How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

6 out of 10

How you think you did?

9 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

7 out of 10

How long was the interview?

40 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)?

"Explain your research to me." Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

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

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

"Where do you see yourself in 10 years?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"What clinical experiences have you had?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"Name something wrong with our health care system and suggest a solution." Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"read amcas, looked at Pitt's website" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"Facilities look brand new. Lots of money at school (building new facilities all over the place). Medical school is next to undergrad campus. Their clinical skills lab is absolutely one-of-a-kind amazing. Solid research experiences available to students. UPMC serves a very large community of people." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"One of my interviewers was very antagonistic. Pittsburgh was only ok." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"How awesome the facilities were at Pitt (especially clinical skills lab). New Dean wants to produce more academic physicians and they are changing their curriculum to have a scholarly project requirement." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"I think Pitt is a great place. The hospital is the only game in town, and the school keeps reinventing itself every year with all the money it receives. The only negative was my faculty interviewer was terrible. He repeatedly left in the middle of the interview, took phone calls, and proceeded to make anatagonistic comments about all of my experiences. He definitely shouldn't be interviewing medical students because he couldn't have gotten anything out of my interview except leaving me with a negative impression." Report Response

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tourguide seem?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

8 out of 10

What was your total time spent traveling?

2-3 hours

What was your primary mode of travel?

Automobile

About how much did you spend on room, food, and travel?

$201-$300

Where did you stay?

Hotel

How would you rate the hotel?

7 out of 10

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

Holiday Inn at the Univeristy of Pittsburgh

Would you recommend the hotel?

yes

On what date did the interview take place?

10/05/2004

How do you rank this school among other schools to which you've applied?

7 out of 10

What is your ranking of this school's location?

6 out of 10

What is your ranking of this area's cultural life?

6 out of 10