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  • Ohio State University College of Medicine
  • Allopathic Medical School
  • Columbus, OH
Overall Experience

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?

7 out of 10

Questions

How long was the interview?

35 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)?

"The drug ethical dilemma described above" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What specific methods are you using in your research (I do physiology research and my interviewer was a physiologist)" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"In your shadowing experiences, were you able to observe any of the teamwork aspects of medicine (ie. doctors, nurses, and staff working together)" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"In the context of learning about my my support circles/how I handle stress: Was there a particularly stressful time in your past, describe it, etc." Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"If you were a resident and caught one of your fellow residents taking drugs while working, how would you handle it?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"SDN, mock interview, OSU's web site, rereading my application" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"People were very friendly and welcoming. The facilities seem great, and students really love the school and the city." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"I wasn't a big fan of my tour guide. He struck me as a bit overconfident and slightly blase about the tour. Also, our tour was rushed in order for us to get back in time for interviews, so we really did more walking than touring." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"I didn't know that OSU now does student interviews in addition to faculty. It wasn't a big deal, not at all stressful, but it would have been nice to have been expecting that. " Report Response

What are your general comments?

"My experience was good. Friendly people, low-stress interview, great online directions to the med school and the parking garage...all in all good" Report Response

Tour and Travel

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?

In state

What was your total time spent traveling?

0-1 hour

What was your primary mode of travel?

Automobile

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

< $100

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

10/11/2006

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

6 out of 10

What is your ranking of this school's location?

9 out of 10

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

9 out of 10

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