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  • Boston University School of Medicine
  • Allopathic Medical School
  • Boston, MA
Overall Experience

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

4 out of 10

How you think you did?

10 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

9 out of 10

Questions

How long was the interview?

45 minutes

Where did the interview take place?

At the school

How many people interviewed you?

1

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)?

"can't remember any out of the ordinary questions" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"none in particular" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"nothing, although I heard some kids were given an ethical situation to analyze, which was: a spine surgeon in 1980s san fran when AIDS was first appearing wrote a letter to a national publication saying that she would no longer do the surgery on gay men, as there was a 10% chance the bone would puncture her glove...what would you do? glad i missed that one." Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"reviewed online stuff, looked at my amcas and secondary" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"research; they have great research stuff going on, particularly the infectious disease laboratory" Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"the students were less than enthusiastic; they seemed inconvenienced by giving a tour; the price is outrageous" Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"nothing" Report Response

What are your general comments?

"overall, it's a great school, but very expensive" Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tourguide seem?

Discouraging

How do you rank the facilities?

10 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

Where did you stay?

Friends or family

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

10/18/2007

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?

6 out of 10

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