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  • University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
  • Allopathic Medical School
  • Pittsburgh, PA
Overall Experience

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

1 out of 10

How you think you did?

10 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

9 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?

Closed file

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

"why pitt?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"how did you decide on medicine?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"what are you looking for in a medical school?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"Comment on the difference between the health care systems in the U.S. and Canada." Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"SDN, my own application (essays for the secondary app), pitt website, materials given the day of the interview" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"WISER center/early clinical practice, the interviewers, outdoors stuff" Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"my interview group, the city itself..." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"have exact change for the bus" Report Response

What are your general comments?

"long first half of the day...the second half picked up, though. the tour would be better if it was led by a student. the interviewers were a wealth of information." Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Admissions staff

How did the tourguide seem?

Neutral

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?

2-3 hours

What was your primary mode of travel?

Automobile

About how much did you spend on room, food, and travel?

< $100

Where did you stay?

With students at the school

How would you rate the hotel?

10 out of 10

Would you recommend the hotel?

yes

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

02/28/2006

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?

6 out of 10

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

5 out of 10

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