Menu Icon Search
Close Search

Interview Feedback

Individual Response

  • Oregon Health & Sciences University School of Medicine
  • Allopathic Medical School
  • Portland, OR
Overall Experience

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

4 out of 10

How you think you did?

5 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

6 out of 10

Questions

How long was the interview?

60+ minutes

Where did the interview take place?

At the school

How many people interviewed you?

3

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 your background" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"what have been your clinical experiences? (2 out of 3 interviewers asked)" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"what do you want to do when you finish--plus followups wanting a lot of detail" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"none really" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"how many schools did you apply to? which schools have already accepted you?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"sdn, read secondary" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"portland!, happiness of students, good clinical opportunities, i really liked my interviewers, ohsu looks like disneyland--they're even building a cable car" Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"ohsu is on a huge mountain, not really near anything" Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"nothing. but a funny thing, one interviewer commented on another school i'd been accepted at: "they have a great transplant program." so i said, "what are the great programs here?" he thought for a while and then said, "there really aren't any." he hastened to tell me, though, that the school is solid in all departments and provides a great clinical education... i was amused not alarmed; i agree that the school is solid." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"pretty standard, no surprises. it was super clear that the mph is very epi/biostat centered--they do not do much "fuzzy" stuff. oh--and they all wanted to know about my clinical experiences and why ohsu." Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Other

How did the tourguide seem?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

7 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

Out of state

What was your total time spent traveling?

4-6 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?

pdx

Where did you stay?

Hotel

How would you rate the hotel?

7 out of 10

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

4 points sheraton

Would you recommend the hotel?

yes

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

03/15/2005

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

5 out of 10

What is your ranking of this school's location?

8 out of 10

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

10 out of 10

// All Questions & Responses //

See what the community had to say about this medical school.

Browse all Questions & Responses

// Share //