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  • Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
  • Allopathic Medical School
  • New York, NY
Overall Experience

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

2 out of 10

Questions

How long was the interview?

30 minutes

Where did the interview take place?

At the school

How many people interviewed you?

1

What was the style of the interview?

One-on-one

What type of interview was it?

Open file

What is one of the specific questions they asked you (question 1)?

"question related to my work experience " Report Response | I was asked this question too

What is one of the specific questions they asked you (question 2)?

"why do you want to come to Columbia? " Report Response | I was asked this question too

What is one of the specific questions they asked you (question 3)?

"where else are you applying? " Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"Nothing was really interesting" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"None were really difficult! " Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"read sdn, interview feedback. browsed columbia's site. " Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"quality of clincal experience seems awesome. love ny. " Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"some students seemed a little immature. the location in washington heights sucked. on the way to the subway station i got stares and catcalls from random guys loitering the streets, and no i'm not *that* good looking :) " Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"location in washington heights..." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"Very laid back interview. the day is very unstructured and they don't really do much to sell the school. some students dart in and out and talk about how much they love the school. one of the students seemed really cool. others kept talking about how they got wasted each weekend. dunno, i'm not really into all that anymore (even though, yes, it IS New York.) they didn't have any presentations, speeches by deans or organized tours. our tour guide was a very nervous student who seemed to be pretending to be someone he wasn't. my interview was truly laid back and started on a really positive note--the interviewer said she was "impressed" w/my file! i liked the school, but the location was a terrible problem. i don't know if i could handle that for 4 years. " Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Student

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

09/21/2003

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