How did the interview impress you?

Negatively

What was the stress level of the interview?

6 out of 10

How long was the interview?

50 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)?

"where is home for you? (i think trying to figure out if i want to be in ny)" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"you took courses after college? (way to read my file)" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"most questions were directly related to my file, which was fine. he did a good job, i think, fleshing out the details from it." Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"about the origin of the research institute i currently do research at" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What impressed you positively?

"honestly, not that much. some of the students who came in to the waiting room for the free coffee were very friendly. also, the members of the admissions office staff were nice and helpful. students were in general very positive about columbia--they had a lot of pride" Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"my interviewer. i tried to keep a positive attitude, even though he was superlate for my interview, but he acted like he thought the interview was a waste of his time and only brightened up when i asked him about himself. also when i went to anatomy lecture, it was on reproductive organs, and although it may sound dumb, most of the class wasn't there but the kids who were there were giggling like they were in a 6th grade sex ed class--not really want you want from future doctors!" Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"that it's hard to get a good picture of columbia from the interview--maybe take some time to explore on your own a little bit. there's no presentation or anything, you just walk in and wait, so i found that a little surprising." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"i think that i may not have gotten a very good view of the school. it was a very busy interview day--lots of kids in the waiting room, and i missed part of the tour. i had heard so many wonderful things about it, it had definitely been my first choice NY school, if not my first choice school, before the interview. i still think i'd be really happy there--some other people seemed to have really cool, friendly interviewers, and the students were very happy. they seemed friendly, but i definitely got the "on residency, docs will give you more respect just b/c you're from columbia, even if kids from state schools are smarter than you" spiel too. school pride is one thing, but acting proud you're benefiting from a name-brand education even if you don't deserve it was not very impressive. and all this from a 3rd year..." Report Response

Who was the tour given by?

Student

On what date did the interview take place?

10/14/2003