How did the interview impress you?

Negatively

What was the stress level of the interview?

1 out of 10

How long was the interview?

40 minutes

Where did the interview take place?

At the school

How many people interviewed you?

3

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)?

"When you have so many other talents, why do you want to be a doctor?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What unique quality should a doctor possess?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

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

What was the most interesting question?

"What are your longterm goals besides medicine?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"Above." Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"Looked at their website although it didn't help much, read over my application" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"I thought it was interesting that their GPA correlates very well (according to them) with their USMLE Step 1 scores (R=.81 or something). It seemed like the students had a lot of free time, although we may have just been talking to the easy-going ones. " Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"They said boards were "at or near [Read: probably not above] the national average." The students apparently never go to class. I wish they had a less traditional curriculum and scrapped the archaic ABCDF grading system. Although I enjoyed talking to the high-caliber students who were interviewing with me, I got the impression that it wasn't a top-choice for very many of them. " Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"There was nothing glaringly bad; the school just kind of seemed average. I can't really myself going there, so I wish I wouldn't have spent the money on a plane ticket & a hotel. " Report Response

What are your general comments?

"The actual interview was pretty stress-free, a little fun. " Report Response

Who was the tour given by?

Student

On what date did the interview take place?

12/02/2003