Hempstead, NY
Allopathic Medical Schools | Private Non-Profit
Application Cycle: 2018-19
⭐ Overall Impressions
How do you rank the facilities?
5 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?
4 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
How do you rank this school among other schools to which you've applied?
7 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
What is your ranking of this school's location?
1 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?
1 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?
7 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
💬 Interview Questions
What is one of the specific questions they asked you?
Why Hofstra? Why do you want to live here? ("I thought everyone from California wanted to stay in California")
✅ Interview Preparation and Impressions
How long was the interview?
10 minutes
How did the interview impress you?
Negatively ☹️
How many people interviewed you?
7
What was the stress level of the interview?
7 out of 10
0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress
How you think you did?
4 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?
Mock MMI, reviewing application, reading Hofstra website
What impressed you positively?
The passion about the unique curriculum. The amount of clinical exposure. The Step 1 performance. The responsiveness of the administration to student feedback. The diversity of the patients because serves Queens.
What impressed you negatively?
The location (!!). Students described not always feeling like they knew how well they are doing in courses and wish there was more feedback (there are very few assessments). The way that everything is a drive away. The sense that the school wasn't very motivated by a social mission/serving the underserved (staffs uses terms like "illegal immigrants" instead of "undocumented," ect) which was surprising because they brag about learning from the diverse population of Queens.
What did you wish you had known ahead of time?
The MMI is right in the beginning which was very nice
What are your general comments?
I really liked the idea of the school (clinical experience, unique curriculum, normal-seeming students) but was very disappointed by the location
What are your suggestions for the admissions office?
I wish I could have learned more about student programs. I think they spent a lot of time diving into the minutia of the curriculum but I wanted to learn more about what it was like to live in the area and student happiness. I was disappointed by the sense that the school was not very interested in the mission of serving the underserved/social justice ("we aren't here to solve the primary care crisis")
📍 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?
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?
JFK
Where did you stay?
Hotel
What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?
Marriott
How would you rate the hotel?
5 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
Would you recommend the hotel?
No
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