Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell Individual responses

⭐ Overall Impressions ▼

How did the interview impress you?

Negatively

What was the stress level of the interview?

7 out of 10

How you think you did?

4 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

4 out of 10

How do you rank this school among other schools to which you've applied?

7 out of 10

💬 Interview Questions ▼

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

Describe a time where you were trying to do the right thing but came out seeming like a bad guy.

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Why Hofstra? Why do you want to live here? ("I thought everyone from California wanted to stay in California")

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Why medicine?

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What was the most interesting question?

Specific experiences--tell me about that?

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What was the most difficult question?

The ethical MMI questions

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🤝 Interview Format and Logistics ▼

How long was the interview?

10 minutes

How many people interviewed you?

7

What was the style of the interview?

One-on-one

What type of interview was it?

Open file

Was this interview in-person or virtual?

No responses

Where did the interview take place?

At the school

📍 On-Site Experience ▼

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tour guide seem?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

5 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

Out of state

What were your total hours spent traveling?

7+ hours

What was your primary mode of travel?

Airplane

About how much did you spend on room, food, and travel?

$401-$500

What airport did you fly into?

JFK

Where did you stay?

Hotel

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

Marriott

How would you rate the hotel?

5 out of 10

Would you recommend the hotel?

No

What is your ranking of this school's location?

1 out of 10

What is your ranking of this area's cultural life?

1 out of 10

What are your comments on where you stayed?

No responses

✅ Interview Preparation and Impressions ▼

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

7 out of 10

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

7 out of 10

How did you prepare for the interview?

Mock MMI, reviewing application, reading Hofstra website

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What impressed you positively?

The passion about the unique curriculum. The amount of clinical exposure. The Step 1 performance. The responsiveness of the administration to student feedback. The diversity of the patients because serves Queens.

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What impressed you negatively?

The location (!!). Students described not always feeling like they knew how well they are doing in courses and wish there was more feedback (there are very few assessments). The way that everything is a drive away. The sense that the school wasn't very motivated by a social mission/serving the underserved (staffs uses terms like "illegal immigrants" instead of "undocumented," ect) which was surprising because they brag about learning from the diverse population of Queens.

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What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

The MMI is right in the beginning which was very nice

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What are your general comments?

I really liked the idea of the school (clinical experience, unique curriculum, normal-seeming students) but was very disappointed by the location

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What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

I wish I could have learned more about student programs. I think they spent a lot of time diving into the minutia of the curriculum but I wanted to learn more about what it was like to live in the area and student happiness. I was disappointed by the sense that the school was not very interested in the mission of serving the underserved/social justice ("we aren't here to solve the primary care crisis")

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Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell

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