Hempstead, NY
Allopathic Medical Schools | Private Non-Profit
Application Cycle: 2013-14
⭐ Overall Impressions
How did the interview impress you?
Positively 🙂
What was the stress level of the interview?
7 out of 10
0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress
How you think you did?
5 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?
Lots of questions up in the air for the students about their future at such a new place but overall it seems like administration cares about their success.
💬 Interview Process
What is one of the specific questions they asked you?
What was your high school GPA? Why didn't you do as well in undergrad?
What was the most interesting question?
I see you've done so many ECs, so then, who is the real you? What's your mission/passion in life?
How did you prepare for the interview?
SDN, school website, reviewing answers for common interview questions
What was the most difficult question?
Tell me about a time when your opinion wasn't welcome and what did you do about it.
What impressed you positively?
Administration is very open and the curriculum has a lot of early patient exposure. Also, light breakfast was provided, which is always appreciated and doesn't happen at all schools.
What impressed you negatively?
Students seemed nervous about the way medicine is taught (very little formal schooling, a lot of self-directed learning). There is a requirement to have a car here, administration made that very clear and not everyone may be enthusiastic about that. Also, admissions gave the illusion that most people would hear back in March when the reality is that accepted people will hear before then and only waitlist and rejected applicants will hear back in March (true, that IS the majority, but applicants were told that not getting an immediate acceptance didn't mean no acceptance at all, which wasn't the case).
What did you wish you had known ahead of time?
The interviews were right after the dean's talk. Maybe it was just my interview experience but it seemed like a good cop, bad cop situation. Also, your interviewer can go past the time allotted (of course my "bad cop" was the one who grilled me way past the time). Mine went way over and once I got back to the group they were in the middle of the next presentation.
🤝 Campus and Facilities
How do you rank the facilities?
6 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What is your ranking of this school's location?
3 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
How is the friendliness of the admissions office?
7 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What is your ranking of this area's cultural life?
3 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?
5 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What are your suggestions for the admissions office?
Don't give the illusion that most people will hear back in March when the reality is that accepted people will hear before then and only waitlist and rejected applicants will hear back in March (true, that is the majority, but applicants were told that not getting an immediate acceptance didn't mean no acceptance at all, which wasn't the case).
📍 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?
0-1 hour
What was your primary mode of travel?
Automobile
About how much did you spend on room, food, and travel?
< $100
Where did you stay?
Home
How would you rate the hotel?
5 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
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