New Brunswick, NJ
Allopathic Medical Schools | Public Non-Profit
Application Cycle: 2011-12
⭐ Overall Impressions
How do you rank the facilities?
7 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?
6 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
How do you rank this school among other schools to which you've applied?
7 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
What is your ranking of this school's location?
9 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
How is the friendliness of the admissions office?
8 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What is your ranking of this area's cultural life?
9 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?
7 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
✅ Interview Preparation and Impressions
How long was the interview?
45 minutes
How did the interview impress you?
Positively 🙂
How many people interviewed you?
7
What was the stress level of the interview?
3 out of 10
0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress
How you think you did?
6 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What was the style of the interview?
One-on-one
What type of interview was it?
Closed file
Where did the interview take place?
At the school
How did you prepare for the interview?
This was MMI style interview so I read about this style online, ethical dilemmas and topics as well as did mock interviews with friends
What impressed you positively?
The way admissions committee made us feel so welcomed out there during the interview day and how warm everyone else was.
What impressed you negatively?
It hard to gauge from the MMI style how I performed and some of the scenarios that we had to discuss were definitely challenging.
What did you wish you had known ahead of time?
Different components to each scenario that we were asked to discuss during the MMIs.
What are your general comments?
Be prepared to think a bit during the interview and answer everything in a consistent manner. Don't let the time frame dissuade you from finishing your discussion with your interviewee.
What are your suggestions for the admissions office?
To get back to their interviewees a bit quicker in giving out final decisions as its nerve wrecking for us to wait so long after the the interview to hear back from them
📍 On-Site Experience
Who was the tour given by?
Student
How did the tour guide seem?
Enthusiastic
What is your in-state status?
In state
What were your total hours spent traveling?
0-1 hour
What was your primary mode of travel?
Automobile
How would you rate the hotel?
5 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
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