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Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

New York, NY

Allopathic Medical Schools | Private Non-Profit

Application Cycle: 2009-10

⭐ Overall Impressions

How did the interview impress you?

No change 😐

How you think you did?

8 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

6 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above

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

6 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above

What are your general comments?

I went into this interview pretty excited and was a little dissapointed. I had two interviews, one with a man who had to be over 90 and talked so slowly i almost couldnt tell if he was done with his question or just pausing to catch his breath. The older man was at least nice. My second interviewer was condescending and rude. He would ask a question, I would answer it. He would give me a puzzled look and in an annoyned tone say ''let me rephrase'' and then ask the exact same thing. He grilled me about why a particular drug was used on a certain disorder on a study i worked on, he wanted drug mechanism, which thank god i had studied randomly before the interview and knew. He seemed impressed after that and ended the interview.
💬 Interview Process

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

What has been your favorite research experience? Tell me about that project? Tell me more about that project? Why was it your favorite?

What was the most interesting question?

nothing stands out

How did you prepare for the interview?

read schools website, my secondary app, sdn feedback

What was the most difficult question?

why is X drug being used in X disorder (i work in research in this field)

What impressed you positively?

facilities

What impressed you negatively?

one of my interviewers was an a-hole, area is fine but not great, 3 year students seemed sort of disappointed in housing options and in some of her rotations in NJ (??? )

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

They have a breakfast spread. Students will come and eat and drink everything so if you want something take it early
🤝 Campus and Facilities

How do you rank the facilities?

7 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great

What is your ranking of this school's location?

4 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great

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

4 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
📍 Travel and Logistics

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tour guide seem?

Discouraging

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?

Train or subway