How did the interview impress you?

Negatively

What was the stress level of the interview?

2 out of 10

How you think you did?

10 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

2 out of 10

How long was the interview?

25 minutes

Where did the interview take place?

At the school

How many people interviewed you?

3

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 get involved in podiatry?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Why NYCPM over the other pod schools?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What do you do in your free time?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"How should my daughter get involved in community volunteer activities?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"Why NYCPM? (It is hard to answer when you do not really have a desire to go there)" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"Wrote down a few questions to ask the interviewers." Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"Clinic quite busy with a lot of diversity, 2 month senior surgical rotation in Israel, relatively close (subway ride) away from the cool hangouts of New York City, diverse student body" Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"The school probably has the worst "campus" of the 8 podiatry schools. It is one run-down building and that's it. Basement anatomy lab and dorm-room sized gym. It is not located in a nice part of New York but neither is Columbia Med/Dental school either. Students did not seem very impressive and the large majority I met went to NYCPM just because its located in new york city. There is no true vision for the podiatry program unlike DMU and AZPOD. The school is independent and not affiliated with a university...same with OCPM. People can say they are affiliated with columbia and NYU but having a few teachers come to nycpm does not count. I mean TRUE affiliations like Temple University with Temple pod, des moines university with CPMS, scholl with rosalind franklin, etc. The president/CEO is just some old businessman with no relation to podiatry. Very few externships (just increased to 4 THIS year) and it seems they keep you working at the nycpm clinics for much of your clinical years. Overall, I think out of the schools I visited - all 8 - NYCPM was the least impressive. Only Barry came close to taking the cake." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"Nothing really, I did not expect too much going to NYCPM." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"Very quick day which was a good thing (less than 3 hours). I was really glad to get out of that dump. I did not feel comfortable at NYCPM and could never see myself as a student there." Report Response

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tourguide seem?

Neutral

How do you rank the facilities?

2 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?

09/27/2007

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

2 out of 10

What is your ranking of this school's location?

3 out of 10

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

5 out of 10