Johns Hopkins University

Loved the school, easy top choice.

How helpful the greeter's meeting was

Nothing

The building, student body

SDN, Website, talking to students, review my app

That it was.. not chill?

Kind of a harsh interviewer?

Prestige of school

I did some reading and mock interviews

Positive experience as a whole.

I wish I had known how much I would love it but that it would be my worst interview.

Being grilled by the student interviewer after the med students said that the student interviews were very relaxed. Just caught me off-guard and left my confidence a little shaken.

The facilities and engaging people.

Read SDN questions.

Largely, this wasn't a comfortable or warm interview day. In part this depends on who your interviewers are, but it was also the larger structure of the day.

I wish I'd had an answer prepared for the two questions that BOTH interviewers asked: 1) Describe a mistake you made and what you learned and 2) Describe a team experience that went well (/poorly) and why.

My student interviewer had no interest in having a conversation with me. He wanted to ask his questions and write down my answers. Later on, he was on his cellphone instead of interacting with applicants. The admissions staff set an odd tone for the day too; I felt like we were being judged constantly, as we interacted with each other and with the medical students who "mingled" with us. Of course, you ARE being judged the whole day, but it wasn't subtle here.

The facilities are shiny, new and impressive.

I got a very positive impression overall. Hopkins is among my top choices.

I wish I had checked the weather the morning before my interview.