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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?

2 out of 10

How you think you did?

8 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

7 out of 10

Questions

How long was the interview?

30 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 do you do for fun?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Tell me more about your family." Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What specialties are you interested in?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"What do you look for in a medical school?/What are the qualities of a good medical school?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"Tell me about your interest in medicine. (SO BROAD!)" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"Read AMCAS, essays, SDN, looked over some material on healthcare system organization." Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"Rochester people are all REALLY REALLY nice." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"Rochester is more-or-less the boonies. Very cold boonies." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"-" Report Response

What are your general comments?

"Arrive at 8 for orientation. Rest of day is open for exploration. They give you a map and lecture schedules for the 1st and 2nd years. Go to lectures on your free time, or just sit in the atrium and hang out. Up to you. 12 is lunch. Your two interviews are scheduled at certain times during the day. You go to find your interviewers in their offices. Everyone was very friendly and very willing to help and give their two cents." Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tourguide seem?

Neutral

How do you rank the facilities?

6 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?

Airplane

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

$201-$300

What airport did you use?

ROC

Where did you stay?

With students at the school

How would you rate the hotel?

7 out of 10

Would you recommend the hotel?

yes

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

09/11/2006

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

7 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?

6 out of 10

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