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  • Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
  • Allopathic Medical School
  • New York, NY
Overall Experience

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

1 out of 10

How you think you did?

8 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

9 out of 10

Questions

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)?

"see above" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"One of my interviews was completely conversational... not one question was even asked. " Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"Thre were no difficult questions... for my first interview, the interviewer just asked me about various things in my file." Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"I drank coffee. The interview day starts at 8:30 am. AH!" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"The Morechand Center and the human simulator were really cool! It seemed that they would complement the curriculum really well. Also, the students were very excited to be going to school at MSSM. Also, the director of admissions was very nice, comforting and knowledgable. She gave the first med school powerpoint presentation I've seen that wasn't completely useles. All in all, it was a great interview day." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"Though the 12th floor is apparently being renovated, right now it appears a little shoddy. The anatomy lab looks like it could get crowded and the lecture room looks like it could get pretty cramped after a 2 hour lecture. " Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"I don't really wish that I had known this ahead of time, but I'll use this spot to talk about Aron Hall. In terms of housing, I don't think that it gets much better than Aron Hall. Its pretty spacious (for Manhattan) and really cheap (again, for Manhattan). Also, its only 2 blocks from the med. school." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"The day begins a little early at 8:30 am. But don't worry, after the interviews there is a financial aid presentation... I usually take that time to hit the snooze. The tour was well organazed" Report Response

Tour and Travel

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?

Automobile

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

< $100

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

02/23/2006

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?

10 out of 10

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

10 out of 10

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