How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

1 out of 10

How long was the interview?

20 minutes

Where did the interview take place?

At the school

How many people interviewed you?

6

What was the style of the interview?

In a group

What type of interview was it?

Open file

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

"Why MD/PhD" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What do you do during freetime? (MD interview)" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"How to experimentally test your model?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"Arcane research questions...can't remember the details. I think I did ok in the group interview." Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"Can't remember anything that I wasn't able to answer satisfactorily. Though I'm very good at BSing." Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"Almost nothing...I barely read upon the faculty research. sorta collected my thoughts. I already know my research very well didn't need to prepare for that." Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"The tour was fabulous (it's very non-traditional, with a pathology faculty giving a mini-lecture). The hospital was gigantic. The depth and bredth of research is excellent. Stduents seem (on the most part) very happy. The school has money flowing out its ears. MD/PhD is ~1/4 of the medical school class, hence has a big leverage." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"WashU attracts a particular kind of students, very typical midwestern working class (think constant football talk), many from rural communities. St Louis sucks as a city." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"They give out decision in a week." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"~six faculty semi-formal interviews one group (~15 faculty) conference style interview (MSTP) one one-on-one interview (MD) It was not stressful. Students are very very nice. Research is high calibre. MST program very well run. Andrew and Brian excellent. But I didn't like the city that much and was fairly unimpressed by the students." Report Response

Who was the tour given by?

Student

On what date did the interview take place?

10/26/2002