Positively
2 out of 10
8 out of 10
35 minutes
At the school
2
One-on-one
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"Why medicine?" Report Response | I was asked this question too
"Why should we accept you, what makes you unique?" Report Response | I was asked this question too
"Why did you choose your undergrad. school?" Report Response | I was asked this question too
"Do you ever get angry? (My innately bubbly and cheerful personality had apparently deceived them)" Report Response | I was asked this question too
"Tell me about your family... I have a shaky past with my family-but the interviewer was really receptive even though at first I was reserved with what I was saying. He really wanted to understand me from my past until present-and I didn't feel judged at all." Report Response | I was asked this question too
"Deep breathing, thought about how if they didn't REALLY want to meet me-I would not be interviewing (I'm not big [enough] on that whole confidence thing--but I felt absolutely great there), read up on HMOs/PPOs/POSs and other managed healthcare issues, reviewed my AMCAS, my secondary, and thought about how to really share myself and my experiences with them." Report Response
"The facilities are immaculate and state-of-the-art, the people (admin. and students) were not a bunch of Ivy-League eggheads, but rather intelligent, social, eclectic people who I really felt connected to." Report Response
"Nothing really about Cornell--just a few of the uptight, cutthroat people in my interview group (just 2 though)." Report Response
"How it would not be a stressful, intense, and traumatic experience. Also, I knew about PBL and that it was important to their curriculum-but not the the extent that it is there--it's a huge deal there. " Report Response
"As my first interview I think it was awesome. I hope all the schools I interview at are as welcoming as Cornell-wishful thinking. " Report Response
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