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  • University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
  • Allopathic Medical School
  • Pittsburgh, PA
Overall Experience

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

4 out of 10

How you think you did?

8 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

8 out of 10

Questions

How long was the interview?

20 minutes

Where did the interview take place?

At the school

How many people interviewed you?

1

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)?

"Very generic questions, but more chit chat than anything" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"Very few solid questions, more chit chat with admission dean" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"What do you like to do for fun the most? (It was hard to tell if she wanted no ECs or one from ECs)" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"Read this site, look at the school website, go through the forums" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"Facilities, top academics available" Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"Although Pittsburgh is nice to live in, seems a bit boring" Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"When the interview would be over which is pretty early for BS/MD" Report Response

What are your general comments?

"This is written for all of the BS/MD kids when I did it back in the day. This interview is feeble compared to real medical school interviews. It's basically a tour for you guys." Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Admissions staff

How did the tourguide seem?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

9 out of 10

What was your total time spent traveling?

4-6 hours

What was your primary mode of travel?

Airplane

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

$201-$300

What airport did you use?

PIT

Where did you stay?

Hotel

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

Holiday Inn

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

01/07/2005

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

9 out of 10

What is your ranking of this school's location?

7 out of 10

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

8 out of 10

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