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

How did the interview impress you?

No change

What was the stress level of the interview?

8 out of 10

How you think you did?

2 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

3 out of 10

Questions

How long was the interview?

15 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?

Open file

What is one of the specific questions they asked you (question 1)?

"Tell me about yourself." 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?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Leadership positions?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"How to integrate your major with medicine?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"Define "success"" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"Studied school, SDN, read up on healthcare reform and current events, prayed" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"Location, facilities, innovative curriculum" Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"not much" Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"That I should prepare for more broad, introspective questions than I had at other interviews." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"This interview was unlike any other I have had, and I bombed it. I studied all of the wrong things, and was unprepared to answer some of the questions I was asked. I fumbled through my responses, which came off as canned and insincere even though they weren't. One of the interviewers even called me out on this." Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Faculty member

How did the tourguide seem?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

10 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

In 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

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

10/16/2009

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

4 out of 10

What is your ranking of this school's location?

6 out of 10

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

3 out of 10

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

10 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?

10 out of 10

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