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  • Duke University School of Medicine
  • Allopathic Medical School
  • Durham, NC
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?

6 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

10 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?

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)?

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

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

"What kind of music do you like? " Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"How do you plan to spend your third year?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"How did you feel about [tragic] event?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"website, AMCAS, secondary essays, SDN" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"The admissions and financial aid presentations, the campus and facilities, as well as the friendliness of the people of Durham and their open gratitude for Duke Medical Center." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"Not that many students ate lunch with us, and the student that I sat closest too seemed a little stand-offish." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"Duke was amazing. I came out of the place blown away by their program. The morning info sessions were the most comprehensive of any school that I had been too, and the tour, though pretty standard, was a lot of fun. I felt like I was in Disneyland. The interviews took place in the afternoon and were laid back, and I had zero ethics questions." 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?

4-6 hours

What was your primary mode of travel?

Airplane

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

$501+

What airport did you use?

RDU

Where did you stay?

Hotel

How would you rate the hotel?

9 out of 10

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

University Inn

Would you recommend the hotel?

yes

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

01/01/2007

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?

5 out of 10

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

5 out of 10

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