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  • Brown University Warren Alpert Medical School
  • Allopathic Medical School
  • Providence, RI
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?

9 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

9 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?

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)?

"What is your favorite book?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"If you could talk to (insert some big health care name here), what piece of advice would you give him?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What is your average day in 10 years going to look like? How is Brown going to help you achieve that goal?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"Has anyone tried to talk you out of medicine?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"If you could only pick one word to describe yourself, what would that be?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"Looked over my application, Brown's website, talking to students in the morning (interviews are in the afternoon)" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"The collegiality of the students, the niceness of the admissions staff, the interviewers, getting to chat/tour with 3rd year students." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"Nothing really. It was cold/icy but obviously no fault of Brown's! Thought I'd be turned off by the high number of PLME kids but students said that there really isn't any division/tension between the PLMEs and standard admits." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"That there isn't much traffic going from Boston --> Providence in the AM. Got there wayyyyy too early." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"Very positive experience. Brown makes it obvious that they want their interviewees to enjoy the day." Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tourguide seem?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

7 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

Out of 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?

01/15/2009

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

8 out of 10

What is your ranking of this school's location?

6 out of 10

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

6 out of 10

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

9 out of 10

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

10 out of 10

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

"Allot more than $5 for lunch as most meals at the cafeteria cost more than that." Report Response

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