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Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

New Brunswick, NJ

Allopathic Medical Schools | Public Non-Profit

Application Cycle: 2009-10

⭐ Overall Impressions

How do you rank the facilities?

6 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

6 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?

7 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great

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

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

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

Who's your role model?

What was the most interesting question?

Give me an instance where someone put you in a bad situation but you turned it around, and tell me how you did that.

What was the most difficult question?

Choose an ethical topic and tell me the positives and negatives of both sides.
✅ 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?

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, RWJ website, reading the NYtimes and Medical Ethics papers.

What impressed you positively?

Everyone seemed really nice.

What impressed you negatively?

The building looks like a sub-par junior high in some areas.

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

Nothing really...

What are your general comments?

The interviewer knew my file pretty well, and did not have to refer to it. The interview was very relaxing, very conversation like, even the medical ethics parts... HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY ABOUT ETHICS! I think it always comes up here.
📍 On-Site Experience

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

About how much did you spend on room, food, and travel?

< $100