Pittsburgh School of Medicine

[ashasnarf]

I was wondering what the interview at Pitt is like? What do you think about the school, its programs? What do you guys think about Linda Berardi-Demo and Dean Curtiss, others have told me that they are rude and seem fake. Does Pitt really take 60% of their students from PA, and what kind of numbers do you need to have a shot at this school.What else can you tell me about this school that might not be found in a book?

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[lake show]

damn, i think you might have the record for the most question in one paragraph! sorry i don't have any answers, but your post sounded like a stream of consciousness barrage so i had to reply.

 

[kafshar]

Pitt was great. I didnt meet Dean Curtiss but Linda D was everything but fake. She has a great sense of humor and she was very laid-back. We talked about football during our 15 minute meeting. I think they are a great program and I really liked the area and the city of Pittsburgh.

 

[Hopkins2010]

I agree that Dean Curtiss was slightly rude, at least to me anyways. His whole line of questioning was centered around my research involving cardiology (I think he's a cardiologist). He really tried to grill me on some very nitpicky type details of myocardial contraction. I could tell by his line of questioning, that although he didnt truly understand what I was working on, he was trying to trip me up. It was the 2nd most annoying interview I had out of them all (one of the people at Hopkins was slightly worse).

 

[Hopkins2010]

By the way, for any of you who interviewed wtih Curtiss, did he curse at all about AMCAS? That was one part of the interview I thought was pretty funny. He let out several expletives about the people at AMCAS.

 

[Nikki]

I didn't think dean curtiss was rude or fake at all, but that's just my experience. I thought Linda was very laid back in our opening session.


Baylor21, he did rant about AMCAS for a good portion of our talk, but I don't remember any cursing. It was funny though.

 

[Aoshi]

I thought Linda was great...relaxed and really made an effort to make me feel at ease and welcomed. I really liked Pitt...

 

[UCLA2000]

Both seemed nice to me...I just didn't like the school as much as some of the others I had visited. The area really didn't appeal to me.

 

[UCLA2000]

Anyone know the status website address for Pitt? If so please post. Thanks