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  • Georgetown University School of Medicine
  • Allopathic Medical School
  • Washington, DC
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?

9 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

9 out of 10

Questions

How long was the interview?

25 minutes

Where did the interview take place?

At the school

How many people interviewed you?

1

What was the style of the interview?

One-on-one

What type of interview was it?

Closed file

What is one of the specific questions they asked you (question 1)?

"Tell me about yourself. Why Georgetown? Why medicine? " Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What is the greatest problem facing health care today?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What are your thoughts on end-of-life care?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"Who is your best friend? What would he say about you if he were sitting here?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"No really hard questions. All good questions though" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"SDN, Georgetown's web site. Listened to Mrs Sullivan's speech (this might have been enough even if I did nothing else)" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"Just about everything. I have literally never seen a school that bases everything that they do on a single (pretty amazing) philosophy. They are SO into helping the students develop great technique early on. LOTS of patient contact almost from the moment you step onto campus. Also, the AI program is genius. Great location. Mrs Sullivan's speech." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"The facilities weren't amazing. Everything is in the basement " Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"That Georgetown is so great I want to cry" Report Response

What are your general comments?

"It was an extremely calm and interesting interview. The interviewer asked me some easy and some sort of tricky questions. He gave me feedback about my responses (which is SO rare in this process) and he gave me totally honest answers to the questions I asked him." Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tourguide seem?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

6 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?

Train or subway

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

$401-$500

Where did you stay?

Hotel

How would you rate the hotel?

10 out of 10

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

Ritz-Carlton

Would you recommend the hotel?

yes

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

01/15/2008

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

9 out of 10

What is your ranking of this school's location?

10 out of 10

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

10 out of 10

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

7 out of 10

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

10 out of 10

How eco-friendly are the school's application materials and interview process?

9 out of 10

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

"Keep it up. You are awesome" Report Response

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