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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 do you rank the facilities?

9 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?

10 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great

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

10 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
💬 Interview Questions

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

What do you find supremely interesting (in life in general)?

What was the most interesting question?

What do you find supremely interesting?

What was the most difficult question?

same as above
✅ Interview Preparation and Impressions

How long was the interview?

30 minutes

How did the interview impress you?

Positively 🙂

How many people interviewed you?

2

What was the stress level of the interview?

3 out of 10
0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress

How you think you did?

7 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?

read the website, SDN, reviewed appication

What impressed you positively?

The facilities are some of the best I've seen, the location is excellent, housing is amazing and cheap for Manhattan, the students seems genuinely happy there.

What impressed you negatively?

nothing really

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

getting to the school from penn station by subway can take over an hour...plan some extra time

What are your general comments?

One of my two interviews and most of the other applicants interviews that day were really laid back and straight forward. One of mine was sort of strange and he liked to ask a lot of philosophical questions and argue with you, but in the end it was still a ncie conversation...he just likes to be different.
📍 On-Site Experience

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?

2-3 hours

What was your primary mode of travel?

Train or subway