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Rutgers New Jersey Medical School

Newark, NJ

Allopathic Medical Schools | Public Non-Profit

⭐ Overall Impressions

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

5 out of 10

How you think you did?

3 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

7 out of 10

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

8 out of 10
💬 Interview Questions

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

Talk about (AMCAS activity)
What are your opinions on the state of our healthcare system? How would you fix it?
Why medicine?

What was the most interesting question?

What does your father do for a living? Your Mother?

What was the most difficult question?

Name one medical discovery from the last 5 years that has really impressed you
🤝 Interview Format and Logistics

How long was the interview?

50 minutes

How many people interviewed you?

1

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?

8 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?

$501+

What airport did you fly into?

Newark

Where did you stay?

Hotel

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

Fairfield Inn and Suites

How would you rate the hotel?

8 out of 10

Would you recommend the hotel?

Yes

What is your ranking of this school's location?

10 out of 10

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

8 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?

5 out of 10

How did you prepare for the interview?

Read the school website, read the responses here, browse Reddit. practice answers to the common questions with friends.

What impressed you positively?

Everyone there was super supportive and made it seem like such a great community for med school.

What impressed you negatively?

The interviewer did not seem to know many things about me. I knew it was open file because he had a short list of notes of my different involvement but was unaware of what each of the things actually were so I spent most of the time answering questions that he could have found out from reading my AMCAS application.

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

Prepare a long list of questions for the interviewer because all of the ones I had prepared were answered by the students on the tour and I had none left to ask him.

What are your general comments?

An amazing school. The tour only made me love it more and more. The interview was very casual but unfortunately, I think it made me too relaxed and chit chatty. Don't forget that you're still in an interview!

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

No responses