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  • Boston University School of Medicine
  • Allopathic Medical School
  • Boston, MA
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?

8 out of 10

Questions

How long was the interview?

60+ 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?

Open file

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

"why did you choose your undergrad?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"everyone else at your undergrad who applies here tends to have a really low GPA, why are you different?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"how has graduating in 3 years been for you?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"Talked about bribery in medicine" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"none, by far the epitome of conversational interview" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"BU's website, my secondary, my primary, my friends who have been to BUSM." Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"diversity!!!" Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"facilities, but tbh i kind of liked the worn down aesthetic feel of things there" Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"that tehre would be like a million interviewees, and that no matter what they say, the deans of admissions dont know your applications that well." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"i loved BU, i was very surprised. My fellow interviewees, on the other and, were the weirdest group of kids I have ever met. First of all, half of them were from Yale, and let me just say that Yale CLEARLY has some work to do in teaching communication skills. It was amusing." Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tourguide seem?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

8 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

In 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

What airport did you use?

No Response

Where did you stay?

No Response

How would you rate the hotel?

5 out of 10

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

No Response

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

No Response

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?

7 out of 10

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

8 out of 10

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

10 out of 10

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

8 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?

"fewer people during the interview would be nice." Report Response

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