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  • New York Medical College
  • Allopathic Medical School
  • Valhalla, NY
Overall Experience

How did the interview impress you?

No change

What was the stress level of the interview?

1 out of 10

How you think you did?

10 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

6 out of 10

Questions

How long was the interview?

45 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?

Closed file

What is one of the specific questions they asked you (question 1)?

"tell me about your family?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"what are you involved in extracurricularly?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"are there any red flags on your application?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"we spoke a lot about my thesis, and she asked some really interesting questions." Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"questions about medical experiences preceeding college (who does anything more than volunteering in a hospital, really? they don't let you do much more) it was kinda annoying." Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"this site, previous interviews" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"as others say, the anatomy lab is really nice. i also LOVED the children's hospital." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"the structure of their curriculum, the fact that only 1/2 the class attends lectures first year, and only 1/4 the second year, that they practice on each other and not on standardized patients, the location" Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"that they had a brand new children's hospital" Report Response

What are your general comments?

"the day starts with a very short presentation by the director of admissions, and then a 4th year student came in and quickly summarized the curriculum and waited for questions, but there weren't any, then there was a financial aid presentation. i had my interview with a pediatrician, and then went over to the children's hospital on my own with free time. we went as a group to meet the tour guides in their lecture building, wen't on a tour, and then ate lunch." Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tourguide seem?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

8 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

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

11/17/2005

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?

2 out of 10

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

1 out of 10

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