New York, NY
Allopathic Medical Schools | Private Non-Profit
Application Cycle: 2009-10
⭐ Overall Impressions
How did the interview impress you?
No change 😐
What was the stress level of the interview?
1 out of 10
0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress
What are your general comments?
I just did not get the best feeling from the students giving the tour, which was our only form of information about the school (no orientation, no information booklets). Hard to get a good feel about the school without talking to any sort of administrator. Learned nothing about financial aid or residency placements. For a top 50 school, I thought they could do a much better job with the interview day.
💬 Interview Process
What is one of the specific questions they asked you?
If there were no medical schools, what type of profession would you be most interested in?
What was the most interesting question?
What are my father's feelings about me going into medicine with healthcare in its current state?
How did you prepare for the interview?
website, amcas
What impressed you positively?
The interviewer was very positive about the school and the hosptial (my interview was at Montifiore, an affiliated hospital). All pass/fail grading makes the atmosphere, for the most part, seem uncompetitive. Very nice, cheap housing.
What impressed you negatively?
No orientation talk from anyone (dean, financial aid...). No folder with info on the school. They expect you to know everything from the website, which is not a particularly good website. Longer tour of the gym than any academic facility. Tour leaders didn't really have anything to say unless we asked specific questions. Just seemed kind of weird.
What did you wish you had known ahead of time?
No orientation talk of any sort. Nothing fun surrounding the school.
📍 Travel and Logistics
Who was the tour given by?
Student
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