How did the interview impress you?

Negatively

What was the stress level of the interview?

5 out of 10

How long was the interview?

30 minutes

Where did the interview take place?

At the school

How many people interviewed you?

2

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)?

"tell me about yourself" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"what do you want out of cornell" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"why should cornell accept you?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"do you know what the tuition was when i attended medical school?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"why should cornell accept you?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"read SDN, AMCAS, Cornell website" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"the amount of money the school has for sponsoring research abroad. that, and NYC." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"everything else. " Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"morning interviews might be better - you'd get more time to go on the tour, instead of rushing off to your 2.00 interview." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"PBL might suit some people, but the amount of emphasis that cornell placed on the program and the grading policy (very subjective, 30% of final) were very unappealing to me. there are "quizzes" every 2 weeks, which are essentially 45min tests. housing is subsidized and cheap, but not very nice. the students in general were not overly positive about the school - several complained about courses, and it seemed like few people did much outside of studying. the interviews themselves were very odd. the first one went very slowly (i got the impression that the person was very bitter for some reason). the second one was more confrontational and not very friendly. the whole atmosphere seemed very cold and competitive." Report Response

Who was the tour given by?

Student

On what date did the interview take place?

10/28/2003