How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

1 out of 10

How long was the interview?

60+ 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?

Closed file

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

"Why did you apply here?" Report Response

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

"Have you done research?" Report Response

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

"What do you like to do?" Report Response

What was the most interesting question?

"What type of books do you like to read?" Report Response

What was the most difficult question?

"Name one of your strengths (this was a required question - my interviewer told me that)." Report Response

How did you prepare for the interview?

"AMCAS, U Pitt Brochure (A WONDERFUL resource), Secondaries" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"The facilities are great, Pittsburgh is beautiful, my faculty interviewer and I really clicked, and the admissions director is very outgoing." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"They don't let you know about admissions unitl late February." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"You can walk to the med school from most of the hotels listed on the U Pitt website (I stayed at Hampton Inn)." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"U Pitt was not close to the top of my medical school list, but they really impressed me. Their problem-base learining is not the whole focus of their classes, but it is really cool and still a major part of the learning there. My faculty interviewer was awesome, and I actually enjoyed talking to him. " Report Response

Who was the tour given by?

Admissions staff

On what date did the interview take place?

09/13/2002