How many people interviewed you?
| Response Average | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 2.42 | 24 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Positively | 21 |
| Negatively | 3 |
| No change | 1 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 3.56 | 25 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 6.60 | 25 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 6.96 | 25 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| In Person | 0 |
| Virtual | 1 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 5 minutes | 0 |
| 10 minutes | 1 |
| 15 minutes | 0 |
| 20 minutes | 0 |
| 25 minutes | 0 |
| 30 minutes | 4 |
| 35 minutes | 8 |
| 40 minutes | 2 |
| 45 minutes | 2 |
| 50 minutes | 2 |
| 55 minutes | 0 |
| 60+ minutes | 4 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| At the school | 23 |
| At a regional location | 0 |
| At another location | 0 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| One-on-one | 23 |
| In a group | 0 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Open file | 21 |
| Closed file | 2 |
| Response Average | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 2.42 | 24 |
"Why Hofstra? Why do you want to live here? ("I thought everyone from California wanted to stay in California")"
"Why I would want to leave my home state for Long Island"
"Tell me about XYZ (AMCAS activities)."
"Why do you want to go to hofstra"
"Why do you want to be a doctor?"
"Explain your GPA slump"
"Tell me your thoughts on Obama care."
"What was your high school GPA? Why didn't you do as well in undergrad?"
"tell me about (specific event in personal statement)?"
"Biggest Weakness"
"Asked me about some B's that I received in my sophomore year."
"Ever have to lie"
"Why did you choose to go out of state for college?"
"What is the best idea you have had?"
"Why medicine?"
"What makes you a good fit for the new curriculum?"
"Tell me about an ethical dilema you faced in your life? How did you handle it?"
"Why medicine?"
"Why Hofstra? Do you think you will do well with our curriculum?"
"Tell me about your research"
"What other schools are you interviewing at?"
"Do you think you will learn well with our style of curriculum?"
"Tell me about a challenge you overcame"
"Explain bad grade."
"What were your SAT scores? That's great, why didn't you do as well in undergrad?"
"where do you see yourself in 10 years?"
"Strength"
"Who is your hero?"
"How did I adjust to being back in America after being abroad for a long time."
"Asked about healthcare reform"
"Why did you pick your research?"
"Were you ever involved with any direct planning of programs?"
"What do you like about the curriculum?"
"What was the biggest challenge you have overcome in your life?"
"How have your parents (they are doctors) affected your decision to become a doctor?"
"Describe a time where you were trying to do the right thing but came out seeming like a bad guy."
"Tell me about yourself"
"Why didn't you re-take the MCATS?"
"Why would you attend hofstra?"
"What specialty do you want to do?"
"What sort of research do you do?"
"What do you do for fun?"
"Explain X grade, explain Y grade, explain Z grade. Interviewer would not let up on conversation regarding grades."
"explain this bad grade"
"What is the best idea you've ever had?"
"What is one time where you had to work with someone who disagreed with you or was difficult and how did you manage?"
"Do you know what the curriculum here emphasizes?"
"Tell me about yourself."
"What area of medicine are you interested in?"
"Scenarios: 1) Patient who wants an abortion 2) Patient at end stages of life and partner wants to pull the plug and kids dont. what do you do?"
"Specific experiences--tell me about that?"
"Why do you think you'd attend Hofstra if you got in?"
"Worst day of your life?"
"I see you've done so many ECs, so then, who is the real you? What's your mission/passion in life?"
"where do you see yourself in 10 years?"
"Tell me about a challenge with an ethical dilema?"
"What would you do if someone in a group project falsified data?"
"What is the best idea you have had?"
"How would your best friend describe you?"
"What challenges may arise with the new curriculum?"
"What course throughout university did you enjoy most?"
"The ethical MMI questions"
"Tell me about a time where you had difficulty working with others. How did you handle it?"
"Tell me about a time when you demonstrated your ability to make a decision in a high pressure situation while acting as a leader."
"Why do you think your project is worthwhile?"
"Thoughts on healthcare system today."
"Tell me about a time when your opinion wasn't welcome and what did you do about it."
"explain this bad grade. Most of the interview was conversational though."
"What is the best idea you've ever had?"
"Describe a situation in which you showed leadership."
"Question about my B's because I didn't have a tragdy or something happen."
"Did I ever have to lie"
"What is the best idea you have had?"
"What do you wish you would have done better in your life?"
"Why should we choose you for the inaugural class?"
"How will your religous studies (I am Jewish) affect they way you treat patients"
"Looked up practice MMI questions, SDN, Reddit"
"Mock MMI, reviewing application, reading Hofstra website"
"Sdn, mock interviews, etc."
"Read SDN page and school website"
"I read over my application more than a few times and really made sure that I could speak at great length about anything an interviewer could ask me about. Additionally, I researched the school quite extensively, read the student manual, and spent an hour chatting with an MS4 over the phone."
"Read SDN, reviewed my application, looked at the website"
"Practice interviews and read questions."
"SDN and Hofstra's website"
"SDN, school website, reviewing answers for common interview questions"
"SDN, schools website"
"SDN and website"
"Prepared answers for standard questions and reviewed the school's curriculum/philosophy."
"Went over the curriculum, pre-answered some common questions"
"Looked at SDN"
"Studied the website and prepared for interview questions."
"Research the school, practice"
"Mock interviews."
"reviewed my application, reviewed current topics in healthcare reform, heavily reviewed the school's website"
"The school is very receptive to feedback"
"The passion about the unique curriculum. The amount of clinical exposure. The Step 1 performance. The responsiveness of the administration to student feedback. The diversity of the patients because serves Queens."
"Curriculum and school culture blew me away without a doubt. Ended up really seeing myself there"
"The facilities were really nice -- the anatomy lab especially was modern and high-tech!"
"Everyone I met at Hofstra, from faculty to students, truly loved the school. The curriculum is modern, impressive, and well thought out. You get clinical exposure starting week 1, and (what I love best) much of your learning is self-guided and in teams. Look up the PEARLS curriculum, and you can't but help be impressed. The ratio of faculty to students is ~5:1. That's a top tier ratio, and this school is looking to be an academic & clinical powerhouse in the next 10 years. They are a rising school, and, from the students that I met that they have recruited, they clearly are on the rise. On a final note, their student lounge was on point... and only students (and not faculty) have access, so it's a truly safe space to just hang."
"The new Cirriculum"
"The curriculum seems very innovative. All of the students were very happy to be there. The program seems to be a huge success re: board scores, medical community response to the students during residency applications."
"The admissions staff and curriculum."
"Everything. Especially the curriculum."
"Administration is very open and the curriculum has a lot of early patient exposure. Also, light breakfast was provided, which is always appreciated and doesn't happen at all schools."
"The new curriculum sounds very well thought out and unique. I liked the EMT training to start off with and the lots of early clinical experince. The school is brand new and beautiful. The faculty seemed really dedicated to making Hofstra a great school."
"The curriculum and energy of the admissions staff."
"facilities, friendliness of staff and students, curriculum"
"Very new and nice facilities. Students get ALOT of resources compared to other schools. Faculty and staff are very straightforward and clearly care about developing and excellent curriculum and atmosphere for their students.Many students chose Hofstra over other equally or better "standing" schools."
"New facilities, curriculum, and ample clinical exposure"
"New facilities, friendly staff, got to see a cadaver/mini anatomy lesson"
"The dean of the medical school came down to meet us."
"Amazing staff and resources"
"New facilities, nice staff."
"facilities, friendliness of staff,"
"The location (!!). Students described not always feeling like they knew how well they are doing in courses and wish there was more feedback (there are very few assessments). The way that everything is a drive away. The sense that the school wasn't very motivated by a social mission/serving the underserved (staffs uses terms like "illegal immigrants" instead of "undocumented," ect) which was surprising because they brag about learning from the diverse population of Queens."
"Nothing at all"
"The lack of structure of the curriculum (no textbooks, students need to find their own resources for classes, etc)"
"The students mentioned that the neighborhood is kind of a dead zone for nightlife. That being said, you're a half hour away from the beach. I would trade a day at the beach for a hundred nights in a club."
"They seemed to do GOod cop/bad cop and one interviewer was extremely aggressive"
"I had 2 interviews - a "good cop, bad cop". I was asked where else I was interviewing, which I found distasteful. My "bad cop" interviewer made some inappropriate comments relating to something in my personal statement. I also did not like that they had someone from the admissions office come with the group on our tour. The med student who was giving the tour could not be honest with someone from admissions standing right there the whole time. I disliked that students do not have a true anatomy lab experience. Med students do not get to do dissections, instructors dissect everything for you."
"I really got the impression there was a big drinking culture."
"A lot of wasted time."
"Nothing. Everything was great."
"Students seemed nervous about the way medicine is taught (very little formal schooling, a lot of self-directed learning). There is a requirement to have a car here, administration made that very clear and not everyone may be enthusiastic about that. Also, admissions gave the illusion that most people would hear back in March when the reality is that accepted people will hear before then and only waitlist and rejected applicants will hear back in March (true, that IS the majority, but applicants were told that not getting an immediate acceptance didn't mean no acceptance at all, which wasn't the case)."
"not much"
"Small medical school building, and distance from hospitals."
"location isn't ideal"
"Students had not taken boards yet so no actual metric to see if the curriculum works or not."
"It is a new school, so the students are like Guinea pigs, extra curricular activities are not fully developed, and everything else that comes along with a new school"
"Distance to clinical learning center from main campus"
"This was a very long interview."
"N/A"
"nothing"
"The MMI is right in the beginning which was very nice"
"Expect curveball questions where you have to give examples of how you struggle on a team, etc."
"I wish the the special video they should us during the interview was available on their youtube channel. It made me tear up. It was fantastically done."
"Show up at least 30 minutes prior to the listed "arrive time." that's actually the start time."
"Bring a book."
"Which interviewer was open file which was closed file."
"The interviews were right after the dean's talk. Maybe it was just my interview experience but it seemed like a good cop, bad cop situation. Also, your interviewer can go past the time allotted (of course my "bad cop" was the one who grilled me way past the time). Mine went way over and once I got back to the group they were in the middle of the next presentation."
"theres a bus trip in the middle of the day to the simulation center (40 mins round trip) but the simulation center is really awesome"
"Interviewer's names"
"The weather forecast"
"All the ins and outs of the curriculum"
"I really liked the idea of the school (clinical experience, unique curriculum, normal-seeming students) but was very disappointed by the location"
"Super positive experience here. Hofstra definitely seems like a school invested to their students' success and their curriculum approach is definitely very unqiue!"
"I would be ecstatic if I went to Hofstra next year. Can't say enough positive things about the curriculum and the students."
"A great school, i left much more impressed than i was when i started."
"Absolutely loved Hofstra. Very excited about their curriculum and the students seem very happy."
"Lots of questions up in the air for the students about their future at such a new place but overall it seems like administration cares about their success."
"Was a great interview day, very relaxed and fun."
"Great school, my #1 choice. REALLY want to be a part of optimizing a new medical school curriculum."
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Student | 14 |
| Faculty member | 0 |
| Admissions staff | 9 |
| Other | 0 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Enthusiastic | 21 |
| Neutral | 1 |
| Discouraging | 0 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 7.96 | 24 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| In state | 10 |
| Out of state | 10 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 0-1 hour | 8 |
| 2-3 hours | 1 |
| 4-6 hours | 4 |
| 7+ hours | 7 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Airplane | 6 |
| Automobile | 7 |
| Train or subway | 4 |
| Other | 1 |
LGA
JFK
LaGuardia
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| At school facility | 0 |
| With students at the school | 0 |
| Friends or family | 4 |
| Hotel | 5 |
| Home | 8 |
| Other | 1 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| < $100 | 10 |
| $101-$200 | 1 |
| $201-$300 | 1 |
| $301-$400 | 0 |
| $401-$500 | 2 |
| $501+ | 2 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 7.24 | 25 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 5.00 | 25 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 4.88 | 25 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 7.68 | 25 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 8.28 | 25 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 6.64 | 25 |
"I wish I could have learned more about student programs. I think they spent a lot of time diving into the minutia of the curriculum but I wanted to learn more about what it was like to live in the area and student happiness. I was disappointed by the sense that the school was not very interested in the mission of serving the underserved/social justice ("we aren't here to solve the primary care crisis")"
"Don't imply that we can email and you want to be as open as possible about the process and where we are ranked and then give vague responses when we email you. Don't do the good cop/bad cop interview"
"None really, everyone was great!"
"Don't give the illusion that most people will hear back in March when the reality is that accepted people will hear before then and only waitlist and rejected applicants will hear back in March (true, that is the majority, but applicants were told that not getting an immediate acceptance didn't mean no acceptance at all, which wasn't the case)."
"Don't keep us waiting so long post interview. Interview day was great."
"Not much, just a very hectic interview day"
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