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  • University of Rochester School of Medicine
  • Allopathic Medical School
  • Rochester, NY
Overall Experience

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

5 out of 10

Questions

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)?

"What fun things do you do?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Why medical school (or why be a doctor)?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"Where do you see health care in fifty years?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"How would you fix health care? (Actually the second time asked when he didn't like my answer of privatizing the whole thing and letting it be, he also informed me that America had the health care stats of some third world nations, a piece of info that shook me up a bit.)" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"Read brochure (learn and love their Double Helix curriculum, it really is quite awesome), read this site for advice, read a bit on health care issues." Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"Beauty...beautiful buildings, beautiful campus, beautiful students, beautiful curriculum. The students knew how to have fun. No one was a jerk." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"Pricey...the future inclement weather seems a bit foreboding (although I hear it actually isn't that big of a deal)...also the campus didn't seem too commuter friendly for someone without a car." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"That my first interview would actually not be within the hospital and I had to walk outside and find an old 1950s research building to conduct it in. Also my first interview was a wopping hour and forty minutes long. There's just so much to say about health care reform." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"Excellent, excellent school. It was only my second interview, but I really fell in love with the place and do hope to attend here some day. Also--always, always stay with students hosts when you get the chance. Very cool people." Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Student

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

10/17/2003

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