How did the interview impress you?

No change

What was the stress level of the interview?

3 out of 10

How long was the interview?

50 minutes

Where did the interview take place?

At another location

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 medicine? " Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"How do you think the face of health care is changing?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Why don't you continue your successful research career and get your PHD? " Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"The applcant pool for med school is changing (more women and minorities), how will this changethe face of medicine?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"Since you applied to med school before and did not get in, why should we accept you this year?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"Read SDN, about school" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"The hospitals are huge and impressive but you only get to see them if your interview is in one. There is a research requirement for med students, I thought that was unique." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"Housing is horrible. Everyone lives on campus in what is basically a dorm. It is cheap, but I would never live in those dorms. You have to share them and it reminded me too much of freshman year of college. " Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"Students live in dorms, the Bronx is bad." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"There was no presentation given from the admissions office. I didn't even get a pamphlet about the school. So really, I learned nothing about the school. The living situation is bad and there were no tours of any hospitals. The actual intervew was laid back and low stress." Report Response

Who was the tour given by?

Student

On what date did the interview take place?

11/18/2003