Valhalla, NY
Allopathic Medical Schools | Private Non-Profit
Application Cycle: 2009-10
⭐ Overall Impressions
How did the interview impress you?
Positively 🙂
What was the stress level of the interview?
2 out of 10
0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress
What are your general comments?
The interviewer was a couple minutes late, but more than made up for it by providing a few extra minutes at the end. She was very kind and truly wished to learn about me. She took notes during the interview and had trouble understanding me when I spoke quickly, but she was very easy to talk to and made the interview very comfortable, especially since this was my first.
The campus is small and most buildings are the Westchester Medical Center, but the facilities are great and newly renovated. The student housing is very nice and not horribly expensive. The financial aid department is great and helps the students with advice and assistance. The students are happy and relatively stress free (non-competitive) and they do exceedingly well on the Boards.
💬 Interview Process
What is one of the specific questions they asked you?
"Tell me about yourself."
What was the most interesting question?
nothing all that out of the norm, standard questions involving my activities and red flags in addition to "tell me about yourself"
How did you prepare for the interview?
SDN, interview books, the med college guide, mock interviews, tried to anticipate questions
What was the most difficult question?
no question was particularly difficult, all were standard closed-file questions as other reviews have mentioned
What impressed you positively?
the admissions staff was very kind and informative, the students were nice and helpful, the facilities were impressive (especially the anatomy lab!), and the opportunities were incredible (high board scores and good third year)
What impressed you negatively?
the westchester medical center is a little 'rundown,' but new buildings are under construction, and it is a level one trauma center
What did you wish you had known ahead of time?
that the med school is so far from the westchester airport and that rents are so high in the area
📍 Travel and Logistics
Who was the tour given by?
Student
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