what you learned while performing your research." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are some challenges that you might face going into the field of medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"About my leadership experiences" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your path to medicine (I am a non-traditional student)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you want me to tell the Admissions Committee about you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is the cause of Lichen Sclerosus (from my research)?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"My faculty interviewer specific questions about use model I use in my research." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"A lot of questions from my application trying to clarify and understand what I had done." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Explain your research to (insert person with little education). The point is to see how well you can simplify complex information so that an uneducated person can understand it." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Faculty: Why medicine? Student asked the typical questions you would expect but not 'why medicine'." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Describe a conflict in the past and how you dealt with it." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is your greatest achievement" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Talk about an ethical dilemma you have faced personally." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"1. Why Medicine? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why Ohio State? Why Medicine? Tell me about your research. Student Questions were very standard and pre-prepared, though nothing unusual. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is your strength/weakness?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about X research. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Details about research/coursework that I took...I graduated back in 2006 so if you've been out of school for a while, brush up on your coursework and research from back in the day." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Student: How would your friends describe you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Of the people who know you best, how would they describe your positive and negative attributes?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about this clinical experience." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"A general medical ethics question. Not a particular scenario, so I ran with it." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If your school made you sign an honor code and you caught someone cheating would you turn them in?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Describe an ethical dilemma in the medical field and give your take on it." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Describe motivation, why medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What ethical issues do you plan on encountering as a physician?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"You are from the east coast, so why Ohio? Are any of your family members in the medical profession? How did your interest in medicine come about? What is your greatest weakness? Strength? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Strength?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What kind of support system do you have?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about yourself?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How would you handle ethical procedures?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Lots of questions going over file and ECs." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why I did poorly in an unimportant undergrad course" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Could you describe an example where you displayed leadership?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Define professionalism." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"tell me about your volunteering (student interviewer)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why medicine? Why OSU?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What role do you normally take in a group setting? How do you respond if another member conflicts with your position?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Strength/weakness" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would you do if an 18 year old girl came to you for an abortion? (She's old enough to not need parental consent)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why MD rather than PhD (I have done alot of research)?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is an ethical issue in medicine that you have thought about (followed by a question about the issue)?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What nice things would friends say about you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is your definition of altruism?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Are you good at group work? (This was actually an attack by my student interviewer, he kept insisting that my extensive leadership experience would make me difficult to work with.)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why OSU?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is an ethical question you have thought about and how would you answer it?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do your parents do." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"You did not go straight into medicine. Tell me about the path that you took to get here." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"A series of ethical questions, including patient asking for treatment I personally disapprove of, patient refusing treatment, parent refusing treatment for minor child. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Overhearing a man tell his wife the wrong diagnosis in another language. What do you do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Super power question (above)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about an ethical problem you experienced. (I discussed a dilemma I had regarding confidentiality with a female friend who had psychiatric problems and was at risk of harming herself. Fortunately for me, I found out later in the interview that my woman faculty interviewer was a psychiatrist.)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Questions about AMCAS application" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Discuss stem cell research" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"tell me about yourself" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If your best friend was sitting next to you what good things would he say about you." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Talk about an ethical problem in medicine...why medicine...tell me about clinical experiences" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Student #1: Tell me something about yourself that isn't already in your application." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What did you learn about yourself through your leadership experience?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"The drug ethical dilemma described above" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do you want to become a doctor? What specialties are you interested in?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why Ohio State?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your twin/family (I come from a different cultural background)." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Explain how you prepared yourself differently after doing poorly on the first MCAT?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"how would you go about telling a terminally ill, unisured patient about treatments that may save his/her life but are extremely expensive and and have an extremely small success rate." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Some ethics." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"what is a current ethical issue" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Explain the discrepency between your grades and MCAT." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Describe and Ethical issue in Medicine." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are your strengths and weaknesses?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Ethics question from above." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What made you decide to enter medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Pretty much stuff that comes right out of the AMCAS application." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Was there any specific thing that tipped you over the edge in wanting to become a doctor?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"You go to Vanderbilt... how did they not make it to a bowl game this year?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How does your family feel about you entering medicine? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would your friends say about you/describe you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Talk about ethical issues." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Pick any ethical dilemma and discuss how you might handle it (have a good dilemma in mind; I didn't)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"strengths/weaknesses, what makes you unique/what will you bring to OSU's next class?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What leadership roles have you held?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What qualities would make you a good doctor? What qualities make a doctor a "good doctor"? Something like that." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Question about alcohol and surgeon (above)." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is your biggest strength?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your research. Tell me about your clinical experiences." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your family" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Just stuff on application" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Discuss an ethical issue facing medicine." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why did you wait >10 years before applying to med school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Discuss some future problems of medicine that you forsee." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Strengths/weaknesses" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"OSU seems to like the ethics questions more than the other schools" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would others say about you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"It's 15 years from now and you an attending. You have a resident under you that you've had for 2 years. Everybody likes him a lot, he's very knowledgeable, hardworking, good with patients etc. One day you come in and a nurse pulls you aside and tells you that you should know that the night before the resident came in to preform an emergency surgery. Everything went fine but she could smell alcohol on the resident's breath. What do you do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Pick an ethical situation and describe it. (no guidelines were given which made it a little awkward.)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"He asked about my Spanish skills and my international experience." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What problems do you foresee emerging in field of medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your research." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Who is your basis of support? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think about the Da Vinci Code?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about myself?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Describe an ethical situation a physician might face. (Not the exact wording but it was clear they wanted a good description of the views of both sides...not a specific answer. He keept leading me on for a long time during this...turns out the only other thing he was looking for is that we shouldnt force our views on others...ie abortion stick to your morals, but refer the person to another doc..." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"challenges..." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Favorite/Least favorite undergrad classes" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"what are your strengths/weaknesses" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your service experiences, clinical exposure, etc." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What brings you to Ohio State and why are you interested in our school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Strengths & weaknesses" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"You have a patient who is terminally ill and in a great deal of pain. He wants you to give him something to end it. What do you do? (He really grilled me on this one, continuing to ask "well what about this..." but then said he was just trying to push me.)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are you doing right now. (Im not currently in school) " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What brings you to OSU?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What led you to pursue medicine and science? What experiences solidified this desire?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"A situation where the surgeon performed surgery after drinking- what would you do when you found out?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Share your journey with us." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Basically something equivalent to: What are some of the downsides to medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Strength and weakness, hobbies, choose an ethical issue facing physicians, unique quality about me, how do you study, who will be your support system in Columbus. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Strengths and weaknesses" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why did you leave graduate school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Where do you see yourself in 15 years?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do you want to be a doctor?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What sparked your interest in medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"what was the last book you read, what did you think of it..." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Describe your clinical experiences." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"no specific questions, just normal talking about different things, but basically: why do you want to be a doctor (and they wanted a pretty thorough explanation)?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you saw a friend cheating on the anatomy exam, what would you do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What challenges do you think doctors face today?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Explain shadowing, volunteering, research, support structure, strengths and weaknesses, intramurals " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"I was asked to pick a moral issue, explain how I feel, then explore it from the opposite point of view." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"I was asked about some specifics of the PET research that I had been involved in. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do want to be a doctor?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do you want to be a doctor now?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If a group of my friends were in the interview, what would they say are my strengths/weaknesses." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

""Tell me about yourself" "Tell me about your clinical experience" "What is it about you that will make you a good doctor"" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is your greatest strength/weakness?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would you do if a young woman came to you requesting an abortion?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How did you study for the MCAT" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Where do you see yourself in 10 years?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Interview was more of a conversation, but there was that ethical dilemma question I mentioned above." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What makes you unique? What are your strengths/weaknesses?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What ethical issues do you anticipate encountering as a physician?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is your greatest strength, your greatest weakness ?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"A 73 year old man with pancreatic cancer comes into your office after a year of futile tests and treatments, he wants you to give him something to end it...what do you do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would your friends say are your strengths? Weaknesses?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Had I shadowed any physicians?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why Medicine? What inspired you to choose medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"When did you decide on medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"how many hours a day do you study?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What made you decide to leave engineering?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you feel about abortion and physician-assisted suicide, and would you do either?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are your strengths?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about yourself. (I hate this question, especially when your application is sitting right there in front of the interviewer on the table)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why havent you done any research?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"See above questions" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think about "Dr. Death?"" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Describe your clinical experiences. Describe your research." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you read?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do I handle sterss?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about yourself." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"how do you deal with a really bad day?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

What is one of the specific questions they asked you (question 2)?

"What was your path to medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell us about a time you persevered" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"tell me about a moment you faced criticism and what did you learn from it" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"where do you see yourself practicing medicine" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about yourself." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you know much about columbus?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about a time you failed." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about a time you worked in a team" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your research" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about (activity)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Neither my faculty nor medical student interviewer really asked me any questions. They both just spent the 30 minutes telling me why they like The Ohio State." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why Ohio State University College of Medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why OSU? (Both of my interviewers asked this)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me an example of when you were criticized and how you handled that criticism." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me how you got from college to applying to medical school." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would make you a good team learner and a good addition to our school's community?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Anything else you want me to tell the adcom" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about a time when you faced great difficulty, and how did you overcome it?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is a weakness? What is the best thing about you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would you do if a patient denied a life-saving treatment?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What was your biggest challenge?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you find most interesting about our school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What motivates you to want to work with the underserved?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

""Why Medicine" was asked in several forms" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What will you do if you are not accepted into medical school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your fraternity experience" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"what have you done to make sure medicine is the right career choice for you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you like to do when you aren't thinking about medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Student: If not medicine then what would you pursue?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about so and so in your AMCAS application" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why come to Columbus to study?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is the greatest challenge you have overcome?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"2. Where do you see yourself in 10 years? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about this volunteering experience." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What was your favorite undergraduate class, why? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Questions about college activities." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you saw a classmate cheating, what would you do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How long have you known you wanted to be a doctor?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What barriers have you/will you encounter while treating underserved or culturally diverse populations?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Student & Faculty: I'm out of state, so "Why OSU, and why Columbus?"" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about xxx activity." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Have you been keeping up with healthcare reform?/Would you still be a doctor even with salary reduction?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me more about your mentoring experience with high school students. Why did you do it?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you smelled alcohol on your attendings breath what would you do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Describe clinical experience." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If a close friend was dying of a terminal illness and asked you to relieve them of all their pain in a state where physician assisted suicide was legal, what would you do? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your research. What has research taught you? Do you have any questions for me? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would you change about yourself after coming here? (ie. what is one of your weaknesses?)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Describe an ethical decision you might face as a physician?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Leadership" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Please elaborate on your volunteer experience. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What ethical dilemmas do you expect to face in medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"He had a form he was filling out: strengths/weaknesses, introverted/extroverted, perform abortion if against your values?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why here--I was applying from somewhat far away" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What was the most difficult life experience you have had to go through?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think about [insert ethics topic here]? I was asked about a few things very briefly, not really a big deal." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What did you learn from tutoring?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"tell me about your research (student interviewer)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Where do you see yourself in 10 years?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Describe both a positive and negative emotional experience...." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you see as a major problem facing healthcare?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"You don't seem to have a lot of leadership experience. If need be, do you think you could take on a leadership position? (I think some of these questions are scripted, since he filled in answers to a typed questionnaire as I spoke.)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you still [do X activity]?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How big of a role does money play in your decision to pursue medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you like to do in your free time?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your research experience." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Are you sure you want to be a doctor?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you could invite two people, living or dead, to dinner, who would they be?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why didn't you go straight to college after high school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you do to stay calm, relieve stress?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Come up with an ethical question and how you would respond to it." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What were some of the skills you learned at your previous job that will help you in the medical field?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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"Why medicine? Why not law? Why did you not practice law after becoming an attorney? Explain bad undergrad grades. Are you published (I do biomedical research now full-time), to which journal did you submit, has it been accepted, what author are you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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"why did you go to XXXX school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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"Why didn't you get in last year?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"what would your friends say is your best quality" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Discuss an ethical situation and how you would handle it." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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"Come up with a controversial decision and discuss how you would handle it as a physician." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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"Tell me about your involvement with the Asian/American community at IU" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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"In what ways have you been altruistic other than what you wrote in your essay (again, have a good idea in mind)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"why didn't you want to continue doing xxx? (xxx = my major in college, which wasn't pre-medical)." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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"Standard greatest strength/weakness, uniqueness, ethical issue in medicine and discuss" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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"Choose an ethical issue and discuss it." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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"What qualities would you bring to the incoming OSU class?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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"Hardest obstacle you've ever had to overcome in life." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Describe your greatest strengths and weaknesses." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"I forget exactly, but maybe the ethical quesitons." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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"While discussing anesthesia, an attempt at an ethical challenge... "would you put someone to sleep forever?" (assisted suicide)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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"Questions about research, extracurricular activities." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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"what do you think about abortion" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Pick a current ethical dilemma in healthcare and tell me about it." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why should young people have international experiences?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Other common ethical questions: Attending comes in drunk, what do you do? Choose an ethical issue facing medicine today & discuss. What would you do if a 13 year old girl, who had parental consent, wanted an abortion? If you saw a friend cheating on an exam, what would you do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your experiences in the clinic" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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"What are your strengths/weaknesses? What should I tell the Committee about you that did not necessarily come across on paper?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why Ohio State?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would you do if a thirteen year old girl, who had parental consent, wanted to have an abortion?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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"What do you to do relieve stress?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"why would you like to come to osu" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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"What was your study abroad experience/research/clinical stuff like, and why did you do it?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would your friends say was your strongest point?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why did you get a C in ______ ?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"When is a time that you failed in life and how did you cope with failure?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If your friend was cheating in school what would you do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Most of the questions that were asked were pertaining to my activities mentioned in my AMCAS application and my OSU secondary application. He just asked for greater detail about the activities so it was pretty low stress." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How did you study for MCAT?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"I notice that you have plenty of clinical experience, but why do you not have any research experience?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Explored my volunteer and EMT work extensively." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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"How would you deal with a patient who doesn't want to do what you want him/her to do? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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"How did I feel about certain current events (since I'm in the military)?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your previous application process, what were your results(he asked for specifics)? Why did you decide to take a year off? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Greatest weakness" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are two goals you have outside of medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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"What are my strengths/weaknesses?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Went down my amcas app and asked about each experience. Also had the strengths/weaknesses question." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why OSU?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"what issues ethical and nonethical issues are important in medicine today?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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"Are you an introvert or an extrovert?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How would your friends describe you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your volunteer experiences and the research you have done." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why did you pick your major?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your family." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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"What would you do if a young woman, single parent, came in requesting an abortion?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about Brazil." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do I do for fun?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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"tell me about your research?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

What is one of the specific questions they asked you (question 3)?

"What do you like about Ohio State?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell us about a time where you received critical feedback" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"tell me about your leadership experiences" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would your friends say you can improve on?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you serve others on a daily basis?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Asked about volunteering and my experience. Then when I gave an example asked “would you consider this one experience to be your most impactful volunteer experience?”" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is your greatest quality?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How much involvement did you REALLT have in X?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about ______ activity on your AMCAS." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would bring to our class?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Where do you see your career going in the future?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your volunteering" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would you do if you knew a classmate was cheating on exams?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me more about your family background." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"I'm your advocate so what do you want me to tell the Admissions Committee when we meet at the end of the day?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"have you displayed any leadership qualities?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Describe an ethical situation you have faced and how you responded." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Discuss one ethical question you feel needs to be addressed in the medical community" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is an altruistic thing you have done in the last week, or last month?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Faculty: How do you handle stress?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Where else are you applying?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you do in your free time?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"3. Why medicine and not public health (referring to my education background)? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your research." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you do to relax? Deal with stress? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What problems do you expect to face as a physician?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Explain these W's on your transcript." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about the experience that has most effected your desire to become an MD." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Faculty: How do you deal with a situation in which a patient wants a procedure that goes against your personal values/morals. (Presumably, the procedure is legal and medically safe)." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why did you take the MCAT twice(presumably because I had a good score the first time)?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"When did you know you wanted to be a physician?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about [x activity on amcas]..." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about an ethical situation/problem you encountered. What were your options and what did you do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why change careers if you are so successful at your current one?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you rate yourself as a leader" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Explain a 'D' I had in my transcript." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Student interviewer: how would your friends describe you? and, Do you have any questions for me?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How would you respond to the following ethical situation..." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you do for fun?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why medicine/Why Ohio State?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Discuss an ethical issue. Tell me what you think about health care reform and the candidates plans." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"I can't remember" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your research experience" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your leadership experiences." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How will you decide which school you will attend?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"what kind of a leader are you, and tell me about a leadership experience (student interviewer)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Ethical question related to research: if you were testing a new treatment for a disease, and you knew in your heart that the treatment would be very helpful to patients, what would you do if your results were only mediocre?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Explain your interest in this EC to me" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"See above...everything else pretty standard" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Various ethics questions." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"tell me about your research" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Who are your heroes?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you do to cope with stress? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why did you apply to OSU?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How did you prepare for the MCAT?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is going to be the largest crisis that health care faces in the next 10 years?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why did you decide to apply to OSU?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What other schools did you apply to? Did you get interviews? Have you been accepted anywhere else?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Where did you apply? Were you accepted anywhere yet?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you do to relax?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you see as some of the greatest problems that you will face in the medical field in your future as a physician?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"tell me about you skating career" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think about stem cell research? What's a ethical dilemma for current/future physicians?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Is there anything else you want me to know when I tell the admissions committee about you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you have any questions for me? Have questions ready!" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Would you really move to Ohio?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you have any questions for me? (My student interviewer left lots of time, perhaps 10-15 min, for questions. My faculty interviewer, b/c we started our interview late, seemed anxious to present her information to the committee right afterward, so she reserved more like 2-5 min for questions.)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you do when a patient wants a different procedure than you see fit? What if you're morally opposed to it?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"how would your best friend describe you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is one of your weaknesses?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"what have you learned about yourself as a leader from the leadership positions you've held" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Faculty #2: (Series of ethical questions, each one following up the previous one with a different spin on the same scenario regarding a young woman seeking the " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How would your friends describe you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"In your shadowing experiences, were you able to observe any of the teamwork aspects of medicine (ie. doctors, nurses, and staff working together)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about____. Why OSU?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are your greatest strengths/ weaknesses?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Pick some type of ethical issue and explain how you would handle it?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are your weaknesses?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What makes you a good candidate?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"what would your friends say is your worst quality" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Describe your strengths and weaknesses" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Explain how my MCAT scores increased so dramatically" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How did you hear about OSU/ Why OSU?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If I were to ask your friends about you, what would they tell me are your strengths and weaknesses? Sounds dumb, but I was a little unprepared to answer this question." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What types of community service have you been involved in?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"the evolition debate from above" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What have you learned from the leadership positions you've held?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Explain more about a volunteer experience which I wrote about in my essay." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Biggest problem facing American healthcare..." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Imagine you're a doctor morally opposed to abortion; what would you say to a patient requesting one?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Which school have you not gotten an interview for that you are disappointed about?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"how would your friends describe you. (I don't think I did a very good job with this question.)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What will you be sacrificing in going to med school" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"There are quite a few ethical issues in medicine. Have you ever thought about any of them? Which one? How do you feel about it? How would you handle it if you had to deal with it as a physician?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What kind of clinical experiences did you have? What did you do specifically in it? Why did you decide to major in ____? Why did you decide to apply to Ohio State? What was the last book you read? What did you learn from your shadowing experiences? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Pick one experience where you learned a lot about medicine--and talk about what you learned about medicine from that experience." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"My family, hobbies." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do you want to go into medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Ethical questions: Tell me both sides of the abortion issue and the other abortion question I wrote down." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What things do I do with spare time. I had listed some in my app, I guess he was not satisfied, not sure what he was looking for" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you reconcile your interest in research with your desire to work closely with patients, one-on-one?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do you still want to pursue a career in medicine now that you're making a good living as a physical therapist?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are you strengths/weaknesses?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"General questions about my application and the experiences I had listed." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Is there anything about becoming a doctor that scares you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Strengths/Weaknesses" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why OSU? Why do you want to be a doctor?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Pick an ethical issue in medicine, discuss it, give both sides, give your opinion, what's a good solution to some aspect of it." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What unique qualities would you bring to OSU?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are your hobbies? Why do you want to attend OSU? There was a question about my letter of rec, which I tried to explain that I couldn't answer because they were confidential letters that I had not read. However, they went right down the AMCAS asking about my activities. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"You talk about healing in your essay, what is the difference between curing and healing?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Questions about comments I had made in my supplemental application." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"stem cell question" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What experiences have you had to confirm your desire to pursue medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"what is your weakness?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Ethical Question: Would i cease treatment on a sick patient if that's what they wanted" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"tell me about your research (they asked about ALL of my research, even the stuff I did summer after my freshman year, which I couldn't remember the details of for the life of me...so really know all about your research!)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are your strengths/weaknesses?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would you like to know about our school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What qualities will you bring to this school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What can we do to get you to come here? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"what can you tell me to get a sense of who you are" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your research experience. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What type of research are you interested in?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is one thing that you have done that you are most proud of?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are your thoughts on the links between human emotions and health?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about this certain activity, research, etc." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"General questions about everything in my file." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How would you handle it when a patient dies?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do your parents think of your decision to become a doctor?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Discuss an ethical issue, why did you take the MCAT in August, what did you learn from your experiences, what is the best book you've read recently, talk about your research, how would you add to the class, describe your stengths and weaknesses, etc." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"what experiences have you had in medicine" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why OSU?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you have any questions? (and they obviously expected you to have a few. We spoke for 15 minutes about MY questions)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would your friends say was your weakest point?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about a time that you were compassionate?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"I am not sure if it was a question or a complement, but we talked a little about my letters of recommendation. I am a non-traditional student, they mentioned how complimentary the letters were to me. They wondered how I got them from people who had been my teachers 3 years ago." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are your weakness and strengths? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How did you do so well on the MCAT when you have been out of school for a while?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Discussed my relationship with a few physicians with whom I work and what I have learned from them, etc." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

""If I were to call your mother, what would she say are your strengths/weaknesses?" "Tell me about a time that you were under a lot of stress, and how did you deal with it?"" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you deal with stress?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why haven't you applied to East Coast or West Coast schools (I only applied to Midwest schools)?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do I expect to pay for medical school (loans vs. military scholarship)?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you do outside of school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why OSU" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is one of the greatest ethical issues facing the future of medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"You are a first year resident and your attending physician comes in at 6:30 for a 7 AM case and he has obviously been drinking, how do you handle it?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What should I tell the admissions committee about you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What had my undergrad experience at OSU been like?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"ethical issue in the news that I feel would affect medicine or the delivery of." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Weakness" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is the ethical dilemma behind the striking W.V. surgeons?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How easily would you adjust to living in Columbus?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How many hours did you study per week to get the grades that you did?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do your parents do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why medicine, why not research." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If your best friend was sitting here, what would he/she say are your best/worst qualities?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you have any weaknesses?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you feel like you have a good idea about the difficulties of medicine." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Share the though process that evolved into the decision to become a doctor." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How did you study for the MCAT?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"who are the members of your support system?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"Do you think you would like Columbus?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell us something you learned about yourself during your growth year (I took 1 gap year before applying)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"tell me about a time you learned something new about yourself" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you think you are more of a thinker or doer?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you serve others on a daily basis?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you like to do for fun? (and then follow up about recent books I've read)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Question about something you regretted" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is one thing not on your application that you want me to take away from this meeting and convey to the admissions committee?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What's the most difficult decision you have ever made?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about the research projects you are doing now (I work for a public health organization)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How will my work experiences help me as a physician?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What was your most meaningful experience?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How will you use your experience as a barista in your career as a physician?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is an ethical dilemma that you've encountered and how did you handle it?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Have you thought about pursuing a PhD also?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How would your friends, family, and sister describe you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Not a particularly interesting question...they also asked for my strengths and weaknesses." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your family. This was the first question the faculty interviewer asked me. It didn't catch me off guard because I prepared for this, but I could very easily see it being strange for someone else expecting "Why medicine?" first." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If I were to sit down with your biggest fan, what would they tell me are your number one strength and number one weakness?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What other role(s) does a physician have in his/her community? (my application essay briefly discussed this)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you could wake up tomorrow with one new skill, what would it be?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Nothing particularly interesting." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Who do you rely on for emotional support? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Your verbal score jumped a bit between your two MCATs. What did you do differently?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"One of my faculty interviewers posed an interesting question comparing two courses I took: Christian ethics vs. Biomedical ethics...do they conflict or complement each other?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"I'm going to walk down the hall in 5 min and tell the committee about you, what should I tell them?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are your thoughts about end-of-life issues?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What was the lowest point in your life? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Nothing out of the ordinary" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you met a group of people for the first time, how would they describe you and would it be accurate?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"All were laid-back and engaging and non-confrontational questions" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is the most recent book you have read." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"A specific question about my personal statement, which my interviewer really enjoyed reading." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Leadership roles and see myself as a leader in future?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Would your girlfriend move to Columbus with you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you want to do a test on your patient, but they deny it because they might lose their health insurance, what would you do? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What, if anything, would make you not want to pursue medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Describe an ethical situation" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What did you like most about your undergraduate experience?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is the biggest bioethical challenge that physicians will face in the future?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What you do think of (my colleges football coach)?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Contrast personality of your sister and you." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"nothing" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is your favorite Christmas movie?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"You find out your best friend is a drug dealer, what do you do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would you do if a patient couldn't afford a procedure that had a low probability of success when all other options had been exhausted? Would you discuss this with them or not?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"A parent comes to you with his/her deathly-ill child. You know that if this child doesn't receive a blood transfusion, he will die. However, his parent is a devout Jehovah's Witness and refuses treatment. What do you do? What do you think of the RU-486 abortion pill? Why do you think the HPV vaccine is controversial?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would you do if you caught your roommate cheating?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would you do if a fellow med student was mistreating a patient? Then as I answered they kept asking for more detailed scenarios." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you caught your friend cheating on an exam, what would you do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you like being an only child? (It just surprised me)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would you do if a woman in her first trimester asked you to perform an abortion?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"I actually wasn't asked that many questions by the faculty interviewer. The most interesting to me was his first: What other schools have you applied to?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about an ethical issue. (It's just so broad.)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about where you grew up, where you've lived?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"There were no new or different questions. We talked a lot about my sister's adoption, and some other personal matters." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do your parents do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Imagine you are a pharmacy manager and you overhear a conversation with one of you employees with a customer. The pharmacist refuses to fill a prescription for a young teenager for an emergency abortion pill. What would you do in this situation?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"The questions were pretty standard. Why medicine, why OSU. There were some questions about my position on stem cell research and the ethical dilemmas physicians face today. The interviewer was very genial and we talked about family and sundry things. The student interviewer was good too. Actually he was more nervous than me. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would you do if a cancer patient came to you and wanted you to assist her in suicide?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"The question about overhearing a man purposely tell his wife the wrong diagnosis in another language - it happened to my interviewer's co-worker." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you had one super power, what would it be?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"nothing was particularly interesting - it was pretty cut and dry, most questions identical to those posted on this website" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What's the hardest question you've been asked at your interviews" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you speak a second langauge and have see a patient who doesn't speak English being told by her husband in the same foreign language you know that she's fine, even though she's dying of cancer, would you confront her about the illness, and her husband?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If a patient was adamant about having a specific procedure done, but you believed she should get a different procedure, what would you do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"At the end of the day, what is the most important ideal that you want to try to reach?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you could wake up tomorrow with one ability, what would it be (student interviewer)?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Ethics of pharmaceutical companies (I work for one)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"In the context of learning about my my support circles/how I handle stress: Was there a particularly stressful time in your past, describe it, etc." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What's your support system?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Ethical situation concerning bridging cultural differences: a doctor overhears a man telling his wife in another langauge (one you understand) that she is fine and will be better soon, when you overheard the doctor give the woman a terminal diagnosis. Do you tell his wife the truth?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Explain the most difficulty situation you've faced and how you handled it" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"how would you go about telling a terminally ill, unisured patient about treatments that may save his/her life but are extremely expensive and and have an extremely small success rate." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is the most difficult question you have been asked in all of you interviews?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"nothing really, very conversational" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"none. Standard set of questions they have to ask all applicants." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"None to interesting. had a standard set of questions I was asked" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Come up with a controversial issue and how you would deal with it as a physician" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Pretty general questions." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"None really. Very standard questions: i.e. why medicine? describe an ethical situation or current issue in medicine you're concerned about, describe strengths and weaknesses" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What's your opinion on the evolution debate that is going on?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would you change about your application, if you could?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"A question about the Chancellor at my undergrad school, whom my interviewer was friends with." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Question about my extracurriculars." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"(I said I read the encyclopaedia for fun): What's your favourite volume then? (I answered: "Uh...W?")" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"A fourteen year old who has already had a baby come into your office wanting to terminate pregnancy. She is with her mother who does not want her child to have an abortion. What do you do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How did you hear about OHU? I was like, from the news. haha!" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Pick an ethical dilemma and tell me how you might handle it." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"interesting in that he DIDN'T ask why I wanted to go to OSU." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What challenges have you faced? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"It was interesting how my interviwer did NOT ask me the famous "Why medicine" question." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If I was chief of surgery, and a nurse told me that she smelled alcohol on a surgeon's breath, what would I do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"You're a gynecologist and morally opposed to abortion, but a patient comes to ask you to perform one for her, what do you do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Specifics about my app, nothing from 2ndary. Consider reviewing your AMCAS." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Interviewer brought up a recent controversial issue in medicine- "what do you think"? It was something I'd never heard of- just in the news the past few days." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your life journey and how it brought you to medicine." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Questions asked by interviewer were mostly routine except for some clarifications they needed to ask(see below)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would you like for me to tell the committee about you in order to plead your case?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Just some questions about my experiences" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you saw a fellow resident using intra-venous drugs, what would you do? What would you do if you couldn't tell anyone?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your family" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"pretty much the standard questions...nothing too out of the ordinary." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What unique qualitites would you bring to OSU? (most of the questions were pretty standard)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"About my international experience." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What problems do you foresee emerging in field of medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Describe your greatest strength." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"So you're a religious studies minor, what do you think about The Da Vinci Code?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How are you different from all other applicants/what sets you apart?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Stem cell question - about patient refusing treatment that involves stem cells, what would you do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Pretty standard seeming stuff...I guess the most complicated was when he just asked me to describe an ethical situation (both sides)...which degenerated into a long discussion on stem cell research...all the while he was fishing for a specific point...which i eventually hit on and he finally let us move on." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"traits of people i know that make them good at what they do in the different fields they're in (a convoluted question basically getting at 'what makes you think you'll be a good doc?')" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"where have you interviewed so far?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What were my favorite and least favorite classes" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"have you ever had your heart broken? no nevermind--don't answer that." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What was the most difficult thing that you have had to do / had happen to you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How does" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"He asked a lot of questions pertaining to an African Studies class I took freshman year. It was difficult because I did not remember much and my interviewer had spent a significant amount of time in Africa. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you do for fun." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Explain the parameters around an ethical issue in medicine - I chose stem cell research, but there are a number of issues that could be discussed." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would you do if a 19 year old came to you asking for an abortion" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What was the biggest difficulty/hardship you had to overcome?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your experience with traditional healers in South Africa." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are your thoughts on the links between human emotions and health?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are some medical ethics issues doctors face/will face?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"About my volunteer experiences." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"None they were all standard OSU questions." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Compare healthcare in Nigeria to healthcare in the U.S." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"In what ways do you feel that your religious background might positively and negatively affect your practice of medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you have a support system in place (does your family support your decision to become a doctor)?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do you want to come to Ohio State?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Not anything too crazy. They seemed to just want to get to know me. They did ask me what my favorite book(s) is." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"about my mcat, i took it twice and the first time there was a huge disturbance that my interviewer knew about" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What contribution do you hope to make to medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"what I thought the challenges and "bad parts" of being a doctor would be" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"My interviewer was curious about my first attempt at medical school applications (2 years ago) and asked questions related to that." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What kinds of ethical dilemmas do you think doctors face?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"All were very predictable and common. When is a time that you failed in life and how did you cope with failure?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"I am a member of the LDS church (mormon for those not familiar). We usually spend two years as a religious missionary, starting when we are 19. I was asked what I learned during my time as a missionary. Later on I was asked how this experience relates to medicine." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"I was asked about a C grade in a class and was asked to explain what happened to get that grade." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How did you study for the MCAT?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Nothing truly interesting comes to mind." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Not necessarily the most interesting but most wide open question was how I saw medicine in 5 or 10 years after doing the socioeconomic research that I have done." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Other than the standard medical school questions, I was asked to give insight about an ethical concern facing the future of medicine. He did not ask me to speak about my stance on the issue, but to discuss all sides that were relavant." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you were on a desert island for 24 hours, what three things would you want to have with you? (I got the impression that he was looking for nonstandard answers in order to learn something about me...)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What should I tell the admissions committee about you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think about stem cell research?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"As a non-traditional student, how do we know you will stay with medicine, and not move on to another career?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"none" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What ethical issues do you anticipate encountering as a physician?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"The doctor asked me what my mother would say my biggest strength/ weakness was?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is an ethical situation in medicine you have been following?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Where do you see yourself practicing in 10-15 years?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How does my family feel about my decision to go into medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Nothing really. He basically went down my file and asked me about each of the experiences that I had listed on my amcas application." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do your parents think of you being a doctor?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Suppose it's 15 years from now, you're a very accomplished surgeon, you have your entire family over for Thanksgiving, you've just started carving the turkey and the phone rings. It's the resident at the hospital saying that a patient of yours needs an immediate operation. He knows you're not on call, but the patient would feel better if you performed the surgery. What do you do and why?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"how would your friends describe you" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you consider your biggest weakness?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"questions about abortion and euthanasia" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Explain your low MCAT scores. (No one had asked this before)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What was the most difficult time in your life and who did you depend on?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think of euthanasia? Would you perform physician-assisted suicide at the request of one of your patients?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"what do you think will be the biggest ethical issue facing you as a physician?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why did you leave Belarus?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What makes you laugh, what makes you cry." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is the worst/hardest thing that's happened to you in your life?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"So you grew up in California. Do you think you will adjust well to Ohio? Follow up: Have you traveled much?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Have I ever considered the bad parts about being a doctor?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If there were a drug that could cure arthritis, but had a 1% mortality rate, would you argue for its release?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"name an ethical issue, and describe it." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Nothing too interesting. Just asked clarification questions about my application." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"What has been a challenge during your research" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell us about a time when you had to critically reflect in the heat of the moment" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"As a non-traditional applicant with multiple gap years, could you explain to me what you did to make those years productive?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"none" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you think you are more of a thinker or doer?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you serve others on a daily basis?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about a time you realized one of your weaknesses." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Nothing really, all very straightforward and conversational" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tons of questions grilling me about number of hours on activities since I had projected out for the rest of the year." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How I managed to balance all the activities on my application." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you biggest fan and biggest critic were here, what would they tell me?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Those tell me how you learned blank from blank questions were horrible." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would you bring to the class that is unique?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"None were all that difficult." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"The student interviewer: I am your advocate. How do you want me to present you to the admissions committee?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Discuss a time when you were given constructive criticism. What was it and how did you respond?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"I got asked detailed questions about the mouse model I work with for my research" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about yourself." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Interviewers were very friendly...strong advocates of the applicant." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"I'm your advocate so what do you want me to tell the Admissions Committee when we meet at the end of the day?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"No difficult question. The ethical question about whether to put a baby on life support was asked though." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What challenges/problems do you anticipate as a doctor?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Student Interviewer: I have a good amount to present to the adcom, but what's the one thing you want me to be able to express to them?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"In a conversation you will most likely not be caught off guard by a question but obviously it is possible. My faculty interviewer was nice and didn't ask me anything difficult - preparing for questions ahead of time helped to ensure this." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Describe a conflict in the past and how you dealt with it.(student interviewer kept probing for deeper answers)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is your greatest failure" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"again nothing out of the ordinary" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What has been your greatest failure?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Nothing difficult." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why Ohio State, etc, etc. Not because the Q was hard but because the student interviewer asked it very bluntly then always gave me an interesting look as I answered. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Ethical question/scenario" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"I got pretty generic questions. I had the most difficulty controlling my nerves because my faculty interview was with two faculty members, one of whom was the associate dean. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"None, I wasn't really asked questions. Odd as that sounds." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What if you find your peer cheating, what would you do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If a patient requested of you a procedure that is both legal and medically safe but that conflicts with your personal code of ethics, how would you handle it?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Nothing really hard" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me something you're most proud of and least proud of." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"From my personal background" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why did you not get into medical school last year?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"None. This was probably the most positive interview experience I've ever had." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"all were straight forward" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your low writing score on the MCAT." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are all of your best qualities?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is the most difficult decision you have ever had to make? Walk me through it. Who did you go to for support? and...Health care is important for physicians to pay attention to. What is a health care issue that will affect your career, and how might that lead into an ethical dilemma? What would you do? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"A sixteen year-old girl walks into your office asking for an abortion, what do you tell her?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Describe weaknesses" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Leadership" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How would you respond to the following ethical situation..." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"None. They do a pretty standard set of questions as you can see from all the feedback here." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How did you deal with that difficult time in your life?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Discuss some possible ethical issues you may address in yout career." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you feel about the FDA compared to the European system?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"nothing" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do you want to be a doctor? (This was the first question and I was still nervous at this point in the interview, even though I knew that I would get this question.)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Describe one of your most positive and one negative emotional experiences" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would your friends say is your worst quality and how could you improve this?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"My interviewer really grilled me with a slew of ethics questions." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What's the one thing about you you want me to tell the AdCom?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"They asked me about a word used in my rec letter." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"The same as the most interesting question." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are your strengths and weaknesses" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"See most interesting question." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"The standard abortion question: Do you perform one in x situation?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"None. Everything was so easy and relaxed." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Will your faith ever make it difficult for you to offer all medical options to patients?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Being exposed to medicine through your mother (she's a physician), what do you think is the answer to the finacial problems facing medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Come up with an ethical question and how you would respond to it." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me in a few sentences how I should portray you to the admissions committee." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why don't your MCAT scores match your GPA? Mind you, I have a 33 and a 3.9 GPA, and I don't think this is too shabby at all." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you could wake up tomorrow with any ability, what would it be?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What specialty are you interested in?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me everything about yourself that you want the admissions committee to know, that isn't already on your application." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"it being my 10th interview, and having encountered every type of question reading SDN interview feedback, no question was difficult to answer" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do/can you do when a patient wants a different treatment than you see fit? What if you're morally opposed to it?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"what is the most difficult challenge facing a physician today?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is your greatest achievement?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"See above. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Convince me that you're serious about this school (faculty interviewer)." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why didnt you apply to Ohio State last time you applied?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you were a resident and caught one of your fellow residents taking drugs while working, how would you handle it?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Discuss a challenging ethical issue--I just went blank." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Explain the discrepency between your MCAT score and your G.P.A. . " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What can I tell the rest of the admissions committee about your ongoing committment to intellectual pursuits and education" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would you change about you app?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"current ethics dilemma" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Explain the discrepency between your grades and your MCAT score." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Describe and Ethical issue in Medicine." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If we were to ask your friends what your strengths and weaknesses would be, what would they say?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"I was asked to comment on an ethical issue in medicine. No topic was provided. I just thought it strange that I was to pick any issue at all and talk about it." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"None. See above" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why did you take so many theology classes? (I went to a private religous school)and What did you learn from them?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If a patient asked you to perform a procedure that is legal, but to which you are morally opposed, what would you do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Questions regarding stem-cell research; I haven't taken any ethics classes and probably should have brushed up on it more." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you're a pharmacist who's against abortion, do you have the right to refuse to give out the RU-486 pill if you're in a small town with no other pharmacy in miles? (I was asked previously what I would do if I were against abortion and was asked to perform one by a patient; I answered that I would explain my objections, but it really didn't matter because the patient can always go to another doctor if she is determined enough, and it's not in the doctor's place to stop her)." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would you change about your application if you could?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"no real difficult questions." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Same." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"none really. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would you do if a patient refused to have you be their doctor due to the fact that you are a woman? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Pick an ethical issue and discuss it--I threw out a few choices: abortion and end-of-life decisions--BUT then she took it back and she was like how about surrogancy. Talk about that. I wasn't prepared to talk about that, but I did my best from what I remembered..." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"The above question" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"N/A. The questions were all very straight forward and easy to respond to." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do you want to be a doctor?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Dual degree: why MD/X and not just X? (avoid encountering this question, it's bad)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Explaining my volunteer experiences and how they were significant even though they occurred a very long time ago" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Discussion of an ethical question of my own choosing. (I had several but it was hard to choose on the spot)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Pick an ethical issue and discuss it." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Nothing too difficult. (See below for questions)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you had a patient with a problem you were unwilling (ethically) to treat, what would you do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Pick an ethical situation and describe it. (it was just asked awkardly to me...)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Ethical question...He asked for an example of an ethical problem doctors face, and then gave me a scenario based on my answer. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"none." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"No difficult questions." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What will you bring to OSU's next class. Pencils, my books." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you explain the dramatic increase in MCAT scores between April and August? (I went up 5 points)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"No really difficult questions, but interviewer had her list of questions in plain sight, and I could actually glance down, read the questions, and anticipate what was coming next. It was hard not to do that." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Problem with healthcare system and how would you fix it?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is your greatest weakness? (you know they're going to ask...yet its still hard to answer...) " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"had to pick an ethical dilemma and discuss how i'd deal with it" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"what are some future challenges of this profession?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would my mom and dad tell their friends about me" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"what do you think the biggest challenges facing physicians will be in the next few years?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would someone who knows you very well say are your biggest weaknesses?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Describe an ethical problem & how you would solve it." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Your recommendations are very good, but one of your professors said he thought you could have performed better in his class. Why is that? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would you do if the chief surgeon came in and performed a surgery with you while intoxicated." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would you do if your patient, who is in his late 50's, needs a colonoscopy and his insurance company won't pay for it?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"nothing really too hard" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What's a physician's role in the society's decision on physician assisted suicide?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"An ethical situation where the parents refused treatment of their child, but not in an immediately life-threatening situation (it was more involved)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are your thoughts on the links between human emotions and health?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How I became interested in a certain hobby (never really had to explain why/how before.)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What part of being a doctor interests you." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"see above" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Imagine you are in charge of a large healthcare organization/system, what would you do? - Personally, the question seemed too vague or more in the field of health admin." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"See the above..." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why the lack of clinical experience?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If a young girl came to you and asked you to perform an abortion, what would you do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"They asked me to describe an ethical situation in medicine (of my choice), and to talk about the parameters. I talked about patients who are on life-support, but I'm sure that abortion, stem cell research, genetic engineering, etc. would all be acceptable." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"most influencial book that you have read recently" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What negative aspects of medicine have you observed?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"same" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Same as above." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What kinds of challenges will doctors face in the future?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"The ethical question: What would you do if one of your patients is an 18 year old that wants to abort her pregnancy?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How my time as a missionary related to medicine." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"The interviewer didn't ask any extremely challenging questions." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What kind of ethical issue do you think you will face as a doctor?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"You know that we typically accept traditional students? (What could I say to that being a nontraditional?)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How I would solve an ethical question that related to my research in health-policy." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Believe it or not, the most difficult questions I was asked were: "If I were to call your mother, what would she say are your strengths and weaknesses?" and "Tell me about a time that you were under a lot of stress or anxiety, and how did you deal with it?"" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell us about an ethical situation you've read about, and what it made you think of the medical profession." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you discovered a friend was cheating in a class, what would you do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How would your friends describe you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"My interviewer brought up a point I made in my personal statement and asked me to clarify myself." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If a critically injured patient asked you to let him die, what would you do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why did you retake the MCATs? How did you improve?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What ethical issues do you anticipate encountering as a physician?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"He ended by asking me to sell myself to Ohio State in five points." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"None, totally laid back." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What ethical issues do you think that you will come across in your medical career and how will you handle them?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"None really too difficult." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is an ethical issue in the news that you think you will confront in your career as a physician?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What was the most difficult thing you have done?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why no research experience?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"I am your advocate to the admissions committee. what unique qualities about you can i tell the committee to help sell you as a candidtate?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is an ethical situation in medicine that has intrigued you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"nothing too difficult" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Nothing was too difficult." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"The biggest problem facing physicians in the future?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What makes you unique?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you didn't get into school anywhere, and you couldn't reapply, what would you do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think are some of the ethical issues facing doctors today?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would you do if a fellow student told you that you were cheating? If a friend told you the same?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do I interact with and relate to people who have a different background than mine. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Would you support Oregon's Right-To-Die law? Why?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"what are the qualities about yourself that you like the most?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"Researched the school, researched questions on SDN, reviewed provided materials" More from this Member | Report Response

"Review my application, read questions on SDN, have a why medicine (except both interviewers didn't ask this)" More from this Member | Report Response

"I did 7 mock interviews with various med student friends, advisors, clinician faculty, and physician-mentors. I took notes of constructive criticism of the things I fell short of." More from this Member | Report Response

"sdn, talking to other med students, researching the school" More from this Member | Report Response

"Read through SDN and practiced general interview questions" More from this Member | Report Response

"Researched the school" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, reviewed secondaries, researched the school" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, making an outline of my experiences, lumping them together and then assigning each several things I learned from them." More from this Member | Report Response

"Reread amcas/secondary" More from this Member | Report Response

"Practice interviews with current medical school friends." More from this Member | Report Response

"I looked over my AMCAS application one last time." More from this Member | Report Response

"Researched the school, did mock interviews with friends, practiced answering lots of questions out loud and in my head; have a solid answer for "tell me about yourself", "why OSU" and "why medicine"." More from this Member | Report Response

"Reading SDN and on the website." More from this Member | Report Response

"Mock interview with adviser, prepared answers to the most common med school interview questions, etc." More from this Member | Report Response

"Reread my secondary essays. (Including essays that I wrote for other schools.)" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN Interview feedback, review primary and secondary, MSAR, their website" More from this Member | Report Response

"Reviewed SDN interview feedback, read my primary and secondary responses, researched the school's curriculum etc." More from this Member | Report Response

"reviewed the school website, read my AMCAS app/Secondary a million times, prepared for "typical" questions, talked with current students (i'm from the area, know quite a few)" More from this Member | Report Response

"Read my secondary and the MSAR." More from this Member | Report Response

"Looked over my secondary application, looked at the OSU website" More from this Member | Report Response

"I roomed with a host the night before, read some SDN interview forums." More from this Member | Report Response

"Extensive review of school's website, went through this website very carefully, knew my application very well." More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN interview feedback, practicing answering questions" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN and talking to myself like a mad man" More from this Member | Report Response

"Reviewed my AMCAS application and secondary application. Also read through the interview feedback on the forum and researched the school online." More from this Member | Report Response

"sdn, made pages and pages of introspective interview notes (it's nice; you get to learn a lot about yourself), watched documentaries (something I would have done anyway)" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, school's website, common questions" More from this Member | Report Response

"Mock interview, reviewed my application, prepared for typical questions, researched the school, asked current med students their thoughts on the school." More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, medschool website" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, OSU College of Medicine website" More from this Member | Report Response

"Read over AMCAS and secondary applications. Read interview articles on SDN." More from this Member | Report Response

"Read over paperwork." More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, AMCAS application, secondary essays, mock interviews " More from this Member | Report Response

"Went on the tour, talked to students." More from this Member | Report Response

"Read over my file, SDN. " More from this Member | Report Response

"Ran through general questions, looked over application" More from this Member | Report Response

"Read over applications. Prepared for all the ethical questions on this thread, which I didn't end up needing. " More from this Member | Report Response

"read over my application and secondary. i familiarized myself with their interview style by looking on interview feedback. " More from this Member | Report Response

"Read SDN, primary and secondary app" More from this Member | Report Response

"Watch Buckeye football. Really just read over my apps and did my best to convey who I was." More from this Member | Report Response

"Perused all my application materials(primary, secondary, etc.) and read up some interview questions. Also combed the OSU website to find out more about the school. Staying with a student host was by far the most helpful though." More from this Member | Report Response

"Read AMCAS and secondary, read OSU website, SDN" More from this Member | Report Response

"Read about the school, that's about it" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN feedback, read PS and very briefly glanced at secondary" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN interview info. Books. Most importantly: read, read, and re-read PS and 2ndry essays responses!" More from this Member | Report Response

"Read over secondary and notes. Talked with students a lot." More from this Member | Report Response

"Asked my student host questions, reread my primary and secondary applications, visited school website, and read SDN feedback." More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, resume, OSUCOM website, talked to current students" More from this Member | Report Response

"I talked to my family about potential answers, and I read OSU's website and this website. " More from this Member | Report Response

"Read my AMCAS and OSUCOM applications. Reviewed my resume." More from this Member | Report Response

"Read AMCAS application and secondary, looked at the OSU website, SDN. " More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, talked with a current OSU med student" More from this Member | Report Response

"reread application" More from this Member | Report Response

"read materials, application" More from this Member | Report Response

"reread application materials, website" More from this Member | Report Response

"School website" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN and read website" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, practiced answering questions, read file, kept up on health care politics" More from this Member | Report Response

"Prayed, read up on the school, asked my student host questions, looked at my secondary" More from this Member | Report Response

"Nothing really." More from this Member | Report Response

"Read AMA ethical papers" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, primary, secondary, osu's website" More from this Member | Report Response

"sdn, school website, msar, princeton review book" More from this Member | Report Response

"Had people drill me with questions from Interview Feedback, read up on "current" and medically related issues, looked over my secondary essays and personal statement" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, MSAR, Interview feedback, reviewed app" More from this Member | Report Response

"School website, school secondary, primary app, books on medical ethics etc..." More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN forums, browsed OSU's website" More from this Member | Report Response

"OSU website, read secondaries" More from this Member | Report Response

"This website, read over my application, looked up a few facts about the school." More from this Member | Report Response

"primary amcas application, secondary application to OSU (it is open file so they have read and may ask you a question about your primary or secondary application.), and SDN" More from this Member | Report Response

"reread my application essays, looked at OSU website and sdn" More from this Member | Report Response

"Reviewed AMCAS app, reviewed OSU essays, read SDN feedback, visited OSU website" More from this Member | Report Response

"I looked around on OSU's website and tried to learn about it." More from this Member | Report Response

"Interview prep with my school, SDN, reviewed my application." More from this Member | Report Response

"Re-read essays, SDN, AMA website, OSU website." More from this Member | Report Response

"OSU website, SDN, read my application" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, read my application, relaxed." More from this Member | Report Response

"OSU website, SDN, AMCAS, Secondary, ethical questions posted online, researched current issues in healthcare." More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, school website, interview feedback, read my application" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, Review primary application and secondary essays." More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN was the most helpful,read about ethics questions, reviewed my materials" More from this Member | Report Response

"Student doctor, friends, read about school and re-read my secondary application" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, AMCAS, OSU secondary, MSAR, Univ of Washington bioethics website, NY Times Healthcare Reform book (dated, published in 1993), talked with student host (2nd yr student in ISP curriculum)" More from this Member | Report Response

"Prepared for typical interview questions, knew my application and essays, read up on school" More from this Member | Report Response

"sdn, read over my app and essays, other interviews" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, ohio state site" More from this Member | Report Response

"sdn, interview workshop, school website, MSAR" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, read over AMCAS, read over the website" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, previous interview, and lots of reading: healthcare policy, medical ethics, current events, etc." More from this Member | Report Response

"sdn, amcas app, secondary essays" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, mock interview, OSU's web site, rereading my application" More from this Member | Report Response

"Secondary, school website, SDN, talking to other people, talking to myself" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, previous interviews" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN website, interview tips on About.com, the OSU website and friends at the school." More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN website, OSU website, reviewed AMCAS application, mock interview" More from this Member | Report Response

"Review AMCAS and secondary. Looked over OSU site and SDN" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN. Read up on ethics. OSU website. " More from this Member | Report Response

"absolutely nothing; had six interviews prior" More from this Member | Report Response

"Reread AMCAS, secondaries, SDN feedback, brochures, webiste, etc." More from this Member | Report Response

"Read my AMCAS and reviewed my research" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, AMCAS, looked over ohio state website" More from this Member | Report Response

"Read up on their website, reviewed some of their recent research." More from this Member | Report Response

"Read over AMCAS and secondary essays. Kept track of current issues in medicine, such as health care and ethics issues, good night's sleep and breakfast in the morning" More from this Member | Report Response

"Read SDN, read over AMCAS" More from this Member | Report Response

"Read and listened to others' interview tips, thought ahead of time about the sorts of answers I might give to open-ended questions, and other questions I thought they might ask. Got a good night's sleep!" More from this Member | Report Response

"Read over my application, this website, glanced at the U. of Washington's bioethics website" More from this Member | Report Response

"Read SDN, looked at NOW for info on women's health issues..." More from this Member | Report Response

"Medical ethics websites, my application, the OSU literature, speaking with an OSU MS1, etc." More from this Member | Report Response

"read over everything" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, read about school from their website/catalog, practiced answering expected questions" More from this Member | Report Response

"read my app, essays, SDN, thought about ethical issues" More from this Member | Report Response

"read over application, went to school's website, got a good night's sleep. " More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, website, ethical issues, talk to Med1 students there..." More from this Member | Report Response

"looked at web site, thought about interview questions, read my application" More from this Member | Report Response

"Read SDN, relaxed, talked to Med 1 students at OSU" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, read website- read 'Ripley Bogle' by Robert McLiam Wilson to relax. (Great book)" More from this Member | Report Response

"Watched school website video, scoured website, pored over tons of interview questions, looked around here a lot" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, read website and went over my app" More from this Member | Report Response

"Reading interview feedback, brushed up on some medical ethics, read my secondary, prepared specifically for the why medicine question." More from this Member | Report Response

"Read this website. Read up on the school's website and did a mock interview with my wife (who is a doctor - so she has a good idea of the possible questions they might ask)" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, school website." More from this Member | Report Response

"Read up the interview feedback website. Visited the OSU website, checked out my supplemental, and my AMCAS. " More from this Member | Report Response

"Read interview questions from books, read curriculum and financial aid information from website" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, thier website, prayed" More from this Member | Report Response

"Student Doctor, re-read application essays" More from this Member | Report Response

"student doctor, reviewed amcas and secondary, read "controversies in medicine" by myrna and mark goldberg m.d., reviewed my research papers" More from this Member | Report Response

"Read SDN interview feedback, reviewed AMCAS and secondary applications, reviewed bioethics website, looked over school website" More from this Member | Report Response

"OSU website." More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, Wall Street Journal (contrary to popular belief, this paper has tons of health-related articles every day)." More from this Member | Report Response

"This website" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, read newspapers, watched the news, checked out state's medical policies" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, school website, mock interview" More from this Member | Report Response

"This website, went over AMCAS, reviewed my research." More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, read over my AMCAS, School website" More from this Member | Report Response

"Reread essays (didnot come up), came up with some potential general means of answering some questions, read the SDN interview feedback, OSU website" More from this Member | Report Response

"website, application, SDN" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN feedback mostly...and experiences from other interviews." More from this Member | Report Response

"Everything: read studentdoctor reviews, read secondary application and amcas essays, read the website, and did a mock interview" More from this Member | Report Response

"read over my secondary, looked at this website and practiced answering the questions out loud to myself (really helped), read up on school online" More from this Member | Report Response

"Went over my 15 experiences on application, went over possible sample questions to get in the right frame of mind." More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, reviewed my application, school website" More from this Member | Report Response

"this site, OSU website, mock interviews" More from this Member | Report Response

"Gathered a list of commonly-asked questions, and a list of questions from SDN for OSU from the past year. Prepared answers to all of them. Practiced answering questions. Stayed current on health news, etc. Most of the questions were very predictable. I literally could have finished his sentence a few times--they clearly have some standard questions that everyone is asked." More from this Member | Report Response

"Flashcards with standard interview questions, went over AMCAS app, schools website" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN website, the OSU website, read up on ethical issues, talked to someone who goes to OSU and why they like it. " More from this Member | Report Response

"read online info etc" More from this Member | Report Response

"Webpage, talk to OSU students, review research." More from this Member | Report Response

"read their website, read up on current events (not really necessary though), talked to people, read SDN" More from this Member | Report Response

"Studentdoctor.net, looked over secondary, talked to friends/family" More from this Member | Report Response

"Read website, read this site, talked to current students." More from this Member | Report Response

"Review secondary." More from this Member | Report Response

"mock interviews, cnn - health news, SDN, read my personal statement, secondary, reviewed my research experience." More from this Member | Report Response

"Kaplan workbook, mock interview, studentdoctor website, experiences of friends." More from this Member | Report Response

"Read SDN, went through the OSU website, read a few medical ethics books, talked to a med student who had interviewed at OSU a year previously" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, website, various sources for ethical issues." More from this Member | Report Response

"Ate chicken at the Buckeye Hall of Fame Cafe." More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, previous interview experience" More from this Member | Report Response

"past interviews, osu website, sdn, cnn, nytimes" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, OSU website, read secondary essays, cnn.com health articles." More from this Member | Report Response

"reread my essays, OSU websites, and StudentDoctor.net" More from this Member | Report Response

"Read over my application, school website/catalog, SDN." More from this Member | Report Response

"Read OSU website." More from this Member | Report Response

"This web site, OSU's website, common questions" More from this Member | Report Response

"This web site. Besides the question specific to my religious experience, they were the same ones repeated over this year." More from this Member | Report Response

"Read interview experiences on SDN, read OSU's website, looked over my secondary app for OSU" More from this Member | Report Response

"read the osu website and SDN" More from this Member | Report Response

"OSU website; talked to students beforehand; books; etc..." More from this Member | Report Response

"looked at this website, looked through the school's website, looked over my apps" More from this Member | Report Response

"Read up on current medical issues in WSJ, Economist." More from this Member | Report Response

"Read up on current health-care-related issues in the NY Times, reviewed my application materials, this site, the OSU Website" More from this Member | Report Response

"Read my application, read about the school's curriculum, talked to current students." More from this Member | Report Response

"Read my application materials, reviewed OSU web site and brochure, read SDN interview feedback and wrote down my answers to the questions." More from this Member | Report Response

"Read this ewbsite and made sure I could answer all of the questions...I was prepared for every question he asked me...read OSU's website, my AMCAS, my secondaries, their viewbook." More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, OSU website, reading my AMCAS and secondary, reading up about current issues facing health care." More from this Member | Report Response

"Read my secondary, read my AMCAS, SDN, etc." More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, website, reviewed AMCAS" More from this Member | Report Response

"Looked over this site, read my application" More from this Member | Report Response

"This site, read school's website, went over common questions." More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, read over my research, read their handbook, looked over my application, wrote out why I like the school and potential questions that I could ask my interviewer." More from this Member | Report Response

"Read AMCAS, supp, this website, common questions" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, read my AMCAS and secondary applications." More from this Member | Report Response

"sdn, ama website for current events, read many practice questions, self-evaluation. kept an interview journal to write down thoughts/ideas and organized these a week before the interview." More from this Member | Report Response

"OSU's website, my app and essays" More from this Member | Report Response

"read SDN, ethics and current affairs websites" More from this Member | Report Response

"Looked at OSU website, looked over possible questions." More from this Member | Report Response

"OSU website, this site, reviewed application" More from this Member | Report Response

"Thought about answers to standard questions, made a list relating my positive qualities to activities that I do or instances where they showed, read SDN and the school's website." More from this Member | Report Response

"read OSU website" More from this Member | Report Response

"Study the website, have a mock interview." More from this Member | Report Response

"This site, schools website. Mock interview at my school." More from this Member | Report Response

"Looked over my application, looked at this website" More from this Member | Report Response

"Reviewed me (AMCAS, 2ndary, Why Med?). Reviewed them (mainly through their website). Ate a good breakfast...tried to avoid eating at Wendy's." More from this Member | Report Response

"Reviewed applications" More from this Member | Report Response

"Reviewed applications (AMCAS and OSU). Looked into school's website." More from this Member | Report Response

"Read about OSU." More from this Member | Report Response

"Interview feedback, read through application" More from this Member | Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"everyone was REALLY nice. I got immediate positive feedback from my first interviewer, which really boosted my confidence. Everyone in the school and on the administration seemed like best friends. It was a total community vibe. These guys were awesome." More from this Member | Report Response

"Hyped up OSU a lot, great opportunities for mentorship, students seem chill" More from this Member | Report Response

"OSU's affiliated hospitals are great for clinical learning, their students' match into competitive specialties every year is also very impressive, Columbus is a great city for social activity and night life." More from this Member | Report Response

"very casual interview, felt like a conversation, didn’t feel nervous one bit" More from this Member | Report Response

"Dr. Rankin was extremely positive and welcoming." More from this Member | Report Response

"Very kind interviewers" More from this Member | Report Response

"The interviewers had looked at all of my essays ahead of time and seemed genuinely interested in learning more about me. The interviews went super fast and felt very conversational." More from this Member | Report Response

"The atmosphere of incredibly smart medical students who match super competitively but are down to earth and normal. OSU prides themselves on having medical students who are well rounded and not robotic." More from this Member | Report Response

"The school vibe, school spirit is something I loved. Columbus is also a really nice city with SUPER cheap rent." More from this Member | Report Response

"The new facilities they’re building (won’t be done until 2023)" More from this Member | Report Response

"The medical students all seemed very down-to-earth and genuinely happy with their experiences at the school. The faculty gave a very similar vibe. The students didn't seem to be overly stressed." More from this Member | Report Response

"The academic focus of the school and the new facilities." More from this Member | Report Response

"The curriculum, considering that since the implementation of the LSI curriculum Step 1 grades have improved with each passing year. The facilities were impressive and the people were extremely enthusiastic. They gave the sense that they were all looking out for each other." More from this Member | Report Response

"The friendly and outgoing current med students who had lunch with us. They were very down to earth and eager to be helpful. I also really appreciated seeing the Simulation center-- very impressive!" More from this Member | Report Response

"Pretty much everything. The new James Cancer Center is amazing. The facilities are pretty and new. The curriculum sounds amazing. The interview day was very well organized and really sold the school to me." More from this Member | Report Response

"Admissions director and dean stayed with us the whole day and made sure to greet each of us many times." More from this Member | Report Response

"The incredible facilities" More from this Member | Report Response

"Great facilities, friendly students. The LSI curriculum seems very well thought out. Almost all OOS students get in-state status after the first year." More from this Member | Report Response

"Everybody was so friendly and the facilities were amazing. Fairly diverse in my opinion" More from this Member | Report Response

"Dr. Capers, the OSU students, the facilities, and the new LSI curriculum. Also the integration of the med school with the undergrad school in Columbus - I like that collegetown feel. Also, they gave us laptop bags and flash drives." More from this Member | Report Response

"friendliness, facilities, the students" More from this Member | Report Response

"The new curriculum sounds incredible." More from this Member | Report Response

"The school recently changed much of the curriculum. They seem to be really focused on doing everything they can to ensure that they provide the best medical education possible." More from this Member | Report Response

"The the close-knit community feel of the students." More from this Member | Report Response

"Strong sense of unity and school spirit. The facilities were impressive!!" More from this Member | Report Response

"The facilities and the medical students. The student host program is great!" More from this Member | Report Response

"The awesome bags and the presentation" More from this Member | Report Response

"The AMAZING expansion projects currently going on (including expansion of the med library, simulated exam rooms, and Project One). I was also very impressed with the responsiveness of the administration to the students. The friendliness of everyone there (students, faculty, and admissions office) made a positive impression on me as well." More from this Member | Report Response

"climbing up the ranks, ProjectOne, emergency medicine/trauma is great, emphasis on ultrasound puts you at the top for specialties that require quick diagnostic imaging (EM/trauma)" More from this Member | Report Response

"campus and opportunities" More from this Member | Report Response

"Friendliness of admissions staff." More from this Member | Report Response

"Top notch facilities, how much the med students help each other out, the university's commitment to medicine (they're building two new hospitals and already have one of the top hospital systems), and most importantly how much the med school looks out for its students" More from this Member | Report Response

"Everything. OSU is an amazing school and anyone who has a chance to interview there will surely be impressed." More from this Member | Report Response

"How laid back the entire interview process was. It was a very positive experience" More from this Member | Report Response

"number of opportunities for research and service on and off campus" More from this Member | Report Response

"The curriculum, hospitals, faculty and students" More from this Member | Report Response

"Excellent hospital and good medical school facilities. Extremely friendly people. Emphasis on service, but it looked like many research opportunities were available as well. Happy students. Decent amount of free time outside of class. The undergrad campus is cool, and many/most med students take advantage of this. " More from this Member | Report Response

"Wealth of opportunities at Ohio State; they give you the tools to succeed. They also offer a separate Independent track (ISP) with no lectures!" More from this Member | Report Response

"The faculty members are super involved in the medical education. Was really impressed by the time and effort the admissions committee and other faculty put into interview day. CEO of the hospital stopped by to give a few words. Most inspiring/helpful interview day I have been to." More from this Member | Report Response

"Dr. Capers!, the student interviewer-- felt like an opportunity to talk to a peer and not be judged, the relaxed but enthusiastic students, the school's dedication to students, the support and opportunities, Jeni's ice cream, the administrative staff who very patiently helped me track down and get on the right bus after the interview day " More from this Member | Report Response

"Dr. Capers is really as awesome as everyone says. The school ranking. " More from this Member | Report Response

"People were awesome, expansive campus, city is super young and surprisingly urban/hip." More from this Member | Report Response

"Everything. All of the students are incredible and super laid back. They really recruit down-to-earth students to attend this school. I showed up on the day of my interview 3 hours late due to a flight cancelation the day before and my would-be student host came to pick me up from the airport to make sure I made it to the office!" More from this Member | Report Response

"Very friendly students, incredible staff and faculty, extremely dedicated to teaching, abundance of clinical and research opportunities, cheap living expenses, and good transportation system(if you have a car, that is)" More from this Member | Report Response

"The camaraderie between students and their incredibly positive view of the school and professors. " More from this Member | Report Response

"The dedication of the faculty to teaching. They're all about working with the students. I also like how it's connected to the OSU campus so med students have full access to all of those resources." More from this Member | Report Response

"The free clinics that students can work early on. Students were pretty cool." More from this Member | Report Response

"Random unsolicited students from 1st, 2nd, and 4th year came up and pitched the school before the formal day began. Something like a dozen or so students! " More from this Member | Report Response

"The students were all amazingly friendly, my host especially. I got to sit in on a Med 2 class and some of the teaching methods were very progressive. Lots of research opportunities. Ohio state also has some amazing student facilities like the ARC." More from this Member | Report Response

"The faculty and the students really love their school and gave the impression that they would love to have you join them. OSU is rising fast in the medical school rankings and will likely soon be a top tier school. They have spent unbelievable amounts of money on new facilities and they will tell you all about it!" More from this Member | Report Response

"facilities, students happiness and friendliness, grading system, amt of time in class, instate after one year....basically everything!" More from this Member | Report Response

"The medical students. They were unbelievably upbeat and positive about the school. The were very careful to talk about any and every relevant topic to a prospective student. They seemed like genuinely great people. " More from this Member | Report Response

"The school and the admissions office were very professional, well-run, and well-organized. The facilities at the school are the best I've seen so far. All of the students we met were extremely down to earth and honest." More from this Member | Report Response

"The school is really amazing. You have opportunities daily to practice medicine, from volunteering in free clinics to suturing workshops, from day 1 of med school. The facilities are great, and there are so many hospitals available for clerkships. Great atmosphere, students are happy, and residency match is almost 100%. " More from this Member | Report Response

"Both the campus and the surrounding city are great. There is a lot of space and OSU makes great use of it. In-state tuition after 1 year! The new research tower has some very nice facilities. Intracampus shuttles seem very convenient." More from this Member | Report Response

"The students were laid back and friendly. Ohio State has a fairly nice campus, with lots of things to do in the surrounding neighborhoods. You get in-state tuition after 1 year." More from this Member | Report Response

"facilities, student involvement, friendliness" More from this Member | Report Response

"students were very happy to be there, very friendly and open and very down-to-earth" More from this Member | Report Response

"enthusiasm of students and friendliness of interviewers. Promptness of expected response." More from this Member | Report Response

"The administrators are very responsive to student suggestions. Students seem to have time outside the classroom to enjoy themselves. There are also two learning tracks for the first two years." More from this Member | Report Response

"1. Opportunities to see anything and everything related to medicine in Columbus. 2. Big city that's not too big and has a good cost of living. 3. Enthusiastic students. 4. Faculty and administration that truly care about students and education. 5. Options for curriculum that best suits me. 6. Good board scores and match into any residency. 7. Great facilities (including athletic facilities) 8. In state tuition after one year." More from this Member | Report Response

"You hear back from the school fast." More from this Member | Report Response

"I love the faculty, the students, curriculum is solid, and there are many opportunities to pursue individual interests and hobbies. Also, they have two different curriculum tracks that students can choose. " More from this Member | Report Response

"Students, facilities, faculty, Columbus in general... " More from this Member | Report Response

"The School, the other students, facilities, emphasis on the students" More from this Member | Report Response

"The students were spectacular. They seemed very genuine. Cadaver lab with windows." More from this Member | Report Response

"the incredible facilities, friendliness of the interviewers, students, faculty, etc; how happy the students were; how many resources and options there are being at such a large institution" More from this Member | Report Response

"AWESOME facilities. I got the impression that the school is very dynamic, constantly trying to improve. My interviewer was very nice, probably the best interviewer that I've had to date." More from this Member | Report Response

"Excellent facilities, seems the faculty is really supportive of students, and the OSU area in general" More from this Member | Report Response

"Facilities (anatomy is NOT underground in a basement - quite a nice view actually)...forward vision of school - big drive to move up rankings...help to obtain residency rates by 2nd year...students love the place and actually claim to maintain social lives..." More from this Member | Report Response

"Nice facilities, big emphasis on technology." More from this Member | Report Response

"students were friendly, the choice of two paths, that you can pay in-state tuition after first year" More from this Member | Report Response

"Everyone's positive attitudes and how friendly and encouraging the students and faculty were. Also the focus on service and many opportunities for involvement." More from this Member | Report Response

"The students seem very happy. It has nice facilities. The time the interview started ( I was able to sleep and relax). Finally, the interviewers come to you, rather than you searching for them." More from this Member | Report Response

"the students and faculty were very welcoming and enthusiastic about the school" More from this Member | Report Response

"On-campus hospitals were very impressive, students were happy and welcoming, out-of-state residents are in-state for tuition after 1st semester, faculty were excited about being there." More from this Member | Report Response

"The students seemed happy to be there. The facilities weren't bad. Dr. Batisky and the faculty interviewer were great." More from this Member | Report Response

"EVERYTHING. OSU is incredible. Columbus is a nice place and the cost of living is really inexpensive. The school is amazing, campus feels like a huge glorious park. All of the hospitals are located right next to the lecture halls. The school is expanding and moving up in the ranks. Students were incredibly positive and happy. They are extremely technologically-advanced." More from this Member | Report Response

"The facilities and community are very nice. There are infinite options for interest groups, research, clinical rotations, community service, etc at OSU. Columbus doesn't feel like a huge city." More from this Member | Report Response

"The facilities are AMAZING, the campus is separate from the huge university, but still very close. The students, faculty and everyone I came in contact with was enthusiastic and genuine. " More from this Member | Report Response

"The campus, city and faculty/students were all very open. Campus is beautiful and well-maintained." More from this Member | Report Response

"Facilities are wonderful, students and staff were very friendly. Several med. students stayed with us as we waited for our interviews sharing their thoughts on the school and keeping those who seemed pretty nervous as calm as possible." More from this Member | Report Response

"The facilities are really, really nice. The students and faculty all seem really happy to be there" More from this Member | Report Response

"The facilities, over-all atmosphere seems pretty relaxed. The presentations showed that there are a lot of support for students wanting to do global health projects. The overall smooth organization of the interivew day. The school left a very positive impression. I was accepted on 10/16 via email." More from this Member | Report Response

"the practice clinic facilities, the friendliness of everyone, the speakers and new dean coming to speak with us, the ISP availability" More from this Member | Report Response

"Everything!!!!!!!!!! AWESOME school (which surprised me - never thought I would like Ohio, being from Southern CA)" More from this Member | Report Response

"can acquire OH residency after only one year; growing Global Health program (goes to places such as India - i'm Indian); research opportunities; clinical opps w/ satellite hospitals; Columbus a more manageable/livable city that NYC (where I am now); OSU constantly expanding infrastructure; very rapid climb in the rankings over the past 5 yrs (from 40s to 30s in research rankings)" More from this Member | Report Response

"Clinical Skills Building is really impressive. Great atmosphere, nice location. Students get great clinical experience. Very integrated/progressive curriculum. Also, you can get in-state tuition after your first year." More from this Member | Report Response

"the facilities are really nice, the whole area seems new and clean" More from this Member | Report Response

"enthusiasm of students, laid-back atmosphere, really enthusiastic administration/faculty" More from this Member | Report Response

"The enthusiasm of the students and faculty and how comfortable everyone made me feel." More from this Member | Report Response

"great facilities, great faculty/student interaction, very enthuisastic students" More from this Member | Report Response

"The students here seem to be able to balance medical school with outside interests, whatever they may be." More from this Member | Report Response

"Students' passion for the school, clinical training facilities, progressive curriculum" More from this Member | Report Response

"great technology and facilities, the students were very enthusiastic, the anatomy labs were NOT in the basement and they took us into them, inspiring speech by one of the faculty, the medical center is connected by tunnels (although we didnt get to see them)" More from this Member | Report Response

"People were very friendly and welcoming. The facilities seem great, and students really love the school and the city." More from this Member | Report Response

"How welcoming everyone was to me. The campus was really nice and the facilities are relatively new and beautiful. The sim-man is pretty cool." More from this Member | Report Response

"The technology integrated into the education as well as the physician development facility." More from this Member | Report Response

"The facilities are supurb, and only getting better. There is a current 7-10 year plan to completely overhaul the med school campus, with new buildings and a brand new biomedical research tower (opening late fall 2006). The students seem to love the school, and have a great school spirit. " More from this Member | Report Response

"OSU really does sell itself well. The support and facilities that are available to students is amazing. Having grown up in Columbus I can say that the area's cultural/night life is going through a boom period right now " More from this Member | Report Response

"Facilities Facilities Facilities . . . and future facilities" More from this Member | Report Response

"Facilities and students. OSU is already great but continuing to strive for more improvement in all areas. It would be great to go there." More from this Member | Report Response

"everything, students, facilities, rankings, curriculum, faculty, ease of interview, absolutely adored this school, it was my undergrad but i just had no idea how much the school would impress me. i think higher ranked schools you can really tell a difference in. also they give you a free messenger kind of computer type bag, very nice." More from this Member | Report Response

"Facilities, curriculum, students, cost" More from this Member | Report Response

"International Health Initiatives and the resources to help with early patient contact" More from this Member | Report Response

"The facilities, the students seemed happy somehow" More from this Member | Report Response

"They are headed in the right direction. They seem dedicated to improving the learning and practicing atmosphere at the University. Enormous financial efforts are underway to renovate the Medical School Campus and a brand new research tower is opening up soon that will provide a lot of opportunities." More from this Member | Report Response

"Very small interview class. It made it seem a lot more personal and focused on me and the other interviewees. The facilities were also very good" More from this Member | Report Response

"Everything! The students and staff were great! I even ran into some old friends from undergrad that are now students there. The facilities are amazing. If I get in at OSU I am definetly going!" More from this Member | Report Response

"Everyone was really friendly and enthusiastic. Of the students who conducted our tour, the only thing they could agree on that was bad was the drinking fountains! The facilities were also impressive." More from this Member | Report Response

"Everything: the facilities were top-notch, low housing costs, students seemed down-to-earth and friendly, and the tour guides were very willing to not only show us the required areas (labs, classrooms) but also took us through the rec center and other places... delivered a positive message that we will actually have a life--at least somewhat--during our time at OSU." More from this Member | Report Response

"How friendly everyone was, how happy the students seemed, but most of all the amount of flexibility.. independent study, research at the Children's Research Institute- can do so much if you want to. " More from this Member | Report Response

"EVERYTHING!!! OSU makes such an effort to sell itself so hard, but it really doesn't have to! The facilities are amazing, the integration of technology revolutionary (all students get a laptop, and all third years get PDAs to download patient histories), and the choice of curriculum (integrated vs. independent study) unheard of elsewhere. They even gave us a free tote-bag with the OSU Med logo! Ha ha, joke's on them, I would've attended without the free totebag!" More from this Member | Report Response

"The clinical skills center was really awesome!" More from this Member | Report Response

"The facilities, the energy of the students, the choice in curriculum, the fact that you can become a state resident quickly (tuition), diversity of students, intelligence of current students" More from this Member | Report Response

"The Facilities-the clinical skills center rocks. The med student guides were fun and nice, the other interviewees were easy going and fun to chat with. It was cool that they give you a parking voucher so you don't have to pay for your parking in the garage. " More from this Member | Report Response

"Ohio State plans to move up in the rankings by increasing research and funding. admissions offered me a ride to the airport with a med student. my student host. the organization of the day. relatively attractive student population. my interviewer and the faculty speaker. " More from this Member | Report Response

"People really enjoyed being students there. They weren't stressed out at all." More from this Member | Report Response

"The facilities, especially the heart and cancer hospitals. The interview." More from this Member | Report Response

"The hospitals are great, the clinical skills facility is amazing, the students are very down to earth, the faculty are really nice, and the ISP and IP curriculums." More from this Member | Report Response

"THE CLINICAL SKILLS SIMULATION FACILITY I'm not sure if you know, but the boards now consist of a written part AND a clinical skills, $1000 practical test. The other schools mentioned this, but OSU has this AWESOME facility with 14 exam rooms, over 200 volunteer standardized patients, a $500,000 manikin that will respond to EVERYTHING you do to it, even drug dosages and blood draws. (It's pupils even dilate!) So they've put time and $$$ into preparing their students for this new board exam." More from this Member | Report Response

"Hospital seemed new and nice, campus was fairly well kept, very large" More from this Member | Report Response

"Everything" More from this Member | Report Response

"How socially well adjusted my fellow interviewees and M1 students appeared. Everyone was very friendly and seemed to live balanced lives." More from this Member | Report Response

"Facilities are up to date, seems like they have a lot of funds for renovations and updates for their facilities." More from this Member | Report Response

"Research oppurtunities, clinical sites." More from this Member | Report Response

"Great clinical facilities. Fantastic opportunities to fet invovled in with free clinics during your first year. Many research opportunities. Basically, everything you could possibly want in a school. Also the dual paths for studying, either independent or a more traditional method." More from this Member | Report Response

"Clinical Skills Lab is advanced, conference rooms are modern" More from this Member | Report Response

"They were very pleasant, students came to each lunch with us and take us on the tour - very relaxed even though I was nervous since it was my first interview - they have an awesome state of the art clinical skills lab" More from this Member | Report Response

"Facilities are really nice." More from this Member | Report Response

"The new facilities and developments for the medical school are pretty cool." More from this Member | Report Response

"Lots of great technology in the hospital and the school, new Clinical Skills Lab, students seemed nice and happy, cheap cost of living" More from this Member | Report Response

"World-class clinical assessment lab and construction of a biomedical research building to be opened in 2006." More from this Member | Report Response

"The facilities are sooo nice! They are really trying hard to make this school better and it shows." More from this Member | Report Response

"The student hosts that I stayed with the night before. They picked me up at the airport. Fed me. Took me to a get together. Took me to the interview and back to the airport. No money spent except for the plane ride and a thank you gift for the hosts." More from this Member | Report Response

"The students were incredible. I was sick as anything and my overnight host took care of me. Even though they had a test the day I came, they were completely relaxed and happy. The curriculum is really awesome too." More from this Member | Report Response

"My interviewer was interesting, seemed enthusiastic during interview, construction on great new facilities everywhere, people were genuinely friendly." More from this Member | Report Response

"ISP Program, diversity" More from this Member | Report Response

"All of the new stuff, how relaxed the students seemed, Dr. Batisky, free breifcase/laptop bag thing, Jimmy Johns for lunch!" More from this Member | Report Response

"students were very friendly" More from this Member | Report Response

"The facilities (especially the new clinical skills lab, which has giant plasma screen TVs), the staff, most of the students..." More from this Member | Report Response

"The students were all easy going. They seemed to enjoy Ohio and had full lives outside of the classroom" More from this Member | Report Response

"the people were so friendly and welcoming and chill! med students were happy. the other interviewees with me were cool too--they were people I'd be happy being in a class with." More from this Member | Report Response

"Very nice facilities with an emphasis on utilizing technology (laptops for class discussions), all the students seemed very happy to be there, their emphasis on less lecture time and more small-group work. A fourth year student came to talk to us and answer any questions, as well as a bunch of first and second years who ate lunch with us." More from this Member | Report Response

"Everyone was so helpful! I stayed with a first year whose only complaint is parking. Everyone jumped in to help when we needed it, and the interviews were get to know you, not cook you on a grill." More from this Member | Report Response

"students seemed happy & not too stressed, lots of opportunities in clinical stuff/research" More from this Member | Report Response

"OSU seems on the "up and up". They have great facilities, new hospitals, a new dean, and seem to really care about medical education, not just research. " More from this Member | Report Response

"Very Friendly atmosphere, other schools had a good atmosphere but this was just different, more home like. OSU medical center is state of the art, very impressed. Free laptop bags!! woo hoo" More from this Member | Report Response

"Admissions staff were very nice and the school seems to have a LOT to offer in terms of research and new technology." More from this Member | Report Response

"How enthusiastic the students and faculty are. They all seemed happy." More from this Member | Report Response

"friendliness of students and staff, international opportunities, choice of curriculum, Columbus is a nice city, their new Clinical Skills center (standardized patients)" More from this Member | Report Response

"The students' attitude, the effort OSU is making to become a more advanced and prominent medical school." More from this Member | Report Response

"OSU seems to care about its students. When I asked my interviewer what he like about OSU, he said that it takes care of its students. He specifically said Ohio State may not have as much NIH money, etc. as a Harvard or Duke, but he believes OSU does "things the right way." Everyone that presented or I had a chance to talk to was incredibly nice. Every student was excited to be at OSU and several said they have no regrets for going there. Also, one of the speakers went out of his way to explain how important student feedback is when professors are evaluated for tenure or salary." More from this Member | Report Response

"The program and the facilities." More from this Member | Report Response

"The sense of comradeship among the students and the supportive nature of the faculty and staff." More from this Member | Report Response

"The facilities and the staff. They were very helpful, friendly, and succeeded in calming my nerves a lot with their tidbits of humor." More from this Member | Report Response

"The facilities are fantastic. There is a lot of construction going on around campus, but none of it is distracting enough to take away from the positives of the school. The staff is also very friendly and accommadating." More from this Member | Report Response

"Commitment to improving the med school. Cool new clinical skills building. Collegial environment, not cutthroat at all." More from this Member | Report Response

"The facilities were impecable." More from this Member | Report Response

"How much the school has to offer in terms of technology, while maintaining that students build strong clinical skills." More from this Member | Report Response

"the whole experience was desinged to be really laid back. great admissions staff and doctors were selected to talk to the group of interviewers, they really made us feel at ease. i got the feeling that they were really interested in making us happy and showing us how great they really think osu is." More from this Member | Report Response

"The early clinical opportunities, the opportunities to serve the community, how the medical center will become completely paperless within 2 years, and the happiness of the students." More from this Member | Report Response

"they seemed very open and relaxed (this was my first interview, but even so very little stress). It seems like the faculty really take an interest in the students and what they do. the tour was pretty weak, but the info session was good" More from this Member | Report Response

"The facilities and curriculum (choice of two pathways). Also, the open and friendly people!" More from this Member | Report Response

"It is a beautiful school, big, plenty of student resources. Lots of opportunities for students" More from this Member | Report Response

"Everything is becoming wireless, the facilities and clinical opportunities, the faculty seems very willing to help students succeed" More from this Member | Report Response

"The people, they are great. I stayed with a third year medical student and his family, they were awesome. Also there is a lot of good housing for very reasonable prices." More from this Member | Report Response

"OSU is an extremely large school with a ton of opportunities yet all of the students that we talked to us said that it also felt small and personal. They have and are building some pretty amazing facilities (dedicated cancer hospital, dedicated heart hospital, etc)." More from this Member | Report Response

"The medical center is huge and is still growing. It is the most comphrensive medical center in the nation. The students get great clinical education as osu and the students seemed very happy to be there. I really liked the intergrated pathway with combination of lectures and small group. Overall I was impressed. They also gave a free messanger bag and water bottle to all the interviewers. " More from this Member | Report Response

"The resources available for the medical school." More from this Member | Report Response

"How soon we hear results from the admissions committee (<1 mon). Also how large OSU's alumni network is (1+ million). Also anatomy lab is nice and actually has windows (uncommon)." More from this Member | Report Response

"The students who gave the tour were VERY friendly. And I was very impressed by the school in general. I like the feel of a big public university." More from this Member | Report Response

"The students. Are they really that happy?" More from this Member | Report Response

"The students' enthusiasm, the commitment to development, the way that the interview day was carefully constructed to be informative and relaxing. Downtown Columbus seemed nice and safe." More from this Member | Report Response

"They seemed really nice, and they tell you pretty quickly if you are accepted or not." More from this Member | Report Response

"Cool curriculum (you can choose between an integrated lecture/small group or independent study). " More from this Member | Report Response

"Match interviewers with your interests. Great facilities, lots of $$ being spent on expansion and improved facilities. Anatomy labs had windows!" More from this Member | Report Response

"The day was pretty well organized, and the staff and students were very nice. The new facilities are exciting, too. I like being on a big campus!" More from this Member | Report Response

"The facilities. There is a lot of construction going on. But once that is done, it appears that there will be many opportunities for research. All of the applicants at the interview appeared to be really smart and motivated." More from this Member | Report Response

"The students seemed to enjoy themselves and the staff was friendly, also the curriculum is really neat" More from this Member | Report Response

"School appears to be spending a lot of money to upgrade facilities and increase research. " More from this Member | Report Response

"The qulaifications and sucess the school has had" More from this Member | Report Response

"Interview was really relaxed. Meetings were pretty informative." More from this Member | Report Response

"Columbus. It's a fun place. The people are really nice, the campus is really pretty, there's a lot of construction going on. The area is lively, and the big 10 school spirit." More from this Member | Report Response

"Everyone was extremely nice and friendly." More from this Member | Report Response

"Very friendly, laid back experience. Plus they apologized for the parking problem and gave me a free voucher for the parking fee." More from this Member | Report Response

"osu is a good school with a strong reputation. making huge advancements in improving its hospital, a plus for future 3rd & 4th year rotations" More from this Member | Report Response

"General "good" feeling of all that I met about the school. Very close bond between school and city." More from this Member | Report Response

"Everyone was informative and helpful, and the students that I ran into were very friendly. Also, the Integrated Pathway sounds great, and there are a lot of medical opportunities in Columbus." More from this Member | Report Response

"The vast number of options available at OSU and the ongoing renovations and growth. It seems like a school dedicated to getting better." More from this Member | Report Response

"The push to become on of the nations top medical schools" More from this Member | Report Response

"The friendly atmosphere of the entrie school and how alid-back and friendly the other interviewees were too. We had great conversations while waiting around for people to show up or for interviews." More from this Member | Report Response

"friendly students, huge medical center campus" More from this Member | Report Response

"Their dedication to education." More from this Member | Report Response

"The whole attitude of the school. Very positive" More from this Member | Report Response

"The financial aid, curriculum, etc. presentations were very concise - they told you what you needed to know and didn't drag it out." More from this Member | Report Response

"Nothing in particular." More from this Member | Report Response

"They are a very student friendly school. All of the students loved their faculty and the ones that I met seemed very good. They are putting more money into research and I think they are impoving many things at the school." More from this Member | Report Response

"School's dedication to teaching and making good doctors out of their students." More from this Member | Report Response

"The new heart hospital under construction, the student lounge, the Ernest Johnson suite, and they finally have a coherent curriculum...." More from this Member | Report Response

"The students are extremely friendly. Very nice campus." More from this Member | Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"One of my interviewers from the graduate school seemed really disinterested. He asked my several half-baked questions about my activities that could have been answered by simply reading the activity more thoroughly." More from this Member | Report Response

"Wish the interviews happened in the morning before the welcome" More from this Member | Report Response

"Qualifying for In-state tuition as an OOS applicant through gaining Ohio residence after 1st year seems more difficult than it should be. Ohio State seem to have a competitive vibe, despite having pass/fail grading. They require everyone to use MacBooks rather than letting every med student use their own laptop that they think works best for them." More from this Member | Report Response

"Q and A session could have been slightly more organized, but that would be nit-picking." More from this Member | Report Response

"The medical student interviewer did not seem very familiar with my application." More from this Member | Report Response

"Nothing, overall a very good experience." More from this Member | Report Response

"They were super rankings obsessed. If USNews ranked them on ANYTHING it made it into their PowerPoint. My faculty interview was also the rudest I’ve ever had. The guy seemed like he didn’t want to be there at all and was more concerned about how efficiently he could covert me into a set of numbers that the admissions committee could vote on. He also talked down about my activities and spoke accusingly about the number of projected hours I had. (I had completed over half already with everything projected into July)" More from this Member | Report Response

"I was thrown off by the fact that the interviewers barely asked me any questions but instead used the time to explain what they liked about the school. It made me feel like they didn't really get to or want to know me." More from this Member | Report Response

"Parking on campus is difficult, but you really have to have a car to get around the rest of the city." More from this Member | Report Response

"Nothing really!" More from this Member | Report Response

"Seemed like the students didn't like the area too much, seemed like students were pushed into primary care just to raise school rankings, my interview was with 2 people (didn't know who was my primary interviewer), weird interview questions, had an admissions chair sit next to me casually and start asking me questions while I was waiting to interview (that freaked me out and he never told me he was a chair), was deferred and never heard back essentially (even though they said they'd let us know), looked like the school was just trying to sell itself so hard it made many of us uncomfortable and the interview day was full of boring lectures." More from this Member | Report Response

"The one student we met who wasn't hand-picked by the admissions office was a total gunner." More from this Member | Report Response

"There are many students (200 per year), which leaves me worried that it may be hard to get individual attention. (The med students and admissions office said that this was not the case, but I still have my doubts.)" More from this Member | Report Response

"No complaints about the interview, but I am told that parking gets a bit scarce. Also, Columbus gets cold fast and stays cold for a long time - Floridians and Californians beware." More from this Member | Report Response

"The man, the myth, the legend, Dr. Capers, wasn't there! (not really that negative, just wish I had got to meet him!)" More from this Member | Report Response

"Some of the medical students I encountered come off as arrogant." More from this Member | Report Response

"Nothing! This is a great school!!" More from this Member | Report Response

"That the PhD faculty felt the need to justify why he was qualified to interview me and the M2 wouldn't stop talking about himself in my 20 minute interview." More from this Member | Report Response

"All the construction going on, but it will be done soon." More from this Member | Report Response

"Columbus isn't that great, but it's a big city, so if you are looking for the EM/trauma I'm looking for, it'll do well for you" More from this Member | Report Response

"Weather..." More from this Member | Report Response

"lunch was rushed..." More from this Member | Report Response

"How cold and snowy COlumbus is =(" More from this Member | Report Response

"n/a" More from this Member | Report Response

"It gets cold here, and Columbus is just an OK city." More from this Member | Report Response

"Definitely the large body. It seemed fine, but I have to question the cohesiveness and overall unity, especially wrt the ISP program (though I'm interested in such)." More from this Member | Report Response

"Tunnel system is confusing" More from this Member | Report Response

"None. Maybe the big class size, but the school seems to be aware of it and it the resources to support it. Students have also said that they don't feel like the class is too big. " More from this Member | Report Response

"They were in big time salesman mode. It wasn't as personable as some of my other interviews. I know that they have to sell their school so I'm not saying anything's wrong with that. I'm just saying... I noted it. " More from this Member | Report Response

"Facilities are a bit older and didn't get to see much of the hospitals, but still can't wait to start :)!!!" More from this Member | Report Response

"I'm from WA and I like mountains. Other than being flat, nothing!" More from this Member | Report Response

"The name tag kept falling off! Seriously though, OSU has so much in terms of facilities, but the tour was only about half an hour long so we got to see very little of it." More from this Member | Report Response

"It seems you really have to work outside the system to find time to do research. Also, the students here seemed slightly less enthusiastic about selling the school to applicants." More from this Member | Report Response

"Not very much time for tours of the hospitals and it was extremely gray and rainy." More from this Member | Report Response

"Not much. I think the tour was rushed, but I will cut them slack since this was the first interview day of the whole season." More from this Member | Report Response

"Can't think of anything. It was a little cold." More from this Member | Report Response

"There was a little too much talk about the Buckeyes. Their sports teams won't be an extra incentive for me to choose OSU, but they assumed it would be." More from this Member | Report Response

"nothing seems like a great place to be!" More from this Member | Report Response

"Nothing. I asked everyone this question, and no one could give me an answer. " More from this Member | Report Response

"My interviewer wasn't very encouraging; I left feeling like I had not done very well. " More from this Member | Report Response

"It was cold..." More from this Member | Report Response

"The tour was way too short. There wasn't enough time to evaluate the facilities, and we didn't get to see the hospital." More from this Member | Report Response

"I've seen nicer facilities, but this wasn't a big deal" More from this Member | Report Response

"Pretty much nothing." More from this Member | Report Response

"Ohio weather." More from this Member | Report Response

"Nothing. I asked everyone I talked to what they dislike about the school, no one could give me an answer (several students, interviewer)" More from this Member | Report Response

"Columbus is not the biggest and brightest city in the world." More from this Member | Report Response

"Not much." More from this Member | Report Response

"Not too much." More from this Member | Report Response

"The tour was really short since we had to be back by 1:45 for interviews." More from this Member | Report Response

"Seems I had one of the toughest interviewers" More from this Member | Report Response

"nothing, absolutely loved the place" More from this Member | Report Response

"My interviewer kept badgering me with ethics questions, and he insisted that I didn't have enough clinical experience to know that I want to go into medicine." More from this Member | Report Response

"the first thing we did was sit in a hot room for an hour and a half just listening to people talk at us; my student interviewer didn't tell me anything about herself without me prompting; i got first-year students for my tour, so they didn't know about anything academically except for anatomy; we didn't see any of the hospitals during the tour; some med students entered during the morning talk and were whispering to each other, which was really distracting and annoying" More from this Member | Report Response

"Nothing ..." More from this Member | Report Response

"OSU has a huge campus. The medical school is adjacent to the undergraduate campus. It was a bit intimidating." More from this Member | Report Response

"nothing in particular" More from this Member | Report Response

"Absolutely nothing." More from this Member | Report Response

"Nothing too much." More from this Member | Report Response

"Nothing!" More from this Member | Report Response

"Not really anything. Everybody was friendly and welcoming, and the facilities are nice." More from this Member | Report Response

"Snow storm the night before! Nothing about the school itself." More from this Member | Report Response

"Even at the med school, there is no end to the OSU Buckeyes. It is a little overwhelming." More from this Member | Report Response

"None. This was my first interview, I was just happy to be there. " More from this Member | Report Response

"Nothing really.....maybe the construction?" More from this Member | Report Response

"Maybe the weather - 40 degrees and raining. But nothing about the school. " More from this Member | Report Response

"OSU football fanaticism; diversity - it's there but not there (Brigham Young Univ/Mormons overrepresented, as are Gujarati Indians - the MSIIs have 5 Patels! i am a Patel by the way); OSU grads represent 25+% of the class; not impressed by residency matches in my specialty interests, though it's true that doing well at OSU will write your ticket to any program; class size ~210-220 ppl, even though the 140 students in IP/70 in ISP breakdown is comparable to many med schools; 6 students/cadaver" More from this Member | Report Response

"Facilites weren't top notch, with the exception of Clinical Skills Building." More from this Member | Report Response

"focus on higher rankings" More from this Member | Report Response

"Nothing in particular." More from this Member | Report Response

"I wasn't a big fan of my tour guide. He struck me as a bit overconfident and slightly blase about the tour. Also, our tour was rushed in order for us to get back in time for interviews, so we really did more walking than touring." More from this Member | Report Response

"Nothing really" More from this Member | Report Response

"We didn't have time to tour the hospital or the adjacent undergrad campus" More from this Member | Report Response

"Nothing really, though student presentation early in the day was unnecessary." More from this Member | Report Response

"Not much. Some of Columbus seemed a little dreary. There was also some issue about a recent dip in board scores." More from this Member | Report Response

"columbus has been my home for 4 years, it isn't my dream city by any means. " More from this Member | Report Response

"Interview: the interviwer ran through a list of questions on a sheet and jotted down my responses. Nothing personable and I felt like he had an agenda. The interview was short (for all applicants) and gave me little oppotunity to express myself." More from this Member | Report Response

"I was unable to get perspectives from the diverse student body" More from this Member | Report Response

"The beginning presentation was excruciatingly boring" More from this Member | Report Response

"The interviewer seemed to have no sense of humor. He stared at me blankly a lot, and it was a little uncomfortable." More from this Member | Report Response

"My interviewer was behind schedule and was entirely too talkative. Lunch was so-so." More from this Member | Report Response

"Some of the interviewers were as much as 30 minutes late to interview people in the group." More from this Member | Report Response

"Hmmmm... I was awakened at 6 am to the sounds of construction so I couldn't get much sleep in Columbus... but that's kind of a reach. I loved everything about the day that OSU had planned for us." More from this Member | Report Response

"Public transportation in Columbus doesn't seem good enough to eliminate the use of a car (I lived in the Bay Area in California, and I suck at driving), and the weather may take some getting used to, but all in all minor things!" More from this Member | Report Response

"My interviewer did not introduce himself." More from this Member | Report Response

"The current students there were all like frat boys. All they wanted to do was talk to the prettiest girls and talk about how much they party." More from this Member | Report Response

"Loved it all" More from this Member | Report Response

"Out of state tuition rate for the first year. some of the other interviewees (maybe it was just a matter of different personalities). I expected some of the medical students to be more well-spoken, although I did only meet a small portion of its student population. " More from this Member | Report Response

"The weather was cold. It was gloomy the entire time I was there...left a negative impression of the city---everything seemed soo dead w/ the gloomy weather." More from this Member | Report Response

"Urban setting. Lecture hall wasn't too impressive, tour was very short." More from this Member | Report Response

"The humidity." More from this Member | Report Response

"Columbus humidity - guess you have to live with it though" More from this Member | Report Response

"Underground corridors were somewhat dark and gloomy. Campus was dead, see below. Sports fanaticism. Some unsightly housing in the surroundings." More from this Member | Report Response

"Nothing. Except that I might not get in :(" More from this Member | Report Response

"Nothing..." More from this Member | Report Response

"The med students who took us on a tour. Didn't really add to the experience." More from this Member | Report Response

"I'm not a fan of Columbus and try to avoid it as much as possible. None of the students seemed to know each other, not very friendly." More from this Member | Report Response

"Nothing really." More from this Member | Report Response

"Too much waiting" More from this Member | Report Response

"Seven hour drive - no time to see the city and explore much" More from this Member | Report Response

"The students for some reason. Maybe its just me, but some of them got on my nerves. The tour guide was too energetic and my host and his med students were kind of awkward." More from this Member | Report Response

"The waiting for the interview. The interview was at the end of the day, and I had to wait 1 1/2 hours for it in the conference room." More from this Member | Report Response

"It's a pretty big class (210 students)" More from this Member | Report Response

"Existing medical school building is showing its age." More from this Member | Report Response

"Nothing. I guess the anatomy labs are kind of small and enclosed...but they have windows if that counts." More from this Member | Report Response

"Two of the three scheduled presenters didn't show up. Admissions officer had to wing it for two hours. Student led tours were horrendous. "This is a lab, this is a library, lets go back it's cold." When I inquired about the new heart hospital, "yeah, there's beds in there, sick people, that kinda thing."" More from this Member | Report Response

"The tour was 20 minutes and we barely saw anything. More time should be dedicated to that." More from this Member | Report Response

"Cold, blustery weather, Columbus. Sure, cost of living is low, but the city seemed really drab." More from this Member | Report Response

"none" More from this Member | Report Response

"This was my first (and likely only) interview...I was nervous as hell for the first hour or so i was there." More from this Member | Report Response

"Nothing really - except that the tour was too short and did not really showcase the true gems at Ohio State (the new heart hospital, heart and lung research institute, the university medical center, the james cancer hospital and more...)" More from this Member | Report Response

"Nothing really. Well, I don't like Wendy's that much and that seems to be the major fast food place there." More from this Member | Report Response

"not too much diversity in the student/applicant body--but that could've just been a fluke for that particular interview day" More from this Member | Report Response

"Umm, the parking? Everything was great!" More from this Member | Report Response

"faculty speakers wore white coats, which was alienating, and there wasn't much focus on the school's offerings" More from this Member | Report Response

"The tour was rushed and nothing of interest was shown to us. " More from this Member | Report Response

"Nothing really, out of state tuition is very high. Easy to get residency though." More from this Member | Report Response

"It was raining and cold so we couldn't really go outside to see the school and had to go through the creepy tunnels." More from this Member | Report Response

"The current MD/PhD students didn't seem too excited about their research." More from this Member | Report Response

"ratio of males to females (though on second thought, as a female this would be a good thing...)" More from this Member | Report Response

"Nothing I can remember." More from this Member | Report Response

"Cost of out of state tuition." More from this Member | Report Response

"Coming from an institution that encompasses the entire spectrum of ethnicities, I felt that OSU is lacking in diversity. " More from this Member | Report Response

"Nothing I can think of." More from this Member | Report Response

"The weather. I'm from a tropical climate, hence any temperature below 60 degrees feels to me as if my nose is going to freeze off." More from this Member | Report Response

"Bad food. The student speaker said OSU was not among his top choices...but I appreciated the honesty." More from this Member | Report Response

"OSU seems obsessed with research, to an unhealthy degree." More from this Member | Report Response

"Not much. The size of the class could be problematic with 220 (how much personal attention could you really get), but otherwise nothing was really terrible about it. There is a ton of construction but that is a good thing (new hospitals/research centers being built)." More from this Member | Report Response

"columbus is not wonderful by any means, but it was alot better than i though it would be. campus was also not as bad considering it's size." More from this Member | Report Response

"nothing really, just that the interview was a little tough." More from this Member | Report Response

"the tour was done by students, who were good to talk to but didn't really show us anything interesting." More from this Member | Report Response

"No one said anything really helpful/positive about public transportation (i.e. seems like everyone takes driving/owning a car for granted!)" More from this Member | Report Response

"The interviewer really grilled me on difficult topics and issues. It was a very tough interview. " More from this Member | Report Response

"My interviewer was very hard to read and the student before me was interviewed for only 15 minutes! The interview was very relaxed but my interviewer did not really personally engage into any conversation until the first 20 minutes had passed." More from this Member | Report Response

"Not a single thing." More from this Member | Report Response

"It does have a 210 person class size, but there are two separate educational paths so that makes it more manageable." More from this Member | Report Response

"You have to buy a laptop before school starts. At the library you have to pay for printing and paper. Seems like there is lot more additional small costs since it is public school. " More from this Member | Report Response

"Being a nontraditional student was such an issue with them." More from this Member | Report Response

"Nothing really, Construction is a minor hassle, but is a sign of healthy growth at the university, so it is a good thing as well." More from this Member | Report Response

"I am a vegetarian and they failed to provide any food (besides junk food such as chips, cookies, and soda) for us vegetarians during lunch" More from this Member | Report Response

"Nothing." More from this Member | Report Response

"The interviewer seemed to be trying to catch me saying something wrong or stupid. Also, I wasn't really impressed with the area of Columbus near the campus, and the student housing areas seemed really dumpy." More from this Member | Report Response

"The students seemed really relaxed about their learning" More from this Member | Report Response

"Lots of construction (Is it just me or is every medical center in the country undergoing major renovations?). Way too much of an obsession with the Buckeyes..." More from this Member | Report Response

"Student tour was short, and took us through some rather uninteresting areas." More from this Member | Report Response

"My interviewer. He literally took out a piece of paper, asked me typical questions, and wrote down answers. Stuff like why do I want to become a doctor, who's your support system, etc." More from this Member | Report Response

"Lots of construction." More from this Member | Report Response

"The hospitals where 3rd and 4th year medical students rotate" More from this Member | Report Response

"Dungeon-like tunnels between buildings underground. " More from this Member | Report Response

"The student giving the tour was not comfortable with the area yet, the fact that there were only 2 women out of 20 people interviewing, and the little letter on the web site does not work correctly for everyone" More from this Member | Report Response

"Lunch was late." More from this Member | Report Response

"My heart skipped a beat when they told me tuition runs 60k the first year for out of staters. In addition, I'd have to become an Ohio resident to get a reasonable financial aid package. In addition...the catacombs. There are tunnels that connect all the parts of the med center...that kind of worries me because I imagine that they have some pretty rough winters over there. I can see myself becoming depressed in that setting." More from this Member | Report Response

"Nothing" More from this Member | Report Response

"Getting a parking place was pretty stressful, and I don't think they gave nearly enough time for the tour. Also the interview was at the end of the day, and I would have preferred it at the beginning." More from this Member | Report Response

"sooo much construction! should all be done by 2004 though..." More from this Member | Report Response

"Something about the ambiance of the setting. OSU's campus is a city. Could be the construction, but the lack of trees and general "feeling" around medical buildings and hospitals I felt was lacking. " More from this Member | Report Response

"Maybe I missed the good parts, but I wasn't too excited about what I saw of the city." More from this Member | Report Response

"My interviewer kept pausing to look at me, which made me feel uncomfortable. The lunch wasn't that good. They didn't validate my parking (costed me $7) and they didn't even give any info on where to park and how to get to the admissions office." More from this Member | Report Response

"The weather" More from this Member | Report Response

"Not really anything, I had a good experience" More from this Member | Report Response

"blah interviewer" More from this Member | Report Response

"Their facilities." More from this Member | Report Response

"Fascilities were unimpressive" More from this Member | Report Response

"The interview." More from this Member | Report Response

"Parking" More from this Member | Report Response

"Frost on the ground. Brrrrrr" More from this Member | Report Response

"Overall lecture and small-group facilities are unimpressive." More from this Member | Report Response

"there was a LOT of waiting around time. ~2.5 hours of sitting around talking to the other interviewees" More from this Member | Report Response

"The interview. I flew to Columbus and all I got was 1 sub par interview." More from this Member | Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"I wish I knew what to expect from the MSTP director interview. It was only 10 minutes long! She told me what questions she would ask at the beginning of the interview- and it was three questions, so I felt rushed in all my answers. If I had known it would be a full-on interview with many questions, I would have prepared more brief answers" More from this Member | Report Response

"Both interviews went down a list of questions but I was able to answer them effectively because of my personal growth during my gap years." More from this Member | Report Response

"I wish I had adjusted my Zoom such that my video of myself was oriented close to the camera so that I could appear like I was looking at the camera for the virtual interview." More from this Member | Report Response

"None" More from this Member | Report Response

"You get a quite long break in between the school presentations and the interview." More from this Member | Report Response

"The interviewers have access to all of your essays but no grades/test scores/GPA/demographic info" More from this Member | Report Response

"That my faculty interviewer would be so rude. I would’ve prepared better to handle it." More from this Member | Report Response

"That the interview would be pretty relaxed and conversational, so you shouldn't stress. And your interviewer will see everything on your AMCAS except for your GPA and MCAT. They are blind to your "metrics" but know everything else." More from this Member | Report Response

"The amount of caffeine I'd need to stay awake throughout the day. To expect the weird format of their questions so I wouldn't be like WTF in my head the whole time." More from this Member | Report Response

"I wish I had known to relax ahead of time -- first interview." More from this Member | Report Response

"That there would be a decent amount of walking around outside during the tour... Ladies might want to wear flats or bring a change of shoes. And def have a coat!" More from this Member | Report Response

"That Hopkins invented the medical education system that's been in place for the past century." More from this Member | Report Response

"ALL of the theories for the onset of Lichen Sclerosus and not just one of them..." More from this Member | Report Response

"I wish I had known that lunch would be so short." More from this Member | Report Response

"I was well prepared." More from this Member | Report Response

"That we were interviewing to earn a spot, not "keep" a spot like they kept promoting during the entire presentation. Also, Decision Mondays are horrible because you're stressed out for the 6 hour time frame to wait for a phone call." More from this Member | Report Response

"That the interviews were going to be more like a questionnaire and not a conversation" More from this Member | Report Response

"There are two interviews, neither of which have a rigid time restriction. Both are one-on-one. One is with a faculty member, one with a current med student. Both interviews are equally important, but the student interview is designed to be more relaxed than the faculty interview." More from this Member | Report Response

"n/a" More from this Member | Report Response

"Project One. Plans to build two new hospitals for OSU medical center." More from this Member | Report Response

"In my experience the faculty interview was truly laid back. Go with the conversation and throw in things about yourself while not boring them. They will ask questions but the questions will come out in conversation." More from this Member | Report Response

"that my faculty interviewer was more of a researcher and does not really see patients that often" More from this Member | Report Response

"That I would have liked the school this much. " More from this Member | Report Response

"That I would like this school so much." More from this Member | Report Response

"Nothing really. " More from this Member | Report Response

"That my heel would break because I would have brought an extra pair of shoes :( " More from this Member | Report Response

"That it would be cold and raining." More from this Member | Report Response

"How awesome OSU is." More from this Member | Report Response

"Columbus apparently has little to no public transportation, had to get a cab which cost like 30 dollars for 7ish miles." More from this Member | Report Response

"How incredible yet laid back OSU is. I would have been much more excited and much less nervous. " More from this Member | Report Response

"How cool Columbus is!" More from this Member | Report Response

"After the interview the day just ends on your own kind of awkwardly. No finale or anything." More from this Member | Report Response

"I think I would have scheduled more time on my own to explore the hospital and campus before or after the interview." More from this Member | Report Response

"That interview day would be so relaxed. Definately don't stress over this one, they go out of their way to make you feel comfortable. Also interviews are at the end of the day." More from this Member | Report Response

"that they do not plow the streets of Columbus so there was ice and slush everywhere--my heels were not the best footwear. " More from this Member | Report Response

"Nothing in particular." More from this Member | Report Response

"About the school, nothing, but I wish I had known what the most difficult decision I had ever made was!" More from this Member | Report Response

"A campus map would have been nice. It's a large campus and it can be hard to find your way around." More from this Member | Report Response

"The interviews are very laid back. The first is a 15 minute interview with a student, which helps you prepare for the following 30-45 minute interview with a faculty member." More from this Member | Report Response

"How big the class size is" More from this Member | Report Response

"Tour goes outside and it was raining. Bring an umbrella!" More from this Member | Report Response

"Umm, that the Columbus airport is small. I got stuck another night in town because I could not route through Chicago and nothing else was going out of Columbus that night." More from this Member | Report Response

"They give you a free bag. Pretty cool." More from this Member | Report Response

"Columbus is pretty big, and it seems like it's a great place." More from this Member | Report Response

"that OSU is even better than I initially thought" More from this Member | Report Response

"The "laws" for crossing the street in California are very different from other parts of the country. (Read: I almost got flattened.) Hahaha." More from this Member | Report Response

"University Hospital...I had no idea OSU had such a nice teaching hospital" More from this Member | Report Response

"After the first year, you get in-state tuition." More from this Member | Report Response

"There are two curriculums: the integrated and independent curriculum. They go in depth about the two curriculums before you interview. I wrote down questions I wanted to ask my interviewers during the introduction to OSU, which lasted 2 hours." More from this Member | Report Response

"Out of state students can get Ohio residency after the first year." More from this Member | Report Response

"OSU's emphasis on patient contact in the first two years of medical school (they have a pretty nice facility set up to train.)" More from this Member | Report Response

"That I have to get my FAFSA done by March 1st, with parent's info (I'm 27 years old) to be considered for need-based scholarships." More from this Member | Report Response

"How competetive the program is, but getting the interview is the most difficult part." More from this Member | Report Response

"Size and quality of facilities on campus." More from this Member | Report Response

"Everything for which I had a question was explained before my interviews, so I really did not have much I wish I had known ahead of time." More from this Member | Report Response

"None. " More from this Member | Report Response

"The interview day is all about answering applicant questions. I would have come with more to ask about if I knew they'd want to answer questions at every point throuout the day." More from this Member | Report Response

"One interviewer was a student - this is new this year." More from this Member | Report Response

"The Clinical Skills and Assessment center. The sim-man is amazing! " More from this Member | Report Response

"after 1 year in OH you can claim OH state residency (and pay ~$15,000 less per year); there are 4 student-run free clinics affiliated w/ OSU; that my student interviewer was another Patel (as were my tour guide and another interviewee); Honors Surgery course during 4th yr (do procedures on animals); int'l med rotations during 4th yr are abundant and FUNDED; current IP/ISP curricular dichotomy in existence since the 1970s" More from this Member | Report Response

"The faculty really want you to feel relaxed. Also come with lots of questions that you want to know about the school, like the clinical skills classroom and the independant study option." More from this Member | Report Response

"Student interviews are great and absolutely relaxed" More from this Member | Report Response

"I didn't know that OSU now does student interviews in addition to faculty. It wasn't a big deal, not at all stressful, but it would have been nice to have been expecting that. " More from this Member | Report Response

"That it's easy to become an Ohio resident after the first 12 months." More from this Member | Report Response

"Nothing. Make sure you look over the school's website and viewbook." More from this Member | Report Response

"The anatomy labs are superb and above-ground. The clinical skills lab is state-of-the-art and really impressive" More from this Member | Report Response

"I didn't know anything about the school before...but everything seemed really great. On a side note, the class is huge ~ 210, and last year's class had 140 men and only 70 women. I had never heard of any school having those demographics. " More from this Member | Report Response

"they give you a bag, would not have brought mine." More from this Member | Report Response

"That I would be done by 3pm" More from this Member | Report Response

"No suprises" More from this Member | Report Response

"Get a map of campus b/c you'll get lost if you've never been there. Leave yourself time to check it out b/c it's pretty large." More from this Member | Report Response

"The size of the campus." More from this Member | Report Response

"You interview with a member of the admissions staff and they make THE decision that smae day aftwer you leave." More from this Member | Report Response

"The school is big enough that I can avoid all my ex-girlfriends from high school that are undergrads at OSU if I'm lucky enough to attend." More from this Member | Report Response

"Can't think of anything." More from this Member | Report Response

"That the awesomeness of OSU would completely overwhelm me. Nothing short of getting into a UC school (not bloody likely!) is going to stop me from coming here if accepted." More from this Member | Report Response

"That the informational session would go so slow. " More from this Member | Report Response

"The town feels a lot like my home school. I felt really comfortable there." More from this Member | Report Response

"There was a camera in the back of the conference room where we waited for interviews. I wonder if it was on...maybe they wanted to see us outside of the interview, or maybe I'm experiencing paranoia from too many of these interviews. Anyway, take note if there's a red light. " More from this Member | Report Response

"nothing really. They give you a cool OSU briefcase/bag thing." More from this Member | Report Response

"that I would have liked to gotten into Columbus earlier and explored the city. " More from this Member | Report Response

"I knew it, but it didn't hit me till they started to talk about it---the high tuition for out-of-staters." More from this Member | Report Response

"Interview is hit or miss. I had a great interviewer, but a friend of mine had a cold/stoic interviewer." More from this Member | Report Response

"Nothing really. Everything that I needed to know I had found on this site already." More from this Member | Report Response

"That the day is so short - this was really nice but I hadn't arranged transportation yet." More from this Member | Report Response

"School hadn't started yet. I wish I could have seen things in full tilt." More from this Member | Report Response

"The Ramada Ltd sucks... OH AND REMEMBER TO BRING A PICTURE OF YOURSELF... I forgot... not a big deal but I felt pretty stupid" More from this Member | Report Response

"How much I'd like their integrated study pathway. What I originally liked was their independant study, but the ISP is soooooo much better." More from this Member | Report Response

"No surprises when I went there." More from this Member | Report Response

"That they make decisions on your applicaiton that very day and you find out your fate two weeks later from your interview day." More from this Member | Report Response

"Hotel would be noisy because of outside noise; there would be 12 other people being interviewed; the interview would only last 20 minutes; after the initial presentations, the lunch/tour would be relaxed and I would have 1.5 hours to wait before my interview; lunch would be subs " More from this Member | Report Response

"How really great the school is - I was very impressed and surprised" More from this Member | Report Response

"the spanish-speaking community hospital" More from this Member | Report Response

"I wish I had known how laid back the whole visit would be. The staff and students were very friendly, and the interview was a lot less stressful than I thought it would be." More from this Member | Report Response

"Just how big the class is. Also, though they say arrive by 9:30am, the program doesn't start till 10am so we just all sat in the lobby for 30 minutes until we were brought upstairs." More from this Member | Report Response

"There is an independent study track for the pre-clinical years (first 2) as well as the normal "integrated" track which consists of the usual lectures, small groups, etc." More from this Member | Report Response

"Tuition for out-of-state residents was decreased by $10,000." More from this Member | Report Response

"Out of state tuition has been reduced by 10,000 and you can get instant residence if your spouse is first a resident of OH." More from this Member | Report Response

"The the interview day would be done by 3, I could have gotten an earlier flight out." More from this Member | Report Response

"Nothing, really." More from this Member | Report Response

"can't switch between ISP Program and IP Program" More from this Member | Report Response

"Not a big deal...but it might be usefull to know that a good portions of the questions he asked came from a list of standard questions given to all of the interviewers (he told me this)... the questions i describe below were from that list (which he wrote my answers on..."so he wouldnt forget")" More from this Member | Report Response

"nada" More from this Member | Report Response

"you don't know who your interviewer is until she/he comes to get you from the conference room, where all the interviewees are waiting to be picked up." More from this Member | Report Response

"Everyone there is big into sports, esp. football, which i'm not that into" More from this Member | Report Response

"med school interviews are not that stressful!! it was my first one so I was pretty nervous, but really, it wasn't bad at all, they really just want to have a conversation with you and get to know you." More from this Member | Report Response

"Where the stores were ( I had to buy an alarm clock 'cuz my motel room didn't have one." More from this Member | Report Response

"You can get in-state tuition for after the first year for sure, and on occasion before your first year!" More from this Member | Report Response

"That they wouldn't give us breakfast, and that the 2 curriculum choices were very different that what I thought." More from this Member | Report Response

"Nothing too shocking. I was, however, a bit surprised at the male/female ratio. " More from this Member | Report Response

"Make sure you have questions to ask during the intro speech about curriculum and the area. Lots to take in, but try to ask something intelligent" More from this Member | Report Response

"Ohio is cold. Bring a coat or jacket if you're from California." More from this Member | Report Response

"It's a big campus. Wear comfortable shoes" More from this Member | Report Response

"how insanely high tuition is for out-of-state people, but that it is relatively easy to get Ohio residence" More from this Member | Report Response

"Nothing." More from this Member | Report Response

"Where the bathrooms were. They were not right next to the conference room we were in, and, since we got back from the tour a little late, I had to ask my interviewer before we had our discussion." More from this Member | Report Response

"Where my hotel was." More from this Member | Report Response

"Nothing really. It really helped to talk to someone who had been through the interview process before. This individual really helped me to cover all of the details (eg. breath mints, umbrella) that I may have overlooked on my own. " More from this Member | Report Response

"The intense focus on research, and the fact that they recently elected a new president." More from this Member | Report Response

"I felt laid-back and well prepared...nothing really threw me for a loop. Some students had a hard time finding parking so I suggest you call and get better directions than those given. I also had two interviewers at the same time, something that rarely happens at OSU. " More from this Member | Report Response

"the dicrestions they give you on the web site are nto right, call the office and get the right directions and the right place to park or you will walk a long way or get lost." More from this Member | Report Response

"That the interview would be very formal (not conversational at all)." More from this Member | Report Response

"financial aid issues, the pace and structure of the interview, lots of other things" More from this Member | Report Response

"That the interview would center less on my experiences but more about my knowledge of the medical field." More from this Member | Report Response

"That the day would be so relaxed and that you really dont need to go all out to prepare when they just expect you to be yourself." More from this Member | Report Response

"That I sweat a lot more than I usually do, when I am wearing a suit in a humid climate." More from this Member | Report Response

"Nothing" More from this Member | Report Response

"I wished I would have known about the above issue, then I would not have wasted my time." More from this Member | Report Response

"How easy it is for non-residents to gain Ohio residence. I though it would be much harder therefore more expensive, but it only requires a vehicle registration and living for 12 months." More from this Member | Report Response

"hmmm... I wish I had eaten something before because I was starving and there is a lot of sitting around time. " More from this Member | Report Response

"This is a GREAT school for the non-traditional student." More from this Member | Report Response

"Nothing sticks in my mind..." More from this Member | Report Response

"All the third years receive a new palm pilot" More from this Member | Report Response

"That there would be so many people from out of state interviewing. There were seriously more people from Utah than Ohio on my day." More from this Member | Report Response

"Parking is difficult to come by, but traffic on I-70 from Dayton is not as bad as I had expected." More from this Member | Report Response

"Thye make the decisions about applications that day, but we don't find out until they post it on the web Nov. 3rd. What a tease." More from this Member | Report Response

"The uniqueness and options provided by the curriculum" More from this Member | Report Response

"That it would be raining that day. " More from this Member | Report Response

"That lunch was going to be an hour later and they say to be there at 10:30, but it didnt start until 11" More from this Member | Report Response

"$60k out of state." More from this Member | Report Response

"The interviewers were two interviewers per one student, and I had thought it would be one on one." More from this Member | Report Response

"that it wasn't going to be a high-pressure interview" More from this Member | Report Response

"Had the most lax tour guides ever. As a 26 year old, was turned off by the generally blah and immaturity of these two students who could end up being my academic seniors! Would have arranged for a more upbeat tour guide." More from this Member | Report Response

"The tour ended around 1:30, and the last interviews start at 3:30, so you might have to sit around a while. Also, the city was doing a lot of road construction, so it took a little longer to get around." More from this Member | Report Response

"They don't offer a PBL only pathway anymore. It's all incorporated into their integrated pathway." More from this Member | Report Response

"That the lunch would be so small!" More from this Member | Report Response

"How expensive tuition is for out of state residents." More from this Member | Report Response

"That no ammount of loans will cover my first year there." More from this Member | Report Response

"The curriculum is pretty different, I didn't know that." More from this Member | Report Response

"You have to be there at 10am but nothing starts until 11am." More from this Member | Report Response

"The problem-based learning pathway of curriculum is going to be phased out for 2003. This was not reflected on their website at the time, but it was the #1 reason I was interested in their school. so it was a surprise." More from this Member | Report Response

"First year budget (tuition, housing, etc) is 56k for out of state students." More from this Member | Report Response

"The three-pathway curriculum is dead." More from this Member | Report Response

"Look into the 3 study types: PBL- problem based learning, LD- lecture discussion, IS- independent study. If you already know what interests you, than you can talk to students to determine if that is really what you want." More from this Member | Report Response

What are your general comments?

"This school wasn't really on my radar until the interview. I wasn't excited about this school at first, but now it is easily in my top choices. Overall, It is a great interview experience." More from this Member | Report Response

"Overall thought it would be more conversational but got "grilled" since both interviews went down a list of questions but I made it conversational due to the nature of my responses. A lot of follow-up so didn't feel like an interrogation at least. Both were very nice and my advice is to be real and don't give them answers they're looking for. This will help you come off more genuine and you will make a better impression." More from this Member | Report Response

"It's a great program. There is lots of research happening at OSU, across the Basic Sciences to the Clinical Sciences. The placement of their med students in every year's match is also great for those interested in competitive specialties. A big turn-off for me about OSU was that for OOS students, it can be hard to qualify for in-state tuition through applying for Ohio residence after the 1st year, so if you're not an Ohio resident you're likely gonna get charged out-of-state tuition for at least the first year. OOS med students mention having to share excel budget spreadsheets specifically designed to document their expenses the way the office of the registrar wants to see it to qualify for in-state tuition, and their SGA is working on reducing the hurdles to qualifying for in-state tuition." More from this Member | Report Response

"great experience overall, the interviewers made me feel comfortable and I didn’t feel anxious at any point" More from this Member | Report Response

"Great interview. Felt really wanted." More from this Member | Report Response

"I am impressed with this school coming out of the interview process." More from this Member | Report Response

"The interview day left me with a much worse impression of Ohio State than I had going in. The numbers obsessed culture is extremely off-putting. They even proudly declared, “we’re working towards being in the top 20 in the next 5 years.” I mean REALLY??? Who cares that much." More from this Member | Report Response

"Great school that I think is very focused on the well being of its students and becoming more academically competitive." More from this Member | Report Response

"Abercrombie & Fitch Emergency Department" More from this Member | Report Response

"It's an awesome school, and they sounded like they are pretty generous with financial aid, which may make them an affordable option." More from this Member | Report Response

"One of my #1 choices." More from this Member | Report Response

"Didn't like OSU at all. The school seemed stressful, area boring, students seemed to be primarily from Ohio (who else would come there?), school was trying to sell itself too hard, and seemed OBSESSED with rankings." More from this Member | Report Response

"Fuckin awesome school." More from this Member | Report Response

"Love that interviewers don't know your GPA/MCAT... seems like they really want to truly ascertain whether or not you'll be a good fit" More from this Member | Report Response

"Enjoyed the interview and loved the school. The enthusiasm of the students and staff is palpable, and the LSI curriculum gives students a lot of flexibility in tailoring their education to their learning style." More from this Member | Report Response

"Seems like a medical school that I would be happy to attend. They seemed focused on continual improvement. There are many new buildings that are being built at the medical center, so it should be pretty nice in a few years." More from this Member | Report Response

"I would have reviewed my application some more, I was a little off topic from my PS." More from this Member | Report Response

"I was impressed by the facilities and the students, and the faculty seem to care a lot. I'm just not a fan of being given a 6 hour time frame to wait for a decision phone call." More from this Member | Report Response

"Overall I had a great time. Hopefully I got accepted" More from this Member | Report Response

"Very impressive expansion projects on campus, and the school is continually rising in the rankings. I had an awesome interview experience." More from this Member | Report Response

"Very nayiiceee" More from this Member | Report Response

"Great school, great commitment to its students, and a good college town/city." More from this Member | Report Response

"Amazing school. Hope I get in. Students say you can rent a single in apartment for like $300-500 a month, which make the cost of living like 1/2-1/3 of other schools in other major cities." More from this Member | Report Response

"ACCEPTED! Very excited with this one! " More from this Member | Report Response

"Laid back, everyone was friendly and I very much enjoyed the faculty interview: they came to pick me up (no wandering around the campus...) and it was a great and enjoyable conversation. " More from this Member | Report Response

"ACCEPTED! I'M THRILLED!" More from this Member | Report Response

"Good school, good ranking, laid back students, huge classes. I got to sit in on an M1 class and that was awesome. The city was nice and the campus is huge! I walked miles down one street and the campus was still going and they have alot of little shops and eaterys along the way. Definitely a college town feel." More from this Member | Report Response

"Interviews were great, laid back...be prepared, they have your application and are analyzing it in front of you; if that makes you uncomfortable, get used to it. I had two faculty interviewers at the same time, which I liked, but others didn't; just bounce your focus between the two and make sure you interact with both of them. My student interview was uber-positive, like he was on my side trying to help me get in (I know it worked, because I am now!!!). RELAX AND BE YOURSELF." More from this Member | Report Response

"The interview was a discussion. So laid back I was stunned. I had to dig for the questions listed below because everything just flowed in one conversation. " More from this Member | Report Response

"Great school!" More from this Member | Report Response

"It is impossible to overstate how impressed I was with OSUCOM. From beginning to end, the admissions staff seemed sincerely thrilled to have us there. The commitment to training excellent doctors and the enthusiasm every student and faculty member had for their school has promoted OSU to the top of my list. " More from this Member | Report Response

"Great school overall. I really don't have much bad to say about it." More from this Member | Report Response

"Very impressive and positive group of students and faculty. Very impressive." More from this Member | Report Response

"You cannot be more supportive and enthusiastic than the OSU staff and students without the risk of seeming overbearing. My interview day was well planned and felt more entertaining than stressful. The follow-up if you do get accepted is tremendous. They really go the extra mile to get you to attend OSU and what I like best is they seem to purposely select candidates with something in eccentric in their applications to increase the diversity." More from this Member | Report Response

"loved this school---check out the interview even if you are into other schools its really great!" More from this Member | Report Response

"Really impressive school. The campus seemed new and modern. The interiew was relaxed and felt more like a conversation. The day went really smoothly. " More from this Member | Report Response

"Good experience" More from this Member | Report Response

"Amazing school with endless opportunities. For out of state students, Ohio is very easy to get residency after one year." More from this Member | Report Response

"The school pushes ''professionalism'' down your throat and a lot of people drink the Kool-Aid. I have spoken with students about this; many regret matriculating. Aside from the location, facilities or curriculum, the student experience and administration here seem questionable and I strongly caution or even advise against attending this place." More from this Member | Report Response

"It was wonderful. I have always deeply admired and respected Ohio State for their medical school. " More from this Member | Report Response

"Presentations in the morning, lunch, tour with students, had about 1.5 hours of nothing and then the faculty and student interviews. Student interview is very conversational, faculty is more difficult, but not too bad." More from this Member | Report Response

"Superb." More from this Member | Report Response

"I had the faculty interview and then the student interview. The faculty interviewer was kind of intimidating, but he was a nice guy. He had read my AMCAS inside and out." More from this Member | Report Response

"the first interview (by a student) was only 20 mins, and I just told her about myself and my experiences; this went ok, since I somehow got tripped up on an easy q (tell me about a leadership experience); the second interview (by a community physician) was over an hour. i never thought i'd say this about anything related to the med school application process, but this interview was AMAZING...we got along really well, laughed a lot, and just had a really great time talking...it was like talking to a friend, not an interviewer. BEST interview expereince ever" More from this Member | Report Response

"The whole day was well-organized and informative. It started out with sessions about the curriculum and financial aid. Then, a fourth year medical student spoke and fielded questions from the applicants. Lunch was with first and second year students (more time to ask questions). We were divied up into smaller groups for the tour, which was led by the same students who ate lunch with us. The interviewing started at 1:45 for me (the two potential times to be intervewied were 1:45 and 2:30). My interview went well over the scheduled 45 minutes (it lasted for an hour and 15 minutes), and it was COMPLETELY conversational. My intervier and I really hit it off: after the "typical" interview questions, we talked about random topics, like Christmas movies and Disneyland. :) My interviewer did his best to make me feel very comfortable. This was my first interview, so I was understandably kind of nervous. I ended up getting accepted, so it must have gone well!" More from this Member | Report Response

"Overall, it was relaxed. About 10 people where there for interviews that day. Day started with a discussion of the school and admissions process, then we had the tour and then the interviews. There's both a student interview and a faculty interview. Student pretty much tries to figure out if you'd be comfortable at OSU, and the faculty interview is the much harder one. As soon as your interview is over, they make their decision, so make a positive impression on your interview as much as possible." More from this Member | Report Response

"Great experience, quick turn around times on admission decisions (meet right after the interview, same day, and make decision...know within a week or two)" More from this Member | Report Response

"I thought I bombed my interview, but apparently I did decently enough since they emailed me an acceptance letter earlier this week. OSU is known for asking an ethics question, but I think my faculty interviewer went a little overboard." More from this Member | Report Response

"Good overall. People were nice, the school is pretty cool. Interview was very relaxed; my faculty interviewer was really, really nice and very positive." More from this Member | Report Response

"I love this school - it was my first interview, but I am would love to go there." More from this Member | Report Response

"Expect an ethical question (I was asked about stem-cell research). Some applicants were only questioned about the weakest parts of their application. Don't be intimidated, and make sure it does not affect your second interview (i.e., you are interviewed by a faculty and student). The student wants to know if you would make a cool classmate." More from this Member | Report Response

"I recommend staying with a student host if you are traveling. I received a lot of inside info about the program and Columbus." More from this Member | Report Response

"Well, I arrived a bit early and sat with the other candidates in the lobby. We then had a presentation on OSU and Finanical Aid. I hate sitting in the same seat for too long, so that part dragged a bit for me. We then had lunch and went on a tour of the facilities. After that, was the student interview with a 2nd year. That was good, just a basic back and forth talk. He was trying to get a feel for me, to see how I would fit in I imagine. The faculty interview went well, but he made some interesting points. One of his more remarkable comments was that he wasn't sure if he would rather be treated by some of the ''best'' students in his own graduating class, or some of the ''worst.'' You could tell he's been doing this for a while, and just had a lot of fascinating views. If I spoke 10% of the time I was in there, it was a lot." More from this Member | Report Response

"A very positive experience. I felt welcome from the start and both the students and staff spent a lot of time telling me about their experiences and why they thought OSU would be a good match for me." More from this Member | Report Response

"Meetings in the morning, lunch, then tour followed by two separate one-on-one interviews. One with a faculty member and one with a Med II student. Faculty interview was longer and more of an actual interview." More from this Member | Report Response

"I went to OSU with no huge expectations and left the school with it being my number one choice." More from this Member | Report Response

"Very impressed. Everyone was extremely honest and open. Strong academic focus and resources available. " More from this Member | Report Response

"Both student and faculty interviews were extremely relaxed, more conversational than most of the interviews I have had for schools, jobs etc. " More from this Member | Report Response

"I had a great time. My interviewer was great, and he made me feel really relaxed." More from this Member | Report Response

"The actual interviews were very low stress and conversational. The admissions staff made everyone feel welcome and were very organized; there were relatively little down time between interviews and tours. " More from this Member | Report Response

"The day was great, I happened to get to Columbus early, and a Med I student invited me to the 8:30 lecture. All the students were friendly, even those not on the admissions staff. The day started with a talk from the admissions dean, then a Med IV student, a Prof, and financial aid. There was a good lunch (lots of options) and Med I students to talk to. Then there was a tour and the interviews were at the end of the day. There was a long interview with a faculty, and a short one with a Med II student. Everything was laid-back and comfortable. I really enjoyed the day." More from this Member | Report Response

"Wonderful, laid-back. I felt like I was interviewing them, not the other way around." More from this Member | Report Response

"Great! " More from this Member | Report Response

"7-7:30 student host gave me a driving tour of downtown; 7:30-8:30 sat in on a 3rd yr family med lecture (ENT doc was presenting naso/orbital pathology and complications); 8:30-9:30 sat in on 1st yr lecture (cell block intro/biochem lecture); 9:45 check-in; 10-11:30 welcome, introductions, curriculum overview, financial aid, overview of clinical yrs, med IV speaker; 11:30-1:15 lunch & tour; 1:50 interview w/ med II (who chose the IP curriculum); 2:15 faculty interview (psychiatrist); 3:30 hitched a ride w/ MSTP student & 2 fellow interviewees to CMH airport; 6:50 flight back to JFK" More from this Member | Report Response

"The interview itself was great. I was really impressed with the school and their philosophy. Very down to earth." More from this Member | Report Response

"everything was great....the only thing that sucked was that the interviews were at the end of the whole day, after speakers, presentations, and a tour. everybody seemed friendly and nice. the interviews ended up being pretty laidback, so no need to feel very anxious." More from this Member | Report Response

"laid-back, nice interviewers, one was a student, the other a professor" More from this Member | Report Response

"Overall it was a very good experience, I had nice conversations with all of the students I met and both of my interviewers." More from this Member | Report Response

"I got there about 20 min. early and we received sweet messenger bags. We had lunch (i was pumped because this is the only school so far to provide vegetarian meals) after which we talked about the curriculum, opportunities, etc... Then we had a student-led tour of the campus. The facilities are great (the anatomy lab actually has a lot of windows to let in light). The tour was followed by a faculty interview and then a student interview, both of which were very relaxed. " More from this Member | Report Response

"Amazing..." More from this Member | Report Response

"It's apparent that this is an up-and-coming institution. The things that I learned and observed during my stay instilled some excitement about possibly attending OSU." More from this Member | Report Response

"The day went by fast and was pretty fun. The interviews were very laid back and conversational. " More from this Member | Report Response

"My experience was good. Friendly people, low-stress interview, great online directions to the med school and the parking garage...all in all good" More from this Member | Report Response

"I had a fantastic time. They make the decision right after you leave and you'll know in about two weeks, which is awesome. The students really love it there and the school really focuses on the students. I wasn't nervous most of the day really until the faculty interview. The student interview was wonderful. She really made me feel comfortable and I enjoyed talking with her. OSU has become my first choice." More from this Member | Report Response

"We were introduced to the school and community and told about how their admissions process works. We ate lunch and went on a tour in smaller groups where we got to see the anatomy lab and the simulation center before heading back for interviews." More from this Member | Report Response

"When I first arrived, it was a rainy and dreary day-but the secretarial staff was extremely accomodating, took everyone's coats and jackets, and gave out OSU messenger bags! The day consisted of a presentation by the Dean of Admissions, Director of Education, and a 4th year med school student. Lunch was served followed by a tour of the facilities. Most notable was the student skills center, with state of the art technology, including a completely responsive "dummy" patient, plasma screen T.V's, simulated patient rooms equipped with cameras that video exchanges between students and the patient that are posted online for review, and more. The interview was held after the tour. My interviewer was extremely laid back-she made me feel at ease from the beginning of the interview. She was really interested in getting to know about me more personally, and not so much on my accomplishments/ activities during undergrad. I felt confident that the interview went well after it was over!" More from this Member | Report Response

"This interview was extremely laid-back. Very conversational and my interviewer did a great job at making me laugh and feel relaxed. Couldn't be more pleased with the whole experience at OSU." More from this Member | Report Response

"Highpoints: Facilities and incorporation of technology. Interviewer was laid back and well versed with my application. He asked pretty standard questions, but we had a real conversation. Great way to let the candidate shine. Low point: When student speaker (at the beginning of the day) began to talk anout the various shopping options in Colombus." More from this Member | Report Response

"Arrive at ~ 9:30 soaking wet and looking pretty awful due to the rain. Ushered up to a huge board room. Listen to a couple of deans and a 4th year sell the school. Lunch with 1st and 2nd year students. Short tour. Wait around for interview. The interviewer was great. He had thoroughly looked at my app and asked great questions. Not stressfull at all and made me feel great about the experience. Then went back to hang out with student host (which I also reccomend)." More from this Member | Report Response

"awesome awesome. morning talks, lunch with students, tour, one 25 minute interview, 9:45-2:00 day. very chill, the students were great, everything was amazing, what a quality school that is running through the rankings like mad." More from this Member | Report Response

"The facilities are great, the students seem happy, and the school will provide excellent clinical training." More from this Member | Report Response

"The interviewer was really laid back, it was pretty much an informal conversation. They have about three or four questions given to them from admission I guess which they have to ask, but other then that they just want to get to know you as a person and it really isnt stressful at all." More from this Member | Report Response

"Pretty conversational. My interviewer had a cold, so he seemed a little disinterested in the process, but he was very friendly and very open about what to expect next. I got a good handshake at the end and he told me he'd like to see me in the entering class...I am hoping he doesn't tell that to everyone." More from this Member | Report Response

"Very relaxed. The morning was filled with presentations concerning the curriculum, research opportunities, financial aid, and student life. It was followed by lunch with current students and the tour of the campus. Immediately following, the interviews were held and then we were free to leave. Overall a very good experience. As I said, the small size of the interviewing class made it seem a lot more personal." More from this Member | Report Response

"The day is pretty standard as far as scheduling goes. OSU was a top choice for me, but now it is THE top choice. The money that goes into the school is extraodinary, and it makes for great facilities. The students there are nice and outgoing from what I saw. It helps that I knew a few of them form undergrad. Overall it was just plain awesome." More from this Member | Report Response

"The interview was very much focused on my essay and activities from my AMCAS application. Know yours well." More from this Member | Report Response

"They do their best to make you feel at ease." More from this Member | Report Response

"The interview was noticeably very relaxed. This was my second interview, and after a pretty traumatizing experience at my first one, it was good to have a positive one under my belt." More from this Member | Report Response

"Gave us a great presentation about the school- a little long, but really sold the school. Then we had lunch and a tour of the school." More from this Member | Report Response

"I had interviewed at WSU in Detroit first, then rode the Greyhound bus down to Columbus. The bus was inexpensive and comfortable, and I got the whole "rural northern Ohio" experience as we cut through the corn fields of the countryside. Defintiely a cool experience. My host was a married couple (the husband is a student, the wife a homemaker) with an adorable 14 month old daughter. They really went above and beyond the call of duty to make my trip enjoyable. OSU makes a very thorough presentation on interview day and seem determined to sell their school (which as I mentioned, they don't need to). I guess they're trying to get those students who were going to go to Harvard. Well, that's wasted on me I suppose. Interviews are in the afternoon, after the tour and lunch. Sandwiches and tuna/ham wraps were served, but I liked that they were catered on a large platter, and you could grab as many as you wanted. The anatomy labs at OSU are ABOVE-GROUND!! (for once, instead of being in the basement like every other med school). The windows letting in light make a world of difference. All the med students look very relaxed and all claimed that the curriculumn is very well-designed and manageable. The Clinical Skills Center, with 14 exam rooms with standardised patients, a $250,000 manikan, and a plasma widescreen TV for showing demonstrations, was also very impressive. " More from this Member | Report Response

"The day started out with a bunch of interviewees sitting around in a room, then three people came in to talk to us. All my fellow interviewees were dead. they didn't want to talk; they were probably afraid of looking like a "gunner." Pathetic! The next speaker was a student. They brought in their star Neurosurgery student, who was a complete deadbeat. He was probably tired, so that's understandable. Then the frat boys came in. Sure, they were enthusiastic, but my personality did not match theirs. The tour was also too short. The students giving the tours were very down to earth, but it also seemed like they were just doing this for the free lunch. They just didn't have the "If I didn't go to OSU, I would have killed myself" enthusiasm. Thank god for my interview! I liked my interviewer a lot. However, I don't think I did too hot in the interview, so I'm probably rejected already. Oh well." More from this Member | Report Response

"Very relaxed. You meet with one interviewer and there is no time limit. That's nice, because things feel more like a conversation than an interrogation. They have a list of questions they have to ask, and these are standard-issue. No "if you were a tree;" everything was relevant to medicine and my decision to go into it." More from this Member | Report Response

"I was bummed that the interviewer did not ask me why Ohio State. This is my top choice school, and I really would have liked to have more of a chance to show him that I was very interested in the school. I have a million reasons why I want to go there, and wanted to be able to tell him why, but it never really came up. I think I mentioned some of the reasons here and there, but it was never addressed as a question in itself. Its also interesting that they ask the questions off a sheet of paper. " More from this Member | Report Response

"It was overall a fun day. The students were enthusiastic and very eager to share honest opinions about the school. My host was very generous in letting me stay with her and another medical student drove me and a couple of other interviewees to the airport. The introductory talk by admissions lasted pretty long and towards the end I had a hard time keeping up my interest. The faculty speaker and admissions director/dean made up for the long talk with their welcoming presence. Some people complained about the weather. I thought it was nice, 70 degrees, just a little bit cloudy. Ohio State's med school facilities impressed me." More from this Member | Report Response

"The interview was really laid back--it felt more like a conservation...you just had to talk about yourself,your activities and how you felt about certain issues...It was an enjoyable experience...Everyone was really nice. The lady in the admin office was calling around to find students a ride to the airport after their interviews. I thought that was really nice." More from this Member | Report Response

"My interviers were fantastic. Laid back, fun. I had two interviewers because they were training a new interviewer." More from this Member | Report Response

"I was impressed right away because of the sheer generosity and kindness of the students. My flight into Columbus was delayed for about 4 hours, so I ended up getting into town at about 1 am. The student that had volunteered to host me didn't mind at all. He picked me up at the airport, answered every question I had, and was incredibly nice. The school was awesome, Columbus is a great city (contrary to my expectations), and the students and faculty seemed great. My interview experience raised my view of this school quite tremendously." More from this Member | Report Response

"I felt pretty confident leaving it. They do a nice, fairly short day so it's not so exhausting, and I got to interview right away- I was done by 2:15." More from this Member | Report Response

"Interview itself was such a short part of the day. Many people say interviews are discussions, I felt interrogated though. It was probably just my perception, being my first interview. Or maybe not. I was strict on the ratings above; the school wasn't bad, depends on what suits you and where it falls on your priority list, admittedly low on mine but I'd probably go. Epitome of huge public school and med center. Interviewees seemed down to Earth, perhaps a little too down to Earth. Mostly locals or from nearby." More from this Member | Report Response

"OSU is awesome... " More from this Member | Report Response

"The interview day was very pleasant. I personally prefer afternoon interviews. The talks weren't too long, although I didn't gain much from hearing the M4 student talk about her experiences. I really like the effort the M1's made during lunch to spread themselves around so that us interviewers were able to ask questions about the school and curriculum. My interviewer was very encouraging and gave me great advice. It was very conversational." More from this Member | Report Response

"Stayed at the Red Roof Inn on East Nationwide Blvd. Very convenient location and only took <10 minutes to get to the venue. Short program provided included a discussion of the curriculum and a clarification of the 2 learning pathways for the first 2 years of med school. Nice to know that there are options for those with families and daytime jobs. Financial aid information was given, then there was a talk by an administrator from one of their centers of excellence. A 4th year student also gave us some insights about OSU, not that helpful but it did provide a break prior to the interviews. My interviewer was a little formal but personable when personal issues came up. Interview was open file so questions were directed more towards clarifying my motivations and the non-traditional path that I took before finally deciding to pursue a career in medicine. Interviewer also clarified the discrepancy between the class size and the number of acceptances. I stayed for another night in Columbus for sightseeing. A lot of bad areas but a lot of good ones, too. Got caught in the snow storm, which was a treat for me as I'm from Florida. Would have to make a big adjustment if ever I'm accepted and decide to go to OSU (knock on wood). " More from this Member | Report Response

"The day was going very well until my actual interview. I took 3 years off after undergraduate because I wanted to mature more as a person, but my interviewer could not understand that. He basically chastized me for not going straight through. He had a very dry personality and it was clear from the beginning he was not interested in me as a candidate." More from this Member | Report Response

"Overall a very good interview in my opinion (I haven't gotten my results yet but from what I gather, I didn't make any mistakes, so who knows). It was extremely relaxed and converstaional. My interviewer made me feel so comfortable. I guess my main gripe is that I was interviewed so late in the cycle. They said that they have already given out about 200 or so straight acceptances. I believe they give out 320 or so straight acceptances. So my chances of getting in are less then if I interviewed earlier. Hopefully I don't get outright rejected so I can weasel my way into the school. But the day started at about 10 am and then the Associate Dean of Admissions gave a little talk about the school and its curriculum. Then there was a talk from the clinical education facilities coordinator. And a short financial aid talk. Finally a fourth year student gave a little talk which wasn't the most helpful. We then had lunch with some med students. My main complaint was that there weren't enough. There was about 3 or 4 and a couple of them bunched together near the front shutting out myself and a few other interviewees from talking to them all that much. Slightly annoying but not a deal breaker. We then had a tour of the school which was pretty quick and informal and came back to wait for our interviewer to pick us up. The clinical education center was pretty cool. The manager of the center seemed like a dedicated guy who was willing to make any sacrifices to help get first and second year students the simualted training they wanted. I really liked that the school has such dedicated people working to help the students. The fake/dummy patient was amazing. Best one I have seen yet. He even reacted in real time to drug dosages. Oh what a world we live in. He was a great guy and made me feel at ease. We just chatted about different stuff about my application. He asked those two questions that I listed below and some personal stuff on my application. Hopefully he shows me some love and I can get in because this school is my number one choice. If you do interview at the school, don't stress out as it is very converstaional and relaxed. One thing that was a bit annoying was my fellow interviewees. They all seemed like academic superstars and some couldn't help but mention how they had interviewed at so many great schools and had acceptances and stuff. Seemed like a decent amount of intellectual masturbation was going on. I just nodded my head kept quiet when that subject came up. It's always best to stay somewhat humble because there's always going to be someone or something that knocks you back to Earth. I felt I was out of my league since going on what these people were saying, they all had stellar MCATs/GPAs and already had 10+ inteviews. But then again, pre-meds are notorious liars when it comes to stats. On a side note I have yet to interview at a school that has grilled their interviewees in any way." More from this Member | Report Response

"I got there 45 minutes late. There were 4 speakers and I got there while the first was still talking (which means I didn't miss much). The first speaker talked about curriculum, the second about financial aid, and the third about family medicine (I don't know why this topic was chosen), and the fourth asked the group to suggest topics and then talked about those. Then we went to a conference room and lunch was just a few subs, some pretzels, some fruit, and coke. Eventually we broke into two groups and went on tours. The highlight of the tour was the clinical skills lab. Someone who works there gave our group a tour of the place. The other facilities were pretty ordinary. Then we went back to the conference room and half of the students had to sit around and wait for 2 hours while the other half interviewed 20 minutes later. " More from this Member | Report Response

"Really great - very impressed" More from this Member | Report Response

"It went really well. The day was kind of low stress the entire day. The tour was fine and showed us the better part of the med school. The interview was laid back and really conversational. Not too hard at all and i think i did really well." More from this Member | Report Response

"Very low key, the interviewer was very friendly and definately tried to make sure you felt at ease." More from this Member | Report Response

"The interview was guided by a list of questions that the interviewer had from the school. These questions matched many of the experiences I had read about on this website (ethical situation, strengths/weaknesses, unique qualities you bring to OSU, etc.)" More from this Member | Report Response

"Overall, I was pleasantly surprised by the school. They spent a lot of time telling us about the curriculum and the school. One of the Deans spoke us, followed by a financial aid person, a "guest speaker" (ours was an MD on the faculty), and a 4th year med student. From what everyone said, it sounds like a very good program. We next had lunch with a bunch of 1st and 2nd years, and then a tour. Then we watched a brief movie about the school which showed some of the things we didn't see on the tour. And then we had interviws. It was initially hard to tell how I was doing in my interview--the doctor seemed to like certain things about me and then he asked a bunch of hard ethical questions and scenarios that I wasn't sure how I did on. But in the end, he did say that he hoped he'd see me there the next year, so that seemed positive." More from this Member | Report Response

"It was very low key. My interviewer was a full-time emergency medicine doctor, so he's very talkative and gregarious. That made the interview go faster, I felt." More from this Member | Report Response

"We pretty much spent most of the time talking about my research. It was a short and conversational interview. Other students said they were asked questions from a list - I didn't get any of that." More from this Member | Report Response

"The interviewer was from a pacific rim country. It was incredibly difficult to understand anything that they said. It was also tough to be sure that I was understood. After the interview, I am no longer interseted in this school. Questions do come off of a form, be prepared for the ones you read here. Hopefully OSU's admissions office reads these too and can improve for next year." More from this Member | Report Response

"It was excellent. The school was not in my top ten but now that I've been there I can't stop talking about it. They get back to you in two weeks and a good thing I've been accepted!" More from this Member | Report Response

"Overall, very relaxed and fun." More from this Member | Report Response

"Good experience overall, They notify you two weeks later...which seems pretty fast. I got in...and thus am very happy." More from this Member | Report Response

"good day until the interview, which was rough. i got beat up a little with the questions but i held my own." More from this Member | Report Response

"very enjoyable overall..." More from this Member | Report Response

"A++++" More from this Member | Report Response

"I had a great time. I liked the school a lot better after the interview day! They're really fast about the decision, I got my acceptance two weeks after my interview." More from this Member | Report Response

"This was my first interview so I was a little nervous, butit was a great chance to put a personal spin on the school and see the enthusiasm that the students and staff had for being there." More from this Member | Report Response

"It was a great experience. I felt like I was being recruited and was a valuable asset they want at their school, rather then a candidate that was begging to get in. They are a class act and are working actively to improve all aspects of the medical school" More from this Member | Report Response

"I went to OSU for undergrad, so there wasn't much new info." More from this Member | Report Response

"This was my first interview since interviewing for BS/MD programs in high school. The day went very well, and left me with a really good impression of the school. I got an older interviewer who was very personable yet he created more of a stressful atmosphere than I expected. He started off the interview by asking about some weaknesses in my application and then continued to interrupt me. However, I learned a lot from the interview and I was accepted on the first possible day, so it must have gone well. " More from this Member | Report Response

"Started of at 10:30 with an 1.5 hour talk by the dean of admissions about the school. CUrriculum, research opportunities, and columbus life. Then the financial aid talk. Then a talk by a professor. Then a 4th year talked. Lots of listening, and asking questions until 12:30 or so. Then 1st and 2nd years came and gave us a tour. THis was the most helpfull time for me because I was able to ask things that you cant ask a professor in the group. Students were very friendly and seems like a big party school even for the med students. Very laid back. Then came back at 1:45 and had interview after the tour. I was very impressed with it all. The interview was so laid back, no hard questions. A couple ethical ones, but was really fun talking to the doctor. " More from this Member | Report Response

"The day at Ohio State was very good except for the rain. The whole curriculum/financial aid overview was very organized and it was good to eat lunch with the students. The tour would probably be great if it was not raining. My interview was very formal, but the interviewer was nice. It was VERY much question and answer, not conversational at all. But I think it was also because he is a new interviewer so he was a bit uncomfortable as well. They tell you your admission status in ten business days (2 weeks) after your interview; they post it on the website. The students there seem very happy, not competitive, and friendly. I liked the group of people I interviewed with, they seemed like fun people. Everyone was from Utah for some reason. Good day overall! " More from this Member | Report Response

"Ohio State definitely gave me a good impression. I liked it more after the visit. The day was well organized. The students were laid back and fairly happy. Ohio State's reputation of being a party school is somewhat true. All the faculty members are excited about teaching and helping students. OSU has a unique ISP curriculum where you do independent study for the first two years. Although I was told several times that it does not influence one's performance on the Boards exams, I am still unsure about how it will suit me. Personally, I would prefer the option of attending lectures. Unfortunately, MD/PhD students don't have this option." More from this Member | Report Response

"The day started with introductions to OSU from some of the faculty and students, followed by lunch with the students and a BRIEF tour. The interviews were very short and the interviewers are EXTREMELY nice and just want to get to know you." More from this Member | Report Response

"This was my first interview, and it was very relaxed. I had two interviewers, and it seemed more like a conversation more than an interview. Reading past testimonials on studentdoctor.net made me anticipate questions on euthanasia/abortion or about my strengths/weaknesses, but neither of those questions were asked in my interview." More from this Member | Report Response

"Overall, I was very impressed with Ohio State. First up is an overview session in which a few doctors, staff, and students talk to you. This is followed by lunch during which you can talk to current students and a student-led tour. Then you report back to the conference room and wait for your interview. The information presented to you in the morning about the curriculum, financial aid, Columbus, etc. was much more thorough than that given at my first interview. As detailed below, the administration seems to really care about the students, and the students were excited to be at OSU. I really like the choice in curriculum, and the classroom pathway seems to have a good mix of traditional lecture and small group learning. The new clinical skills lab was amazing and should be a valuable resource for the physician development course. The interview was extremely laid back. My interviewer asked very broad questions about my research, EC's, etc. and I got to answer pretty much how I chose. It only lasted about 30-40 minutes and was pretty conversational. Make sure you have some questions to ask the interviewer (this was somewhat difficult given how well the school was described in the morning.)" More from this Member | Report Response

"OSU cares about the students it recruits. They provide academic resources (two different learning styles, technology is impressive, mentors, opportunities for research). There is a lot of growth occurring in the medical school. " More from this Member | Report Response

"Overall it was pretty good. I rated the stress level as a 3 mainly because this was my first interview so I was really nervous." More from this Member | Report Response

"I had a great time and was extremely impressed by the people and facilities at OSU. " More from this Member | Report Response

"The interviewers seemed very nice overall, though I think I got the most ornery one. He was cool, but didn't really go out of his way to make me feel comfortable. He also (justifiably) grilled me on my lack of clinical experience. He actually used part of my secondary essay against me. I found it strange that I wasn't asked why I want to be a doctor. " More from this Member | Report Response

"I heard more about research at OSU than I ever cared to know. The interview was stressful and not inviting. I was not being recruited by OSU as much as tested. I did not like it." More from this Member | Report Response

"They day was very informative and also laid back. I would recommend being prepared and confident, and then not sweating. Just be prepared to answer questions that you would usually encounter at an interview. I had two very nice, enthusiastic, outgoing interviewers." More from this Member | Report Response

"i got to osu at 1030, we met with the admissions staff, very motivational and easy going speakers, financial aid talk, lunch, tour, interview with on person that was easy going. the man was just interested in knowing about me." More from this Member | Report Response

"I loved Ohio State. The clinical opportunities for students seem endless and the students are happy and extremely motivated, yet still laid-back." More from this Member | Report Response

"got there at 10:30, info about the school, info about the depts by an interesting faculty speaker, info about financial aid, info from a fourth year med student. Then lunch with first year students from 12-1. Short tour, then the interviews started around 2 in two or three time slots. Each lasted 40 minutes with one faculty member, then you were free to go." More from this Member | Report Response

"Having first considered NOT going to the interview, I'm glad I changed my mind. Columbus is a fast-growing city, and OSU is like a city in itself! The facilities are remarkable (although the medical school itself is a little bit on the dated side), and it is obvious that the school is doing anything and everything to improve itself by attracting top research $$, faculty, and students." More from this Member | Report Response

"The OSU administration is generally nice and welcoming. You sit in a big conference room and listen to what seems like hours of just talking and talking. You have lunch and go on a tour. Then you have your one interview. Judging by most of the experiences on this website, my interview stands out as a bad experience. Most people seem to have had a good experience. I would just say be very prepared to answer questions about the medical field like HMO's, ethical stuff, etc. " More from this Member | Report Response

"Overall, it was very relaxed and the people there were awesome. The day flew by. If you have an interview at OSU then you shouldn't sweat it. If your interviewer seems like they are done with his or her questions and its only been like 15 or 20 minutes then ask questions and try to engage into a conversation, just make sure you try to be genuine. I do not know if he meant to, but at the end of the interview I was told that it seemed that I would get a lot of interviews (even though my MCAT wasn't anything special) and to remember to keep OSU in mind..." More from this Member | Report Response

"Ohio State is awesome. Both the faculty and the students went beyond the call of duty to make my stay comfortable." More from this Member | Report Response

"We got there at 1030 and at 11 we had an admissions staff person give us and overview of OSU. The presentation was very valuable and informative. After that we had lunch with some students and a tour of campus. The students were extremely nice and gave some great insights into the school. After the tour we had our interview. My interviewer was extremely nice and started out by saying that he was my advocate with the selection committee. Right off the bat he made me feel at ease and want to work with him so he could portray me as the best applicant as possible. Overall I was extremely impressed by OSU." More from this Member | Report Response

"I had a great experience of OSU. I was thinking about canceling my interview but I am really glad that I didn't. The day started at 11 with presentation about the curriculum, financial aid, and about osu. Then we had lunch and the students showed us around the medical center. Then I had my interview with two interviewer at the same time. Interview was question and answer format. They had list of questions that they asked. I enjoyed the interview day at osu. " More from this Member | Report Response

"If you do not have research experience and/or are nontraditional, don't even waste your time applying." More from this Member | Report Response

"I was incredibly impressed by the interview day. Everyone was very nice and thoroughly answered all questions. Several MS1s offered the tour so we toured in groups of 4 or less. OSU definitely is now one of my top choices." More from this Member | Report Response

"I was really impressed by this school overall. My interviewer was very friendly and made it a point to tell me in the beginning that this was a low stress, informal interview and he just really wanted to get to know me. I really like this school, and I like how we'll know whether we've been admitted, deferred or rejected in a couple of weeks..." More from this Member | Report Response

"This school is great for people who have lives outside of med school. All the students I talked to were really, really happy. Great facilities too. I was very impressed." More from this Member | Report Response

"I thought that the interview did nothing to help or hurt me. I think my standing afterwards was exactly the same as before. The interview conversation was mediocre but not damaging to my candidacy." More from this Member | Report Response

"The interview was really friendly and relaxed. They were really nice and did a good job presenting their school. The fourth year student who talked about Ohio State was really helpful." More from this Member | Report Response

"Showed up at 10 but nothing really happened until 11 (they didn't give us breakfast, so make sure you pick up your coffee ahead of time) There were a series of presentations that everyone struggled to pretend they were paying attention to. We had lunch with first year students(gotta love Jimmy Johns) and then went on tours. Afterwards we found out when our interviews were - anywhere from immediately after the tour to an hour and a half later. The committee meets immediately afterwards to make decisions." More from this Member | Report Response

"Although you have to be there at around 10:30, the day does not start until about 11:00. You start with some briefings about the school and financial aid, followed by a pep-talk from a faculty and MS IV. After the talks, we ate lunch and then took a brief tour (about an hour). Due to time constraints, the tour was rather short and skipped a lot of areas I was interested in. As for the interview, I had a fantastic experience at OSU! I was very impressed that they read my application materials and had paired me with an interviewer who the head of the corresponding department!! Immediately had a connection and a common interest, which made the interview that much less stressful. Since I was first on the interview list, my day was over before 3:00. Oh, they also make an admission decision that day and you find out 3-4 weeks later - might know by X-Mas! Wahoo!!" More from this Member | Report Response

"It was a nice day and a laid back interview. I really enjoyed the time I spent there. The only part that sucks is you have nothing to do while waiting for your interview, so bring a book or something else to do." More from this Member | Report Response

"I'm from Columbus, so it was nice to sleep in my own bed before the interview. The day started around 10:45 AM and ended around 4 PM. We began with an introduction to the school and the town, then a brief talk about financial aid and a presentation by a 4th year student. Lunch was a little late so we had a short tour of the school and hospital and then ate with our tour guides. My interview was at 2 PM and the doctor was very engaging and pleasant, but he still adhered to a list of ethical and standard interview type questions. " More from this Member | Report Response

"I think I interviewed with the guy that posted a couple experiences up. Everyone in the group was really cool and I had a really fun experience. I've read before that it is good to talk to people to reduce your stress level. We had plenty of laughs throughout the day and it really mellowed me out for my interview. It was all guys in my group too. Very odd. Overall a positive experience. The interviewers were really nice, and obviously enthusiastic about meeting us. " More from this Member | Report Response

"First we all sat outside the admissions office and then went into a room to hear from teh assistant dean, the director of the IP pathway, and a 4th year medical student. Lunch was late, so we took a tour of campus and then ate. After that, they posted a list of the tiem slots in which people were interviewing. My interviewer had a sheet of notes and set questions that she wanted to ask." More from this Member | Report Response

"The experience was really chill and a lot of fun. Probably because the guys I was interviewing with were really cool. There were about 16th of us. They start you off with a few talks that are ok I guess. Then you have lunch with a few M1's and then get a tour of the campus. In general, the people there are really chill and really nice. Classes are a little big 200 for the first couple of years, but I don't think that's a huge problem because of small group PBL's and the approachability of the profs there. " More from this Member | Report Response

"Overall it was a great day. The orientation was informative, the students were helpful, the tour was good, and the interviewers were awesome. " More from this Member | Report Response

"Very positive experience. OSU is growing rapidly, they have tons of money, very friendly people, and what sounds like a really good curriculum." More from this Member | Report Response

"overall, nice. the interview wanted to get to know me, my strengths and weaknesses. no overly hard questions, or anything i wasn't expecting. asked the signature OSU ethical question - everyone gets that one, so be ready for it! (typically euthanasia/abortion)" More from this Member | Report Response

"The general "blah" feel of the tour and presentations is countered by my pleasant interview and the good reputation that I know that this school has. It's still high on my list - I just expected to come away more excited than I was. They could use a few better salespeople in the adm. office." More from this Member | Report Response

"I was pretty neutral about OSU before the interview, but now it is one of my top choices. I would love the curriculum, and I was impressed by the school's openness to change--it sounds like they've made a lot of improvements in the last decade." More from this Member | Report Response

"Overall it was ok. My interviewer was not good, but everything else was pretty good." More from this Member | Report Response

"Great school and city. I felt at home there and would love to go to the school. The students are happy and have lots of diverse opportunities because the med school classes are so big. " More from this Member | Report Response

"I was a lot more impressed than I originally thought I would be. I lived in Columbus for a few years before so I was somewhat familiar with the area and more familiar with the city as a whole. There is a wealth of things to do in Columbus and the weather was beautiful that day which helped. This was my first interview so I was nervous, but everyone there was relaxed and friendly. I thought the interview didn't go too well, as the interviewer said at the end that he probably would have liked to see more medical experiences on my application (even though I have numerous instances of shadowing, volunteering and research) but I guess it went ok as I was accepted two weeks later. " More from this Member | Report Response

"My interviewer was filling out a standardized interview form as we spoke. It asked pretty standard questions about exposure to physician/patient relationship, an ethical issue, my background, etc." More from this Member | Report Response

"Generally positive. My interviewer did not seem to be all too social despite my efforts." More from this Member | Report Response

"It was overall positive" More from this Member | Report Response

"The whole day was very relaxed and low stress." More from this Member | Report Response

"A pretty straightforward day. We began at 10am by sitting around in a lounge while the staff quickly go over the day with interviewees one by one. At 11am, we met with Dean Notestine, a financial aid officer, and a faculty guest speaker, which was a nice touch. At noon, the cool med students came in, had lunch with us, then broke us up into groups for tours. Interviews were held between 1:30pm and I think 3:30pm. Mine was pretty much a question-answer format, less conversational than I would have liked. It was my first interview, and I thought I was a little burned coming out. But I bit it, and exactly a month later, I got a nice big envelope in the mail! " More from this Member | Report Response

"The day was a little long but very laid back. I loved the atmosphere and everyone was very nice. My interviewers were great. We talked about everything from secretory diahrrhea to Harry Potter. I was more impressed than I thought I would be. " More from this Member | Report Response

"Enjoyable" More from this Member | Report Response

"It was a nice experience with an awful lot of waiting around. Luckily, they had enough interviewers that everyone was able to interview in the early spots and not forced to wait around ungodly long. The students and faculty seemed quite nice, and all had good perspectives on the University." More from this Member | Report Response

"nice conversation. my interviewer talked as much as i did. very friendly, not stressful" More from this Member | Report Response

"Check their website, it has a great video about the school. I was eventually accepted, but chose to attend a different school. Except for the interview, it was a good experience. " More from this Member | Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Response # Responders
Student 201
Faculty member 3
Admissions staff 0
Other 0

How did the tourguide seem?

Response # Responders
Enthusiastic 119
Neutral 9
Discouraging 0

How do you rank the facilities?

Response Avg # Responders
8.49 132

0 = low, 10 = high

What is your in-state status?

Response # Responders
In state 28
Out of state 96

What was your total time spent traveling?

Response # Responders
0-1 hour 17
2-3 hours 33
4-6 hours 44
7+ hours 32

What was your primary mode of travel?

Response # Responders
Airplane 67
Automobile 55
Train or subway 1
Other 5

What airport did you use?

JFK to Columbus International

Columbus Airport

Port Columbus International Airport

HOU and CMH

LAX

Port Columbus

Columbus?

N/A

Columbus

CLE

DAY

CMH

Where did you stay?

Response # Responders
At school facility 1
With students at the school 38
Friends or family 23
Hotel 42
Home 2
Other 1

About how much did you spend on room, food, and travel?

Response # Responders
< $100 34
$101-$200 30
$201-$300 10
$301-$400 18
$401-$500 10
$501+ 4

Comments on where you stayed

No responses

General Info

How do you rank this school among other schools to which you've applied?

Response Avg # Responders
8.23 140

0 = low, 10 = high

What is your ranking of this school's location?

Response Avg # Responders
7.50 141

0 = low, 10 = high

What is your ranking of this area's cultural life?

Response Avg # Responders
7.53 137

0 = low, 10 = high

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

Response Avg # Responders
8.52 73

0 = low, 10 = high

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

Response Avg # Responders
8.92 76

0 = low, 10 = high

How eco-friendly are the school's application materials and interview process?

Response Avg # Responders
7.21 67

0 = low, 10 = high

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

"Make the application websites/ vitals sites/ graduate school sites into ONE site" More from this Member | Report Response

"The Admissions Office here is really efficient, they are the most efficient of any school I interviewed at through offering admissions decision post-interview within 2 weeks." More from this Member | Report Response

"No suggestions" More from this Member | Report Response

"Get faculty that actually want to be there giving interviewers please." More from this Member | Report Response

"Make the day with less lectures, not advertise yourself with how highly ranked you are as the first thing you do (most of my fellow interviewees were ivy-leaguers, telling us you're #30 in the nation is really not selling you), and stop pushing your school so hard because it seems a bit desperate." More from this Member | Report Response

"None that I can think of. Everything was great. Maybe provide us with some information on student orgs and dual degree programs. Also, lunch felt just a tad rushed." More from this Member | Report Response

"Keep up the good work!" More from this Member | Report Response

"Make the interview earlier in the day, so that students can relax and be able to focus while they are listening to financial aid information, tours etc. Provide bottled water and other refreshments earlier. Have a break between lunch and the tours so that the applicants can go to the restroom." More from this Member | Report Response

"Thanks for the free messenger bag and flash drive. But please don't tell us that we're interviewing to "keep" a spot as deferrals are very common. Interviewing to "keep" a spot it much easier than to "earn" a spot." More from this Member | Report Response

"Love the bags!" More from this Member | Report Response

"Thanks!" More from this Member | Report Response

"As other applicants have stated, new name tags. The stickers don't do a very good job." More from this Member | Report Response

"Better name tags ;)" More from this Member | Report Response

"I would have liked more time on the tour. It felt rushed." More from this Member | Report Response

"The name-tags were not sticky at all! They fell off everybody." More from this Member | Report Response

"They give you a cool bag!" More from this Member | Report Response

"I dislike the system the admissions office uses to alert its' applicants about a change in their app" More from this Member | Report Response

"An e-mail reminder before your interview, maybe with some tips, would be helpful." More from this Member | Report Response

"A courtesy email a few days prior to the interview regarding things to bring and weather conditions" More from this Member | Report Response

"I think as long as you have got the right people doing admissions, which right now is the case, ther" More from this Member | Report Response

"Let us upload a photo on the secondary rather than bring a wallet-sized one to the interview." More from this Member | Report Response

"None." More from this Member | Report Response

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