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  • University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
  • Allopathic Medical School
  • Pittsburgh, PA
Overall Experience

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

How you think you did?

8 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

10 out of 10

Questions

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?

Closed file

What is one of the specific questions they asked you (question 1)?

"Student interviewer: Why do you want to be a doctor?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Student interviewer: If somebody said something racist/distasteful to you, how would you react? (P.S. this was a context question, he didn't come out of nowhere with it)" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Faculty interviewer: Tell me about your research." Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"If you could win any award in the world, what would it be?? (student interviewer)" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"All the follow up questions on research took some serious thought" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"Website, AMCAS, friends who interviewed at Pitt before" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"The hospital facilities, the schools curric" Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"nothing really...except the WISER center had kind of an off day so we didnt get to see it in action" 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?

4-6 hours

What was your primary mode of travel?

Automobile

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

$101-$200

Where did you stay?

With students at the school

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

10/20/2009

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

10 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

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

10 out of 10

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

10 out of 10

How eco-friendly are the school's application materials and interview process?

10 out of 10

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

"everything was great and very well organized. Only (small) complaint is maybe having more vegetarian" Report Response

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