How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

2 out of 10

How you think you did?

9 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

6 out of 10

How long was the interview?

45 minutes

Where did the interview take place?

At the school

How many people interviewed you?

2

What was the style of the interview?

One-on-one

What type of interview was it?

Open file

How did you prepare for the interview?

"had 4 interviews before it...i was sick of preparing so i did nothing :)" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"faculty and students some of the nicest i've met. i liked how the med campus was just a series of interconnected buildings including the hospital...it was just all continuous which was cool. the med students eat lunch in the hospital cafeteria during the week. the hospital seemed very nice. the proximity to NYC, Boston, Lake Placid, Canada is cool but I wonder how often you would utilize that as a med student. " Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"Albany, like everything you hear, is not so nice a town from what i saw although everyone doesn't seem to mind it and some even like it. what is saving is that it's only 2 hours from NYC but again how often would you really travel even that far during the school year. The school had a little bit of a back-uppy sort of feel but not really...Honestly not a bad school at all; Albany Med has a fine reputation in the area, the problem is it's location...Albany is very small, very cold, with little to do. " Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"That my interviewers would not ask me a single bioethics question...Wouldn't have stressed the morning of!" Report Response

What are your general comments?

"You get there either at 8:30 or lunch time, I had the morning session. There's bagels, danishes and coffee for you. Then you have a super brief school and even briefer fin aid presentation...Were not given a budget or even told tuition which was funny. Nothing really in that regard. The non-fin aid talk was mostly about the selection process...6500 apps, 630 interviews, 50/50 acceptance rate. You had two interviews one on one and the interviewers came and got you from admissions. MIne were with an MD and a PhD. The MD was the nicest most personable guy EVER, such a great interviewer. The PhD was very cool too, but he did most of the talking. Overall extremely low stress so don't believe for sure that you'll get grilled on ethics though you might...The 2nd year tour guides recounted stories but not a single member of my group experienced that. Then we had a nice little lunch and 4 2nd years were there, then they gave us a tour then the morning group left...The whole day would be reversed if you came at lunch time. The second years were among the coolest, most enthusiastic honest and normal students I've met thus far, really cool seeming people. 2 out of the 3, when asked how they chose Albany said they didn't have a choice...They still loved it but again I got the sense it was definately mid-low tier which I sooo don't care about anyway. Overall I was pleasantly surprised by the quality of the school (also the facilities are fine; 1/2 are very new looking, 1/2 are older looking) but the location in Albany was just as bad as what everyone says. Also, the school seemed VERY LIBERAL! Like people almost pushing a liberal agenda...But i Guess that's NY. You have a bioethics class that runs the entire year which is maybe why they push ethics so hard at interviews supposedly. The grading system wasn't really discussed, I think it's standard except with different terms...All I remember is you can get a G which means good (lol, i think that's a pass.) " Report Response

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?

Out of state

What was your total time spent traveling?

4-6 hours

What was your primary mode of travel?

Airplane

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

$301-$400

What airport did you use?

ALB

Where did you stay?

Hotel

How would you rate the hotel?

6 out of 10

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

Holiday Inn Express ALbany-Latham

Would you recommend the hotel?

yes

On what date did the interview take place?

10/27/2005

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

7 out of 10

What is your ranking of this school's location?

5 out of 10

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

4 out of 10