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

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

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?

30 minutes

Where did the interview take place?

At the school

How many people interviewed you?

6

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)?

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

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

"What clinical experiences do you have?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Why pittsburgh?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"What do I think about HPV vaccine development?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"If you had to choose between medicine and research, which would it be and why?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"SDN, review my amcas essays, mock interview, google the school, read the person to person publication" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"The friendliness of everyone and how many medical centers are in the city." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"The hills between every building." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"The student hosting is better than staying at a hotel." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"Amazing. All of the interviews were completely conversational." 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?

9 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

Out of state

What was your total time spent traveling?

0-1 hour

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?

PIT

Where did you stay?

Hotel

How would you rate the hotel?

6 out of 10

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

Quality Inn

Would you recommend the hotel?

no

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

10/17/2006

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?

8 out of 10

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

8 out of 10

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