How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

3 out of 10

How you think you did?

9 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

9 out of 10

How long was the interview?

30 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 something impressive about you that's not in your file that I could tell the ADCOM." Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"How will you transition to medical school?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What are your questions about Brown?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"Nothing terribly new..." Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"Tell me something impressive about you that's not in your file that I could tell the ADCOM." Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"SDN, Reread AMCAS, Brown Mailing, five other interviews" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"Clinical monopoly on the state of RI, freedom of students to follow own path, abundant opportunities for research, independent study, and international study, the responsiveness of admin, exciting changes taking place at med school, match list is awesome" Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"Lecture halls are a little older and shared with undergrad departments, no merit money, Providence isn't the cheapest place in the world (especially the area around Brown)" Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"Students can do MPH at Harvard or Hopkins" Report Response

What are your general comments?

"Best interview day yet! Brown does such a good job showing off their program and making you feel welcome. Because they interview so few standard route students, they know everyone's file by heart. It's now one of my top schools. Breakfast with students in the morning followed by curriculum and finaid briefs. The finaid people seem like they really work with you and the debt load is way below average. Then you go to RI General, which is a wonderful hospital. You do lunch and a tour with a 4th year and a Brown Doc. I thought having the alumnus on the tour was really great. You get alot of information even 4th Year students can't give you. Brown really owns the RI healthcare system and you have so many options for clinical rotations. You can even do rotations away to try out other places for residencies. Alot of students do international programs and independent study. You can even create your own electives. The interviews were very mellow and nothing to stress about. Brown just got a new dean and I think the direction he is taking the school is the right one. Unfortunately, not all of his ideas are fully in place yet, so there may be some growing pains as the school transitions. I suppose that's my real concern. I was worried about alot of the students being PLME, but after meeting a few of them, it seems like the student body is pretty diverse and accomplished. Grading is H/P/F, but there is no class rank. This is definitely a school on the way up and a place that I could really see myself being a part of. If you like the freedom of the Yale System and the New England/Ivy atmosphere, I would suggest you check out Brown." Report Response

Who was the tour given by?

Other

How did the tourguide seem?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

8 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?

$301-$400

What airport did you use?

PVD

Where did you stay?

Hotel

How would you rate the hotel?

9 out of 10

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

Courtyard

Would you recommend the hotel?

yes

On what date did the interview take place?

11/15/2005

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?

10 out of 10

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

9 out of 10