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

What was the stress level of the interview?

1 out of 10

How you think you did?

10 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)?

"Why NJMS? Why NJ?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Have you received other interviews?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Tell me about your experience with <insert AMCAS activity> and how does it relate to your desire to go to medical school?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"How did you feel about <certain incident> described in your personal statement." Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"Explain this discrepancy in your grades." Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"Looked at NJMS website, SDN, personal statement, reviewed medical ethics information." Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"The faculty, staff and students were very friendly. There were a lot of students around because of poster display and they were welcoming and helpful." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"The cafeteria was hard to locate and access." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"The interviewer was very conversational and really tried to sell the school to me. I was impressed by my interviewer's candidedness and warmth. I was hit by any hard questions and he really eased me into the conversation." Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tourguide seem?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

7 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?

11/12/2007

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?

7 out of 10

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

7 out of 10

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

10 out of 10

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

10 out of 10

How eco-friendly are the school's application materials and interview process?

7 out of 10

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