Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons Individual responses

⭐ Overall Impressions ▼

How did the interview impress you?

Negatively

What was the stress level of the interview?

6 out of 10

How you think you did?

No responses

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?

most questions were directly related to my file, which was fine. he did a good job, i think, fleshing out the details from it.

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where is home for you? (i think trying to figure out if i want to be in ny)

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you took courses after college? (way to read my file)

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What was the most interesting question?

about the origin of the research institute i currently do research at

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What was the most difficult question?

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🤝 Interview Format and Logistics ▼

How long was the interview?

50 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?

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?

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How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

No responses

How did you prepare for the interview?

No responses

What impressed you positively?

honestly, not that much. some of the students who came in to the waiting room for the free coffee were very friendly. also, the members of the admissions office staff were nice and helpful. students were in general very positive about columbia--they had a lot of pride

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What impressed you negatively?

my interviewer. i tried to keep a positive attitude, even though he was superlate for my interview, but he acted like he thought the interview was a waste of his time and only brightened up when i asked him about himself. also when i went to anatomy lecture, it was on reproductive organs, and although it may sound dumb, most of the class wasn't there but the kids who were there were giggling like they were in a 6th grade sex ed class--not really want you want from future doctors!

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What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

that it's hard to get a good picture of columbia from the interview--maybe take some time to explore on your own a little bit. there's no presentation or anything, you just walk in and wait, so i found that a little surprising.

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What are your general comments?

i think that i may not have gotten a very good view of the school. it was a very busy interview day--lots of kids in the waiting room, and i missed part of the tour. i had heard so many wonderful things about it, it had definitely been my first choice NY school, if not my first choice school, before the interview. i still think i'd be really happy there--some other people seemed to have really cool, friendly interviewers, and the students were very happy. they seemed friendly, but i definitely got the "on residency, docs will give you more respect just b/c you're from columbia, even if kids from state schools are smarter than you" spiel too. school pride is one thing, but acting proud you're benefiting from a name-brand education even if you don't deserve it was not very impressive. and all this from a 3rd year...

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What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

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