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

How did the interview impress you?

Negatively

What was the stress level of the interview?

1 out of 10

How you think you did?

9 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

8 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)?

"Tell me about youtself was the only question I was asked" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"I was not really asked questions. The only thing I was asked was tell me about yourself, which I did. He asked me to expand on one research experience which I did. He then talked for the next 50 minutes about how great Newark was." Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"See above" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"reread amcas, school website, student doctor, read on managed health care in the US, and universal healthcare" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"How happy the studnet body seemed, the accesability of professors, and the fact that the school is attached to both the hospital and graduate school" Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"the whole day seemed a little unstructured, and they gave us no information beforehand about what we would be doing that day" Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"how laid back the interview was" Report Response

What are your general comments?

"Overall, the interview was laid back, and no pressure. However, when I walked out I felt like I hadnt done well or poorly. It almost seemed as though he had made his mind up about me before I interviewed, and the experience was a formality." Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tourguide seem?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

9 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

In state

What was your total time spent traveling?

2-3 hours

What was your primary mode of travel?

Automobile

About how much did you spend on room, food, and travel?

< $100

Where did you stay?

With students at the school

How would you rate the hotel?

9 out of 10

Would you recommend the hotel?

yes

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

09/20/2006

How do you rank this school among other schools to which you've applied?

10 out of 10

What is your ranking of this school's location?

4 out of 10

What is your ranking of this area's cultural life?

5 out of 10

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