Albany Medical College Individual responses

⭐ Overall Impressions ▼

How did the interview impress you?

No change

What was the stress level of the interview?

6 out of 10

How you think you did?

No responses

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

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

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💬 Interview Questions ▼

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

The cigarette question! Other ethical questions (abortion, physician assisted suicide, etc)

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What was the most interesting question?

If you were to pick up a Time magazine, what topic would catch your eye and make you not only read the article, but stop what you are doing because you HAVE to know more about it?

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What was the most difficult question?

The cigarette question. Also, what is your #1 choice for medical school and why? (I didnt think they were allowed to ask this!)

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🤝 Interview Format and Logistics ▼

How long was the interview?

45 minutes

How many people interviewed you?

2

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?

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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?

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How do you rank the facilities?

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What is your in-state status?

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What were your total hours spent traveling?

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What was your primary mode of travel?

No responses

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

No responses

What airport did you fly into?

No responses

Where did you stay?

No responses

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

No responses

How would you rate the hotel?

No responses

Would you recommend the hotel?

No responses

What is your ranking of this school's location?

No responses

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

No responses

What are your comments on where you stayed?

No responses

✅ Interview Preparation and Impressions ▼

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

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How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

No responses

How did you prepare for the interview?

SDN, other interviews.

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What impressed you positively?

I know that everyone says this, but its true...the students were really friendly and seemed to be happy there. I also liked how someone from the admissions office walked you to your interview instead of handing you a map and making you find your way across a city! The other students interviewing were great! On a side note, If anyone reading this interviewed with me, I would love to hear where you end up (especially the guy who interviewed with the same doctor that I did! We bonded!) I dont want to put my name on this because I dont know if anyone from the school reads it, but I told people that I was going to post something on here about my interview experience and that I was going to say that I interviewed in January (even though that isnt true!). The date I put on here wasnt exact though, but if you think you might know me, email me at [email protected]!

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What impressed you negatively?

The people doing the interviewing! Not only did I get the horrible doctor mentioned earlier, but my other interview was with someone in hospital administration who knew nothing about the medical school! I dont know why these people were selected to be interviewers!

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What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

That you should visit the admissions office the day before your interview to make sure you can find it.

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What are your general comments?

I put "no change" here because the school itself was ok, the students were great, but the interviews were HORRIBLE! This was definitely the worst interview experience I have had. After reading SDN, I was nervous about getting the pediatric neurologist (as were the other people interviewing!) and of course, I ended up with him! He was so incredibly negative about everything, talking to him was very unpleasant. The first thing he said was "medicine is a horrible field, why do you want to go into it?" He kept telling me to ask questions, so I asked if he liked Albany, to which he replied "I hate this city, I live far away where I can have my vegetable garden". He is the one who asks the famous cigarette question, which I also got. I think it is just luck of the draw though, some of the other people interviewing had laid-back and conversational interviews. I was relieved to find out that the other person interviewing who had the same guy felt the same way...we bonded over the horror stories of our interviews! But even if you get this guy, I wouldnt worry too much about it. I mean the 40 mins. that you are with him arent fun, but I dont think anyone could have a positive experience with him, so you just have to remember that it isnt you and this guy is just a jerk. Try not to get too flustered by his negative attitude and ethical questions. Other than the interviews themselves, the school was ok. The facilities are a bit old and there is WAY too much lecture time and not enough clinical exposure during the first two years, but the students were great and seemed to be happy there.

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What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

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