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  • University of Rochester School of Medicine
  • Allopathic Medical School
  • Rochester, NY
Overall Experience

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

3 out of 10

How you think you did?

8 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

9 out of 10

Questions

How long was the interview?

60+ minutes

Where did the interview take place?

At the school

How many people interviewed you?

2

What was the style of the interview?

One-on-one

What type of interview was it?

Closed file

What is one of the specific questions they asked you (question 1)?

"What are the most important characteristics of a good physician?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What is empathy, and can a person develop empathy?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Assumming you receive multiple acceptances, how will you decide between schools?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"Nothing extremely interesting." Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"Nothing difficult." Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"school website, SDN" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"Everything about the visit was very professional. Students were extremely outgoing and friendly and the hospital facilities were spotless." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"There was far too much downtime. It was completely unnecessary to begin the day so early and there were large chunks of time to kill." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"That I was going to need an umbrella." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"The experience was overall very positive. The curriculum at Rochester is one of a kind and is a point that faculty, administrators and students alike are proud of. The hospital facilities are new, clean and very attractive. Be prepared for a long day, however, since the day wasn't planned efficiently and there was a lot of downtime." Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tourguide seem?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

9 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

In state

What was your total time spent traveling?

7+ hours

What was your primary mode of travel?

Automobile

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

< $100

Where did you stay?

Friends or family

How would you rate the hotel?

10 out of 10

Would you recommend the hotel?

yes

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

09/16/2005

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?

7 out of 10

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