How did the interview impress you?

Negatively

How you think you did?

3 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

8 out of 10

How long was the interview?

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

"all my questions were ''do you have any questions for me?''" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"none. (this was for the clinical health PHD, btw)" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"do you have any questions for me? over and over -- i thought i had bombed, because i was asked no questions about my application, and it really wierded me out. i did get in, though. " Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"read articles, bios, abstracts of my POI's, read all about program and read bios and interesting abstracts of other faculty, and of course practiced questions (for them, for me) and thought about my own application." Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"smart DT and students, partnership w/ AECOM, MPH training if wish, 3 years of externships. " Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"no tour, no meeting with other faculty, nothing. this is a great program, and it advertises itself horribly, and is talked about on the NYC interview in a somewhat negative way as a result. the students themselves seemed very smart and driven and happy (despite the lack of funding), but i made a real effort to search out people to talk to. needs a serious pr makeover." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"no chance to meet other faculty, no tour. i was surprised at these omissions (it was my first interview) and would have been more proactive about exploring the facilities and campus. also, express bus is $ and made me carsick, and subject to the vagaries of NYC traffic -- take the train!" Report Response

What are your general comments?

"the student was great, but the faculty interview left me feeling shaky and like i failed (even though i ended up getting in). is ultimately an excellent program, best health psych training save maybe rutgers, in the NYC area and an amazing access to AECOM and public health training, but has AWFUL marketing -- a program for the bold, enterprising, and self starters. " Report Response

How do you rank the facilities?

7 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

In state

What was your total time spent traveling?

2-3 hours

What was your primary mode of travel?

Other

On what date did the interview take place?

02/15/2008

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

9 out of 10

What is your ranking of this school's location?

6 out of 10

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

6 out of 10