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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?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

2 out of 10

How you think you did?

10 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

4 out of 10

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

4 out of 10
💬 Interview Questions

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

How do you deal with pts if Managed care only allowed you 15 min per patient?
HOw do you see childhood obesity in America?
Make sure you get the name of the interviewer. One of the applicants interviewing that day didn't didn't know the name of whoever interviewed him and had to ask the secretary (not good).

What was the most interesting question?

How do we deal with pts who are not willing to come to doctor? Beyond educating patients, what else can be done?

What was the most difficult question?

1. What are 3 issues US healthcare is facing today?
🤝 Interview Format and Logistics

How long was the interview?

50 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?

Admissions staff

How did the tour guide seem?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

8 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

In state

What were your total hours spent traveling?

0-1 hour

What was your primary mode of travel?

Automobile

About how much did you spend on room, food, and travel?

< $100

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?

8 out of 10

What is your ranking of this area's cultural life?

9 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?

No responses

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

No responses

How did you prepare for the interview?

Read questions from SDN (This is key, most of my questions they asked, I already knew). Reviewed school website, looked up current eventsl.

What impressed you positively?

Students are really excited about school. Everybody kept emphasizing quality of clinical aspect of education. Location is kind of scary, but campus is very safe. Pt population is really diverse.

What impressed you negatively?

The facilities are very well kepts, but they are kind of old (a lot of orange). But again all well kept. All of us (interviewees) had lunch by ourselves.

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

It is very laid back. Get ready so that you are confident, but don't be stressed out. Everyone is really nice.

What are your general comments?

The school is great. The students are great (tour guides a bit imature, but they were nice) Interviewer was very nice and

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

No responses