How did the interview impress you?

No change

What was the stress level of the interview?

3 out of 10

How you think you did?

9 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

4 out of 10

How long was the interview?

30 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?

Open file

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

"Why Einstein?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Tell me about X experience? This repeated several times with different parts of my application..." Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Do you have any questions for me?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"Why Einstein?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"Nothing too difficult, it was pretty conversational." Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"Reviewed school's literature." Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"There are obviously a lot of smart people here with a lot of exciting research. The student housing is a nice perk. I also like the medical spanish emphasis they have, extre appropriate since the Bronx has such a large Spanish-speaking population." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"The facilities I saw were a little sad looking. The location was not ideal - still the downside of the city (parking, cost of living, etc.), with not a lot of the perks (bars nearby, subway). It took me a solid hour and $5 to get from Manhattan. Also, the tour guides were not very excited about it, he spent most of his time looking at his watch and telling us what he was missing." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"How remote the Bronx can be without a subway nearby. How much I just don't really think living in New York is my thing." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"The interview was the best part of the day. It was in the lab/office of my interviewer, with some students doing research milling around. The only curveball was renovation to a room next door, leaving my interviewer and I to shout at one another a couple times. My interview was the first part of the day - kind of a different approach, but nice to have any pressure out of the way. Actually, I felt pretty bad for the other people who arrived first thing in the morning with me. The admissions people were late, leaving one student to find out he was already 15 minutes late to his interview by the time he got his packet. I don't want to sound overly negative because it was a good interview, but the approach of the admissions was a little off-putting." Report Response

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tourguide seem?

Discouraging

How do you rank the facilities?

4 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?

JFK

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?

Hostel in Manhattan

Would you recommend the hotel?

yes

On what date did the interview take place?

11/15/2006

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

3 out of 10

What is your ranking of this school's location?

4 out of 10

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

6 out of 10