How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

4 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)?

"What led you on the path toward medicine?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Tell me hope you ended at the college where you received your BS degree." Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Do you have any questions about Cornell?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"See most difficult" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"Being from a different country, what insights can you give me on Health care in the US?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"School's website, SDN, AMCAS application, secondary applications (for all schools applied to)" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"The PBL curriculum, the international rotation, the connection to places like Sloan-Kettering, the 24 hour rooms for viewing slides and problem solving, etc. The students were nice and pretty helpful. The Dean of Admissions was very cool." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"The tour wasn't great (novice students) and the housing for single 1st year students is an extremely small dorm room where you share a bathroom with one other person and one kitchen per floor. As an older student, I was appalled. The building that holds these dorms is very old with an icky common room and a gross work out room in the basement but it's cheap. If you can stand it for a year, you can move into an apartment as a 2nd year." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"That taxis are difficult to get when it's really cold following a warm day. It took me over 30 mins to get one and with traffic, another 30 minutes to get to the school from Penn Station." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"Cornell was wonderful. Except for the single student living quarters I would choose it in an instant." Report Response

Who was the tour given by?

Student

On what date did the interview take place?

11/25/2003