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  • New York University Grossman School of Medicine
  • Allopathic Medical School
  • New York, 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?

8 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

9 out of 10

Questions

How long was the interview?

25 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)?

"I see that you're of religion X, Y, Z. Where is your family originally from? (a bit strange but ok - I went with it)" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Why do you want to be a doctor?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What research experience have you done?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"The one about my family and being a member of religion X, Y, Z (non-christian) at a christian school for undergrad." Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"None" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"SDN, Read schools website - it was my 5th interview so I didnt really prep toooooooooo much." Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"Its NYU! It's in NYC, the hospital is huge and according to the MS1 tourguide, you can see the rarest diseases in the world there. Did I mention that it's in NYC?" Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"THe Dorms...........Shared bathrooms for both men and women? Are we back in undergrad all of a sudden? Rent is 600 a month tho. Cant beat that in the city." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"How short my 25 minute interview was gonna be. I flew back from a country half way across the world for less than 30 minutes worth of interview time. My interviewer also didnt even read my file so there were awkward silences while he read things off the file and then asked about them. But hey, I got in so it must have gone well." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"NYU is very laid back. Just relax, be yourself, and you'll do fine." Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tourguide seem?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

9 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

Out of state

What was your total time spent traveling?

7+ hours

What was your primary mode of travel?

Airplane

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

$501+

What airport did you use?

JFK

Where did you stay?

Hotel

How would you rate the hotel?

8 out of 10

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

I cant remember. One of the suggested ones from th

Would you recommend the hotel?

yes

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

01/28/2007

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?

10 out of 10

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

10 out of 10

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

8 out of 10

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

7 out of 10

How eco-friendly are the school's application materials and interview process?

10 out of 10

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

"I recieved an interview invite 2 weeks before the deadline of January 31st. I had to book a flight f" Report Response

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