New York, NY
Allopathic Medical Schools | Private Non-Profit
Application Cycle: 2009-10
⭐ Overall Impressions
How did the interview impress you?
Positively 🙂
What was the stress level of the interview?
2 out of 10
0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress
How you think you did?
6 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?
9 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
How do you rank this school among other schools to which you've applied?
10 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
What are your general comments?
My experience was very positive. I arrived early for my 9:30 AM appointment and discovered that it had been pushed back an hour because my interviewer had to schedule a patient in at the last moment. My newly assigned interviewer was a surgeon at Jacobi and instead of taking a shuttle across the Bronx, I was able to walk up the street 10 minutes to get to my interview.
My interviewer was very enthusiastic about the school and the willingness of the faculty or administration to help students achieve their goals in becoming an MD repeatedly came up. We discussed music, foreign languages, committment to patient care, and optimism regarding healthcare reform and having a family alongside a career in surgery. I had to remind myself continually that this was an interview and not a conversation I was having with a mentor. Needless to say, the interview made a superb impression on an already convinced candidate. I left my interview and the campus enamored with the Bronx and AECOM...
He did allow me to ask quite a few questions I had prepared ahead of time and although he couldn't answer some of them regarding recent academic changes or the MD/MS in clinical research program, his responses were very helpful.
💬 Interview Process
What is one of the specific questions they asked you?
Tell me a little about your study of languages and your study abroad experience.
What was the most interesting question?
I see that you are studying multiple languages, what is your motivation for doing so?
How did you prepare for the interview?
SDN Interview feedback, read "Healthcare in America: Can Our Ailing System be Healed," reviewed AMCAS, reviewed thesis proposal
What was the most difficult question?
Honestly, can't think of any really tough ones...
What impressed you positively?
NIH Funding, research facilities are awesome, Pass/fail = cooperative student body, enthusiastic faculty, very acommodating administration office, potential for awesome interaction with underserved patients
What impressed you negatively?
Can't think of anything here...
What did you wish you had known ahead of time?
Mapquest bites... ask for specific directions so you don't get stuck driving around the seedier side of the Bronx at 1:00 AM with a non-English speaking taxi driver!
🤝 Campus and Facilities
How do you rank the facilities?
9 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What is your ranking of this school's location?
8 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What is your ranking of this area's cultural life?
9 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
📍 Travel and Logistics
Who was the tour given by?
Student
How did the tour guide seem?
Enthusiastic
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?
$101-$200
What airport did you fly into?
LGA
Where did you stay?
With students at the school
How would you rate the hotel?
9 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
Would you recommend the hotel?
yes
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