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  • Harvard Medical School
  • Allopathic Medical School
  • Boston, MA
Overall Experience

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

2 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?

55 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)?

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

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

"I see you've done a lot of activities related to X, tell me about what you've learned from those experiences. How do you think you'll apply those lessons to your career as a doctor?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Tell me about your family" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"From the recent experiences you've had shadowing doctors, what problems have you observed in our health care system and what do you think we can do about them?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"Nothing particularly difficult, we pretty much just focused on things I had already experienced and was therefore prepared to talk about." Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"mock interview, reread my AMCAS" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"tone of the interview, info i got from the student interviewer about her transition to Harvard" Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"Nothing, my interviewer was really friendly and encouraged me to relax and just have a conversation with her " Report Response

What are your general comments?

"RELAX!" Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Student

What is your in-state status?

Out of state

What was your total time spent traveling?

4-6 hours

What was your primary mode of travel?

Train or subway

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

$201-$300

Where did you stay?

With students at the school

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

10/21/2008

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?

7 out of 10

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

7 out of 10

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

8 out of 10

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

8 out of 10

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