Albany Medical College Individual responses

⭐ Overall Impressions ▼

How did the interview impress you?

Negatively

What was the stress level of the interview?

10 out of 10

How you think you did?

6 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

1 out of 10

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

1 out of 10

💬 Interview Questions ▼

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

What should be done about the situation in Iraq? Note: this is the question verbatim. How the heck do they want me to respond to such a broad question?

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Why Albany?

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Why don't you want to do primary care - aren't you aware that we have an access problem?

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What was the most interesting question?

What am I looking for in a medical school? Why did I pick my undergraduate institution.

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What was the most difficult question?

If you lived in a town where physicians were required to give lethal injections and your name came up, what would you do? (Trick question, as AAMC says this is illegal or something...)

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🤝 Interview Format and Logistics ▼

How long was the interview?

60+ minutes

How many people interviewed you?

2

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?

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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?

Neutral

How do you rank the facilities?

4 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

Out of state

What were your total hours spent traveling?

7+ hours

What was your primary mode of travel?

Airplane

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

$301-$400

What airport did you fly into?

ALB

Where did you stay?

Hotel

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

Comfort Inn.

How would you rate the hotel?

1 out of 10

Would you recommend the hotel?

no

What is your ranking of this school's location?

1 out of 10

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

1 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 over my AMCAS, my abstracts, this site, general ethics stuff.

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What impressed you positively?

Not much. I actually came to the interview expecting a lot more from Albany, but was very disappointed. The other interviewees were very cool however, and I would love to be their classmate - at another school!

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What impressed you negatively?

Pretty much everything. I've had 7 interviews, and Albany was by far the worst. The location is awful, the facilities are decrepit, and most of the students didn't look too happy, although most of them probably "ended up" there anyway.

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What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

That I would need a GPS to find the admissions office.

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What are your general comments?

As I said before, I came to Albany expecting more, but was throughly disappointed. My interviewers both grilled me (even the student), and made it clear that they would be doing me a favor by accepting me (even though I told them I had been accepted to a top 10 school!). They also tried to make me feel bad because I wasn't interested in going into primary care. It was awful, and obviously if I am accepted I am not only not going to go, but discouraging any of my friends from considering it either.

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What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

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