Boston, MA
Allopathic Medical Schools | Public Non-Profit
Application Cycle: 2009-10
⭐ Overall Impressions
How did the interview impress you?
Positively 🙂
What was the stress level of the interview?
2 out of 10
0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress
How you think you did?
8 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What are your general comments?
Overall I got a very good sense of the place. I left really believing that BU is a good-willed, friendly, personalized place which offers a top-notch education. I'd be thrilled to go there. My interviewer was a sweet guy who asked good questions and also gave me the room I needed to tell him about myself. I had a lovely day.
💬 Interview Process
What is one of the specific questions they asked you?
After I described a time as a paramedic when I had to report errors of my supervisors, we talked for a while about preventing mistakes in medicine and taking pride in reporting errors.
What was the most interesting question?
"I'm supposed to evaluate your ethical platform but I think scenarios seem forced. Describe a time you had to make a difficult ethical decision."
How did you prepare for the interview?
Website, reread application, sdn, talked to 2004 applicant.
What was the most difficult question?
"Aah, so rugby is what led to your famous 'incident'; tell me about that." OOPS!
What impressed you positively?
The Dean of Admissions gave the best schpiel I'd seen and it was really nice to have a broad sense of the school and its history before heading off to interview and ask questions of students. The students charged with chatting with us at lunch were SUPER nice and down to earth. I wanted to stay and hang out. I was impressed by their public health department and how established their MD/MPH program is. Boston's awesome.
What impressed you negatively?
8 students to a cadaver. The facilities were good, not great, I thought.
What did you wish you had known ahead of time?
The Orange Line T stop on Mass Ave is a good hike from campus...not awful, but not as close as I thought...was almost late.
📍 Travel and Logistics
Who was the tour given by?
Student
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