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  • Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
  • Allopathic Medical School
  • Newark, NJ
Overall Experience

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

3 out of 10

How you think you did?

9 out of 10

Questions

How long was the interview?

60+ 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)?

"Why Medicine? What do you know about medical school? Why did you choose your major at XXX college? Describe your research? Volunteer activities?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What are your thoughts on healthcare? Do you think its a privelege or a right?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Discuss specific grades. A whole bunch of other standard questions." Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"If someone was in college, what kind of major would you reccommend in preparation for medical school? Would you reccommend a social sciences/humanities major, pure science, or engineering like yours (BME) and why?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"Explain some grades, specific questions from my file, transcripts, etc." Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"SDN, read over application" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"Facilities-The entire campus, medical center, hospital everything is connected. Clinical opportunities. Newark, at least near the campus, isn't that bad." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"No Parking." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"How long it would take to find parking." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"My experience overall was good. The atmosphere was somewhat laid back, though the actual interview is quite long, mine was almost an hour and a half, thats a long time, so be ready for anything and everything, from standard questions, why medicine, etc, to details about your file, to healthcare and ethics questions. I was asked about my music, and I made a comment about trying not to get into social commentary, but the very next question called me out on it, and asked me specifically how I felt. So there's a lot of questions, but its very conversational and not completely scripted, but a lot of things they will definitely ask. But because its so long you get a good chance to explain yourself well. I had the tour before the interview which was nice, but some have it the other way around." Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Student

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

11/23/2004

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