Newark, NJ
Allopathic Medical Schools | Public Non-Profit
Application Cycle: 2009-10
⭐ Overall Impressions
How do you rank the facilities?
8 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?
8 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
How do you rank this school among other schools to which you've applied?
8 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
What is your ranking of this school's location?
2 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What is your ranking of this area's cultural life?
7 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
💬 Interview Questions
What is one of the specific questions they asked you?
What's the biggest problem with healthcare in America today?
What was the most interesting question?
Why did I take World Mythology and what I learned in that class? (just came up in a conversation...not really an official question)
What was the most difficult question?
My interviewer says she only asks one question for every interview: What's the biggest problem with healthcare in America today?
✅ Interview Preparation and Impressions
How long was the interview?
60+ minutes
How did the interview impress you?
Positively 🙂
How many people interviewed you?
1
What was the stress level of the interview?
2 out of 10
0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress
How you think you did?
9 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 the school
How did you prepare for the interview?
SDN, read some articles on some of the current issues (Terry Schiavo, etc...), read over my AMCAS app, school website
What impressed you positively?
How unstressful the interview was. I was so scared before and once the interview began, I didn't even notice that an hour had already passed by. The whole interview was just like a normal conversation.
What impressed you negatively?
Nothing besides the obvious fact that the school is located in Newark.
What did you wish you had known ahead of time?
Prepare for anything that can happen to you that day. My car overheated on my way there and luckily, I was not too far away from home to work something out and get another car. But, of all the days this could have happened, my car broke down on the day of my interview. Luckily, I found parking right away when I got to the school and even made it just in time for my tour (my interview was after the tour).
What are your general comments?
The interview was awesome! There is no reason to be stressed at all. My interviewer talked about the school and how great the clinical experience is pretty much the whole time. She was trying to make sure I knew as much as I could about the schools and made sure most of my questions were resolved. Remember to just be yourself, smile, and make eye contact.
📍 On-Site Experience
Who was the tour given by?
Student
How did the tour guide seem?
Enthusiastic
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
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