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  • Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University
  • Allopathic Medical School
  • Bronx, NY
Overall Experience

How did the interview impress you?

No change

What was the stress level of the interview?

8 out of 10

How you think you did?

7 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

8 out of 10

Questions

How long was the interview?

45 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)?

"What would I do if I had a patient who was 13yrs. old and pregnant. What would I do if I had a patient who was elderly and had cancer and refused chemo?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"You talked about the importance of healing and touch in your essays, that sounds like nurse's work. Are you sure you don't want to be a nurse? (this was said very provocatively, but in hindsight I think she was just trying to see how I'd react)" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Explain your low gpa, do you think you can handle med school work, what about your weakness in math? (I got grilled!)" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"What did I think of Dr. Kevorkian, and of him going on television? (I really know nothing about Kevorkian besides that he did assisted suicides, and had no idea about the tv question so I had to ask the interviewer for more info. All in all I think I was able to craft a good response about assisted suicide)." Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"Explain how you connect to being latina? (it was phrased VERY weirdly, I was unsure what she meant but I talked about everything I do that involves the Hispanic community)" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"SDN, my amcas app" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"anatomy labs, cheap nice housing across the street, enthusiasm of the students, 1st yrs lecture hall, student diversity and support for minority students." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"location (safe, but didn't click with me), library and computer lab was pretty sad...all of the offices seemed very small and old - honestly I felt kind of claustrophobic there, couldn't really explain it. " Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"my interviewer gave me a ton of hard questions! I didn't really prepare much for it since all the sdn feedback said it was chill." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"My interview experience was decent, the school's a great school but it's not for me." Report Response

Tour and Travel

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

Where did you stay?

With students at the school

How would you rate the hotel?

9 out of 10

Would you recommend the hotel?

yes

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

12/15/2005

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

8 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

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