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I just got an interview to NYMC. Does anyone have any stories about the school or experience? Thanks
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black orchid said:
There are tons of reviews on NYMC on the Interview Feedback forum. The link is below. Then choose "Read Feedback" and click on New York Medical College.
http://www.studentdoctor.net/interview/
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I guess i got super lucky, b/c i sent in my AMCAS in late novemeber and they recievid all my secondary stuff by 12/29. good luck to you!
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akpete said:Black Orchid, when were you complete? I just emailed them yesterday, and I'm STILL under review (complete 10-27).
Thanks, and Good Luck!!
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if my professors will let me take my final earier than wedensday march 16, then i plan on going the 17th or march
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I interviewed there early december.
The day starts at 8am. Once the admissions office opens at 8am, your picture is taken and you sign in at the front desk. Behind the front desk is a little room, where applicants gather and have breakfast until 830am. From 8:30am-9:30am, the dean, the financial aid officer, and then a med student give their 15-30 minute talk. After that, the interviews start. There are 3 possible interview times: 945, 1030 and 1115. Usually, each applicant gets one of the 3 interview time (rarely two), leaving a great deal of dead time to explore the campus, talk to current students, go to classes, and just sit around. After the interviews, there is a tour, and then lunch.
The interview is low-stressed. Basically, the interview has a worksheet he or she has to fill out and the worksheet contains space for 1. research experience. 2. community services exp. 3. extracurricular (school activity). 4. hobbies. 5. why nymc. etc. Therefore, expect to be asked questions related to these areas. Ethic questions are rarely asked, so you don't need to worry about that. Since the interviewer has a worksheet he or she needs to fill out, you will find the interviewer writing away while you're talking. Don't be intimated by that. Just keep talking until you feel that you are done explaining your answer.
You're also asked to provide the interviewer a copy of your personal statement. Most interviewer will read your PS in front of you or ask you some type of question related to your PS.
Here are some strength of NYMC you can talk about at your interview:
1. Preclinically, NYMC uses a subject-based approach. This approach inevitably exposes students to the same organs more than once throughout the year. Some students like that because it allows them to review and really drill the materials into their heads when they're exposed to something more than once.
2. Preclinically, NYMC has a rigorous exam schedule. There is an exam every week or every other week. You can say that this rigorous exam schedule fits your style of learning because it keeps you on the ball. Also, NYMC has a 99% USMLE step 1 pass rate, thus NYMC pre-clinical curriculum must be doing something to prepare their students well.
3. Clinically, NYMC's clinical education is second to none. Students are exposed not only to a diversity of cases, but also patient population, type of medical services, patient economics background, etc. Plus, Westchester medical center is a prestigous hospital. You can say something about their recent re-establishment of their heart-transplant program.
Overall, nymc is a great school. the area provides students with a decent living condition (westchester) and nyc is only 30 minutes away. Though, like any other schools, NYMC has some negatives.
I have more to say about the school, but this post is getting way too long. PM me if you have more questions.
The day starts at 8am. Once the admissions office opens at 8am, your picture is taken and you sign in at the front desk. Behind the front desk is a little room, where applicants gather and have breakfast until 830am. From 8:30am-9:30am, the dean, the financial aid officer, and then a med student give their 15-30 minute talk. After that, the interviews start. There are 3 possible interview times: 945, 1030 and 1115. Usually, each applicant gets one of the 3 interview time (rarely two), leaving a great deal of dead time to explore the campus, talk to current students, go to classes, and just sit around. After the interviews, there is a tour, and then lunch.
The interview is low-stressed. Basically, the interview has a worksheet he or she has to fill out and the worksheet contains space for 1. research experience. 2. community services exp. 3. extracurricular (school activity). 4. hobbies. 5. why nymc. etc. Therefore, expect to be asked questions related to these areas. Ethic questions are rarely asked, so you don't need to worry about that. Since the interviewer has a worksheet he or she needs to fill out, you will find the interviewer writing away while you're talking. Don't be intimated by that. Just keep talking until you feel that you are done explaining your answer.
You're also asked to provide the interviewer a copy of your personal statement. Most interviewer will read your PS in front of you or ask you some type of question related to your PS.
Here are some strength of NYMC you can talk about at your interview:
1. Preclinically, NYMC uses a subject-based approach. This approach inevitably exposes students to the same organs more than once throughout the year. Some students like that because it allows them to review and really drill the materials into their heads when they're exposed to something more than once.
2. Preclinically, NYMC has a rigorous exam schedule. There is an exam every week or every other week. You can say that this rigorous exam schedule fits your style of learning because it keeps you on the ball. Also, NYMC has a 99% USMLE step 1 pass rate, thus NYMC pre-clinical curriculum must be doing something to prepare their students well.
3. Clinically, NYMC's clinical education is second to none. Students are exposed not only to a diversity of cases, but also patient population, type of medical services, patient economics background, etc. Plus, Westchester medical center is a prestigous hospital. You can say something about their recent re-establishment of their heart-transplant program.
Overall, nymc is a great school. the area provides students with a decent living condition (westchester) and nyc is only 30 minutes away. Though, like any other schools, NYMC has some negatives.
I have more to say about the school, but this post is getting way too long. PM me if you have more questions.
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Well, let me start by setting up what I deem as important factors in determining whether I give a school the thumbs up or the thumbs down. I basically only look for three things (in increasing order of importance): 1) USMLE pass rate, 2) residency placements, 3) my overall feeling when I am visiting the school. I'm of the opinion that no matter what school you attend you learn the same things and those are the basic sciences and basic medical techniques. The three criteria I listed are what would make a particular institution stand out for me. That said, I did not enjoy my visit to NYMC 👎. My feeling of the school was not a good one. This was after having spent the night in the on campus housing (dorm-style rooming which 90% of students use because there's no where else to live) and chatting with current students. So, after already losing all enthusiasm for the school, my interview was disasterous. My lack of excitement was obvious and so I was not surprised when I recieved a rejection in the mail about 2 months later. I spoke with several of the interviewees who absolutely loved the school to show that each person has their own perception (duh). Anyway, hope this helps!
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i have to agree with cammy1313. the school was okay, but i wasn't particularly impressed with it. the dorm-style housing was awful. med school is considered "professional school", and it'd be nice to be able to live "grown-up life" (i.e. in a real apartment) instead of in dorms. also, the student tour guides didn't seem to be particularly knowledgeable about things besides what they had been trained to know (i.e. USMLE pass rates, which they kept mentioning over and over again). Any questions I asked that didn't fit the cookie-cutter norm (are there other projects available for the summer after first year besides lab research ones?) seemed to puzzle the tour leaders as they didn't know anyone who had done anything besides the cookie cutter things. all in all, it didn't seem like a flexible curriculum, or like a medical education that you could mold into fitting the kind of doctor you want to be.
I was, however, impressed with the anatomy lab. most of my problems with NYMC had to do with general lifestyle issues (didn't like the testing schedule either).
I was, however, impressed with the anatomy lab. most of my problems with NYMC had to do with general lifestyle issues (didn't like the testing schedule either).
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lightnk102 said:
I agree. Their anatomy lab is great. There is tons of light (not dingy and gross like a few other schools).
I actually liked the dorms. I had to live in an apartment during my last two years of college, and I hated it. I miss dorm life (i.e. having all my friends living 10 feet away).
The students looked way too stressed out though... it reminded me of Hopkins. I'd rather be someplace where the students seem a bit more relaxed.
