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  • Boston University School of Medicine
  • Allopathic Medical School
  • Boston, MA
Overall Experience

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

4 out of 10

Questions

How long was the interview?

50 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)?

"Tell me about yourself" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

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

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

"what makes you unique and different from other applicants?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"What unique qualities makes me stand from other med school applicants?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"None" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"BU site, this site, AMCAS file and chatting with 2nd year students." Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"BU has a lot of international affiliations, you can go away to other countries during your fourth year, you can learn languages while there, e.g Spanish and go to a spanish camp during the summer. I liked the fact that you start to get clinical exposure from the first year. you get a chance to shadow in the speciality you are interested in thus could decide if you really hate it or love it. I also think this prepares you for residency." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"the Cost!!! Goodness, I have never seen a more expensive place. I don't even think NYC is this bad. Everything, I mean EVERYTHING is expensive! including food!!! Also I felt pretty good about the interview and love to go there despite the cost but at the end, the dean now says they interview 950 students for 100 places! what happens to the other 850! I hated that, it made me nervous" Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"how small Boston is and that it was not just housing that was expensive but food too" Report Response

What are your general comments?

"I think the pep talk from the dean of admissions at the beginning was impressive. The history of the school is outstanding. Residency Placement is also very impressive. Lunch was good. My interviewer and I hit it off and we just sort of chatted away. I was relaxed with him and not stressed at all" Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Student

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

01/31/2003

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