How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

1 out of 10

How you think you did?

5 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

6 out of 10

How long was the interview?

35 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)?

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

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

"what kind of specialty are you interested in...if youve thought about that?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"how did you know you wanted to become a doctor instead of a researcher (ive had a fair amount of research experience)?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"tell me about your father (i had mentioned his influence in my personal statement)" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"web site etc" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"students all seemed very nice and happy, and in contrast to what i had heard, all claimed that columbia was really chill and not competitive/cut-throat" Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"how unbelievably obsessed everyone was with where the prospys went to undergrad. i definitely felt left out having not gone to an official ivy (and for gods sakes, i went to vassar...thats not that bad!)" Report Response

What are your general comments?

"a good school; although i definitely felt kind of wierd with all the people being so obsessed where we (the interviewees) went to undergrad. everyone was very nice and the interview itself was extremeely laid back with a very nice faculty member, but the overall feeling of the day was marred by people continually asking me where i went to undergrad. not sure i want to go to a place like that. " Report Response

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tourguide seem?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

8 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

In state

What was your total time spent traveling?

0-1 hour

What was your primary mode of travel?

Train or subway

About how much did you spend on room, food, and travel?

< $100

On what date did the interview take place?

10/05/2005

How do you rank this school among other schools to which you've applied?

6 out of 10

What is your ranking of this school's location?

6 out of 10

What is your ranking of this area's cultural life?

6 out of 10