Valhalla, NY
Allopathic Medical Schools | Private Non-Profit
Application Cycle: 2009-10
⭐ Overall Impressions
How did the interview impress you?
Negatively ☹️
What was the stress level of the interview?
5 out of 10
0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress
How you think you did?
4 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What are your general comments?
Eh, I guess you can see above. The day starts early and after the cab drivers rip you off, you listen to a little presentation welcoming you, then on the school program (which sounds largely self-directed), a VERY short part of financial aid (10 minutes, and she didn't tell us the cost of tuition), then you sit around waiting for interviews. I didn't feel like they tried to "sell" their school very well. They did ask for a feedback form, though.
💬 Interview Process
What is one of the specific questions they asked you?
You don't like someone in your gross anatomy group. How do you deal with this?
What was the most interesting question?
What was the last movie you saw? Did you like it?
How did you prepare for the interview?
Had to print out some copies of my AMCAS statement. Re-read that.
What was the most difficult question?
If you didn't get along with a person in your gross anatomy group, how would you respond? (Note the gender was left unspecified.)
What impressed you positively?
The anatomy lab and other facilities were nice. But I got the impression the anat lab was really the only great part of the school.
What impressed you negatively?
The library was too small, although it was nice. The students and other interviewees didn't seem particularly excited or happy or articulate. My interviewer kept cutting me off and seemed to disagree or jump on me for anything I said, be it from whether I liked the last movie I saw or using the pronoun "he" instead of "he or she."
What did you wish you had known ahead of time?
The interview was semi-closed file... I'm not sure how much of my file my interviewer looked at ahead of time. She was definitely confused about my progress through school... and that made my interview go in a weird direction.
📍 Travel and Logistics
Who was the tour given by?
Student
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