How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

2 out of 10

How you think you did?

8 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

8 out of 10

How long was the interview?

45 minutes

Where did the interview take place?

At the school

How many people interviewed you?

1

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)?

"How do you like [undergrad college]? How did you pick it?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

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

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

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

What was the most interesting question?

"what is an ethical issue you feel strongly about? what is your solution?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"what do you think constitutes "excellent" care? where have you seen examples of this?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"AMCAS, SDN, BU website, mock/prior interviews" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"The school's clinical facilities. Boston Medical Center is the public hospital for Boston, so you see everything! and the match list" Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"the cost - a $60k budget for 1st year, then it goes up. yikes!" Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"not too much; that they interview 1,000 students for about ~300 acceptances overall" Report Response

What are your general comments?

"BU is a great school! Their match list is really excellent, as are the clinical facilities. (BMC gets 1/3 of the city ambulance traffic even though there are 10 teaching hospitals in Boston!) The dean is really nice, as are the students who eat with you and take you on the tour. the downside is that BU only accepts like 1/3 of their interviewees, so the process is still really selective even after interview. All in all, a place I would really like to be." Report Response

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tourguide seem?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

9 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

Out of state

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?

< $100

On what date did the interview take place?

02/15/2006

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

8 out of 10

What is your ranking of this school's location?

10 out of 10

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

10 out of 10