Positively
1 out of 10
9 out of 10
10 out of 10
60+ minutes
At the school
2
One-on-one
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"Tell me about yourself." Report Response | I was asked this question too
"What would you say are your strengths? Weaknesses? What was your greatest accomplishment? Failure? " Report Response | I was asked this question too
"How did your experiences volunteering and shadowing make you a better physician?" Report Response | I was asked this question too
"There was nothing too out-of-the-ordinary, or difficult... both of my interviews began with them asking me to just talk about myself, and the rest of the conversation was completely tailored to my application, with them asking me about different experiences on my AMCAS" Report Response | I was asked this question too
"Read over my AMCAS, went through the Harvard Med admissions website" Report Response
"I was really impressed by the school, more than I thought I would. I was expecting a sort of arrogance b/c of the school's name recognition, but everyone I interacted with was great - from my interviewers to the students I met. The students there seem intelligent and accomplished, with very diverse interests, but also down to earth, friendly, and nice. There are just a ton of affiliated hospitals and, as my faculty interviewer told me, they all have their own research going on, so you really have a ton of choices, and can choose a project that fits exactly what you are looking for. And Boston rocks. " Report Response
"They made a bunch of changes to the curriculum a few years ago and I feel like they are still in the testing process of this. They changed the third year so that you do all your rotations at a single site, and I'm not too sure how I feel about this. The tutorials (their small PBL-style groups) seem hit or miss." Report Response
"The interview day has probably the most free unstructured time compared to the schools I have been to so far. There is only a 45-min orientation talk in the beginning, interviews, and a lunch+tour at noon. For me, it was no problem because I had both of my interviews in the morning and that kept me busy, but most of the other interviewees had one interview in the morning and another in the afternoon, and were left with not much to do in between. There are a couple things to do around the school though: the Museum of Fine Arts is a couple blocks from campus, you can use the computers in the med school library, and you can also hang out in the campus bookstore or the nearby Starbucks." Report Response
Student
Enthusiastic
9 out of 10
Out of state
2-3 hours
Airplane
$101-$200
Logan Airport
Friends or family
10 out of 10
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