How did the interview impress you?

Negatively

What was the stress level of the interview?

1 out of 10

How long was the interview?

15 minutes

Where did the interview take place?

At the school

How many people interviewed you?

1

What was the style of the interview?

One-on-one

What type of interview was it?

Open file

What is one of the specific questions they asked you (question 1)?

"standard issue." Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"i did a minor in architectural art history. he pointed out some buildings in pictures around his office and asked me to identify the style, era, architect, and all that good stuff." Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"nothing really...standard issue" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"sdn, princeton review, msar, their website" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"nice housing...dorm style, i miss that kind of stuff. students in general seemed pretty happy and very confident, etc." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"in the beginning, a student ran into the office saying columbia sucks, go somewhere else. the sheer arrogance of a lot of the students that i met, saying things like, the residency directors will come and shake your hand out of 30 applicants because you're from columbia...it's badass. in addition, the runaround pissed me off. i was originally scheduled for a 2 pm interview, then they shifted me to a 9 am a couple of days before, so i had to reschedule stuff. when i showed up at 8 am, they told me that my interview was cancelled...so they had to run around looking for someone to interview me...and i got a 15 minute interview. whatever, i scratched this school off my list. in addition, it's in a crappy part of town compared to cornell, mt sinai, nyu, etc....too far north. one more thing, their traditional curriculum is hating it. a huge proportion of the students don't go to lecture because they're boring and inefficient...so you basically study on your own and graduate with the columbia name. i think i'll give my $130k to someone else." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"bleh" Report Response

What are your general comments?

"bleh" Report Response

Who was the tour given by?

Student

On what date did the interview take place?

10/15/2003