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  • Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
  • Allopathic Medical School
  • New York, NY
Overall Experience

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

1 out of 10

How you think you did?

7 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

9 out of 10

Questions

How long was the interview?

30 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)?

"Tell me about yourself." Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Give an example of a leadership experience." Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What specialties are you interested in?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"If you could have two minutes to tell the admissions committee about yourself, what would you say?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"Are you an emotional person? (Yes.) How will this affect your job? Will you be able to handle emotional encounters with patients?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"Reviewed my application, mock interviews, looked at sample questions." Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"Friendly students, really kind (and funny) faculty members and interviewers who tried to make us feel as comfortable as possible, good sense of community." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"None of the students were studying in the middle of a weekday (they were playing pool/watching TV/etc) and many of them walked into class late as if this was the norm." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"They provide breakfast and coffee!" Report Response

What are your general comments?

No Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tourguide seem?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

8 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

In state

What was your total time spent traveling?

0-1 hour

What was your primary mode of travel?

Train or subway

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

No Response

What airport did you use?

No Response

Where did you stay?

No Response

How would you rate the hotel?

5 out of 10

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

No Response

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

11/2/2011

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?

10 out of 10

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

10 out of 10

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

8 out of 10

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

8 out of 10

How eco-friendly are the school's application materials and interview process?

5 out of 10

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

No Response

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