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  • Baylor College of Medicine
  • Allopathic Medical School
  • Houston, TX
Overall Experience

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

2 out of 10

Questions

How long was the interview?

30 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)?

"What's the greatest problem with healthcare today?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Which specialty? Why?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Did you have any academic difficulties in college and how did you overcome them?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"How can the US strike a balance between funding for academic research versus funding for socialized healthcare programs such as medicare?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"See above. I blanked for a few seconds." Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"Read interview feedback, school website, got to the school a day early and asked my student host tons of questions." Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"My student host was incredibly kind and helpful, and she's pretty representative of most Baylor students. IMO, Baylor's greatest strength is the quality of the student body; they are very accomplished, yet still down to earth. The same was true of my fellow interviewees." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"The humidity. I felt like I was melting whenever I walked outside." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"I learned the day before my interview that half the interviewees are accepted. That takes some of the edge off." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"*Official Interview Day doesn't start until 12pm so if you stay with a student host, they can take you to class with them in the morning. *There's a welcome from Dr. Johnson and a member of the admin staff, Ms. Miller-Wasik *Break off for interviews *Regroup at around 4pm, go for clinical tour *Regroup at 5pm, eat dinner (sandwiches), learn about the curriculum, student panel talks, hilarious slide show on Life in Houston. *7pm interviewees and students head on over to Two Rows to eat, drink, and be merry. Basically, if you interview at Baylor, it's a real treat." Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Student

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

09/19/2003

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