Rutgers New Jersey Medical School Individual responses

⭐ Overall Impressions ▼

How did the interview impress you?

Negatively

What was the stress level of the interview?

7 out of 10

How you think you did?

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How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

No responses

How do you rank this school among other schools to which you've applied?

No responses

💬 Interview Questions ▼

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

If it costs the same to give a boy with leukemia a bone marrow transplant as it does to treat 100 ill poor people, who should get the care?

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What do you know about health care today?

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Why did you take French as a language when Spanish is so much more important?

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What was the most interesting question?

There are 3 types of successful medical students - ones who have amazing memories, ones who work extremely hard, and ones who have an amazingly strong science background. Under which category do you fall? (This was from the med student interviewer)

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What was the most difficult question?

Why did you switch your undergraduate major? Are you an indecisive person? (This was from the faculty interviewer)

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🤝 Interview Format and Logistics ▼

How long was the interview?

50 minutes

How many people interviewed you?

2

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?

No responses

How do you rank the facilities?

No responses

What is your in-state status?

No responses

What were your total hours spent traveling?

No responses

What was your primary mode of travel?

No responses

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

No responses

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?

No responses

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

No responses

What are your comments on where you stayed?

No responses

✅ Interview Preparation and Impressions ▼

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

No responses

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

No responses

How did you prepare for the interview?

reading books about interviewing, practicing with family, researching school and health care websites

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What impressed you positively?

The 4th year medical student who interviewed me was wonderful - she made sure to stress the importance of choosing a school that was right for me, not just selling UMDNJ.

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What impressed you negatively?

My faculty interviewer was rude, acted bored and uninterested, and asked questions that tore apart my entire undergraduate career.

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What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

That interviewers may find negatives in parts of your application that you feel are positives.

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What are your general comments?

Overall negative - I left there feeling like I hadn't spoken of any of the positive things I have done, only defended myself for an hour.

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What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

No responses

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