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  • Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
  • Allopathic Medical School
  • Newark, NJ
Overall Experience

How did the interview impress you?

No change

What was the stress level of the interview?

5 out of 10

How you think you did?

8 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

7 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)?

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

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

"Why do you want to become a doctor" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What do you think about HMOs" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"What do you think about HMOs" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"SDN, talking with my mentor (neonatologist)" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"how integrated the med school is with the university hospital, which is bascially right next door. Also, students seems very comforatble with each other. seemed like a tight group. " Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"location! Newark sucks. But the school is built so that the med school, the hospital, the parking garages and the new dorms are all connected so you never have to leave the building!" Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"Interviewing faculty member is not part of the admissions committee. " Report Response

What are your general comments?

"The interview was very relaxed. I was pretty nervous going in but the doc I interviewed with was pretty chilled out, and he was on the younger side, so that helped. It was mostly conversational and he didn't grill me on any one thing." 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?

Automobile

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

< $100

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

01/20/2006

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

7 out of 10

What is your ranking of this school's location?

4 out of 10

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

6 out of 10

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