How many people interviewed you?
| Response Average | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 2.00 | 66 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Positively | 54 |
| Negatively | 3 |
| No change | 4 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 3.02 | 65 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 7.66 | 62 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 8.25 | 60 |
No responses
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 5 minutes | 0 |
| 10 minutes | 0 |
| 15 minutes | 0 |
| 20 minutes | 1 |
| 25 minutes | 0 |
| 30 minutes | 39 |
| 35 minutes | 5 |
| 40 minutes | 3 |
| 45 minutes | 7 |
| 50 minutes | 5 |
| 55 minutes | 0 |
| 60+ minutes | 5 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| At the school | 57 |
| At a regional location | 2 |
| At another location | 7 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| One-on-one | 64 |
| In a group | 2 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Open file | 66 |
| Closed file | 0 |
| Response Average | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 2.00 | 66 |
"You did X for a long time - can you tell me more about that?"
"What is the thing you're most proud of?"
"Why would you want to move to Providence?"
"Why do you want to move to Providence, RI?"
"Tell me your story."
"Tell me about yourself"
"Standard interview questions"
"How did you hear about Brown?"
"Why medicine?"
"Why not a career in public health?"
"Why Brown"
"How should I build your case for the panel?"
"1 work to describe you"
"Tell me a little about yourself"
"Tell me about your job/other activities on AMCAS"
"What is your favorite book?"
"What are you passionate about?"
"What did you get out of so-and-so an experience?"
"Why Providence?"
"Why you'd like to go to Brown"
"Why did you apply?"
"Why do you want to leave New York?"
"Tell me about your research. (My faculty interviewer actually had done some clinical trials on the drug I had done research on, so this was initially intimidating, but turned out to be a great conversation)"
"Tell me about yourself?"
"Are you thinking about international medicine, considering your language capabilities?"
"What have you learned most in your job?"
"Are you against euthanasia in every conceivable scenario? "
"What impressions did you get from the students here?"
"How did you get here? "
"the first interview was just a conversation about my life. "
"Tell me what you think about death and dying as something that physicians have to face (because i volunteered in hospice)."
"Tell me something impressive about you that's not in your file that I could tell the ADCOM."
"Tell me about this on your app.."
"I was asked about my GPA by both interviewers."
"How did you get to Providence? "
"Why Brown? "
"questions that pertained to my application"
"more of a conversation than a question/answer session"
"So tell me about <something I've done>."
"How did you decide on medicine?"
"Tell me about your research... Tell me about what you do outside of the classroom and lab...Do you plan to get licensure?"
"HOW WILL YOU MANAGE SCHOOL AND FAMILY TOGETHER"
"Why Brown/Providence?"
"Why do you want to be a physician rather than other positions in healthcare (NP, PA, RN, etc.)?"
"Tell me something about yourself that is not in your application."
"Tell me about your research?"
"Tell me about your prior career..."
"Can you tell me more about your research?"
"Why medicine/why a doctor"
"Walk me through X, Y, Z?"
"What do you do for fun"
"Tell me about your research."
"How did you develop these specific interests?"
"If you could talk to (insert some big health care name here), what piece of advice would you give him?"
"What will make you attend Brown over other schools that you will get into?"
"Why providence?"
"Why did you choose to go into medicine?"
"Describe your research."
"What is something you really enjoy doing?"
"What sort of non academic things have you pursued?"
"What kind of hobbies do you like? "
"Do you know what you want to do in medicine/specialty? "
"Being from CA, how will you deal with the cold weather?"
"Why Brown?"
"How did you get here? "
"What do you expect to get out of medical school?"
"Tell me about your undergraduate college. "
"the second interview had some questions, but mostly was an on-going back and forth about what i thought about brown and how it would fit into my ideal future as a med student. he talked a lot, but wanted to know exactly why i thought brown would be good for me. he was very specific in explaining that (as associate dean) he was interested in recruiting people to brown that would make it a diverse and unique place filled with people who had "extrodinary" experiences between undergrad and med school. he is not happy with the lack of diversity that the plme crowd has provided the school, and as such, wants to really make sure that any amcas students that they accept will really add to the overall life experience diversity of the student body. he was very excited about my international public health work and told me that in his opinion, moving brown towards a more public health/dual degree focussed school---in direct opposition to moving it towards an md/phd/academic medicine school---was the best thing for brown. "
"why Brown? (spending the whole day there prior to answering this question was really helpful, esp. because i liked brown more the more i learned about it)"
"How will you transition to medical school?"
"How did you acquire this job at this hospital? "
"Tell me about that on your app..."
"Why medicine?"
"What have I been doing since school."
"Tell me about this..."
"How have you come to be sure medicine is the right career for you?"
"why brown"
"Where do you think your contribution will be?"
"Why did you take Indo-Tibetan Buddhism in college?"
"What do you think about the recent $400billion medicare adjustments?... your views on socialized medicine..."
"STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES"
"Anything you want to highlight for the admissions committee?"
"Would you be comfortable with a tutor in medical school?"
"What kind of doctor do you want to be?"
"Do you see yourself doing primary care?"
"What do you know about Providence?"
"A lot of questions about my research"
"What do you like about Providence/RI?"
"Do you know what specialty you want to go into"
"How were you able to balance your Olympic career with running a company while attending college?"
"Tell me about yourself"
"Tell me about yourself."
"A question about a medical relief trip I went on"
"What is your average day in 10 years going to look like? How is Brown going to help you achieve that goal?"
"What is the most meaningful community service experience you have had?"
"Tell me about your research."
"What do you think of Providence?"
"Tell me something unusual about yourself."
"What do you look for in friendships?"
"Why did you choose to volunteer in this particular organization?"
"What kind of medicine are you interested in doing in the future?"
"Any other questions I can answer for you?"
"What do you like to do for fun? Do you surf?"
"Where do you see yourself and your career in 10 years?"
"What do you fear most about going into medicine?"
"are you interested in research?"
"Tell me about this company. "
"Why clinical if you are so involved in research? Most of the questions were inspired by what they saw in my application. we tried to talk about interesting things mostly, but there were a few standard questions."
"What are your questions about Brown?"
"standard Q's. "
"How did you get here? "
"What kind of medicine do you want to do and do you want to do research?"
"Issues in health care both global and domestic."
"Tell me about that..."
"What areas of medicine are you interested in?"
"what will you bring to brown"
"What would you like me to tell the admissions committee about you?"
"Tell me something about yourself that is nowhere on your application but you would like me to pass on to the Admissions Committee."
"Why the MD? Why the PhD?"
"What did you learn from your previous degree?"
"Your LORs speak highly of your analytical skills. Elaborate on this."
"Will you sing for us?"
"So you climb 14ers?"
"What type of food do you like?"
"How does one practice "compassionate care?""
"What do you do for fun?"
"1 word to describe yourself"
"What is one word to describe you?"
"Nothing really."
"I can't remember... we had some great conversations in both my interviews"
"Has anyone tried to talk you out of medicine?"
"What are you passionate about?"
"Just talking about a class"
"Why Providence?"
"Why would you like Providence?"
"what other career choices have you considered?"
"what kind of people do you prefer to be with?"
"Tell me about your ''name of unusual hobby.''"
"Are you a fan of Manchester United? ( I lived in England for ten years)"
"Are you leaning towards any specific specialities in the future?"
"almost all the questions were about my specific application."
"Nothing specific, did get into a conversation about the context of interpreting history. (I was a hist major.)"
"What would you be doing right now if not going to med school?"
"How did you get here? (seriously)"
"seemed to know my file well"
"Brown is a fun medical school to visit. The staff and students are so nice and very welcoming. "
"Mostly conversational questions"
"Mostly questions about my interests, especially my extracurricular activities."
"lets start from birth. discuss your life. ill cut in and tell you when i want more specifics or when i want you to gloss over a certain section. go. "
"Really specific questions about my application. We got really in-depth into my own interests and accomplishments."
"A question relating to my research on schizophrenia (how I foresee my specific basic science research to be translational)"
"Nothing terribly new..."
"There were no interesting questions. They were extremely predictable and, actually, pretty boring. "
"Obesity is a big problem in the US, especially in the south and midwest. How would you deal with this from an economic perspective (I'm an econ major)."
"Nothing interesting. Only questions about my application."
"How will you approach and deal with the uncertainty in medicine?"
"Describe a global problem medicine faces? Or something to that effect "
"Do you like Ukrainians?"
"Questions were boring and predictable. "
"Nothing comes to mind. "
"what do you think about preventative care?"
"asked mostly questions about my file and background... standard stuff"
"There seems to be a lack of professionalism in medicine these days. What do you think?"
"How do you like Baltimore?"
"Please describe some of your strengths and weaknesses"
"What do you think will be the most important medical breakthrough to come?"
"You seem to have made so much progress at a young age in your own field... why pursue an MD when you can make it doing what you do?"
"TELL US ABOUT YOURSELF"
"Tell me about a challenge you faced, how you overcame it, and what supports you use?"
"None, very relaxed conversation more than a question and answer."
"None of the questions were particularly difficult... I wasn't asked to recite glycolysis backwards or anything."
"Explain your poor grades."
"What can I bring to the med school"
"none really"
"Nothing."
"None - all were very conversational."
"If you could only pick one word to describe yourself, what would that be?"
"What are you passionate about?"
"Question about healthcare system"
"Elaborate on (apparently controversial statement I made on my AMCAS application)."
"What motivates you?"
"Why do you want to study here?"
"Would you like to be here rather than a more urban area?"
"I suspect you will be accepted to medical school, and you already may have been. So what qualities do you look for in choosing a medical school to attend? "
"Describe how you have handled a tense situation with a patient? (I work as a health assistant)"
"Tell me about one patient who really had an effect on you during your time in the ER?"
"Does it bother you that Brown is ranked so low in scientific research? (He then went on to explain how the hospital research is calculated separately from the school, so the rankings don't reflect reality.)"
"Nothing, really....got asked the ''what should I tell the adcom about you?'' question."
"See above"
"Why Brown? "
"tell me your opinion on public health"
"best way to address uninsured rate"
"Unfortunately, neither interviewer had ever heard of my elite, private liberal arts college (third oldest in the nation). And they had never heard of my company either, a major international firm. "
"Why did you chose your undergraduate school? Actually got me tounge-tied for some reason"
"see above. that was pretty much my entire first interview. just a conversation about my life. it unfortunately seemed as though he had not read my file beforehand though. "
"As I'm interested in Emergency Medicine..."If you were treating a patient in the ER but were unable to figure out the cause of the patient's symptoms and forced to admit them to the hospital, what steps would you take to both ensure the patient's successful treatment and your knowledge?"...good thing I watch a lot of Discovery Health..."
"Despite my extensive research background and obvious enthusiasm for it, why do I want to pursue a career in clinical medicine?"
"Tell me something impressive about you that's not in your file that I could tell the ADCOM."
"They didn't make an effort to challenge me in any way. "
"What do you think of the deficit (gov. spending vs. trade not specified, though he wanted trade). This was tough because I only now I taking international economics - I'd have a much better answer today =). "
"None."
"What will be your main mission as a doctor?"
"To defend my GPA."
"none"
"What will your research experience bring to our clinically focused school?"
"no really difficult questions"
"asked to explain certain grades"
"what will you add to the Brown community. "
"There is increasingly a divide between those with access to good medical care and those who do not have any medical care at all. These problems are exacerbated by the increasing diversity of the American population. What measures would you take to improve our health care system to address these issues?"
"Why not Ph.D.?"
"Why Brown"
"Seeing that you care about the environment so much, how do you reconcile caring for people who are constantly destroying it?"
"Do you plan to pursue a residency? (I was confused because I assume that to translate benchside medicine to the bedside and be an affective academician, a residency can only augment your skills and allow you to do just that...) "
"WHY I CHOSE TO BECOME A PHYSICIAN"
"My applications, school website, SDN"
"looked over my AMCAS and secondary"
"Reviewed my application and secondary essays. Reflected on my interests in medicine. Decided on some talking points for major questions (why medicine? why MD? why Brown?)"
"Reading my own file, reading up about Brown's programs"
"Reviewed the website. Prepared answers for anticipated questions."
"website, re-read amcas and secondaries"
"Read through secondary, AMCAS, and website"
"Re-read my materials, and theirs, made question sheet."
"I researched the school via their website and SDN."
"SDN"
"looking at SDN, practicing generic interview prep questions, looking at their viewbook and website, looking in the news for their school, talking with a student prior to the interview"
"Practiced speaking and telling my story of the things I have done that led up to me wanting to be a doctor. I had many interviews before so that also helped. Also studied the website and materials from the mail, and all essays I submitted."
"just read alot about the school, website, SDN, asked around, etc"
"SDN, my interview coach, college career counselor, pre-med advisor"
"Well, this was my 11th interview, so I came prepared"
"SDN, read the brochure, went over website."
"Read over my secondary app/AMCAS. Read the Brown pamphlet. SDN Interview Feedback."
"Looked over my application, Brown's website, talking to students in the morning (interviews are in the afternoon)"
"SDN Interview feedback, school's website"
"SDN/Reviewed my application/Mock Interviews"
"Read brochure and website. Thought of convincing reasons why anybody would want to live in Rhode Island."
"looking over reading materials"
"checked over website"
"Reading the website, brochures, guides"
"Read the website, read my application, prepared sample answers"
"SDN, school website, other interviews"
"read up on the people who I was interviewing with (they have a binder of their CV's out before you go in for your interview), talked to a friend at the school, read the economist to brush up on current events"
"SDN, BMS website, read through my application."
"I didn't really. This was my tenth interview of the season, so printing directions was about it. :)"
"Read the viewbook and the website"
"Lots or reading and anticipating questions."
"sdn, brown website"
"SDN, BMS website"
"I suppose I shouldn't have been surprised since Brown has neither a graduate business school for collaboration nor a history of exposure to the greater academic community. "
"Read the Brown med brochure, the website, and the nine abilities"
"Brochure, 9 abilities, feedback, ect"
"sdn, their website/literature"
"Learned the nine abilities of Brown, even though these didn't come into play. Read brochure and online. Hung out around campus day before."
"SDN, school's website, reviewed my app"
"SDN, Reread AMCAS, Brown Mailing, five other interviews"
"All the usual stuff. Lots of preparation. "
"read the website. This is important. One of my friends who I very much respect was screwed cuz she didn't know the "nine points" of Brown. "
"This website, reviewed hundreds of potential questions, studied my application, all Brown lit, etc.."
"school's viewbook, AMCAS essay, SDN"
"I went in cold."
"Nine previous interviews did the trick."
"this site, school brochure"
"SDN, amcas app, school's website"
"SDN, BMS website, reviewed AMCAS app"
"reading and asking questions"
"SDN, went over my notes on possible interview questions, AMCAS, school website"
"Read the brochure, prepared an update file."
"SDN, Secondary application, Brown Brochure"
"reviewed AMCAS, brown brochure"
"Reviewed my research "
"PRETTY WELL"
"Everyone was so happy and friendly and seemed to really care about student success/choosing students that would be a good fit for Brown and vice versa. It was also great that ODMA and financial aid were included in the agenda for everyone, rather than being something we had to seek on the side."
"EVERYTHING. All of the students were so nice, relaxed, and open. Everyone seems to have a really healthy work/life balance. The admissions staff were SO nice and genuinely wanted us to be there--like, before they "let" me leave, the dean came out to shake my hand and make sure all my questions were answered. During my interview, my interviewer commented that I would work really well with another clinician and kept saying "oh I wish you got to meet him!". After my interview ended, she tracked down his contact info and gave it to me. That genuine attention doesn't happen everywhere."
"the students seemed genuinely happy to be there, lots of variety in their education and ways to customize"
"The admissions staff and my interviewers seemed to all know a lot about my application; they referred to specific items in my application. This made me feel that they were truly interested in me as a person rather than a generic applicant. I was also impressed that so many students came to the lunch to share their experiences. There were more students than interviewees."
"How well everyone knew my file! From the moment I walked in, the admissions staff and faculty knew who I was and seemed genuinely excited to meet me. Students were happy and also very enthusiastic and willing to answer questions candidly. There seemed to be a real community vibe here."
"the atmosphere! and surprisingly, the other interviewees. Very non-traditional bunch and no one was awkward or had a gunner personality,"
"Everything"
"How collaborative everyone was with each other, and how happy the students were to be there."
"The people are probably the best asset. However, the new facility made a great impression."
"The community atmosphere, how well the admissions staff knew my application. I was also very well matched with the professor interviewers, both of whom were very honest."
"Hands down--the intimacy within the school. Doctors and students all seem integrated and totally interested in pursuing various opportunities together. Almost every student I talked to had interesting research, travel or some other crazy opportunity totally backed by the school and worked into their curriculum. Also Barbara is amazing."
"How well they knew my file, how friendly everyone was, how I knew I was going there and didn't want to leave before the day was done."
"barbara was super nice, dr. weiss was chill, the tour guide at the hospital knew his stuff, the school seems to be on the upswing with alpert's money and new emphasis on improvement"
"how nice everybody was, the small-town feel, hospital was legit, everybody talked about how valued and respected the med students are in the team, individualized attention from faculty, how welcomed i felt. it's BROWN guys! ivy league, in a nice location, got a good feel to it"
"I think this school is up and coming. The last Dean definitely made it a priority to make Brown a national powerhouse, and the new Dean has vouched the same. the faculty is so warm and caring, the matchlist is unbelievable, everybody at brown values the medcial student, and the clinical training is truly remarkable. once the new med school is built in the jewelry district, and once the merger between care new england and lifespan is complete, the new brown university medical center will rival those other new england medical centers of high eminence. i would be proud to be an alumni of this school"
"The niceness of the admissions staff, how well the interviewers knew my file, the amazing matchlist, excellent clinical exposure as the only med school in RI, ability to pursue anything you want, small class size, can go to Harvard for MPH. I was very impressed with this school!"
"EVERYTHING. The dean of admissions knows each person's file in its entirety. She caters the presentations to your specific interests. The students all seem extremely happy. The hospitals are very nice. The schools is willing to fund independent projects in any discipline. "
"The collegiality of the students, the niceness of the admissions staff, the interviewers, getting to chat/tour with 3rd year students."
"Dean of Admissions, how nice the campus/surroundings were, student host"
"The fact that you can do ANYTHING and I mean ANYTHING that you can dream up. I asked them about a project that I wanted to pursue and they said YES!! They encourage students going out and doing community service and starting new projects! Amazing hospitals and supportive staff. The studen's opinions count!!! I love this place!"
"New changes to curriculum, facilities, openness of staff and how diverse and interesting all the students seemed"
"Enthusiasm from students, admissions staff. Admissions staff know you by name and interests as soon as you get there."
"how considerate and amazing the administration was, open to student ideas, how happy the students were to be there and how enthusiastic they were about the school."
"MPH option at Brown or Harvard. huge chunk of new money planned for students, research, facilities Everyone knew my app very well"
"on campus, connection to rest of university community, newly received $100 million, faculty and staff very friendly and open, MPH and public health opportunities"
"The admissions staff and directors are absolutely awesome, better than any other school. They make you feel at home, at ease. "
"The school has many opportunities for international health "
"Extensive great hospital tour, the staff was ridiculously nice"
"Responsiveness of administration; administration's support of students; the number of faculty and amount of resources per student."
"Great facilities, normal/friendly students, and faculty was super-excited about students. Brown seems to really make an effort to facilitate students in doingwhatever their interest is (many schools say they do--e.g. create-your-own-sub-internships, etc.--but it actually happens at Brown)."
"The hospitals, the staff was friendly, the students are accomplished and diverse"
"Hospitals are beautiful (especially Hasbro Children's)"
"I liked the city. the staff and students were all very friendly and seemed very happy with the school"
"accomplished student body (one was a rhodes scholar, another took a year off to write a book, etc.), match list is amazing"
"I was very impressed with how nice and friendly everybody was. In fact, absolutely everything about Brown is "nice." I didn't meet a single person with an edge. "
"the hospitals, the students are incredibly accomplished (most competitive program to get into as a high school student is Brown's PLME, and a lot of the standard admits last year had other graduate degrees and lots of life experience)"
"The hospitals were awesome, esp. Hasbro childrens, the students were incredible diverse, everyone was friendly, new construction, momentum in the school def. moving foward"
"providence, the huge number of programs/institutes bms has"
"The people were amazing, as were both the PLME and standard admit students, both in their accomplishments and their attitude. Brown really seems to care and want you to be an individual. Can pick the order of the rotations and electives in 4th year(really helps out when getting residency LOR). The INCREDIBLE Match List. My two interviewers were amazing. Rhode Island hospital is great, the ER is one of the best in the US...lots of pathology in the 7 training hospitals."
"The staff was nice and the day was well-planned (which reflects positively on the administration at the school in general, i hope). The hospital was very nice and state-of-the-art"
"Clinical monopoly on the state of RI, freedom of students to follow own path, abundant opportunities for research, independent study, and international study, the responsiveness of admin, exciting changes taking place at med school, match list is awesome"
"Great hospitals, some of the best I've seen."
"Everyone was extremely helpful and friendly. The facilities seemed excellent. Providence is a beautiful city that has both a small-town charm and a metropolitan bustle. I would have liked to go to the doctors when I was young if we had as cool a children's hospital as they have. The interviewees were interesting people. "
"The other applicants for standard route."
"Brown seems like a tight-knit community and its small size (only about 60 students in the first year class) guarantees personal attention."
"The number of area hospitals affiliated with the medical school and the flexibility of the program. "
"The match list is amazing, and the opportunity for away rotations/creating your own electives"
"The hospitals are fantastic and the small size allows for a more personal touch. Also, financial aid is amazing at Brown. "
"hospitals that students rotate through were amazing"
"the vibe (very laid back, they emphasize giving their students a lot of freedom), small size (60 students a class, 1000's of MDs, so great student-faculty ratio), great town, surprisingly diverse population, emphasis on clinical training and socially responsible medicine; extensive tour of hospital facilities"
"the school, its student and faculty were wonderful and very encouraging. regardless of where i find myself for my undergraduate medical education, brown will always be a great school in my mind. i was truely impressed. my fellow applicants were also a great group of doctors-to-be. i would be proud to have colleagues such as them, and wish them the very best. everyone was very thoughtful and sincere. a wonderful community and school. "
"beauty of the grounds"
"The Hasboro Childrens' Hospital is so awesome. I loved it. Administration was wonderful. "
"How friendly the admissions people were, and the campus. Hospital was unbelievable."
"very laid-back environment, quaint new england town, very supportive administrators, informative hospital visit"
"The fact that the faculty was so receptive to ideas and that they allowed free speech. They definitly are scholars in every sense of the word"
"THE INTERVIEWERS WERE VERY FRIENDLY"
"Nothing. I really loved my experience here."
"Literally the only thing I can think of is that the library is small...."
"Nothing specifically negative; although in the time after my interview, I felt that I didn't know as much about the specific class schedule at Brown as I did at other schools."
"Not much, to be honest."
"eerrmm i didn't get to see the library on the tour."
"very little"
"perhaps being off of main campus, but even still it is not far from the main campus"
"Nothing"
"Seem to be trying too hard to be "laid back" and "cool"."
"The medical school doesn't have its own space- it borrows lecture halls and study areas from the graduate school! The school feels a bit unfocused, perhaps because it's relatively new, and like they're still trying to figure out how to run a medical program. They seem to think that they will be a respected med school just because of their ivy name. In fact, one of my interviewers told me that their only real draw is the Brown name (how's that for honesty?)."
"Nothing really. Sometimes Brown undergrad students can be a little pompous with their 'ivy leagueness', but really the med school didn't have that vibe at all."
"eh.. SE new england can be cold, the fact that they interviewed almost 300 people for like, 30 spots. yeah, so not gonna make it!"
"i think the plme program is what is holding alpert back. in no other university is the 8 year program so valued, and in no other place are there no gpa requirements for the program. this makes a lot of the students, in my opinion, no where near as prepared as the standard route applicants. although racially diverse, this maeks a very experientially undiverse student population. also applies to those linkage programs. "
"well i dont like the idea of PLME taking up 60% of the class. I dont think PLME kids are prepared for med school. I think they are the ones who are bringing down Brown's reputation and ranking. I hope in the future Brown cuts down PLME to about 10. then it's elite!"
"Chance of acceptance is very low."
"I'm not a huge fan of Providence. And I didn't get to see any of the school's facilities because the day was short due to a storm. "
"Nothing really. It was cold/icy but obviously no fault of Brown's! Thought I'd be turned off by the high number of PLME kids but students said that there really isn't any division/tension between the PLMEs and standard admits."
"Medical School seemed small amongst campus; Buildings weren't too impressive"
"Nothing!"
"Half the class is part of an 8 year program"
"Rhode Island Hospital seemed to be rather devoid of patients when compared to any hospital in Boston."
"The med students have limited areas to work and study"
"It was one of my most stuffy interviews"
"tour guide for med center acted awful and did not want to be with us at all"
"Lack of sole medical education building, BUT great facilities solely for medical students and faculty are being built thanks to Warren Alpert's $100 million donation to Brown Med. "
"Providence is pretty small, my interviews ran late"
"Focus on school rankings by students and admissions staff; didn't click well with admissions dean."
"Nothing really. During the college application process, if anything I had been negatively impressed by the undergrad (I wanted at least a little structure, and the bizarre grade system), but I was really impressed by the med school."
"The weather is a little tough to deal with, share the building with bio undergrads"
"The administrators and the students. The students seemed boring - I mean they were typical med students but not especially interesting or engaging. I was surprised by this since it's an "elite Ivy" school. "
"did not see the medical school, I did not like the Hope club"
"for some reason preclinical lecture halls and medical student lounge were not included on the tour...i had to seek them out afterwards"
"Certainly not the medical school for me but I enjoyed the visit and meeting all the nice folks. At least as much fun as the other Ivy visits (see my reports). "
"Didn't get to see on campus facilities...the med school doesn't have its own building"
"Providence is cold! Didn't get to see on-campus facilities"
"they dont give tours anymore (apparently due to "too many bad weather days"). i wandered around the brown campus myself, but i couldnt really figure out which of the brown buildings the med students would use (the med campus is integrated into the undergrad/grad campus)."
"We didn't get to see the lecture facilities...although the new facilities are supposed to open before my class would get there"
"nothing really"
"Lecture halls are a little older and shared with undergrad departments, no merit money, Providence isn't the cheapest place in the world (especially the area around Brown)"
"The students were strange. One told me that he had no idea what the "Nine Abilities" were all about and how they fit into the curriculum (he was a third year!). Another student told me the administration often mistreats students and many are unhappy. "
"They are interviewing a lot of students for very few positions. "
"The Brown med students seemed a little slow and bland and the admissions staff were not very professional overall. "
"A bit too laid back. The students didn't seem to have that edge that other the students at other schools did."
"5 minutes into the introduction the presenter tells us that there will be about 7-12 slots to fill from a pool of 300 applicants. Brown only takes a small number of applicants from standard MD route. I thought they were exxagerrating."
"some of the students seemed a bit snobby/self-involved, but maybe that was just midterms showing"
"Providence is nice, but perhaps not my favorite city. Also, the medical school gave off the feeling of being isolated. "
"brown undergrad and brown med students share the same biology building/facilities"
"only enrolling ~10 standard route applicants"
"cold!!!! but this can't be helped!"
"some of the med student classrooms and study rooms - down in basement. not very inspiring places to study in."
"Everything is a bit spread out. Walking = yuck. "
"Students were not back in session yet so it felt deserted and didnt get a feel for the community. "
"lots of down time to feel nervous"
"I wonder if the academic enrichment initiatives will help to build a technology oriented medical school of the future..."
"WAS ASKED TOO MANY QUESTIONS"
"There wouldn't really be an opportunity to slip into my sneakers - I wouldn't have brought them!"
"That I was absolutely going to fall in love and I will be 100% heartbroken if I don't get in!"
"how kind and wonderful they would be!"
"That I would love it here so much?!"
"I wish I had known before-hand this was my top-choice school."
"To spend more time in the city to explore Providence"
"I wish I knew how great Providence was going to be... I would have booked my hotel for an extra day!"
"Very small adcom and very small interview pool makes for a bit of a cliqueish atmosphere on interview day. I felt like if I didn't charm Barbara it would weigh against me a lot."
"That this school is super laid back and to just relax because an interview is super indicative of an acceptance!"
"I could have bought more food with the money they gave us for the cafeteria! I had read on sdn that it wasn't very much money so I made sure not to get too much food so I wouldn't spend too much over, but then I had tons left and threw on cookies at the end but I could have gotten lots of good things :)"
"hmmm.. that the school doesnt really have a building yet.. oh and that the chances of getting into alpert is around 1%.. "
"how darn hard it is to get into alpert!!!"
"I knew everything there is to know abotu Brown."
"Nothing."
"That there isn't much traffic going from Boston --> Providence in the AM. Got there wayyyyy too early."
"Make sure that you take your suit and personal items with your carryon. Don't put any important items on the bag you will check into the airport. Mine was misplaced and had to be delivered late at night!"
"Of all the beautiful buildings at BrownMed, students spend the most time in the most decrepit one."
"The campus is on a crazy hill"
"only 30-ish spots available for standard admits"
"Bring some tylenol or aspirin with you for your interview days, I ended up with headache the last few hours of the long day. "
"That the hospital is about 5 miles away from the school--you really ought to have a car for rotations"
"FYI, Brown is only interviewing 200 people for standard admission....and is switching from honors/pass/fail to pass/fail."
"The school is trying to reinvent themselves and having some growing pains. I'm sure it will be a much more mature medical school in five years or so."
"the hope club is hardly a hotel"
"i was surprised by the amount of momentum and new construction (a $100 million lab was going up right next to the main med school building)"
"I didn't realize how isolated, academically and economicaly, Brown med school is. "
"That the people at Brown are so incredible"
"How cool Providence was, and the great feel of Brown in general. Also, that most of the negative comments on this feedback are probably more reflective of the difficulty to gain admission (small number of spots) than the school. The school is awesome."
"How cool and student friendly the Brown area of Providence is."
"nothing that i wished i had known. but lots of interesting things were discovered during the course of the day, for example, providence has a substantial hispanic population!"
"Students can do MPH at Harvard or Hopkins"
"Brown students score significantly below the national average on the medical board tests. "
"Nothing much. "
"That only 10 spots are available to standard route applicants although they interviewed 300 people. And to make it worse, they had already made offers of admission! "
"See above... I spent a lot of money to interview for a wait list."
"You can walk almost anywhere in Providence"
"Call your hotel before and see if they can pick you up from the airport for free. It will save you thirty bucks."
"class size is 68 - only matriculate about 10 non-brown undergrads"
"great location!"
"It was REALLY cold. It had just snowed. And therefore, it would have been excusable for me to wear pants instead. "
"a more solid answer to "Why Brown?""
"N/A"
"I WISH I WOULD HAVE PREPARED MORE"
"The interview is VERY casual. My second interviewer did ask one or two *slightly* "tougher" questions--about failures,--but it was done in such a way that it just felt very conversational."
"This school is wonderful and very unique. We were told 30% of students are accepted outright and by the end of the cycle, about 50% of students who interviewed are accepted (through waitlist and general acceptance)"
"The interviews were very laid-back and conversational. Brown seems like an incredibly supportive and flexible environment. The interview day was also VERY well organized."
"Can't speak highly enough about this school. It appears this school is well funded."
"Fantastic school!"
"Good school."
"Mediocre school which won't have its own campus until Fall of 2011."
"Excellent school--top of my list for sure."
"Yay Brown! It was amazing!"
"pleeeeeease let me in!@"
"tremendous school, powerhouse in the future"
"Brown is an excellent school with lots of mentoring available. Though the school is already incredible as it is right now, there's a lot of money and effort being pumped into making the school even better. I would love to go here!!!"
"AMAZING school! "
"Very positive experience. Brown makes it obvious that they want their interviewees to enjoy the day."
"PLME's integrate well with standard admits for the most part"
"I can't say enough good things about this school. I've read some of the other comments and I truly think they are more reflective of the individual who wrote them than the school itself. Brown provides you with the resources to do absolutely anything you want to do with your education. The people are super friendly and the cultural life here great. I can really picture myself living in providence. It isn't huge like chicago. But there is plenty of stuff going on to stay busy and have fun!"
"A breakfast with current students and admissions staff, then meetings to discuss new changes in the school and curriculum, lunch and then two interviews at the admissions office, followed by a tour of the Rhode Island hospital and a tour of the campus by the director of admissions"
"Seems that Brown pulls out all the stops for their interviewees. I imagine that this is how the Mayo interview must be."
"morning talks going over curriculum, facilities, different options for research etc. tours of campus, tours of hospital, 2 interviews in afternoon, with admissions staff. Was really impressed all around, everyone was so helpful and eager to promote the school."
"Got there for breakfast, very fancy, everyone in suits trying to eat crumbling danishes. Tours of Mariam hospital and the school, checked it out but not that interesting. Met with admissions staff who are super friendly. Two interviews, one with student which went very well, one with a senior faculty member which was a disaster. Short, they really knew your information"
"I loved it, they really made me feel at home, but I thought one interview went awful. A top choice before interviewing and confirmed by the interview."
"Great faculty/staff, one of the admissions directors stayed with interviewers throughout the day to make sure things were going well. Very easy to talk to. Day was from 8 am to 5 pm, with all interviews after lunch. "
"Overall, the interview day was well organized. The weateher was a bit cold for me. I'm from CA. Despite the weather, the facilities looked good and the med students seemed a lot more relaxed than I expected."
"Pretty awesome--they give you a quick response too, only about a week. "
"I really enjoyed the two faculty members who interviewed me. They had clearly read my application carefully and did not shy away from asking direct questions. Maybe it was the early morning meeting time, but the students we met didn't strike me as particularly interesting. I was really impressed with the amount of resources Brown has to offer. "
"Summarized it mostly below. Overall, I was definitely impressed. I was worried that the ''standard'' admit students might feel awkward with all the BA/MD and postbac students, but the standard students said it's not really noticable...that the 8-year students often don't even know each other until they get to the first year of med school, so it's not like they've already formed tight cliques."
"The interview experience at Brown is really nice. First you have breakfast at the Hope Club, this old hotel right near the campus. This is where you get the fin-aid and info about the school presentation and meet with some current students who answer your questions once the admissions staff leaves. From there you take shuttles to RI hospital, and the tour there is amazing, they have a great ER and an incredible children's hospital. Then you return to campus and have two interviews, both with voting members of the committee. Both interviews are low stress."
"Well, I enjoyed it and the hospitals are fantastic. But I was surprised at the extent to which they complimented and praised me. I was told things like "I think you'll definitely get in," and "your recommendations are the strongest I've seen." I've been rejected at plenty of schools and this type of language seemed highly inappropriate, especially since it's a committee decision. Don't insult my intelligence..."
"2 faculty interviews one 45 min one 25 min. everyone seemed friendly in that small town way. i was impressed with providence and its night life."
"very glad to have interviewed here, brown is at the top of my list"
"Very nice. "
"Great school, if admitted I'll go to Brown"
"GREAT SCHOOL!"
"really really great. if i get in, im definitely going. i wish they had given us a tour, and there were quite a few questions that i ended up emailing my interviewer with (he had invited me to email him with any further questions) cuz the info sessions werent all that complete, but all in all, i think its a pretty incredible school. and for reference, ive already gotten into 7 other schools, so its not like im desperate or anything. "
"I had a really great time...it will be tough to turn down Brown"
"my experience was very positive. if accepted at Brown, I would most likely go."
"Best interview day yet! Brown does such a good job showing off their program and making you feel welcome. Because they interview so few standard route students, they know everyone's file by heart. It's now one of my top schools. Breakfast with students in the morning followed by curriculum and finaid briefs. The finaid people seem like they really work with you and the debt load is way below average. Then you go to RI General, which is a wonderful hospital. You do lunch and a tour with a 4th year and a Brown Doc. I thought having the alumnus on the tour was really great. You get alot of information even 4th Year students can't give you. Brown really owns the RI healthcare system and you have so many options for clinical rotations. You can even do rotations away to try out other places for residencies. Alot of students do international programs and independent study. You can even create your own electives. The interviews were very mellow and nothing to stress about. Brown just got a new dean and I think the direction he is taking the school is the right one. Unfortunately, not all of his ideas are fully in place yet, so there may be some growing pains as the school transitions. I suppose that's my real concern. I was worried about alot of the students being PLME, but after meeting a few of them, it seems like the student body is pretty diverse and accomplished. Grading is H/P/F, but there is no class rank. This is definitely a school on the way up and a place that I could really see myself being a part of. If you like the freedom of the Yale System and the New England/Ivy atmosphere, I would suggest you check out Brown."
"I was surprised to hear so much negative stuff from students and the medical school facilities amounted one lecture hall, a shabby lounge and an anatomy lab that we weren't permitted to see. "
"Both interviews went pretty well. My first interviewer kept complimenting my record, which was actually difficult for me. He would say, "well, you've got good grades and a good MCAT," and I had a tough time deciding whether he wanted me to thank him, add to his list of good features about me, or be humble and suggest he was praising me too much. He was a businessman along with an MD, which is a field that interests me as well; I was slightly unaccostomed to the informality of it. The second interview went flawlessly; I was relaxed, warmed up, and able to answer the "interesting question" I've listed here cleverly since I was relaxed. We got along really well too. Normally I thought I would've been in because of it, but the first interview was slightly rocky and there are SO few positions available. "
"Didn't learn very much as far as new info. Intervieweres were very positive and full of complements. This was not like normal interviews where you get challenged a little. "
"Laid back conversations. A shuttle had to be taken to the hospital because the med school is on the main Brown campus. Providence is VERY New England (a la The Family Guy)."
"The interview went well and the medical student who gave us a tour was very honest."
"Hospitals are very nice but the medical school is mediocre. As a result, they kiss your butt a lot on the interview. Students selected to make presentations were inarticulate, slow and appeared to lack any energy. Also beware Brown Medical was cited for mistreating students according to their latest accreditation report. "
"Long, but interesting day. They really want you to take the time to be sure Brown is the right place for you. "
"people were really nice and enthusiastic about the school. interviews themselves were stress-free, laid back and conversational. the campus itself is literally part of the undergrad campus, which is nice. interviewers really knew my application well. "
"day begins @ 8:00. standard talk given about admissions, financial aid, etc. student tour of brown's campus (med school on undergrad campus); lengthy tour of RI Hosp and Hasbro Children's Hosp; return to campus for interviews- 2 30 minute interviews--1 w/ MD, 1 w/ admissions officer"
"very comfortable and complete. a mutual exchange. "
"very helpful staff. seemed concerned about helping you fund your med school experience. 12 co-interviewees in my group so really liked the more intimate experience. went on tour of school (very short, and the student tour guide was less than impressive). great tour of 2 of the hospitals where students would do rotations and clerkships. very nice children's hospital. lunch at the hospital with a student guide, then went back to main campus for interviews. met with the dean of minority affairs and the assistant director of admissions. one interviewer only asked me one question about myself and the other two questions were about health care. the second interview was much more comfortable and standard because she asked about specific things about my background."
"Overall, my interviewing experience at Brown was very positive. The medical school is very small, but the facilities are very nice. People seem pretty happy here."
"Great setting, Providence is a really nice place to go and colloberate with so many people. Watch out because I hear that if you apply for a neurosci PhD program some professor interviews you and asks you ridiculous questions like what is e^-pi and derive the formular for a harmonic oscillator... etc. etc."
"OVEROLL IT WAS MODERATE"
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Student | 57 |
| Faculty member | 0 |
| Admissions staff | 5 |
| Other | 1 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Enthusiastic | 49 |
| Neutral | 7 |
| Discouraging | 1 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 8.04 | 56 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| In state | 3 |
| Out of state | 49 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 0-1 hour | 9 |
| 2-3 hours | 17 |
| 4-6 hours | 16 |
| 7+ hours | 10 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Airplane | 27 |
| Automobile | 15 |
| Train or subway | 12 |
| Other | 4 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| < $100 | 12 |
| $101-$200 | 7 |
| $201-$300 | 9 |
| $301-$400 | 8 |
| $401-$500 | 1 |
| $501+ | 5 |
Providence (Green)
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| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| At school facility | 5 |
| With students at the school | 10 |
| Friends or family | 4 |
| Hotel | 21 |
| Home | 1 |
| Other | 0 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 8.17 | 60 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 7.68 | 60 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 7.44 | 59 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 9.22 | 27 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 9.74 | 27 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 8.00 | 23 |
"Give students a pen in their interview packer"
"None. Everyone I met was absolutely lovely. So welcoming and enthusiastic."
"I love you!"
"None, it was a fantastic interview process."
"I would try to make interviews longer (45-60 minutes)."
"keep doing what you are doing"
"Increasd $5 meal voucher to $10"
"Allot more than $5 for lunch as most meals at the cafeteria cost more than that."
"I wish that we could have seen the facilities for 1st and 2nd year students."
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