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

How did the interview impress you?

No change

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?

3

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)?

"What do you do for fun? What book(s) would you recommend to me?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

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

How did you prepare for the interview?

"SDN, read about Pittsburgh, re-read my application" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"WISER center" Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"Kind of provincial in many ways" Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"That the M1 who would be interviewing me hadn't interviewed anyone else before and didn't really know that much about the school" Report Response

What are your general comments?

"Stayed with student host, went to morning lecture, talked to applicants, tour with admissions staff, lunch with students, interview with M1, interview with faculty, interview with admissiosn staff" 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?

4-6 hours

What was your primary mode of travel?

Airplane

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

$101-$200

What airport did you use?

PIT

Where did you stay?

With students at the school

How would you rate the hotel?

9 out of 10

Would you recommend the hotel?

yes

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

11/06/2007

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

6 out of 10

What is your ranking of this school's location?

7 out of 10

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

7 out of 10

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