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  • Ohio State University College of Medicine
  • Allopathic Medical School
  • Columbus, OH
Overall Experience

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

2 out of 10

How you think you did?

7 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

8 out of 10

Questions

How long was the interview?

40 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)?

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

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

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

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

"What do you think about stem cell research? What's a ethical dilemma for current/future physicians?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"The questions were pretty standard. Why medicine, why OSU. There were some questions about my position on stem cell research and the ethical dilemmas physicians face today. The interviewer was very genial and we talked about family and sundry things. The student interviewer was good too. Actually he was more nervous than me. " Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"None." Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"SDN, school website." Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"The facilities, over-all atmosphere seems pretty relaxed. The presentations showed that there are a lot of support for students wanting to do global health projects. The overall smooth organization of the interivew day. The school left a very positive impression. I was accepted on 10/16 via email." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"None. This was my first interview, I was just happy to be there. " Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"None. " Report Response

What are your general comments?

"The actual interviews were very low stress and conversational. The admissions staff made everyone feel welcome and were very organized; there were relatively little down time between interviews and tours. " Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Student

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?

$401-$500

Where did you stay?

Hotel

How would you rate the hotel?

8 out of 10

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

Varsity Inn

Would you recommend the hotel?

yes

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

09/11/2006

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?

5 out of 10

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

5 out of 10

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