How did the interview impress you?

No change

What was the stress level of the interview?

9 out of 10

How you think you did?

7 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

4 out of 10

How long was the interview?

60+ minutes

Where did the interview take place?

At another location

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)?

"Name a key reason why medicine interests you? (I basically said about three, its difficult to say just one)" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"How would your friends describe you? As in, what are your strengths?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Essay + how will you pay for med school + ethical issue + how will you adjust to the island" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"Seeing that both your parents are physicians, are you just doing medicine to please mummy and daddy? (I actually laughed when I was asked that!)" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"Most of the questions were expected, except the one above." Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"SDN, Valuemd, mock-interviews " Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"The hotel was AWESOME! (I was interviewed at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Toronto). My interviewer was really nice as well, he explained the entire setup of the interview before I started and tried his best to make me comfortable. " Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"My interviewer didn't smile much. At the end of the interview, he didn't really tell me if he was going to recommend me or not, I know that doesn't happen to everyone, but I really wish I could've gotten some indication if he liked my answers or not. Well, sometimes he would say 'good.' I guess that's all I have to go on!" Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"Hehehe, we almost ran OUT of time...he asked me about my volunteer work, and politely told me that we had to move on to the other questions when I kept on talking about my activities. That was really funny." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"The interview went well. Though I wish I knew if I was recommended by my interviewer at the end of the session. I hate waiting for results." Report Response

Who was the tour given by?

Admissions staff

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?

2-3 hours

What was your primary mode of travel?

Train or subway

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

< $100

On what date did the interview take place?

04/08/2008

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

10 out of 10

What is your ranking of this school's location?

4 out of 10

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

6 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?

6 out of 10

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

"There were about 33 lines to write out the essay (yes, I counted), which is just about alright, but" Report Response