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

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

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?

50 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 about your research?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What is comparative politics? (I'm a political science major)" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What made you decide to become a doctor?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"The questions were all pretty standard." Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"Again, the questions were all pretty standard." Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"SDN, MSAR, nytimes.com for the current events of the health insurance debacle, my AMCAS application." Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"The facilities look refurbished, clinical experience possible starting in the 1st year, housing close to the school." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"The "beautiful" city of Newark. " Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"That parking and traffic wouldn't be too bad. That my interviewer didn't ask me about any details of the U.S health care system, or any h.c. system for that matter." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"I've read people's experience here in past interviews. From what I saw, they really listened to the interviewees comments and fixed some things to make the day somewhat more structured, and the tour covered the interesting areas like the E.R. and the anatomy lab." Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tourguide seem?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

9 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

Where did you stay?

Friends or family

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

08/20/2009

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?

3 out of 10

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

5 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?

9 out of 10

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

"None really. The process was pretty smooth." Report Response

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