How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

3 out of 10

How long was the interview?

50 minutes

Where did the interview take place?

At the school

How many people interviewed you?

2

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)?

"How did you hear about Einstein?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What is one of the specific questions they asked you (question 2)?

"Where else did you apply? Just list them off." Report Response | I was asked this question too

What is one of the specific questions they asked you (question 3)?

"Where else are you interviewing?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"Almost all my questions were about my research. Also got: How did you hear about Einstein? Where else did you apply? Where else are you interviewing?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"Some questions specific to my research--he decided to grill me on a couple minor details." Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"Read my application, the Einstein website, should have reread my research description more carefully." Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"The students are SO happy, kind of ridiculously so. The MSTP program director is great, too. The location isn't as bad/dangerous as it has been made out to be. Housing is SO cheap and SO close to the labs, and it's super cheap to keep a car there, too." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"The location, while not super dangerous, is BORING as all hell. How can Blockbuster be the only thing open after 10 pm?" Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"New Rochelle (where they put you up) is pretty far away from the campus, and while they'll bus you from the hotel to the campus for the interview, they have no intention of returning you to the hotel after the interview day is done, so it might make more sense to drive from the hotel to Einstein the morning of the interviews, if you are driving to the interview." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"Two formal interviews (~50 mins each, though they can be as short as 25, depending on your schedule) and several informal interviews (to learn about your interviewers' research, mostly) make up most of the day, which is broken up by lunch (the food really is terrible) and a tour." Report Response

Who was the tour given by?

Student

On what date did the interview take place?

11/17/2003