How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

4 out of 10

How long was the interview?

35 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)?

"Why do you want to go into medicine?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

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

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

"What do you think your greatest challenge will be as a physician?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"Who are your role models in medicine?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"See above" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"Looked over web page, viewbook" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"The way technology is integrated into the learning process. Every student has a personal page with all the info for his or her classes -- notes, diagrams, etc -- and videos of the lectures are on the web. This also goes into the labs and the tutorial classrooms." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"Nothing was really obviously unimpressive, but I realized that maybe PBL isn't for me." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"That my second interview would be at Mass General (at 4:00) -- a shuttle ride away, and on a different T line." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"No, I wasn't asked to open any windows. When Harvard says they don't conduct stressful interviews, they mean that the interviews are not in a class by themselves -- they resembled basic med school interviews, with an average stress level. All the facilities there are nice. Not having a big home base hospital has positives and negatives. My hosting experience was great." Report Response

Who was the tour given by?

Student

On what date did the interview take place?

10/24/2002