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Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

New York, NY

Allopathic Medical Schools | Private Non-Profit

⭐ Overall Impressions

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

2 out of 10

How you think you did?

9 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

10 out of 10

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

10 out of 10
💬 Interview Questions

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

Tell me about how you got involved in playing golf
Tell me about your research in sports psychology
Why Mount Sinai?

What was the most interesting question?

Tell me about your gaming PC, what games do you typically play?

What was the most difficult question?

How will you use your research in sports psychology in the future?
🤝 Interview Format and Logistics

How long was the interview?

60+ 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?

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?

10 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

Out of state

What were your total hours spent traveling?

4-6 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?

LaGuardia

Where did you stay?

Hotel

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

Hotel Wales which is becoming a condo in January 2020, book it while you can because it's cheap and if you stay with a student you may have to sleep on a couch

How would you rate the hotel?

10 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?

10 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?

10 out of 10

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

10 out of 10

How did you prepare for the interview?

Looked at questions on SDN and used what I knew about getting into two schools previously about what I knew worked or didn't work at an interview.

What impressed you positively?

Literally everything. The student body is very chill, the hospital is huge and impressive, the interviewers read my file in depth and asked specific questions, the housing is cheap and very nice, the area is safe but also close enough to East Harlem so you get a wide variety of patients at Mount Sinai and the affiliates.

What impressed you negatively?

Nothing

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

Don't get there early. I got there 30 minutes early and there were no admissions faculty in the office. Also the room that it's in starts with a 13 which means it's on the 13th floor, and there are 3 different sets of elevators to take you to different floors. Also it is in the hospital so everyone has somewhere to be, so try not to get in anyones way on the way there.

What are your general comments?

Amazing school, hope I get in since it's my top choice

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

Maybe give more detailed directions to get to the admissions office, such as go to the thirteenth floor and turn right at the T intersection once you exit the elevator