How many people interviewed you?
| Response Average | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 2.42 | 66 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Positively | 53 |
| Negatively | 6 |
| No change | 8 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 3.97 | 66 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 8.03 | 68 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 6.38 | 68 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| In Person | 1 |
| Virtual | 0 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 5 minutes | 0 |
| 10 minutes | 0 |
| 15 minutes | 10 |
| 20 minutes | 14 |
| 25 minutes | 10 |
| 30 minutes | 14 |
| 35 minutes | 2 |
| 40 minutes | 4 |
| 45 minutes | 7 |
| 50 minutes | 2 |
| 55 minutes | 1 |
| 60+ minutes | 3 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| At the school | 61 |
| At a regional location | 0 |
| At another location | 4 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| One-on-one | 59 |
| In a group | 6 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Open file | 64 |
| Closed file | 0 |
| Response Average | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 2.42 | 66 |
"Why did I do poorly on one of the sections of the MCAT"
""Talk to me about ______" (insert extracurricular, research, job, etc)."
"Why psychology?"
"Explain your gap year - what did you do during that time?"
"Why Podiatric Medicine?"
"what do you do if you are falling behind in a class"
"Tell me about yourself?"
"Why did I switch from an MD track? (shadowed a lot of MDs)"
"Tell us a little about yourself."
"How will you adjust to living in New York?"
"How did you study for the MCAT"
"Why NYC and NYCPM?"
"What did you think of the new MCAT?"
"Are you aware of the residency shortage facing podiatry (kind of a trick question, do your research)?"
"How did you get introduced to medicine?"
"Why podiatry? How did you learn about podiatry?"
"Considering you have never lived in a large city, what do you think you will like about New York City and why choose NYC over the other programs in smaller towns."
"What are your thoughts on the residency shortage?"
"Introduce yourself/Tell me about yourself"
"Why do you want to do a DPM instead of an MD?"
"Why Podiatry? Do you like NY?"
"How will adjusting to a city like New York affect you?"
"How would you handle the stress if you get a bad grade in class?"
"Why NYC?"
"Can you adjust to New York city?"
"How do your parents feel about the area?"
"How do you feel about your MCAT score?"
"Why podiatry"
"How do you stay organized?"
"Why NYCPM, asked about my personal statement"
"What was your favorite class?"
"Why did you choose that major?"
"Normal questions about grades, experience, why podiatry, and why NYCPM."
"Why do u want to enter podiatry?"
"What are some of your strengths and weaknesses?"
"Tell me about yourself."
"Why NYCPM"
"Are you satisfied with your grades? DAT scores?"
"why do you want to go to NYCMP?"
"Where do you see yourself in ten years?"
"why this school?"
"How did you get involved in podiatry?"
"what was college like?"
"What was your favorite class and why."
"Why NYCPM?"
"Why pod? "
"Where do you see yourself in 10 years? "
"Why podiatry?"
"Why Podiatry? "
"What do you know about residency?"
"About 15 minutes explaining my grades, how I changed myself to manage time and improve classes/MCAT"
"Explain your low first year undergraduate performance."
"How did you discover podiatry?"
"Tell me about yourself"
"why medicine and podiatry"
"If you could have any superpower, what would it be?"
"How will you manage difficult course load with bad GPA?"
"Why do you want to go NYCPM?"
"How will you adjust to living in NYC?"
"Why NYCPM and not Temple?"
"Why did you do poorly on (blank) section of the MCAT?"
"Why podiatry?"
"Tell me about this 'class' you took?"
"What are your hobbies?"
"Why NYCPM? (know specific reasons)"
"What is your motivation to study podiatric medicine?"
"Do you like NY? Have you been to this campus before?"
"How would you handle the stree if you fail a class?"
"Why are you a good fit for the school?"
"Why NYCPM over Temple?"
"Do you believe that your improvement was due to change in study methods or better time management?"
"How many siblings I had"
"How did you prepare for the MCAT the first time vs the second time?"
"How do you like New York?"
"Were you happy with your MCAT scores?"
"Where do you see yourself in 10 years?"
"tell me about yourself."
"Why do you think you will be a good Podiatric Physician?"
"How do you respond to stressful situations?"
"Are u prepared for a medical curriculum? (no, im only doing this cuz i want to joke around)"
"How did you find out about NYCPM?"
"You've had an early interest in podiatry, what inspired your interest in this field?"
"Why Podiatry"
"What is your favorite class? "
"Why NYCPM?"
"Why NYCPM over the other pod schools?"
"Can you handle New York City?"
"what was your fav/least fav class in college?"
"What do you know about podiatry?"
"Do you have any family or friends near by?"
"Are you satisfied with your DAT score? "
"Why NY?"
"Do you know the costs of attending?"
"Do you know the cost of attendance?"
"Do you realize how much it costs to go here?"
"Do you have any extracullar activities? Do you know How much the tuition is in this school?"
"How did you prepare for the MCAT? Do you plan on retaking?"
"Residency shortage towards the end of the interview, they worded it “so after grad school and you begin residency, what have you heard about DPM residency?”"
"What do you do if you are falling behind in a class?"
"How do you manage stress?"
"What makes me think I can handle the rigorous curriculum"
"do you feel you will have challenges in school"
"Given your MCAT score (that was high in PS and CARS), why do you think you will succeed in a science based curriculum?"
"What events in life led to you pursuit in podiatry?"
"Tell us about your struggles with your GPA and MCAT."
"Why podiatry and how did you find out about this profession?"
"What is your opinion of our curriculum?"
"I was asked to explain certain grades in courses I had taken as an undergrad"
"Are you aware of the residency shortage?"
"Why did you choose Podiatry?"
"How will you adjust living to NYC? How will you handle the stress of podiatry school?"
"What was the most challenging problem you faced in undergrad?"
"Why did you withdrew from --- class?"
"Tell me about ______ class."
"Why great MCAT but not as good GPA?"
"Given that you only shadowed a DPM for 2 weeks, do you think that it was enough time to realize that podiatry was a good fit for you?"
"who introduce you to podiatry"
"How do you feel about living in NYC?"
"What interesting things did you see during shadowing?"
"What will you bring to the school?"
"What are your strengths/weaknesses?"
"why podiatry?"
"Did you apply to any other school? Is this your school your first choice?"
"Do you like NY? (midtown, yes; harlem, no)"
"What do you know about podiatry?"
"What do your parents do for a living?"
"What do your parents do"
"What do you know about podiatry? Residency?"
"Do you think you could handle the urban life?"
"Explain some of your grades?"
"What do you do in your free time?"
"Why were you considering Dental schoool?"
"why NYCPM?"
"How will you pay for your education?"
"Where do you see yourself in 20 years."
"What did you do after undergrad? "
"Tell me about your research experience."
"How did you hear about NYCPM?"
"How did you hear about us?"
"Tell me about your research experiences."
"How you plan on paying for your tuition? "
"How do you know podiatry is for you?"
"Any interesting stories from my MA job"
"Most interesting thing I saw while shadowing?"
"What was your volunteer abroad experience about?"
"Tell me about your research experience"
"what are you most proud of"
"What makes you think you can handle the curriculum?"
"Do you know their is a residency shortage?"
"Are you aware of the residency shortage and how do you feel about it?"
"Since you didn't score that well on your MCAT, do you think you have a problem with standardized tests?"
"What did you think of the new MCAT"
"Are you aware of the residency shortage? How will you make sure that this doesn't happen to you ?"
"I wasn't asked any unique questions"
"what was the last book you read?"
"Did you research the residency shortage? How do you feel about it?"
"Asked how I feel about the "residency crisis" that occurred and is still having an impact."
"What happened on the MCAT?"
"What's going to make you pick a school?"
"Why NYCPM"
"Do you have family in the area? Do you like NYC? etc."
"All were pretty general, very laid back."
"How I would compare shadowing a podiatrist to dentist (I switched from pre dental and took DAT)"
"Why not California schools?"
"Asked about my siblings."
"What is it that you really like about Podiatry?"
"Tell me more about your extracurricular activities and working with developmentally disabled people."
"Do u think it will be hard for u to live in NY?"
"What do you want out of life 15 years down the road"
"What is North Carolina like? (Interviewer wants to retire there, and I informed him that the cost of living is approx. three times less in NC than NYC)"
"What do you know about Podiatry"
"How do you plan on paying for your tuition?"
"what are your weaknesses? how do you study?"
"Describe yourself."
"Why NYCPM over the 7 other pod schools???"
"why this school over others?"
"How should my daughter get involved in community volunteer activities?"
"Nothing out of the ordinary. I suppose What is your favorite class?"
"Do you have any family in the NY area? (wanted to know if I would have a support system outside of the school)"
"You're the first person to say you're not intimidated by the area, why is that?"
"How are you planning to pay for the school? "
"Character in a novel that most represents you. "
"What's up with this "F"?"
"Where do I see myself in 10 years?"
"Where do you see yourself in 10 years?"
"Why Podiatry?"
"Why are you interested in Podiatry?"
"You haven't taken many science courses, how do you think you will be able to handle 5 at a time?"
"Explaining my grades, explaining was fine, but I was repeatedly grilled."
"What makes me think I can handle the rigorous curriculum"
"Explain your low first year undergraduate performance."
"There really wasn’t one. Everything flowed smoothly and if you come in prepared none of their questions will seem “difficult” they do ask questions about specific grades and your MCAT so be prepared to handle those."
"explain this bad grade and mcat improvement"
"Why did you only take the minimum number of science classes?"
"Why the switch to DPM"
"Discussing my struggles with my GPA and MCAT scores"
"Why were your grades not that great your freshman year and better later on? What changed? How will you prevent the same mistakes (poor study habits etc.) from happening again? What would you do if you performed poorly here at NYCPM?"
"Since you're from a small city, how will you adjust to living in NYC/Harlem"
"Are you aware of the residence shortage and how will you make sure this doesn't happen to you?"
"Why did you do so poorly in General Chemistry but so well in Organic?"
"Why didn't you retake the MCAT?"
"The questions weren't very difficult. It was very much just a conversation between two faculty and I. The student interview was very laid back and focused on my academic background and my own questions."
"Why not dental school or medical school?"
"What was a challenge during undergraduate?"
"How will adjusting to a city like New York affect you?"
"How would you handle the stree if you fail a class?"
"Why great MCAT but not as good GPA?"
"What is your favorite class?"
"Can I adjust to NYC"
"Why do you not do well on standardized tests?"
"None, the whole interview was conversational."
"Why I did poorly in a certain class"
"Explain your MCAT score."
"none of the questions were hard"
"Does your college grade represent the best of your ability. Why were your DAT Reading Comprehension scores low?"
"nothing... interviewer just wanted to get it over with as in he knew the interview was a formality"
"Can you explain your MCAT scores when compared to your GPA?"
"What did you think about your *** grades? Why did you take *** at *** and get those grades???"
"Tell me something about yourself. (totally stumped me.)"
"how have you prepared for podiatry school?"
"Why NYCPM over the 7 other pod schools???"
"why this school over others?"
"Why NYCPM? (It is hard to answer when you do not really have a desire to go there)"
"Why I took the DAT instead of the MCAT"
"How are you going to pay for school?"
"N/A"
"Why podiatry?"
"Nothing."
"What type of practice are you interested in?"
"Is there anything in your file you feel you need to explain?"
"Where do you see yourself in 10 years?"
"none"
"SDN, mock-interview"
"SDN and researched common interview questions"
"Reviewed SDN questions, mock interview, research on the school and ask unique questions, they’ll know you’re interested"
"Mainly SDN interview questions. I did mock interviews at the career center of my university along with my podiatrist that I shadowed. I also recorded my face/voice to catch and correct my interview habits and practiced in front of a mirror to practice being more casual/conversational and friendly. My interview for NYCPM turned out be a virtual interview over Zoom, so I had some notes posted in front of me in case I blanked out lol."
"Read the SDN Interview forum and spoke to current students about their interview experience"
"sdn feedback"
"Read interview questions on SDN and went over resume"
"SND, FB messaged students at the school"
"Mock interview with some friends and reading SDN interview feedbacks"
"Read the questions here. Created a list of common questions with well thought out answers and practiced them over and over again for a couple weeks before the interview."
"Looked here for past questions"
"Reading through the interview feedback for SDN and answering the questions beforehand"
"SDN, reviewing my application, going over my resume, and studying the school's website."
"Student Doctor Forum"
"Read sdn interview feedback, brainstorm answers to various questions"
"SDN, talking with students at the school."
"SDN and School Website. Read up about podiatry because they will first take you to the foot clinic and have you shadow some podiatrist there. Everyone is really friendly, so ask tons of questions. Be interested and be open minded. I had a great time shadowing the podiatrist and speaking to the third and fourth year students that were with him."
"SDN and relax, relax, relax!"
"Reading SDN, school website."
"SND"
"Read over my personal statement, SDN"
"SDN, looked up questions online"
"Read my application, prepared answers to potential questions, SDN"
"Re-read personal statement and application."
"Reviewed questions posted on SDN interview feedback. Read the school website. Reviewed all threads on NYCPM in SDN. Did a mock interview."
"I had an interest for the school and had visited it a number of times before, attended open houses. Additionally, I researched the website and wrote down questions that I was curious about."
"NYCPM website, mock interview, SDN"
"SDN, Answered practice interview questions, AACPM website, and interview seminars offered through my institution."
"AACPMAS application, my resume, SDN"
"SDN, podiatry students, my application/personal statement, my resume, school website"
"sdn, school website, thinking about answers for questions"
"SDN, website"
"Slept well the night before."
"Wrote down a few questions to ask the interviewers."
"Review over my personal statement and review the NYCPM website"
"SDN, school's website, read the info they sent me"
"Websites, SDN"
"SDN, Podiatry student who interviewed last year"
"SDN, www.aacpm.org, school website"
"Read catalog and PS"
"browsed SDN, talked to current students"
"I went over NYCPM's website as well as my personal statements and resumes. I worked through the exercise in The Medical School Interview. Also, I e-mailed back and forth with current students."
"SDN, school website"
"SDN, researching about podiatry"
"SDN"
"I went over my resume."
"Very supportive faculty and students"
"Very kind interviewers"
"The knowledge of the professors in resources at the school, my interviewers played more of a “good cop bad cop” role"
"Professors were both so friendly and welcoming. The entire interview felt conversational and they were very open to sharing their own NYCPM memories as students and how the program has improved along the years."
"Strong emphasis on academics"
"The sense of community you feel as soon as you walk through the doors"
"the clinic"
"The politeness of the students"
"Location"
"NYCPM claimed 100% match rate and passing board scores of at least 91% and above in all sections"
"Everyone at the campus including faculty and students were extremely nice. It felt like a big family. Everyone knew each other and seemed like they wanted to help each other out."
"The busy clinic, friendly administration and faculty, students were very personable and nice."
"The friendliness of students and staff"
"Their eagerness to answer all your questions"
"Good clinic exposure"
"The faculty and the administrative staff. The organization of the interview was good. Location is in the middle of everything. Very busy clinic."
"The friendly environment of the school. Everything including the interview was relaxed and easy going. The interview is more of a friendly conversation, than a one-on-one question/answer session."
"The foot clinic on campus, the clinical professors, the cafeteria food, the Harlem area, and the students around campus. Harlem was much nicer and safer than I was expecting. The students all seemed happy to be there and were excellent sources of information."
"Going into the clinic and being taught by a DPM there"
"VERY busy clinic, super friendly staff, all students seemed very enthusiastic and happy to be there, students seemed cooperative as well, tons of research opportunities in many fields not just podiatry (just need to find a manifestation in the lower limb), computer testing (good to prepare for boards), high board pass rates/residency placement"
"The school has a yearbook and a student literary magazine as well and a journal of student research publications. The school also has immense diversity within the student population (students from their Quebec program were there) and their patient population (apparently one of the hospitals third years rotate at is an entirely spanish speaking hospital). The school also pays for one night at a nice hotel (Aloft Harlem) and they will pick you up from the hotel the morning of the interview. They are also opening a new student housing complex very close to the school."
"Faculty, location, facilities, board pass rate, residency placement rate, the foot clinic, affiliations."
"The closeness of the foot clinic, the fact that everything is located in between two buildings, the residence area (Heritage, looks over central park), the friendliness of the staff/students/doctors, the board rates!"
"Everyone is so friendly. There is a lot of emphasis on service and group efforts."
"Friendliness of the staff, busy clinic, great ambassadors espeically the first year student ambassadors :))"
"Foot clinic and the # of patients students see"
"Very busy clinic, very nice students, New York city, great professors, great board scores. I liked pretty much everything that I saw."
"Student environment, friendliness of everyone, renovated facilities, alumni involvement, and the clinic"
"The faculty and staff were very friendly and seem closely knit."
"Number of Patient in clinic"
"school, people, city, food"
"The clinic, the enthusiastic students (I could tell they really enjoy it there)"
"Friendliness of staff and students. The admissions staff. Most professional tour/interview day of all the places I visited. The clinic. People bad mouth Harlem all the time, but walking around afterward, I actually enjoyed the area."
"Everyone was very nice, I loved the city"
"Admissions staff, collaborative atmosphere, friendliness of faculty, and the clinic"
"friendliness, and preparedness of students."
"The on-site clinic def provides students an opportunity to get extensive real life clinical training. The professional manner in which the day was organized. Meeting with current students and being able to ask them questions as well."
"Everyone seemed really friendly and helpful. The clinic is amazing. You will get a lot of experience there. The new anatomy lab looked really nice."
"The friendliness of admission staff, faculty, and students. Student ambassadors were very helpful and honest. New labs. Renovations in process. Small school, so you will have more time to study and less time walking from building to building. Clinic is mesmerizing."
"building is compact and efficient; clinics were really busy!!!"
"The clinical exposure"
"The admissions staff, faculty, and students were extremely friendly and helpful. Everyone was willing to answer questions and were delightful to shadow. The clinic is exceptional and a great opportunity for students."
"nice faculty and students, they had student ambassadors who were very honest, helpful and genuine"
"The very friendly admissions staff, students and faculty members. The genuine responses about the school from everyone. Ms. Lisa Lee has no problem referring DPMs to me from even my small town, which impressed me. Everyone has many connections."
"the friendless of the students"
"the friendliness of the staff and the students"
"Clinic was packed with patients. Interviewers were friendly."
"the busy clinic"
"Clinic quite busy with a lot of diversity, 2 month senior surgical rotation in Israel, relatively close (subway ride) away from the cool hangouts of New York City, diverse student body"
"The opportunities you have at NYCPM and the fact that the area of Harlem that it is in is not what people make it out to be! I really liked the school!"
"how kind and outgoing the students/faculty/staff are, how involved the students are in the community, the pathology seen in the clinic, housing available"
"The people were awesome."
"The clinic that was there to help the underserved community of Harlem. "
"Everyone seemed to be having a good time. Admission people were really helpful. "
"Nice staff"
"students,(1-4 yr's) all impressive"
"on site clinic and orthotics lab"
"The school felt very professional - there was nothing that wasn't dedicated to podiatric medicine."
"the foot clinic, the stduents and faculty were very friendly"
"enthusiasm of students and staff"
"The School's Clinic"
"The on-site Clinic."
"NA"
"Student interviewer was unprepared, but very nice."
"I did not have any negative impressions during the interview. Keep in mind, I have not visited the school yet due to COVID."
"Facilities are dated, building is dated and ugly, everything seems compacted into one building, mandatory attendance, students did not seem to be as outgoing and positive"
"School is a bit small, but “negative” wouldn’t be the right word. It’s just the least appealing factor"
"Facilities"
"The cost of living in Manhattan."
"The facilities are not the most up to date. School seemed to be in an older building."
"The facility is a little run down and cramped. The students did not seem to really have anything super positive to say about the school and repeatedly mentioned how hard the curriculum was. Harlem is a little scary."
"That they were interrogating me a little about my grades and past performance"
"Terrible facility"
"The school is pretty cramped as it's all contained within one building. The facilities leave something to be desired. Two exam a week testing schedule for the entire first year."
"Nothing."
"The amount of study space on campus seemed rather limited."
"older facilities"
"area around college--but this will expose you to a greater diversity of patients and give you more experience/better skills"
"The building is very old (granted, it's the oldest podiatry school) and the interview day was very unorganized."
"Cost of living in New York City."
"The area is the ONLY thing that has me worried. But there is a shuttle service provided at night time for those that want to go back to their apartments."
"Nothing really."
"None"
"Neighborhood"
"Facilities."
"small library (in regards to study space)"
"The location of the school. Also, the building itself it quite old and is in desperate need of renovations!"
"On campus clinic doesnt operation room."
"distance between housing complex and school is >15min if you live at the heritage, and you have to have at least 2 roommates if you stay in the school's housing complexes"
"From the outside, the school building and clinic aren't the most aesthetically pleasing structures, but the facilites are decent within."
"The school is very old, but they have been, and are in the process of renovating. Nothing important."
"While the classrooms looked very nice, some of the hallways looked a little run down"
"The entrance and lobby area"
"Cafeteria."
"I am not going to lie I do not like Harlem. The facilities are kind of old BUT they have renovated a lot in the past couple of years. This school has everything you need to learn and become a good student...but nothing more. Their GYM sucks big time!"
"Harlem. "
"No kosher food in 3 miles (I'll just bring lunch with me) Gym/weight room is not the best I have seen. These are minor things that do not matter. If you look at the big picture, your here to get a good education, not lift weights all day. "
"kinda dank area! schools curriculum looked pretty weak, but then again they arent admitting a class like DMU is."
"Some outdated materials"
"Location is dodgy in some areas of Harlem."
"Harlem"
"Not really seeing the "crappy, old" facilities that everyone was talking about. (maybe a good thing- because the lab was being renovated) and I was being ignorant?"
"the competition and stress it seemed everyone was in"
"older facilities and a small building."
"Facility was a dump. You would think they would at least spend some money updating the appearance/outside of the school but it really looks like a depressing place. You could say that this is NYC and that makes it worthwhile, but still, the place looks terrible. Students bashed on other schools (it seems like Barry is their crappy half brother pod school who they rank on the most). The only positives I could get out of students was the location in new york city and busy clinic. "
"EVERYTHING besides the busy clinic"
"The school probably has the worst "campus" of the 8 podiatry schools. It is one run-down building and that's it. Basement anatomy lab and dorm-room sized gym. It is not located in a nice part of New York but neither is Columbia Med/Dental school either. Students did not seem very impressive and the large majority I met went to NYCPM just because its located in new york city. There is no true vision for the podiatry program unlike DMU and AZPOD. The school is independent and not affiliated with a university...same with OCPM. People can say they are affiliated with columbia and NYU but having a few teachers come to nycpm does not count. I mean TRUE affiliations like Temple University with Temple pod, des moines university with CPMS, scholl with rosalind franklin, etc. The president/CEO is just some old businessman with no relation to podiatry. Very few externships (just increased to 4 THIS year) and it seems they keep you working at the nycpm clinics for much of your clinical years. Overall, I think out of the schools I visited - all 8 - NYCPM was the least impressive. Only Barry came close to taking the cake."
"Nothing in particular..."
"the school is just one, pretty outdated building"
"The facilities are old and dumpy. Also the neighborhood is a little "ghetto"."
"Buildings were a bit old"
"Location. Facilities could've been better. "
"VERY POOR facilities - old and classrooms are all located in the basement of the building. No windows. Parking in less than safe neighborhood (i.e. old mattresses and tires piled 10 ft high in the corner of the parking lot). Tiny cafeteria and below standard "gym" "
"not really a negative, but cramped aging facilities, yet very functional"
"very cramped place and the building is ancient"
"During the campus tour, my guide ran into a student he knew. Just finishing an exam, the student said that he hadn't received a grade that low since kindergarten."
"The location of the school, and the length and number of interviews"
"the facilities were bad and professional attire/attitude was less than expected from the students"
"Nothing"
"The site of the campus."
"It was very conversational. I definitely didn’t need to be as nervous as I was."
"I wish I had known I would be meeting with two interviewers"
"The interview was more conversational"
"would have prepared more specific examples from my time shadowing a dpm"
"NA"
"You get a bunch of chances to speak to/get to know prospective students who are interviewing the same day as you"
"they will ask about a low grade"
"They wouldn't take me bc low MCAT"
"I wish I knew that the interview was going to be right away in the morning. It didn't make much of a difference, but I would have been a little more mentally prepared. I was the first one in the group to be interviewed so when they said ok we're doing interviews now, I was surprised that they were happening so soon since I thought they would be happening a little later in the day after shadowing etc."
"That they take your picture for an ID, give you $10 voucher for lunch (oh, their cafeteria is delicious)."
"Not close to midtown"
"That they were going to ask so many questions about my grades and scores"
"That you need to add some extra time if you're taking a cab or uber to the school."
"There is no essay."
"NO ESSAY"
"No essay."
"SDN prepared me really well. Look over as many questions as possible."
"Nothing"
"just remember that you have to write a short essay in the beginning"
"The mini essay at the beginning of class"
"Writing an essay before the interview."
"the essay at the beginning of the day"
"Well I knew about the pop essay part, but it would have thrown me off a little if I didn't know that beforehand."
"just to relax"
"Essay"
"Interview day schedule in more detail."
"I was pretty well prepared for this interview. Nothing took me by surprise. FYI you get FREE lunch during your interview day so don't worry about paying for it. "
"There was a short essay to write at the beginning. It was easy."
"That you had to write a 250 word essay on the spot in 15 minutes. "
"that u have to sit in 2 separate interviews between a student and faculty."
"There was a written essay at the beginning."
"I wish I would have relaxed a little more and packed more layers. NYC was freezing; my interview was the day after the massive snow storm that closed schools."
"poor facilities, not being able to see the lab being renovated, anatomy lab will be taken at a neighbor school (Touro?) for the time being, should've looked over NYCPM website more closely before interview"
"1. to wear flats and not high heels (ironically, the feet were hurting), the shiny floors were slippery and I was sliding all over the place. FYI: this is just a personal note, ladies please continue to dress appropriately for your interviews. 2. to shadow a little more in the field before my interview. that was the only thing I didn't have enough exposure to to be able to speak about. "
"that a med student was going to interview me in addition to a staff member"
"That they accept a ton of people who apply. This does not do much for the profession when other schools are striving to be great."
"the crappy old bulding and how bad the location is. i thought i was going to get shot."
"Nothing really, I did not expect too much going to NYCPM."
"Not to be afraid of the area =)"
"the january students and the september students seem to be split and very bias as to when to start"
"How old the facilities are."
"N/A"
"Above."
"didn't check the weather, should have taken shorts"
"Nothing."
"the poor quality of the facilities"
"The exact location and transit time to move around in New York."
"Enrollment management was incredibly friendly."
"Interview went so-so, I had a better impression from one professor compared to the other so it’s very iffy"
"great school in terms of academics and reputation for placement, not exactly known for mental health and student support"
"Overall it was a very smooth process. The interview wasn’t intimidating and they give you a tour, some shadowing, and a free lunch. Don’t get too nervous, just focus on showing off your best “you”"
"Would go if I got accepted."
"N/A"
"Everyone at this school was so nice. I felt right at home and I was impressed by how kind everyone was and how the whole place felt like a big family. I was also pleased to learn from students that research is easy to get involved in if you make an effort."
"Be prepared to talk about your bad grades and have an ability to express how you would be able to handle living in the city."
"Overall impressed. NYCPM has a really busy clinic, solid residency placement rates, and a great location."
"The day went by so fast! Everything was scheduled really tightly so I didn't get to speak with the students as much as I would have liked, but it was nice that everything was planned so well for us (I spent the day with two other applicants, although the interviews were individual)."
"There were two different interviews. One was with the head of admissions and a podiatrist and the other was with a student. The student was incredibly friendly and helpful!!!"
"Accepted here and most likely will be attending! :)"
"There seemed to be great emphasis on transitioning to new york and handling the stress of school. Those two things kept coming up in the interview and throughout the day. All the current students seemed very nice"
"It was a great interview experience; I hope to be admitted here to begin soon."
"If you are staying at Hotel Newton, be prepared to know that the room is really small. However, don't forget you are there for business (to get into this school), I utilized my night by going over practice questions and having an outline of points I would like to cover. You should go in with an open mind to this school because it's not about if the school accepts you as much as do you accept this career choice and what the school can provide you. It made the experience fun for me! Enjoy yourself."
"Good overall. Really helpful and kind staff."
"Great score would highly consider going there if accepted."
"overall, I'd go to this school if accepted."
"I was stunned by the clinic and by the students' enthusiasm about attending NYCPM. The students were honest and it didn't feel like they were trying to sell us the school. Sure the building isn't brand new and shiny, but to me that's not what matters. Ultimately, I want to go to a school that can provide me with a strong academic curriculum and sound clinical skills - I believe NYCPM will do that for me."
"I loved the school, and this is my number one choice."
"Overall I was impressed by the school. Also Harlem is not as bad as people make it out to be"
"Definitely more that meets the eye with this program. People are very genuine and supportive."
"Summary of the day: 1) Answer an EASY essay 2) Presentation on NYCPM 3) Faculty interview 4) Student interview 5) Tour of school and foot clinic 6) Lunch with first year students 7) Interview with Dean of Admissions"
"I was very impressed with this school, and I would like to go there."
"The day started with Mr Douglas McNabb introducing himself with a friendly smile. There was one other candidate interviewing with me. Then they called both of us in to two separate rooms to interview with a faculty member; next, each of us interviewed with a student ambassador. Then we toured the college together, including the clinic. Had lunch together, spoke a lot about everything. We then met with Mr McNabb again give us final comments and were on our way home after a long lasting day."
"interview = acceptance"
"Overall, I was a little intimidated by the city at first. However, this diminished once I had the opportunity to talk to students attending NYCPM. I found that student, faculty, and staff were very enthusiastic about this institution. While the school is an older facility, the admission's staff informed me that the school is continuing to renovate various classrooms. Eventually the clinic will also be updated as well."
"4th years are hard to talk to for the moment, as they are preparing for exams and their own application process into residency programs; don't get turned off by their rushed manners. 3rd years are easier to talk to at this time. "
"Overall, no complaints. Nothing I haven't already known about the school facilities, staff, location, curriculum, etc. Everyone shared their perspective about NYCPM. It might be in a "scary ghetto" place, but I want a DPM from NYCPM, and nothing's going to stop me, if accepted."
"I think it is a good school. They don't have many full time faculty though but they are getting more. They get MD teachers to come over and teach, which is interesting."
"My first interview and glad it is done and over with. Only good thing is it prepared me for other school interviews. Really did not like NYCPM! The kicker was the acceptance letter which said "MACT" scores instead of "MCAT.""
"it looks like they accept way too many idiots. i talked to the students and they seem to know nothing about podiatry. "
"Very quick day which was a good thing (less than 3 hours). I was really glad to get out of that dump. I did not feel comfortable at NYCPM and could never see myself as a student there."
"Very positive, the students are all extremely nice, foot clinic is busy, not too long of a day, and I got the chance to learn a lot about the school. "
"it was a good day, not too long...spent a little time in the clinic downstairs, watched a video, faculty interview, student interview, ate lunch with some students, tour the building, wrap-up"
"After interviewing at other more modern schools, I would not have gone to NY if I had known the condition of the facilities"
"I enjoyed my interview experience and my time in NY. The buildings were definitely run down, but they are constantly updating their faciilities. Moreover when you look at the core of it, with their they are helping a population that would have otherwise been never reached. Interviewers were all very nice and laid back."
"It was quite good. It was kinda long. First, I had an interview with a faculty member. Then, I got to meet student president and had an interview with him. It was very relaxed though. After that, we went to clinic and shadow a podiatrist for a while. After that, we had lunch and met housing rep. I took a tour with a student right after that. Finished the whole process by seeing admission head. "
"Professional interviewers. Facilities stunk. :("
"laid-back, informative, painless"
"You get interviewed by three people (a podiatrist, a faculty member, a 3rd year student). They all have the SAME list of questions that they are required to ask you. So you repeat your answers with each of them. Just be honest about it and it should be good. "
"I arrived early and so had breakfast with other interviewees. Then we watched a brief video about the school, and then I had an interview with a 3rd year student then the director of admissions. After that, I toured the on-site foot clinic, and was then showed around the campus by two students. We had lunch, and then I had another brief interview with another admissions counselor."
"The faculty, staff and students were very friendly. Lunch with the students was helpful. The commute to NY city and to Harlem is confusing if you're not familiar with it. There were 3 interviews, 2 by faculty and one student, followed by a tour and chance to shadow a student at the foot clinic. "
"The only positive aspects of this school were the diverse patient base and friendlyness of the students and staff. Everything else was dissapointing. I definitely could not see myself as a student there, but some people like it, so it depends upon you."
"3 Interviews: The 1st with a DPM (clinical), the 2nd with a phD (pre-clinical) and the last with a Junior or Senior student (only one if u're lucky... most of the time u have 3 of them interviewing you <based on student comments>)."
"It was more nerve-racking than I had thought it would be. Also more direct than I expected."
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Student | 52 |
| Faculty member | 0 |
| Admissions staff | 12 |
| Other | 0 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Enthusiastic | 49 |
| Neutral | 15 |
| Discouraging | 0 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 5.54 | 63 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| In state | 17 |
| Out of state | 47 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 0-1 hour | 22 |
| 2-3 hours | 16 |
| 4-6 hours | 13 |
| 7+ hours | 11 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Airplane | 21 |
| Automobile | 16 |
| Train or subway | 20 |
| Other | 5 |
La Guardia
La Gaudria
LaGuardia Airport
megabus- $1 fare one way
Laguardia
JFK
LGA
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| At school facility | 1 |
| With students at the school | 1 |
| Friends or family | 9 |
| Hotel | 27 |
| Home | 7 |
| Other | 1 |
Doubletree in philadelphia
Franklin
clarion
Marakech
Jazz Hostel
Belnord
midtown
Hotel Newton
The Hotel Newton
Aloft Harlem--provided by school for free
Aloft Harlem - NYCPM paid for one night stay
Yes
Doubletree in philadelphia
Franklin
clarion
Marakech
Jazz Hostel
Belnord
midtown
Hotel Newton
The Hotel Newton
Aloft Harlem--provided by school for free
Aloft Harlem - NYCPM paid for one night stay
Yes
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| < $100 | 19 |
| $101-$200 | 9 |
| $201-$300 | 7 |
| $301-$400 | 6 |
| $401-$500 | 4 |
| $501+ | 6 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 6.60 | 67 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 6.16 | 67 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 8.48 | 67 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 8.92 | 50 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 9.30 | 50 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 7.44 | 50 |
"The presentation was great, the interview went smoothly."
"They are great, wish they accepted me"
"N/A"
"Nothing it was great!"
"NA"
"They treated us very well and have been responsive and helpful throughout the application cycle. Certain other schools should take note!"
"nothing--great job/organized!"
"To be a little more organized. The interview day only lasted from 10:00-2:30, but it definitely felt long because of how unorganized it was. There was a lot of just waiting around and at one point there was a lot of confusion with the admissions staff of who had had both of their interviews (a student interview and a faculty/dean interview). Also the student interview didn't seem necessary."
"Keep up the great work."
"The admission staff is really friendly! If you stay at Hotel Newton they may even come to pick you up. They make every part of your day go by real smoothly. They remember the names of most current podiatry students, that shows the level of involvement they have not only during the admission process but after as well."
"Every admissions member was very friendly."
"Tour given by a student was too informal and seemed to lack some knowledge about the school."
"Better packets"
"Nothing. They were perfect, friendly, and efficient. Just an all-around pleasant experience."
"to be more organized with the day's plans."
"I really enjoyed this interview and I don't think there is anything they need to change."
"No Pop essay writing during interview process... our brains arent functioning in the AM if we had a"
"Provide an agenda of the interview day in hard copy form. And maybe some notepad for notes."
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