"The way they operate with admissions/waitlist decisions is very confusing. When I inquired about when I would hear about more admissions decisions/waitlist status, the office was very rude and in the end just stopped responding to emails. They basically refused to answer my questions. Thankfully a very friendly student during the interview day had provided her email and she was of great help." More from this Member | Report Response

"Maybe give more detailed directions to get to the admissions office, such as go to the thirteenth floor and turn right at the T intersection once you exit the elevator" More from this Member | Report Response

"Ask the interviewers to read applications ahead of time" More from this Member | Report Response

"They are doing a great job!" More from this Member | Report Response

"They were very responsive! Love the amount of Sinai swag we get on interview day. ;)" More from this Member | Report Response

"Improve the interview day packet." More from this Member | Report Response

"I didn't like the beginning talk. I would have liked something more structured rather than what are questions, what should we talk about in regards to Mt. Sinai" More from this Member | Report Response

"Nothing!" More from this Member | Report Response

"Give out MSSM pens instead of pencils :)" More from this Member | Report Response

"I had a great interview experience here. Students were awesome, beautiful facilities, really cool de" More from this Member | Report Response

"Nothing really. The intro talk that started the day was refreshingly honest and very well presented" More from this Member | Report Response

"Admissions staff are down to earth and are serious about their school. They are great." More from this Member | Report Response

"Use an online interview scheduler." More from this Member | Report Response

"Tell me about yourself" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your research in sports psychology" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"“Tell me about your experience working as a barista”" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Hypothetical questions about where I would redirect my research if I acquired a particular result (MSTP interview)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What experience do you have with individuals from diverse background?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is the biggest challenge in healthcare today?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"You've done all this amazing research but why medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What specialty are you interested in?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why med/ Why mount sinai?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Would you consider going to school outside of NYC?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why Mount Sinai?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"why do you want to come to mt sinai" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about yourself." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about experience X" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"One of the two interviewers (who is a professor) asked me very strange personal questions." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about yourself and your research." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your thesis research" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your childhood" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How would you define success as a physician?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your decision to apply to medical school" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Has there been a time when you struggled with something? How did you overcome it?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"would you care to address anything about your grades? (WTF kind of question is that?)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about these two classes you failed (a ridiculously stupid question, given the classes were Tae Kwan Do and Ballroom dance), and what implications they hold for your committment?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"see above" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your childhood. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do you want to ocome to Mount Sinai?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you feel you connect with autistic children? (I worked as an ABA therapist)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me a little about yourself." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"tell me about your research?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do you want to come to Mount Sinai?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your research" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"The usual stuff." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your research." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"what kind of research do you do (my current research position)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What was the defining moment that made you want to be a doctor?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What has been your favorite research experience? Tell me about that project? Tell me more about that project? Why was it your favorite? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do you seek a career in medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"When did you first decide to enter the medical profession? What led to your making that decision?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Describe your research" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why Sinai?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Ethical questions" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Activities in my application" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why bother going to med school to do health policy work, with your degrees in economics and in law?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Specifics from my AMCAS - extracurriculars and clinical experiences really...no questions on my essay (both)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"just go through file" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why would you move from XXX to NYC?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How did you know you wanted to be a doctor?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"tell me about X activity" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"pretty much, the interviewers have already made notes of your amcas application so they will direct questions about your activities. describe your research." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you find supremely interesting (in life in general)?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about research. Tell me about this, that activity. What have you done for Community service. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Various questions about my background" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why medicine, and why now?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"how did you decide on med instead of research" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Seems like you really liked undergrad - tell me more about it." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"amcas stuff" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What makes you unique?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your family?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Have you had any actual experience with doctors? (I've had 3 different volunteer jobs, and I work in a clinical setting.. this is all on my AMCAS application)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"just the basics about my application" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your thesis." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"what brought you to medicine? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How would you solve the problems in healthcare?!?!" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"When did you decide to become a doctor? What helped you make that decision?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"why MSSM? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you deal with stress? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why are you interested in medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Who picked out your suit?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why NYC?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your family" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would you do if your team were in the final four and you had an exam the next day?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Explain some extracurriculars that you've done." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your family." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why Mt. Sinai?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you want to go into private practice or academic medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"why mount sinai" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"See above "most interesting question"" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"why medicine" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"tell me about your research experience. clinical experience" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How did you feel when a child you knew passed away at the Ronald McDonald House?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why New York City? Do you think you'll go back to your home state to practice medicine after you graduate?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How many schools have you applied to, how many interviews have you been to, how many have you been accepted to and what schools were they? (he jotted them all down right in front of me)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do you want to become a doctor." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are you looking for in a medical school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Issues in health care/medicine, why medicine, why your major, why time off, etcetc." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Have you read any books recently? (At which point I blanked and couldn't remember any book I'd read...) What is your favorite book? How many times have you read it?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What my parents do for a living." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think about girls joining Boy Scouts (when discussing my experiences in Scouting)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your gaming PC, what games do you typically play?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"“Why didn’t you pursue sports instead of medicine”" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What experience do you have with individuals from diverse background?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Is there information you didn't include in your application that you would like to talk about?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What did you gain the most from your undergrad institution" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What have you done in NYC?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"None were striking." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What was your childhood like?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your childhood." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"what specialty are you hoping to get into" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you could have two minutes to tell the admissions committee about yourself, what would you say?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"None, very straightforward interview" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Comment on what you think should be done about nutrition in an urban environment" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are you looking for in a medical school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your childhood.....i guess... only cause it sparked an interesting conversation" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Has there been a time when you struggled with something? How did you overcome it?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"The entire interview was fun, more a conversation where I got to talk about my philosophy about the role of a physician in society" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Who is the most inspirational figure in your life?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your clinical experience..." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What has been your favorite class at college?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why did you decide to work with autistic children?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"who helped you pick out your suit? (apparently he asks everyone this)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Hmmm... don't remember." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"I see you are writer, how do younplan to combine your love of writing with a medical practice" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"none, just basicly why mssm and tell me about certain things in my application. With both interviews I tried to turn engage conservation more than a questions and answer session" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"You mentioned a space elevator,´by what principle of physics do they work?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Nothing" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Nothing particularly interesting." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about a situation that your learned a valuable lession from." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"nothing unusual" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Specific aspect of an EC." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What reservations do you have about being a doctor, given what you anticipate about the future of medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"nothing stands out" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Very cookie cutter questions. Nothing weird or hard at all" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"As an MD/PhD, why would a patient go to you over a regular doctor." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do I connect with the community?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is one issue you'd like to fix in healthcare today?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you caught a classmate cheating on a test, what would you do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What have other interviewers asked you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Nothing was particularly interesting - everything was cut-and-dry, catered to my application." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"An old man is terminally ill, wants to be put out of his misery...what do you do? What if he has no family? How? How?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"nothin" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"One of my interviews was completely conversational... not one question was even asked. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If I were the Surgeon General, what would I do to mend America's healthcare system." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think makes you special?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"pretty standard questions.--asked some detail questions about my research" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you find supremely interesting?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Just AMCAAS stuff. No questions out of the ordinary." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your family. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"My daughter wants to be a writer. What advise would you give her? (I have written a lot throughout my life and wrote about it in my application.)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"None were particularly interesting" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me a vignette from your volunteering experiences." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"nothing all that unusual....i had two interviewers. the first one asked me things like where i saw myself in ten years, what i wanted to specialize in and why, how i came to my decision of medicine and why not research (i have a lot of research background). the second one asked me about my extracurriculars and my time abroad etc. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What did you think of the "Gates"?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What's been your favorite research project thus far and why? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you work at Cornell why do you want to come here?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What makes you unique among applicants?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Aren't you affraid of traveling in the Middle East?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"I wasn't asked anything interesting." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"nothing too interesting, just the basic questions about my application" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do your parents feel about you becoming a doctor?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would be a question you would ask a potential candidate?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What problems do you forsee your generation having to tackle? (generation of doctors not in general)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"scenario- What would you do if..... e.g. you were a doctor and had a group practice and all the other physicians left town?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why did you not keep on working as a social worker if you want to help people?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Something specific about my application..." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How did you lose the weight after your pregnancy?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is your favorite type of music?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"None, really. They asked alot of information pertaining to your weakness." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Who picked out your suit? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How did you pick out your suit?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How has the experience that drove you towards medicine shaped your philosophy as a physician?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Have you considered doing any bench research instead of clinical research once in medical school. (I have been working in clinical research for 5 years.)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Very standard questions: tell me about yourself; explain your research; why medicine; why this school" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Where do you think medicine is headed today?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"related to healthcare" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"None of the questions were particularly interesting or particularly difficult. Both of the interviewers had read my application very thoroughly, and they mostly asked questions about my research and extracurricular activities (nothing picky)." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are the greatest issues that doctors have to face when working with minorities communities (my interviewer had a MPH)?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"they just asked a lot of questions pertaining to my family history and my motivation to becoming a doctor. Very generic." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"It is 10-15 years from now and you are on the admissions committee interviewing candidates. What question would you ask?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"(some research question)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"You didn't take a course in complex analysis? Why not?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Can you teach me how to dance in the next 20 minutes?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How would you improve health care in underserved communities?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"I seriously choked on my interview. I didn't read over my amcas app as carefully as i should have. he asked me specific activites that i was involved in, but didn't refer to the activities my name...so i gave him confused looks, to both our embarassment." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"tell me about your childhood" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"just get to know you type stuff." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"The interviewer just wanted to get to know me. No tricks, no rudeness. Just asked me about certain aspects of my file that she felt was interesting." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"what's wrong with you." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do you think you're fit to be a doctor?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

""let's discuss some stereotypes."" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Nothing too interesting. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"in the future what are going to be significant trends in medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"do you have any regrets?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How will you juggle a career in medicine with having a family and children?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What's the most fascinating undergrad course you took?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think is the biggest healthcare issue facing the US? What would you suggest we should do about it?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Are you sure about the financial risk of going to medical school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What did you do in your Christian organization/church?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Nothing... I don't think either one of my interviewers actually asked me a question. They just made comments like... so, New York? So, Medicine? Why Medicine? They weren't even complete questions. They just kind of stared at me and waited for me to talk about anything I felt like. It was not stressful at all, but it was strange." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What sort of challenges do you see for yourself as a physician 15 years down the line?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you could ask me any personal question you want, what would you ask?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"n/a" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Are you afraid of New York City?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What was the most interesting paper you wrote in college?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What was your favorite class?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too