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  • Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
  • Allopathic Medical School
  • New York, NY
Overall Experience

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

4 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?

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)?

"Where do you see yourself in 15 years?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What do you want to know about Columbia?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What have you done for the past year?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"Do I feel that I would be competitive with the other students that have come from ivy-league schools?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"n/a" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"SDN, Brochure, website" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"The students. They all seemed to love Columbia." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"The variation in what each student is exposed to clinically in the first two years. My interviewer was an hour late." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"That the neighborhood is not as bad as people make it out to be on this site. It a largely Dominican Republic/Black neighborhood. This cultural diversity is primarily what the hospital so wonderful. Also the surrounding area is affordable." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"I was really impressed with the school. It is definitely atop pick for me." Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Student

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

11/04/2002

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