Negatively
6 out of 10
9 out of 10
8 out of 10
60+ minutes
At the school
2
One-on-one
Closed file
"What's wrong with health care today? What would you do to fix it?" Report Response
"How important to you is your family?" Report Response
"What was significant about where you grew up/how did it affect your decision to become a doctor?" Report Response
"How is your family important to you?" Report Response
"What would you do if asked to perform a procedure with which you disagreed for non-medical reasons?" Report Response
"Thought about my own profile, and the reasons why I want to become a doctor. Didn't memorize answers to questions - this probably helped since it was a closed-file interview and both interviewers seemed bent on keeping it casual (and keeping me off-balance, in a way)." Report Response
"Not much - had previous familiarity with the school, so the best aspects (location, research facilities, etc.) were already known" Report Response
"Neutral-to-hostile attitude of the school toward financial aid and supporting student travel" Report Response
"School's inflexibility toward taking time off and students travelling on electives - we're all human here; people have varying interests and needs." Report Response
"Decent interview experience - my first interviewer was coming off the floor and seemed a bit stressed, but that's understandable. First interviewer asked straight interview questions, the second (med student) was much more of a conversation. Advice to all applicants: DON'T just base your decision on "rankings" or a school's prestigiousness, unless you have absolutely nothing else on which to base your decision (in which case you might want to rethink your career choice). This school is top-notch, yet I talked to so many students who seemed to regret their decision to go there. It seemed like a lot were attending merely because of the school's reputation, and are now unhappy as a result." Report Response
Student
Neutral
8 out of 10
In state
2-3 hours
Other
12/09/2005
8 out of 10
9 out of 10
10 out of 10
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