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  • Harvard Medical School
  • Allopathic Medical School
  • Boston, MA
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?

8 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

10 out of 10

Questions

How long was the interview?

35 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 about your research." Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Why did you pick your undergrad school?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Why medicine (not research) and what kind of medicine?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"Nothing really interesting." Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"Nor anything tough." Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"SDN, website, mock interview." Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"The quality of the facilities and how well they take care of their students." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"How poorly they take care of their applicants. Scheduling interviews during lunch or the tour isn't cool." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"Previous comments are right--there's a lot of downtime during the day. I had to leave the faculty member presentation early to catch a cab to my first interview across town (they give you vouchers). My interviews really weren't anything special, asked me about research and experiences. I'm kind of disappointed there was none of the earth-shattering HMS/diversity/worldview questions we all expect." 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?

In state

What was your total time spent traveling?

0-1 hour

What was your primary mode of travel?

Automobile

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

< $100

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

01/04/2007

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

10 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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