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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?

3 out of 10

How you think you did?

8 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

6 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?

Do you have a role model?
Is there a specialty you're interested in?
Why medicine?

What was the most interesting question?

If you were going to build the ideal doctor's personality, what would you include? What if that doctor was managing other doctors?

What was the most difficult question?

What do you think you'll be doing that is medically-related outside of work?
🤝 Interview Format and Logistics

How long was the interview?

60+ 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?

Student

How did the tour guide seem?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

No responses

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?

7 out of 10

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

4 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?

6 out of 10

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

10 out of 10

How did you prepare for the interview?

Briefly looked over the admissions website, reviewed my research.

What impressed you positively?

The access to clinical experience. Student-run clinic overseen by attendings. Friendly students, favorable test averages on national exams.

What impressed you negatively?

Nothing, did not take the tour though.

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

No responses

What are your general comments?

Some of the questions made me wonder whether there are unofficial criteria for admissions. I was asked about my family's financial stability (which to me meant whether I be paying for medical school up front in cash or through loans). I had no indication that my interview was open-file and my interviewer clearly did not read it prior to or during the interview. If you want to mention something you may have to take the initiative. Many of the questions are standard, I feel like my interviewer went on very few tangents. I was asked what my research was about and my interviewer was satisfied with just the title. No followup questions in that regard.

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

No responses