*****Official 2019-2020 Interview Food Review Thread!!! *****

[jambro]

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In actuality, I do think it's a fun thread... its just a little cringey too lol.

 

[premed20172017]

In actuality, I do think it's a fun thread... its just a little cringey too lol.

My goal was to make a useful source for applicants (current and future). Now we all know whether to eat a big breakfast before we go to our interviews or not haha

 

[907914]

My goal was to make a useful source for applicants (current and future). Now we all know whether to eat a big breakfast before we go to our interviews or not haha

DEFINITELY do at Pitt...goddamn fruit bowl and granola...

 

[premed20172017]

DEFINITELY do at Pitt...goddamn fruit bowl and granola...

I didn’t apply there because I knew they didn’t feed people well (jk, but for different reasons. Maybe someone will say that next year, though)

 

[AMCASTuesdays]

Updated avocado count = still 1

Oh wait i didnt realize we had an avocado count- keck’s sandwiches had healthy slices of avocado. +1 for healthy fats

 

[premed20172017]

Oh wait i didnt realize we had an avocado count- keck’s sandwiches had healthy slices of avocado. +1 for healthy fats

Thanks for this crucial piece of information! Official Avocado Count = 2!!!!!!!

 

[Heliobacter]

DEFINITELY do at Pitt...goddamn fruit bowl and granola...

I'm definitely gonna sound like my age, but not gonna lie, açaí bowls and honestly any kind of granola-fruit combinations taste wonderful.

 

[deleted972488]

I'm definitely gonna sound like my age, but not gonna lie, açaí bowls and honestly any kind of granola-fruit combinations taste wonderful.

I agree

 

[premed20172017]

I'm definitely gonna sound like my age, but not gonna lie, açaí bowls and honestly any kind of granola-fruit combinations taste wonderful.

They're so pretty, too!

 

[Heliobacter]

They're so pretty, too!

Totally instagram material.
nevermind the fact that I don't use instagram

 

[premed20172017]

Totally instagram material.
nevermind the fact that I don't use instagram

I also don't use insta, but you're right, I'd definitely include acai bowls.

 

[907914]

Totally instagram material.
nevermind the fact that I don't use instagram

Instagramming your interview day food? Almost as big of a power move as writing a letter of intent over SDN

 

[Heliobacter]

Instagramming your interview day food? Almost as big of a power move as writing a letter of intent over SDN

Well, that can also be taken as a sign of interest right?

 

[Engrailed]

Well, that can also be taken as a sign of interest right?

ANd then tag the school directly in the photo. Adcoms are extra credit
Admission dean is A+++

 

[Nynaevei]

This thread is magic

 

[aspiringdoctor87]

should make a Google form/ sheet thing for us extra people who have nothing to do (correction: A lot to do but don't want to do any of it except browse these threads and connect, on a spiritual and very emotional level, with all those in the same shoe)

 

[premed20172017]

should make a Google form/ sheet thing for us extra people who have nothing to do (correction: A lot to do but don't want to do any of it except browse these threads and connect, on a spiritual and very emotional level, with all those in the same shoe)

Let me know if you want to set it up! I'd also be happy to collab with our resident google spreadsheet maker extraordinaire, @limeyguydr

 

[aspiringdoctor87]

Let me know if you want to set it up! I'd also be happy to collab with our resident google spreadsheet maker extraordinaire, @limeyguydr

omg yeah let's do it. i'll PM you!

 

[aspiringdoctor87]

Hey everyone! decided to make a form, it's super simple, lol: MD/DO Food Review Form
Check results here at this spreadsheet: MD/DO Food Review Results
I'm going to make a separate thread just so more people see it, but the moderators will probably merge it later!

 

[premed20172017]

Hey everyone! decided to make a form, it's super simple, lol: MD/DO Food Review
I'm going to make a separate thread just so more people see it, but the moderators will probably merge it later!

I'll put it at the top of this thread!

 

[aspiringdoctor87]

I'll put it at the top of this thread!

thanks! I actually just updated, because I had only included the form and not the response/Excel link. They are both there now!

 

[TheDataKing]

Let me know if you want to set it up! I'd also be happy to collab with our resident google spreadsheet maker extraordinaire, @limeyguydr

oh noooo I missed my opportunity!

 

[aspiringdoctor87]

oh noooo I missed my opportunity!

haha you already made so many for us! I updated my post with both the form and the link

 

[TheDataKing]

haha you already made so many for us! I updated my post with both the form and the link

ahh true - solid work 🙂 you should make the school name a drop-down menu so that it's easier to format!

 

[aspiringdoctor87]

ahh true - solid work 🙂 you should make the school name a drop-down menu so that it's easier to format!

will do that after my exam this week....HAHAHA. thank you for the suggestion I'll definitely update it soon!!

 

[GloballyMed]

Colorado food was OK. The sandwiches were pretty but nothing to write home about. No avocado.

Can concur. The only redemption is the campus. So beautiful 😍. But I’ve been eating sandwiches so much that if the next school offers sandwiches again, I would have to send them a rejection for sandwich overload.

 

[deleted1007162]

Pitt has incredible food. They had the most amazing eggplant Parmesan you’ll ever eat

 

[moldydorito]

Pitt has incredible food. They had the most amazing eggplant Parmesan you’ll ever eat

Ya I’d say Pitts the best one I’ve had so far. All my other schools have just been cold sandwiches but Pitts food was warm lol.

 

[deleted971841]

So we're just not going to talk about SKMC's lunch? Or is it supposed to stay some kind of secret? Because wow. 😍

 

[and 99 others]

So we're just not going to talk about SKMC's lunch? Or is it supposed to stay some kind of secret? Because wow. 😍

Uuuuuhhhh excuse me!!! I already raved about SKMC in the second reply. But thanks for triggering the withdrawals

 

[deleted971841]

Uuuuuhhhh excuse me!!! I already raved about SKMC in the second reply. But thanks for triggering the withdrawals

I think I quite honestly missed the entire first page, I went back to look and each reply looked unfamiliar.
But seriously, I went home and told my husband "They really, truly spoiled us. It was amazing."

 

[premed20172017]

Do they ever offer salads? Or just sandwiches? Asking for a friend...

 

[Moko]

Do they ever offer salads? Or just sandwiches? Asking for a friend...

Create your own by picking out the lettuce from several sandwiches. Bonus points if you ask the faculty/students for theirs as well.

(Alternatively, just let the office know of dietary restrictions and they'll make sure you get something to eat too! Interview day is a two-way street.. schools also want to make a good impression!)

 

[premed20172017]

Create your own by picking out the lettuce from several sandwiches. Bonus points if you ask the faculty/students for theirs as well.

(Alternatively, just let the office know of dietary restrictions and they'll make sure you get something to eat too! Interview day is a two-way street.. schools also want to make a good impression!)

@Moko thanks for the pro tip. I'll also look for an adcom doing the same. I'll give you a big smile and wave, so you'll know it's me. (I have no clue where you work, so I guess I'll just do this throughout the interview trail haha).

 

[aspiringdoctor87]

Rush medical - make it yourself tacos with some kind of soup. Honestly we barely had time for lunch because we were sitting with current med students just quizzing them lol so it was really cool.

fill it out here! MD/DO Interview Food Review!

 

[meepdog]

I feel like this is the year of google forms lol between this and limey’s trackers there’s sooooo much to fill out XD

He's a national treasure

 

[aspiringdoctor87]

I feel like this is the year of google forms lol between this and limey’s trackers there’s sooooo much to fill out XD

LOL sorry but honestly i have no life at this point anyway 😛

 

[TheDataKing]

OUWB:

Breakfast: fresh fruit (pineapple, strawberry, melon, grapes, probs some other stuff), scrambled eggs with cheese, bagels and cream cheese, yogurt parfaits with fruit and granola, pastries, Starbucks coffee and Teavana tea, OJ

Lunch: Chicken parm, spaghetti and sauce, create your own salad, bread, cannolis and puff pastries

Snacks: chips, granola bars, skinny pop, gummies, etc.

10/10 would recommend

 

[deleted976595]

Kaiser:

For breakfast they bought chicken, AVOCADO, and egg breakfast burritos from Panera and also provided Panera coffee and fresh fruit.

Lunch was a nice selection of sandwiches from Mendocino Farms. I think Turkey/Prosciutto, Caprese, and a third one that I can’t remember. Very very good.

9.5/10

 

[Engrailed]

Mayo: We got to pick anything we wanted from the hospital cafeteria which had everything (burgers, tacos, chips/salsa, a salad bar, fries, snacks etc and it was on the house. 🙂 Did I mention, we got to pick anything we wanted. Mayo deserves a 5 star Yelp review.

 

[907914]

Mayo deserves a 5 star Yelp review.

This coming from someone rated as an elite yelper? You should be proud of yourself @mayoclinicofficialSDN

 

[Smolpuppo21]

Unfortunately, MIZ-ZOU doesn’t get a 5 star review as they only provided cold sandwiches! However, they get 4.5 stars because it was brought in to us on a cool little cart. 😉

 

[idonutknow]

not sure if this has been posted before but UVA totally exceeded my expectation after lots of sandwiches for lunch

We ate at an actual RESTAURANT of the university and their dessert was great

 

[and 99 others]

not sure if this has been posted before but UVA totally exceeded my expectation after lots of sandwiches for lunch

We ate at an actual RESTAURANT of the university and their dessert was great

Georgetown does this as well. It was a pretty fancy restaurant within the uni but the food itself was like 6/10

 

[deleted996731]

not sure if this has been posted before but UVA totally exceeded my expectation after lots of sandwiches for lunch

We ate at an actual RESTAURANT of the university and their dessert was great

The cheesecake made my day

 

[Engrailed]

Not sure if anyone reviewed HMS yet:

Bfast during orientation: Yogurt, granola, fruit, freshly baked mini-muffins (2-3 different kinds IIRC). Coffee.
Lunch with students: Chips/gauc/salsa, basic sandwiches, fruit.

No WOW factor, mostly ok food lol
Lots of cafes/food nearby campus however. Including a Starbucks right across the street.

 

[907914]

Not sure if anyone reviewed HMS yet:

Bfast during orientation: Yogurt, granola, fruit, freshly baked mini-muffins (2-3 different kinds IIRC). Coffee.
Lunch with students: Chips/gauc/salsa, basic sandwiches, fruit.

No WOW factor, mostly OK food lol

Lots of cafes/food nearby campus however. Including a Starbucks right across the street.

But dinner the night before was aight

 

[Engrailed]

what did you have for the night before

 

[907914]

what did you have for the night before

Mediterranean

 

[deleted976595]

WashU had some fresh cooked grilled sesame chicken with fried rice and green beans. Interestingly they supplied actual ceramic plates and metal cutlery. The breakfast was really good too. Breakfast burritos with like egg/veggies. They had the best coffee of any interview day so far too. It was definitely a light roast and I picked up notes of blueberry. Probably Ethiopian origin. (I am a coffee snob)