How many people interviewed you?
| Response Average | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 2.05 | 37 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Positively | 37 |
| Negatively | 1 |
| No change | 1 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 2.41 | 39 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 7.31 | 39 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 6.00 | 39 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| In Person | 0 |
| Virtual | 2 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 5 minutes | 0 |
| 10 minutes | 0 |
| 15 minutes | 0 |
| 20 minutes | 0 |
| 25 minutes | 1 |
| 30 minutes | 3 |
| 35 minutes | 1 |
| 40 minutes | 0 |
| 45 minutes | 20 |
| 50 minutes | 4 |
| 55 minutes | 0 |
| 60+ minutes | 7 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| At the school | 33 |
| At a regional location | 0 |
| At another location | 2 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| One-on-one | 36 |
| In a group | 0 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Open file | 35 |
| Closed file | 0 |
| Response Average | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 2.05 | 37 |
"You have a lot of experience with physicians through your work, shadowing, and your family. Have you learned anything from them regarding how you hope to practice in the future?"
"Why medicine"
"what are you strengths/weaknesses"
"It was a relaxed, natural conversational style type of interview. I never felt like I was being hammered with questions."
"Why are you interested in Netter?"
""Tell me about ____________ activity""
"Why do you want to be an MD instead of a PA/NP?"
"What do you want to be an MD over another role in the medical profession (such as nursing, PA, PT etc.)"
"Tell me about [activity]."
"About specific activities"
"Why Quinnipiac and what is your biggest concern about going to such a new school?"
"Talk about X activity from AMCAS app"
"Name one recent discovery within science that has majorly impacted human health."
"Why Netter?"
"Tell me about [specific activity listed on my application]."
"What do you think about malpractice insurance?"
"What do you like most about your undergraduate school?"
"Why I chose my undergrad"
""Tell me about your research""
"Explain your research and your specific role in it."
"Tell me about your research"
"Expand on my research"
"conversational, about my application"
"Tell me about X activity from AMCAS (research/shadowing/etc)"
"File-specifics on activities, undergrad, etc."
"Why Quinnipiac?"
"Where do you see yourself in 10 years?"
"What is an accomplishment you’re most proud of?"
"tell me about yourself"
"What was your happiest moment?"
""Why do you want to be a physician?""
"Tell me about your past and how you ended up here."
"Where do you see yourself in 15 years?"
"Tell me how you got here (life history related to medicine)"
"Tell me about your research"
"What first got you interested in medicine?"
"What do you think of the changes that are going on in Obamacare?"
"What did you differently for your master's program?"
"Why Quinnipiac?"
"What will you contribute to Netter?"
"Why did you apply to Netter?"
"What I do outside of medicine"
""What experience do you have around sick people and how do you know this is what you want to do?""
"What support systems do you anticipate making use of while in medical school?"
"What questions did you ask the medical students? (we had lunch with them)"
"What extracurriculars did you partake in in college"
"Why medicine?"
"Considering primary care?"
"Why did you choose your undergraduate institution?"
"When applying to schools, what factors are important to you?"
"why netter"
"Did you have any major obstacles or roadblocks during your undergrad education?"
""What are you doing in your gap year?""
"What's your most memorable shadowing experience?"
"Questions related to my activities"
"Do you see yourself in academic medicine?"
"Why Netter?"
"What are you currently reading?"
"Where do you see yourself in 10 years? 30 years?"
"Tell me more about ____ (activities from your application)."
"Why do you want to be a doctor?"
"Are you considering more research?"
"What kind of medicine would you like to practice?"
"Questions about specific activities on my application"
"Specific questions regarding things I said in my secondary essays"
"What do you expect to gain from medical school?"
"Questions about undergrad experience - why did you choose X school/major?"
"What is something you would change about yourself?"
"Tell me about an obstacle you have faced."
"What is something you want us to know about you that isn’t in your app"
"did you experience any racism at X school"
"What was an experience that you had that confirmed you're on the right path?"
"What would you need to be successful in medical school?"
""What do you do in your free time?""
"What is one thing about you that is not on your AMCAS app or secondary?"
"10 years from now where do you see yourself?"
"What sort of medicine do you see yourself practicing?"
"Where do you see yourself in 10 years? 30 years?"
"As a medical student, you walk into a patient's room to do a history & physical. The patient is pregnant and you smell cigarette smoke. How would you handle the situation?"
"Where do you see yourself in 10 years (not including anything about your medical career)?"
"How to prioritize work-life balance."
"Some specific ethical questions."
""If a convicted child offender were to come in for treatment, what would you do?"
"What does "underserved" mean to you?"
"What is one mistake that you have made?"
"What is one significant medical innovation that has occurred in the past five years?"
"Do you know the origin of the word triage?"
"Tell me about a time you had a conflict and what did you learn?"
"none"
"Name a time you had a conflict with a peer and how you resolved it."
""Please talk a little about your GPA and academic performance in your undergraduate education.""
"The student-interviewer asked me to teach her something"
"Teach me something."
"What was your happiest and saddest moment."
"Do you have any questions for me?"
"Describe how you would should empathy"
"Please reiterate to me about the "advice you would give yourself at a younger age.""
"Where do you see yourself in 10 years? 30 years?"
"Tell me something about you, not on your application, that you would like me to use to present you to the admissions committee."
"I didn't find any question particularly difficult."
"None."
"Where do you see yourself in 10 years?"
"No difficult questions"
""What do you want to be your legacy." "What is the true most important thing about you that we cant find in your application.""
"If I were to present you to the admissions committee, what is the one thing that you would like them to know about you?"
"State a pressing issue in medicine. How would you solve it?"
"Why a physician instead of nurse, PA, or other healthcare professional?"
"Nothing difficult"
"What is the best gift you have ever given someone and why?"
"Explaining a problem in the world given current events and having to come up with a plausible solution for it."
"Would you be willing to consider primary care as a specialty?"
"Mock interview with my bestie"
"Preparing answers for common questions, practiced with my partner."
"practiced typical interview questions, read the school's website extensively, know myself and my story well"
"Researched sample interview questions, watched youtube videos"
"Read SDN interview feedback, read over entire AMCAS app and secondaries, did a few common interview practice questions."
"practiced common interview questions, read through primary and secondary"
"Re-reading my primary and secondary applications, brainstorming answers to top 50 medical school interview questions,"
"Reviewed my application and practiced general interview questions"
"SDN, read over application"
"SDN, read website"
"Read over AMCAS, secondaries, school curriculum/vision"
"reading SDN feedback, re-read my AMCAS primary and secondary"
"Read through both my primary and secondary applications for both schools, read up on the school completely"
"Pre write questions"
"Reviewed AMCAS and secondary essays. Went over some basic interview questions, especially "Why medicine" and "Why Netter." Make sure to research the program well, as they will ask you multiple times why you are interested in the school and they definitely are looking for "good fit" candidates."
"I reviewed my primary and secondary application and thought about how I would answer common interview questions. I used this interview feedback page and the general SDN forum as well."
"SDN, review amcas, review common interview questions"
"Read SDN interview feedback."
"Practice common interview questions"
"Prep Book"
"SDN, research school, go over secondary answers"
"Looked at SDN interview feedback, reviewed my primary and secondary apps"
"Interview books, practice speaking in front of mirror, mock interviews with career services"
"SDN, practice interview through career services"
"I didn't"
"SDN. Re-read AMCAS activities, personal statement, and secondary essays. Looked at everything on school's website. Thought of how I would answer typical interview questions."
"SDN, tried to relax, read about QUSOM online"
"Incredibly welcoming + kind faculty. They made sure all the applicants felt valued, heard, and respected. After talking with the faculty and students, I seriously bumped up this school high on my "dream school" list. Side note: i LOVE that this school is exclusively teaching faculty. While their "ranking" falls short due to lack of research funding, I think the emphasis on teaching and student wellness is more important to my future education."
"How much they care about students and their wellness."
"the community aspect - everyone genuinely cares about each other and you. they are truly invested in each and every student"
"The school's culture. Netter stood out to me instantly as being a school that values students and has a strong sense of community."
"Everyone was so nice and the campus itself was beautiful. The faculty and staff really seem to care about student success and well-being, and all of the students seemed down to earth and happy."
"system-based curriculum, availability of specific scholarships, very lax"
"Everyone was incredibly friendly, and clearly had a passion for ensuring their students succeed"
"How devoted all the faculty are to teaching their students, great residency match results for such a new school, very new facilities, early clinical exposure"
"Extremely nice faculty and students, nice building"
"Conversational interviews, availability of the faculty and their immense focus on the students"
"Enthusiasm of students and faculty to be there"
"the newness of the school's facilities, the anatomy lab, their concentrations"
"The curriculum, the MeSH program (early clinical immersion), the faculty seems very open to hearing about any suggestions for things that will improve their teaching."
"How new the school is. The facilities are immaculate."
"Everything! I loved the school. Faculty and students were EXTREMELY nice and friendly. It was obvious that the faculty and administration really care about the students' success and happiness. Facilities are brand new and beautiful, strong focus on a primary care foundation but NOT overbearingly so, significant early clinical exposure through the Medical Student Home (MeSH program), the list goes on."
"Students play a huge role in shaping the school, and there is a lot of potential for this school to grow and develop its presence in the coming years."
"Very friendly interviewers and helpful students. Faculty and students both care a lot about their school and want it to continue to do great. Interviews were conversational rather than question after question."
"The students and faculty were all very friendly and helpful."
"The happy students, teaching-centered"
"School is very modern, state-of-the art, and beautiful. Location is in a nice quiet town which is an ideal atmosphere for studying, but is a short distance away from NYC. School seems very focused on teaching and providing an environment for students to succeed. There was a round table with one admissions board member who would recite our biographic information simply by name-he had memorized our applications. I was quite impressed!"
"The modern facilities, the accessibility of faculty, the student-centric atmosphere"
"The conversational style of the interviews made everything very low-stress, and I was able to concentrate on learning more about the school; faculty are dedicated to helping students"
"How friendly the interviewers were. How they genuinely want to get to know you"
"friendliness"
"The whole school, curriculum, staff, facilities, progressive feel of the educational environment, the resources given to the students."
"Faculty has a lot of enthusiasm about the school. I like the emphasis on the interdisciplinary atmosphere by working with other health career students (PT, nursing, etc.). Emphasis on holistic medical care - even the person who the school is named after, Netter, was a medical artist/illustrator - which I think is pretty unique and speaks to their holistic approach. Capstones project sounds very cool, and there are a lot of interesting options for it."
"Everyone's really idealistic, and definitely has a vision for what they're hoping to achieve."
"Interviewers, facilities, how nice and friendly everyone was"
"Nothing."
"how far you have to drive to clinical sites. but that doesn't bother me TOO much. my main concern is how young the school is"
"I love this school and am really biased so I don't have any negative impression. But, I have heard other people say that a negative is that there is a degree of commuting with this school. I see it as a positive, because some of the commuting is to MeSH sites. The MeSH program places students in a doctor's office to get real-world experience with patients. Other commuting is to rotation sites since Netter does not have a dedicated teaching hospital Again, I see this as a positive because Netter students have said this has allowed them the opportunity to work at an intern level as a medical student because they aren't competing with PGs for patient experiences and access."
"The school is sort of in the middle of nowhere and the clinical rotations are all over the place."
"THE LOCATION! legit in the middle of nowhere CT appeared to be quite rural to me and no hospital affilation near school"
"Commuter campus with no student housing- having a car is required."
"You are required to have a car and license due to the lack of public transportation."
"School location, strong emphasis on needing a car, felt a bit less "official" than other schools"
"The medical library was lacking, but the law library next door could make up for that"
"Over ten clinical sites spread out all over CT, most community settings"
"nothing!"
"The fact that you need a car to be a student is a bit discouraging."
"Lack of answers regarding board scores and accreditation."
"Not quite negative, but there are obvious concerns with a new program - they have not graduated a class, matched, or even had 4th year students yet. However, I am not worried after hearing about the program. Location is quiet and somewhat isolated/boring, but not too far from NYC or Boston."
"The school is rather small and feels kinda far away from everything. Also, no easily accessible research or clinical opportunities (the closest clinical rotation site is a 20-30 minute drive away)."
"Getting asked open ended question in group setting, not sure if that will be viewed along with one-on-one interviews"
"The dean of admissions asked everyone questions while we were all sitting in a room together, even though our interaction with the dean of admissions was presented to us as a "meeting.""
"One admissions guy said that the goal is 33% going into primary care and then another admissions guy said that if you want to go into a surgical subspecialty that this school wouldn't be good for you. Kind of a mixed message on what they want"
"Nothing really."
"Teaching hospital is 45 mins away"
"The location of the primary clinical rotation site, which is 45 minutes away from campus; the neighborhood surrounding the campus was also not very interesting"
"none"
"small school; small library"
"Newness and that they have not matched anyone yet."
"Immediate surrounding area is a bit dull and very suburban. Has a commuter school feel, since there doesn't seem to be any housing options within walking distance to the school."
"Stress less!"
"how chill it would be. seriously, don't waste your time worrying. they just want to have a normal conversation as if they just met you on the street. they guy that interviewed me literally cussed a couple times lol (he was older and a retired MD)"
"I wish I knew that I could just relax and enjoy the day. I wish I could do my interview all over again."
"anything about CT and the New Haven area"
"They give you a small notebook to take notes in, so it is really unnecessary to bring anything. I carried around a big bag with my padfolio and waterbottle all day"
"The dean of admissions sits with everyone and converses with each person about their application, although I found it relaxed and not something to stress about."
"The layout of the interview."
"Dean Yeckel (of admissions) talks with everyone in a room for over an hour and has a conversation with each interviewer about their application in front of everyone else"
"There is currently not really basic lab research here on site (at least from my understanding) which was a huge disappointment personally- there are opportunities to make it work with other universities/labs, but pretty difficult."
"don't stress at all about the group interview aspect. The dean pretty much memorizes every interviewee's application so it's more of a show than a grill session."
"You basically spend your entire time in the same building as a student."
"how cold the northeast is"
"I think SDN prepared me pretty well!"
"It's not as nerve wracking as you think! Quinn was a great place for a first interview, I'd love to go here!"
"It was going to be unseasonably hot on my interview day."
"There are questions asked within a large group setting"
"none"
"Interviews with the two faculty members were very positive, very laid back and friendly (and were ~30-45 minutes). Interview with the dean was a little more serious, lasted maybe 15 minutes, and he didn't express as much emotion/positive feedback as the other interviewers - but don't take that as a bad sign (I was accepted)."
"Really sweet student interviewer and the faculty was kind and seemed genuinely interested in me and my story. I even made him laugh a few times!"
"10/10 virtual interview experience. very organized, comfortable, and friendly. can't say enough about how great these folks are"
"The interview process can be stressful, but try your best to relax and enjoy this one. The team at Netter is friendly, warm, and welcoming. For my interview, my fellow interviewees and I waited in the lobby for the other interviewees to arrive. Once everyone arrived, we were escorted into a modern conference room where we were given a folder with information and our own notebooks. There was a financial aid presentation, a presentation about student affairs, lunch with students (we got Panera, hands down the best interview lunch I had), and then the interviews began. After the one-on-one interview, Dr. Yeckel came in to speak with us as a group. We all were nervous as we wanted to make a good impression, but within minutes we were all laughing and having a good time. Then we toured the facilities with students. The anatomy lab is stunning. It has tons of beautiful, natural light streaming in the windows. We were brought back to the conference room to gather our belongings and were given an estimate of when we would hear back regarding decisions. TLDR: This is an awesome place, enjoy your interview"
"The interview day is long, mostly consisting of presentations and the student lunch. The actual interviews will be two 45-min open-file interviews that are very conversational. Mine was with one faculty member and one M2. They were both very laid-back and casual. After your personal interviews, Dean Yeckel will come in and talk to all of the interviewees about their applications, mostly because I think he wants to put a face to the application he's been reading. Overall a great experience."
"Good school but location sucks not really diverse and no hospital nearby?? whaaa????"
"Quinnipiac seems like a great school - because they do not conduct their own research, the faculty are devoted 100% to the students and ensuring their success. The class sizes are small and tight-knit, and it seems that there is no stressful competition between students. The curriculum is organ-based, which many medical schools are transitioning to, and unlike some other schools they seem to be well transitioned to this curriculum. The students seem completely happy with the school- they really didn't have anything negative to say. The only negative I can see is the commuter campus aspect- there is no student housing, although they do help you to find people to live with and suggest housing options. And because they are not associated with just one hospital, you will have to drive to your clinical sites."
"Overall a great day. I am highly impressed!"
"Such delightful people"
"I wish I had known that the capstone research project isn't exactly the traditional basic science research opportunity at this point unless you manage a position at Yale or nearby lab (which is doable but difficult)...majority of lit review/observation/clinical capstones from what I understand. Maybe plan to build a lab in the future, but that is also not the focus of this school. Community physicians seem to be the focus. Stellar place for those of that bent."
"Hope to hear good news, will definitely matriculate!"
"I believe that it does take a patient and creative sort of mind to be a student here-there are lots of things they are figuring out as a new school, but it allows for a lot of flexibility and allows students to establish and create many venues that will be sustained."
"I'd go here, but I'd prefer a more established school."
"Do not be afraid of the program's youth or the "primary care focus." I don't think either of these things will hold anyone back at Quinnipiac."
"It's a long day so make sure you have everything you need with you - lots of walking so wear comfortable shoes."
"It was a lovely day!"
"Pretty building, cheerful students"
"Very impressive! It really allays any of my fears that going to a new school would be detrimental."
"Very positive experience overall"
"The school has amazing facilities, and though it is new, I get the feeling that the students will be very successful in terms of matching and becoming great physicians."
"The interviewers want to have a conversation with you, so relax and let your passion come through"
"I loved this school."
"There are definitely positives and negatives if you choose to be part of a charter class. It is very exciting but also poses challenges. The faculty were all very honest about this sentiment. Ultimately I think this will be a great school, and the challenges are opportunities!"
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Student | 24 |
| Faculty member | 3 |
| Admissions staff | 1 |
| Other | 3 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Enthusiastic | 26 |
| Neutral | 4 |
| Discouraging | 0 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 7.70 | 37 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| In state | 3 |
| Out of state | 27 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 0-1 hour | 4 |
| 2-3 hours | 8 |
| 4-6 hours | 7 |
| 7+ hours | 10 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Airplane | 12 |
| Automobile | 14 |
| Train or subway | 2 |
| Other | 1 |
Boston
Hartford Airport
Boston Logan
BDL
Bradley
Philadelphia, New Haven, Laguardia
Bradley International in Hartford
Bradley International
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| At school facility | 0 |
| With students at the school | 1 |
| Friends or family | 5 |
| Hotel | 12 |
| Home | 6 |
| Other | 1 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| < $100 | 9 |
| $101-$200 | 1 |
| $201-$300 | 4 |
| $301-$400 | 2 |
| $401-$500 | 1 |
| $501+ | 7 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 6.22 | 37 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 5.62 | 37 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 5.24 | 37 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 8.05 | 37 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 8.62 | 37 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 6.59 | 37 |
"Please don't change, you guys are the best."
"get more POC!"
"Keep doing what you are doing"
"Very pleasant and enthusiastic"
"None, you are wonderful!"
"Let me in"
"Keep up the great work, it was a wonderful interview day!"
"None, you guys are great!"
"Nothing - everyone was very kind and helpful on interview day!"
"none, you are all doing excellently!"
"keep it up"
"Please include more curriculum information on the website."
"Doing a great job! They are very accommodating!"
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What is one of the specific questions they asked you (question 1)?