Newark, NJ
Allopathic Medical Schools | Public Non-Profit
Application Cycle: 2009-10
⭐ Overall Impressions
How do you rank the facilities?
7 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?
9 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
What is your ranking of this school's location?
10 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
How is the friendliness of the admissions office?
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
How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?
5 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
💬 Interview Questions
What is one of the specific questions they asked you?
Do you understand Obama's health care reform bill?
What was the most interesting question?
What was one thing you would change about your past/record? (I'm a non-traditional with a tainting first semester of undergrad)
What was the most difficult question?
What specifically about being a physician, because my interviewer kept giving me examples of other careers that would also sort of encompass what I was saying.
✅ 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?
3 out of 10
0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress
How you think you did?
5 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?
As a non-traditional I have a longer path to this point so I diagramed it, and thought about key points for each time period that I definitely wanted the person to know.
What impressed you positively?
Everything. Newark is so close to NYC and has great transit and UMDNJ/Rutgers has a great shuttle bus. I'm from NYC, and not needing a car is VERY important to me.
What impressed you negatively?
Nothing.
What did you wish you had known ahead of time?
N/A
📍 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
How would you rate the hotel?
5 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
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