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  • Harvard Medical School
  • Allopathic Medical School
  • Boston, MA
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?

50 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?

Open file

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

"What was your most rewarding endeavor in college?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What do you do in your job?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What motivates your interest in research?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"How will you have contributed to a medicine as a leader 20 years from now?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What impressed you positively?

"collegial atmosphere, friendly students and interviewers, technology (mycourses), opportunities available to do anything (research, clinical/research abroad, in any field...)" Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"longwood area is rather sparse on weekends and vandy is, well, a typical dorm; tour is superbrief so take time to walk around the hospitals etc on your own if you can" Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"more detail about the curriculum, that saturday interview days finish earlier (could have caught a flight that night)" Report Response

What are your general comments?

"Hard to get a good feel for the campus/atmosphere as it was the weekend and the area was pretty barren. The 2nd years were working on their show, and the enthusiasm with which they went about prepping for that was endearing, but otherwise there was nothing going on around Vandy/med school. Facilities are nice, students are friendly, I really enjoyed my interviews. " 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?

Out of state

What was your total time spent traveling?

2-3 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?

bos

Where did you stay?

With students at the school

How would you rate the hotel?

3 out of 10

Would you recommend the hotel?

yes

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

01/15/2006

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?

8 out of 10

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

8 out of 10

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