Rutgers New Jersey Medical School Individual responses

⭐ Overall Impressions ▼

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

2 out of 10

How you think you did?

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How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

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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?

Do you have kids? (Followed by friendly advice not to put off having them and that it's perfectly possible, etc. The interviewer seemed like a very nice lady who was really interested in putting together a good class.)

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What made you decide to change careers? (Big change--my undergraduate work was in something completely different.)

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Why do you want to be a doctor?

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What was the most interesting question?

It was pretty by-the-numbers. Why do you want to be a doctor, why did you make the decision to change careers, how will you handle being in med school with a husband.

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What was the most difficult question?

As above, nothing really difficult. Because I'm a non-trad with an extensive work history, we spent most of the time going over my CV, and I would tell her about various parts.

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🤝 Interview Format and Logistics ▼

How long was the interview?

45 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?

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?

Looked over AMCAS application and the brochure they sent me. I made sure I knew the names of the governor and senators, but they didn't ask. ;-)

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What impressed you positively?

The interviewer and the first-year who was our tour guide were both very enthusiastic about the school, but also welcomed questions about the program and facilities and seemed happy to have questions asked. The interviewer was dealing with an awkward situation right before me--a student had been scheduled for an interview but the person who was to have conducted it wasn't there--and I thought she handled it well.

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What impressed you negatively?

This is, in the big picture, picayune, but they give you a voucher for the cafeteria for lunch and it isn't enough to buy it. Even if you just have a sandwich you wind up shelling out for the drink. Hardly something I'd dismiss the school over, but still...

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What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

I didn't expect to be going on the tour--I did one last June, so I took an interview slot in the middle of what was supposed to be the tour hour--but they delayed it, so I ended up on it. I'm glad I did it again, but it meant I was there about an hour longer than I'd thought.

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