Albert Einstein College of Medicine

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How did the interview impress you?

Positively 🙂

What was the stress level of the interview?

5 / 10

0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress

What are your general comments?

It wasn't a totally laid-back interview, because though she was nice, she really went deep into why medicine and why Einstein. I'm better at the why medicine question b/c this was my 5th interview and I had thought of what to say ahead of time. She did comment that my choice of working with elderly with mental retardation was rather unique. Most other applicants "read books to cancer kids", the common stuff.

Interview questions they asked

How did your parents influence your choice of medicine?

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What was the most interesting question?

I told her about my interpreting experience in the hospital... she asked, "How would you deal with this cross-cultural misunderstanding"

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What was the most difficult question?

Why Einstein? Because Einstein wasn't my top choice when i went there.

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How did you prepare for the interview?

Mainly talk to the student guides and my friend who goes there. This is my 5th interview so I didn't prepare much

What impressed you positively?

Einstein is in a nice part of Bronx, lecture halls are renovated. Einstein pay for 75% of airticket for 4th year who do rotation overseas. Nice and cheap student apt

What impressed you negatively?

My tour guide said some negative stuff about the school.

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

That Einstein's not a "ghetto" place...it's not manhattan but it's a safe and fairly nice place