Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons Individual responses

⭐ Overall Impressions ▼

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

3 out of 10

How you think you did?

7 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

9 out of 10

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

9 out of 10

💬 Interview Questions ▼

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

Have you thought about what field of medicine you might like to end up in?

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Tell me about your research experience? (I talked about it in my app).

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Why Columbia / New York? (I'm OOS)

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What was the most interesting question?

Why do schools like high MCATs? (He proceeded to tell me that it was so they could brag to other schools).

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What was the most difficult question?

Are you and your wife planning on having children? Do you think New York is a good environment to raise kids in? (Honestly hadn't put too much thought into it before that).

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🤝 Interview Format and Logistics ▼

How long was the interview?

40 minutes

How many people interviewed you?

1

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?

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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?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

8 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

Out of state

What were your total hours spent traveling?

7+ hours

What was your primary mode of travel?

Airplane

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

$401-$500

What airport did you fly into?

LaGuardia for arrival / JFK on departure

Where did you stay?

With students at the school

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

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How would you rate the hotel?

5 out of 10

Would you recommend the hotel?

No responses

What is your ranking of this school's location?

8 out of 10

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

9 out of 10

What are your comments on where you stayed?

No responses

✅ Interview Preparation and Impressions ▼

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

9 out of 10

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

7 out of 10

How did you prepare for the interview?

Reviewed primary and secondary app

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What impressed you positively?

All the students that filtered in and out throughout the day seemed to be really happy.

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What impressed you negatively?

Sounds like the new building has some kinks that still need to be worked out, but nothing too major. Also the dorms where most of the MS1s live are not very nice at all.

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What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

That you have to purchase a metro card and then load money onto it if you want to ride the bus/subway. You can't just pay cash or use a credit card or anything when you go to get on.

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