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  • Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
  • Allopathic Medical School
  • Cleveland, OH
Overall Experience

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

2 out of 10

How you think you did?

8 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

9 out of 10

Questions

How long was the interview?

35 minutes

Where did the interview take place?

At the school

How many people interviewed you?

2

What was the style of the interview?

One-on-one

What type of interview was it?

Open file

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

"Why do you want to stay in Cleveland? (I am from here. It kind-of caught me off-guard but I was able to come up with an answer.)" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What was your biggest academic achievement in college and what was your biggest personal achievement in college?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Why Case? What did you learn more about today that made a positive impression?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"What is your novel about? (I said I liked writing and am working on a novel. I was so excited to get asked this because I love talking about it and it helped me relax.)" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"What have you done? (Faculty interview was supposed to be open-file but she hadn't read my file at all and was reading it during the interview. I started to talk about something and then she asked me questions about it so I didn't have time to elaborate on my other activities. I mostly asked her questions during that interview.)" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"I have responses typed up for standard questions so I reviewed those, and looked at Case's website." Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"students seemed really relaxed and friendly and seemed to really like it; the hospitals; my student interviewer was a last-minute sub but asked really interesting questions" Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"My faculty interviewer was not prepared and also didn't seem to know how to interview. I just hope I managed to make a good impression anyway." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"that they only have class from 8-12 four days a week (one day is optional)! It was super-relaxed." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"The interview day made a really good impression on me and Case shot to the top of my list. Everyone seemed really happy with their decision to go to Case." Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tourguide seem?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

10 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

In state

What was your total time spent traveling?

0-1 hour

What was your primary mode of travel?

Automobile

About how much did you spend on room, food, and travel?

< $100

What airport did you use?

No Response

Where did you stay?

Home

How would you rate the hotel?

5 out of 10

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

No Response

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

01/03/2011

How do you rank this school among other schools to which you've applied?

10 out of 10

What is your ranking of this school's location?

9 out of 10

What is your ranking of this area's cultural life?

9 out of 10

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

10 out of 10

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

9 out of 10

How eco-friendly are the school's application materials and interview process?

7 out of 10

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

No Response

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