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  • Duke University School of Medicine
  • Allopathic Medical School
  • Durham, NC
Overall Experience

How did the interview impress you?

No change

What was the stress level of the interview?

4 out of 10

How you think you did?

7 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

8 out of 10

Questions

How long was the interview?

30 minutes

Where did the interview take place?

At a regional location

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)?

"Tell me about (insert AMCAS activity). (This was repeated frequently)" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What do you know about stem-cell research?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"What do you know about stem cell research?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"If you were engaged in stem-cell reasearch and the government banned such research, would you move to England, where it is legal?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"AMCAS, secondary, admissions books, mock interview feedback" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"The alumni was a part of a seemingly very impressive practice and had some good information about Duke." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"The interviewer didn't have any information about me, yet he was supposed to have received info from Duke. I had to provide the paperwork such as AMCAS, secondary, transcript for him to review." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"That much of the interview was going to be the interviewer reading my credentials." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"By the time I heard back from Duke about an interview, all of the spots in Durham were filled so I had to attend a regional interview. It was definitely an advantage as far as travel was concerned since I live in Florida, but I didn't get any information about the campus or facilities. Duke was supposed to send information about me to the alumni interviewer but had not, so I had to provide documentation. The interview wasn't so much of an interview for most of the time. The format was basically the interviewer reading the materials I provided on-site (AMCAS, secondary, transcript) and occasionally asking me about certain activities. There was a lot of dead silence time. I was thankful that he was able to provide me with some good information about Duke's research year." Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Other

What was your total time spent traveling?

2-3 hours

What was your primary mode of travel?

Automobile

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

< $100

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

01/24/2005

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

7 out of 10

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