nymc, for those who are interested, what do you think?

[jdub]

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i just got back from my first trip to the east, hopefully it is not the last 😀 , but i really liked the school, especially the location, kind of suburbish, yet within striking distance of nyc, and i also liked the fact that 99-100% of their students pass the usmle, just seems to show dedication on the part of the school and their profs to teach students what they need to know.

seemed like there were a lot of tests first year, but that just probably helps on bad procrastination habits, anyhow, anybody else dig this school?

btw, what is up with the 'don't expect to hear from us for 10 weeks', do they realize that that is 1/5 of a year, geesh.

 

[Sabrina]

hey. .
i have a interview at nymc on 1/28. . .

anyhow. . .was it a stressful interview?
how many days did you stay . .and did you stay with one of the student hosts?

do you know what percentage of the interviewees get accepted? any info would be great!

thanks.

 

[Sabrina]

hey. .

i was also wondering. .are they rolling admissions?

 

[altaskier]

I have an interview there too, but I havent scheduled the exact date. Will probably me mid Jan. I also wanted to know more about the school and about your interview.

thanks

 

[moo]

I interviewed there back in November. I thought it was a pretty good school, tuition is a bit expensive but that's what you've come to expect from the privates. Valhalla is a beautiful little town, the people there are very friendly, students seemed to really like it there. That new anatomy lab looks real nice but the thing that impressed me most were the dorms! Man they were nice and spacious, a far cry from the dorms at Columbia, at which I interviewed the next day. In any case, i should be hearing from them sometime in January. They accept about 600-700 people to fill their class of 190 so if you interview you have a 50-60% chance of acceptance.

 

[paisley1]

I inteviewed at NYMC back in October and really liked the school, for the most part. I arrived on campus the night before, stayed with a student host, went to my interview the next day and left that same afternoon. I HIGHLY recommend staying with a student--you will learn so much more about the school.

What impressed me the most about NYMC is how well-prepared the students are to enter primary care specialities. Also, the location of the school is unique in that you have a wide-range of diverse patient-populations within a 2-hour radius.

I was least impressed by the staggering cost (~$50,000/year) and also by how stressed-out the students seemed. Granted, med school is generally a stressful experience but the students here seemed more stressed out than most med students I've met. Feel free to e-mail me if you have questions about the interviews themselves. Good luck!

 

[Dr. Kermit]

First the pros- I found the facilities were gorgeous. The anatomy lab and module rooms were very high tech and impressive. It seems like the school tries to keep every one campus as the housing is there and everything is close together.

Also, the clinical training opportunites were quite extensive as you will get both urban, suburban, and rural contact. The housing is cheap, for living in the NYC area.

Cons (I had a lot.)- The administrative staff gave me a hard time scheduling. I received an invite in early October. I was going to be in the area and tried to schedule and the office said, "we can't take you that day, what about the day before." I put off scheduling to see if I could wait and hear from two other schools. I then get an e-mail that says, "you need to schedule within the next week." So, I try to schedule the interview for the Monday after Thanksgiving and they give me a hard time, but finally agree.

One of the Deans that interviewed me was friendly until she started asking how I was going to pay for med school and then had the nerve to ask how I paid for undergrad. When I told her my parents financed it, she said, "your dad is a doctor and your mom stays at home, why won't they pay for med school?" Also, she asked if this had been my first interview since I seemed nervous. I told her "no." (I wasn't nervous, I just wasn't too interested in being there and it came off in my interview.) She then asks about other med schools and if I had been accepted. I told her I had already been accepted to med school. Then she says, "so, why are you here."

The students, while they were friendly, kept expressing that they studied hard, and partied hard. They even made it a point to tell us about how they took over a bar in White Plains during Orientation. They told me they don't get out to the city too much b/c the train takes too long and you have to take a cab or bus to the train station. (BTW, the website says it's only a 35 minute train ride to the city. The student I asked said it was more like 45 minutes and that doesn't include the taxi or busride.) You'll need a car for anything there. The buses are unreliable and you can't walk to a grocery store or go shopping.

There is no financial aid, unless you're sub-poverty! The expected student expenses for next year is $52K. The average debt for the class of 2001 was 135K.