How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

2 out of 10

How you think you did?

6 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

9 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)?

"how did you decide on med instead of research" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"what do you want to specialize in" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"what are your hobbies" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"nothing all that unusual....i had two interviewers. the first one asked me things like where i saw myself in ten years, what i wanted to specialize in and why, how i came to my decision of medicine and why not research (i have a lot of research background). the second one asked me about my extracurriculars and my time abroad etc. " Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"sdn, friends notes, website" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"pretty much everything. the three major things i didnt like were: 1) pretty much no problem-based learning 2) sinai hospital is private (im very interested in public hospitals)....they have a lot of public affiliates, but their main hosp is private 3) their md/mph program is crammed into four years. this might be good for some people, but im concerned that it will diminish the quality of both degrees (you have to cut your clinical electives to take mph courses)" Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"they have the best housing of any school ive been to yet. definitely the best of all the nyc schools. beautiful 4 or 6 person apts (with 2 and 3 bathrooms respectively) that are guaranteed for all four years. some are two floors and even have their own terraces. two blocks from central park. and only $550/month! (which for you non-new yorkers is super super cheap for that neighborhood)" Report Response

What are your general comments?

"great. definitely a very very impressive school. " Report Response

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tourguide seem?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

9 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

Out of 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?

10/25/2005

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

9 out of 10

What is your ranking of this school's location?

10 out of 10

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

10 out of 10