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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?

Negatively

What was the stress level of the interview?

1 out of 10

How you think you did?

10 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

No responses

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

No responses
💬 Interview Questions

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

If you went to high school in this country, why is your MCAT score so low?
So, everyone in your family is a doctor and that's why you want to be a doctor? (I never told him anyone in my family was a doctor).
What do you do in your job?

What was the most interesting question?

Just asked me about my application, but nothing really interesting.

What was the most difficult question?

None, but was very fixated on why my MCAT score was so low (it's only in the low 30s).
🤝 Interview Format and Logistics

How long was the interview?

30 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?

No responses

How do you rank the facilities?

No responses

What is your in-state status?

No responses

What were your total hours spent traveling?

No responses

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?

No responses

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

No responses

How did you prepare for the interview?

Read reviews on SDN & had friends and family interview me.

What impressed you positively?

the tour, the facilities.

What impressed you negatively?

My interviewer. He was 25 minutes late and did not seem to want to interview me at all. the interview was supposed to be an hour long, and it was barely 30 minutes.

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

that my interviewer was going to be late... I wouldn't have started so early in the morning.

What are your general comments?

I know people in NJMS are generally nicer as I worked with them for several years. This interviewer was generally a nice guy, but he was just late and seemed more concerned about preparing his lecture notes than about interviewing me.

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

No responses