How did the interview impress you?

Negatively

What was the stress level of the interview?

2 out of 10

How you think you did?

5 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

2 out of 10

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 more about this activity you were involved in." Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Have you ever shadowed a physician or worked in an emergency department?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Why did you decide to teach/tutor?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"Why are you not doing anything medically related this year?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"Tell me more about your clinical experience. (This interviewer was really focused on clinical experience/research.)" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"Read SDN" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"The anatomy lab was great and really new." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"The school's location: it's in the middle of nowhere, and NYC is about a 45 minute train ride away. There is nothing to do, and it seems like the students are really stressed and just study all the time." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"If I had known that it was in the boonies, I wouldn't even have bothered to go for my interview." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"I hated the school. I felt like the environment wasn't supportive or helpful, and the students seemed to me to be really stressed. A lot of them had not gotten in anywhere else, so NYMC was literally their only choice. If I had known about this earlier, I would not have gone to the interview. The interview itself was not that stellar, since the researcher kept asking me about my clinical experience (or lack thereof). All the interviewers also ask if there are any red flags on your application, and the interview is blind, which I wasn't too fond of." Report Response

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tourguide seem?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

4 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

Out of state

What was your total time spent traveling?

2-3 hours

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?

01/08/2007

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

1 out of 10

What is your ranking of this school's location?

1 out of 10

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

1 out of 10