New Brunswick, NJ
Allopathic Medical Schools | Public Non-Profit
Application Cycle: 2009-10
⭐ Overall Impressions
How do you rank the facilities?
9 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?
3 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
How do you rank this school among other schools to which you've applied?
5 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
What is your ranking of this school's location?
3 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
💬 Interview Questions
What is one of the specific questions they asked you?
name one problem in healthcare today (i named the rising cost and a possible solution). what else? (i named lack of coverage for underserved communities). what else? (this continued on until i was running out of ideas)
What was the most interesting question?
What do you think about abortion? (I responded that I didn't think I'd encounter that issue since I'm not interested in OB). He insisted that I pretend I was.
What was the most difficult question?
Don't you think tort reform is unfair to people who actually have a case against the doctor? Where else did you get accepted? Why would you go here over that school?
✅ Interview Preparation and Impressions
How long was the interview?
45 minutes
How did the interview impress you?
Positively 🙂
How many people interviewed you?
1
What was the stress level of the interview?
8 out of 10
0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress
How you think you did?
8 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What was the style of the interview?
One-on-one
What type of interview was it?
Open file
Where did the interview take place?
At a regional location
How did you prepare for the interview?
read the website, read SDN, read my app
What impressed you positively?
beautiful hospital (they have a hired pianist playing in the lobby) but still cater to a minority underserved population. the squibbs children's hospital was very impressive. the amount of money that the school has is phenomenal, since there seems to be buildings going up everywhere (new Child Health Institute, new stem cell research facility, etc.)
What impressed you negatively?
the tour was of the hospital and not of the school. it would've been nice to see the lecture halls and the library (where i imagine i'll be spending most of my time for the first two years)
What did you wish you had known ahead of time?
my interview location in east brunswick is further from the school location of piscataway than i had anticipated. it's also hard to find the parking lot.
What are your general comments?
the day was a bit disorganized, but most interview days are. the tour was very impressive, but i could hardly hear the presentation about the school. there was a mixup with my original interviewer and i had to be rescheduled for the afternoon. i was dropped off in an empty conference room, 2 hours before my interview, and i twiddled my thumbs there until it was time. thank God i brought my ipod.
📍 On-Site Experience
Who was the tour given by?
Student
How did the tour guide seem?
Enthusiastic
What were your total hours spent traveling?
2-3 hours
What was your primary mode of travel?
Automobile
About how much did you spend on room, food, and travel?
< $100
Where did you stay?
Friends or family
How would you rate the hotel?
6 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
Would you recommend the hotel?
no
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