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  • Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
  • Allopathic Medical School
  • Newark, NJ
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?

7 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

8 out of 10

Questions

How long was the interview?

55 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)?

"You can help people in different fields, why medicine?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What do you think about our healthcare?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

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

What was the most interesting question?

"What would you do if you couldn't fix a problem with a patient? (student interview question)" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"Why do your grades suck? (paraphrase)" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"SDN, school website, healthcare reading on wikipedia" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"The students" Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"Interviewer writing things down while I was talking, made it difficult to engage him." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"My interviewer was 100% for universal healthcare." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"Also a student interview if someone is available and you want to. Certain questions are required to be asked. Healthcare, family and family pressure are 3 that I remember." 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?

2-3 hours

What was your primary mode of travel?

Automobile

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

< $100

Where did you stay?

Friends or family

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

11/17/2008

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

9 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?

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?

6 out of 10

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

"Turn down the heat in the interview rooms." Report Response

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