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  • University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
  • Allopathic Medical School
  • Pittsburgh, PA
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?

8 out of 10

Questions

How long was the interview?

50 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 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 experience." Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What makes you so interested in politics? (I'm a political science major)" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

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

What was the most difficult question?

"How well are you, a non-science major, prepared for medical school compared to a science major?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"read over my AMCAS app, SDN, typical interview questions" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"WISER center, my faculty interviewer who really wanted to get to know me well" Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"the lecture halls are old and without power outlets, windows, new seats, etc." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"the student you stay with may live far from campus; I had to walk quite a few blocks in the snow to get to the bus stop" Report Response

What are your general comments?

"Overall, I enjoyed my experience. The campus is very near local bars, clubs, restaurants. The tour was led by an admissions staffer, and it was definitely lackluster. However, the students made up for this with their tremendous energy." 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?

5 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?

$301-$400

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?

11/16/2007

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

7 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?

9 out of 10

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