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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?

2 out of 10

How you think you did?

10 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

8 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)?

"Where do you see yourself in 20 years? (for MSTP interview)" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Why Pitt? What brings you to Pittsburgh?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"For MSTP: "What are you looking for in a program?"" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

No Response

What was the most difficult question?

"For MSTP interview: Have you ever considered doing an MD? Why MD/PhD instead of MD?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"SDN, read through the entire website, looked up my faculty interviewer 30 minutes prior to the interview" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"Everything!!! The faculty are SO NICE and all the students seem to be genuinely happy." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"Nothing about the medical school or the program - the city wasn't really my favorite but that can't really be helped" Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"How LAID BACK and CHILL it was. I kind of already knew it was going to be chill but they really do mean it's chill when they say it." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"Great school! Definitely went up as one of my top choices after the interview." 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?

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?

RST

Where did you stay?

Hotel

How would you rate the hotel?

9 out of 10

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

Wyndham Hotel (arranged by MSTP admissions)

Would you recommend the hotel?

yes

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

August 31 (MSTP), Sept 1 (MD)

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?

5 out of 10

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

7 out of 10

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

9 out of 10

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

10 out of 10

How eco-friendly are the school's application materials and interview process?

10 out of 10

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

"Specify address of Scaife Hall and make it clear that it is the Scaife Hall at the University of Pittsburgh (For the MSTP UPitt - CMU joint program, there's a Scaife Hall at CMU too and a girl on my interview date accidentally went there instead of the one at Pitt so she arrived late)" Report Response

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