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  • Tufts 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?

5 out of 10

How you think you did?

8 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

8 out of 10

Questions

How long was the interview?

20 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)?

"What did you write for Y? (I wrote for a publication on campus)" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What do you think about human cloning?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Tell me about your parents." Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"What is ethics, what is morals? Who decides which?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"What is the purpose of life? (Yes, figure that out before you come in for an interview)" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"SDN, MSAR, typed up question responses" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"Everything was nice, new, and clean that I saw. The sessions were informative in the morning and a fairly well structured day. I really liked the people there like the admissions staff, the students, the applicants, they were all friendly and nice. " Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"The cost of Tufts. The sessions were informative but LONG! I felt the interview style was a little to impersonal and that I was just one of like 40 in a room. Also, the interview was too short and I did not get to explain everything I wanted to explain in the interview, and at the end of it, I did not get to (or have to) ask questions. Also, one interview lasted like 7 minutes!!!" Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"That the day would litterally last until around 5! " Report Response

What are your general comments?

"Information sessions from 10 until 12; lunch from 12 to 12:30. Talk from the Dean until 1. We all hung out and were called in for interviews or tours between 1 and 5. " 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?

Out of state

What was your total time spent traveling?

7+ 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?

BOS

Where did you stay?

With students at the school

How would you rate the hotel?

7 out of 10

Would you recommend the hotel?

yes

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

12/15/2005

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

8 out of 10

What is your ranking of this school's location?

9 out of 10

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

10 out of 10

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