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  • Washington University-St. Louis School of Medicine
  • Allopathic Medical School
  • St. Louis, MO
Overall Experience

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

6 out of 10

How you think you did?

7 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

9 out of 10

Questions

How long was the interview?

45 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)?

"Tell me about growing up in [the country where I grew up] and how you ended up in [my undergraduate school]" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What happened in this class - how did you end up with a D amongst all these other stellar grades?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What made you switch from Computer Science to medicine?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"How do you think the culture in St. Louis compares to that in other places you've lived?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"Why did you switch from Computer Science to medicine? (This was only difficult because she asked it so many times with different wording)" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"SDN, went over my AMCAS application, Personal Statement and secondary essays" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"The facilities for the first and second year students are awesome. Forest Park is also great, and the Central West End in general is a very nice area. The students are also super-nice and not crazily stressed-out. " Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"St. Louis isn't exactly the nicest place to live." 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?

Out of state

What was your total time spent traveling?

2-3 hours

What was your primary mode of travel?

Airplane

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

$201-$300

What airport did you use?

STL

Where did you stay?

At school facility

How would you rate the hotel?

6 out of 10

Would you recommend the hotel?

yes

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

10/31/2007

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

9 out of 10

What is your ranking of this school's location?

5 out of 10

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

7 out of 10

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

9 out of 10

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

10 out of 10

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