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  • Georgetown University School of Medicine
  • Allopathic Medical School
  • Washington, DC
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?

9 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

8 out of 10

Questions

How long was the interview?

25 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)?

"The basics: why Georgetown? why medicine? What specialty?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Tell me about xyz (activities I did in undergraduate)" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What questions do you have for me? (she wanted a lot of questions, probably asked me 4 times)" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"What field of medicine are you interested in? (Led to her talking about her path in medicine, and her views on surgery (her specialty) and how the common perception of lack of pt-MD relationships in surgery is inaccurate)" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"Nothing too difficult at all... I guess why Georgetown" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"SDN feedback, Georgetown website, reading over my apps" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"The fact that they really teach students the art of medicine beginning in the first year, and that everyone there has a persona that really fits their traditions and philosophies. " Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"The facilities aren't fabulous, though they aren't terrible... it's just that everything is in the basement. No windows." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"That the interview wasn't as tough as I thought it would be! (I was expecting ethics questions, seeing as they are Jesuit... got none whatsoever)" Report Response

What are your general comments?

"Great! Very enthusiasm, young surgeon as my interviewer. She put me at ease, and it was more of a conversation than an 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?

4 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

Out of state

What was your total time spent traveling?

7+ hours

What was your primary mode of travel?

Automobile

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

$201-$300

Where did you stay?

Hotel

How would you rate the hotel?

10 out of 10

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

Melrose

Would you recommend the hotel?

yes

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

01/04/2008

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

8 out of 10

What is your ranking of this school's location?

10 out of 10

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

10 out of 10

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

9 out of 10

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

9 out of 10

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

7 out of 10

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

"I didn't get to meet Mrs. Sullivan or hear her speech, which I was disappointed about, but I suppose" Report Response

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