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NYU Grossman School of Medicine

New York, NY

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?

7 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 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?

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

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

How will you deal with the stresses of med school and residency?

What was the most interesting question?

How will you cope with the stresses of med school and residency?

What was the most difficult question?

most questions were just about my background and motivations. Pretty straight forward.
✅ Interview Preparation and Impressions

How long was the interview?

30 minutes

How did the interview impress you?

Positively 🙂

How many people interviewed you?

1

What was the stress level of the interview?

4 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 the school

How did you prepare for the interview?

sdn, school website, talked to current/former students

What impressed you positively?

Bellevue (public hospital), Tisch (university hospital), dorms (old, but great deal for manhattan), admissions committee presentation (the speaker was hilarious), students were all very happy

What impressed you negatively?

not really a negative thing, but the students almost seem to be having too much fun. Is that really possible in med school?

What are your general comments?

My interviewer was very laid back. She mainly asked me about my background and motivations for wanting to do medicine. She also asked about why I was interested in NYU. We basically had a conversation that often deviated from medicine.
📍 On-Site Experience

Who was the tour given by?

Faculty member

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?

Other