New York Medical College

No change 😐

3 out of 10

8 out of 10

My first interview was with a faculty member. The interviews were closed file but the interviewer is allowed to read your personal statement. However, my interviewer did not. A lot of the questions that he asked were answered in my personal statement (which he would read afterward) so it was sort of awkward explaining them since I felt like I should use my interview to flesh out my statement rather than summarize something I wrote 6 months ago. The questions were so easy that I felt more like we were having a conversation in which I was being very egotistical, ofcourse talking about myself. It was nice to not have so many questions because I felt like I was always leading the discussion. He was a very nice man and I think it went well, although he gave me no feedback on how he thought it went at the end. The second interview I had was with a student. I was not so clear on how much weight the student had on the committee. Anyhow, I think it went well except that the student kept asking me if there was anything else I wanted to say (3X) and I kept talking each time since I feel like it is bad to answer a final question negatively. This was not good because at the end he basically cut me off.

Tell me about the research you do.

Read brochure and read website on-line, spoke with student host.

Why would we choose you out of all the other applicants?

The beautiful anatomy lab, friendly students, on campus housing and opportunities to do clinical rotations in NYC.

The nearby penitentiary and talk of one of the nearby hospitals associated with the school losing funding.

Prepare about 5 questions to ask your interviewer in case they ask you multiple times.

Faculty member