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  • George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences
  • Allopathic Medical School
  • Washington, DC
Overall Experience

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

3 out of 10

How you think you did?

5 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

5 out of 10

Questions

How long was the interview?

60+ 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?

Closed file

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

"Tell me about a time you failed in your personal life." Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What do you like about GWU and what don't you like about GWU?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What concerns do you have about a career in medicine?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"Tell me about a time you failed in your personal life." Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

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

How did you prepare for the interview?

"SDN, reading interview prep books, mock interview with a physician and a friend." Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"The location, amazing!" Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"The school is smaller than I pictured, but I shouldn't have been surprised. It is in the middle of DC, after all." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"The student interviewer was so sweet, but the faculty interviewer was going to ask some tough questions, though he was very nice too." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"Nice school, I had read a lot on their website (which is great, by the way), so there weren't too many surprises for me." Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Admissions staff

How did the tourguide seem?

Neutral

How do you rank the facilities?

6 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

Out of state

What was your total time spent traveling?

7+ hours

What was your primary mode of travel?

Airplane

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

$501+

What airport did you use?

IAD

Where did you stay?

Friends or family

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?

02/21/2013

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

7 out of 10

What is your ranking of this school's location?

10 out of 10

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

10 out of 10

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

7 out of 10

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

8 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?

"None." Report Response

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