Positively
6 out of 10
8 out of 10
9 out of 10
45 minutes
At the school
2
One-on-one
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"Tell me about yourself." Report Response | I was asked this question too
"Why Cornell?" Report Response | I was asked this question too
"Haven't you done enough for others? Why do you want to help people so much? (This was the stressful interviewer.)" Report Response | I was asked this question too
"Why are there so many homeless youth? (In regards to my work with the homeless)" Report Response | I was asked this question too
"Do you have any questions for me? This should not have been a difficult question, but my interviewer was basically toying with me and his other interviewees, and contradicting everything we said, so I had to think really carefully before coming up with an answer." Report Response | I was asked this question too
"This website." Report Response
"New York is amazing. The classrooms and hospital were beautiful, and the students seem really happy. The first year living is small but CHEAP! There is a Shabbat Elevator at the hospital, so that observant Jews can get to the top floors while observing Jewish law on Saturdays. It sounds like pretty much every department at Cornell is awesome. Some previous poster on this site said that Cornell doesn't have a good neuro program, but I was told that the neuro program was awesome. In fact, there is a whole Brain and Mind class in the second year, which accompanies a very long anatomy section on head and neck. The PBL-based curriculum is great, and almost all lectures are webcast." Report Response
"One of my interviewers grilled myself and the other kids he interviewed like crazy, and seemed to just want to make us defend ourselves. It was exhausting." Report Response
"That housing is subsidized at Cornell, and I could live in New York for $500-700 per month!" Report Response
"The interview day is very short. I arrived at 9:30 and was done by 2:30, leaving plenty of time for exploring the city. I had a great, but short, first interview, and a really stressful second interview with a guy who put me on the defensive with every activity, and even pretended to be bored with my responses at one point. The best defense was to joke back, which I did frequently, and I'm hoping that was the right choice. It was a relief to know that he had done this to other interviewees as well. Don't let it scare you though, everyone else said they had a very relaxed experience. The lunch and tour were great. The tour was actually very thorough. The anatomy room doesn't smell at all, and there are flatscreen TVs everywhere so that if someone finds something interesting on a cadaver, everyone can see. Overall, an amazing school!" Report Response
Student
Enthusiastic
9 out of 10
Out of state
7+ hours
Airplane
$101-$200
Friends or family
10 out of 10
yes
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