Positively
8 out of 10
9 out of 10
60+ minutes
At the school
3
One-on-one
Closed file
"Why med school?" Report Response | I was asked this question too
"Why Pitt?" Report Response | I was asked this question too
"Any early thoughts on specialties and are you open to changing?" Report Response | I was asked this question too
"If you were so happy serving in the military, why are you wanting to get out to go to med school?" Report Response | I was asked this question too
"Are you really sure you want to do this, given your age and current career?" Report Response | I was asked this question too
"Read website, AMCAS, reviewed applications, etc." Report Response
"WISER center is amazing, the apartments where most MS1 students live is nice with a great location" Report Response
"Tour was poor, lecture halls were old, anatomy lab seemed ancient" Report Response
"My faculty interview was WAY on the other side of the undergrad campus. I wish they had given me better directions and more time to get there. I was almost late." Report Response
"Overall my experience was great. I stayed with a student (in the fantastic apartments near the med school) and got to hang out with him and his friends. The campus is near Carnegie Mellon and is in a great part of Pittsburgh. The tour was given by a member of the admin staff and was pretty lame. The staff at the WISER center, however, was amazing. After lunch, there were three interviews. The first one was with an MS1 student who seemed distracted and disinterested. Then, I had to literally run all the way across the undergrad campus for my faculty interview, but that went really well. I then had to go back to the med school and wait 30 minutes past my appointment time for an interview with the diversity office. That guy was really, really cool and seemed geniunely interested in getting to know me. The bus to the airport is right out front and only costs $2.25, so that is nice. Overall it was a good day and the opportunities for early experience and so forth seem great. An MS1 student told me that he had already scrubbed in on 6 neurosurgeries." Report Response
Admissions staff
Neutral
9 out of 10
Out of state
4-6 hours
Airplane
$301-$400
PIT
With students at the school
10 out of 10
yes
11/16/2007
9 out of 10
9 out of 10
10 out of 10
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9 out of 10
"If possible, have a medical student give the facility tour." Report Response
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