How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

3 out of 10

How long was the interview?

60+ minutes

Where did the interview take place?

At the school

How many people interviewed you?

6

What was the style of the interview?

One-on-one

What type of interview was it?

Open file

How did you prepare for the interview?

"Read up about my interviewers, asked my boss what he thought about the school/people there (he finished his PhD there). " Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"I love some of the faculty there. Besides doing excellent work that I like, they are very student-oriented. The school and the labs were agreeable to what I want to do with my MD/PhD, which is slightly non-traditional." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"Ok, so Cleveland wasn't exactly what I expected, but I still didn't like it. The school is on the edge of the city, not in the city itself. Everyone lives in the giant suburbs called "heights". For me that would be more suburban wasteland, and I'm looking for a change. A car is a must, since there doesn't seem to be much transportation. At least parking is available. More negatives were some requirements the graduate school had. Things like requiring your med school classes to be graded (but I hear you will always get an A or B so it doesn't matter). There's also publishing requirements, which don't exist at some other programs, but you should publish a couple times anyways. You get alot of electives from the medical school there, and that's a big selling point for the med school, but from what I understand the graduate school makes you take all these graduate classes that will kill your electives. I guess this helps keep graduation time reasonable, but I think certain other things could be cut (and they are at other schools) rather than piling more stuff on top of us." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"They asked me to pick alot of faculty to visit with and I actually got alot of them, unlike certain other schools where they made me request some or a whole lot and gave me one or none of them. So if I remember correctly there was 6 interviews, all MD/PhD research interviews, and the interview that seemed to really count was with the director. They were pretty standard let's talk about research, why CWRU, kind of deals. Interview expenses were not covered, but the wining and dining was great. So if you can get a cheap flight to Cleveland, it's worth it. The interview experience was pretty fun overall, and I spent one evening playing Mario Kart all night with current students. So I think the school would be a good choice for applicants and will definately get you where you want to go. There's some room for improvement, but overall it's a good program. " Report Response

Who was the tour given by?

Student

On what date did the interview take place?

01/06/2003