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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

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?

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)?

"Has there been a time when you struggled with something? How did you overcome it?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What kind of things do you do in your research?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What can I tell you about Sinai?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"Has there been a time when you struggled with something? How did you overcome it?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"Has there been a time when you struggled with something? How did you overcome it?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"Reread secondary app" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"The people were so friendly and enthusiastic. Even the financial aid guy was hilarious." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"It was a cold day and we had to go outside for part of the tour-- they should have warned us to bring our coats!" 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?

Out of state

What was your total time spent traveling?

2-3 hours

What was your primary mode of travel?

Airplane

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

$101-$200

What airport did you use?

Laguardia

Where did you stay?

Friends or family

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

11/18/2008

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

4 out of 10

What is your ranking of this school's location?

9 out of 10

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

10 out of 10

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

5 out of 10

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

8 out of 10

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

5 out of 10

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