<p>Prepare very well for your interviews at UMDNJ. It’s one of the toughest interviews my DS experienced and the selection hinges highly on your performance in this interview.
Good luck to all of you who are applying.</p>
<p>i would still say to prepare very well, but i don’t know how much the selection actually hinges on your interview. i personally thought that my UMDNJ interview was my best one, but to my surprise I didn’t get in. however, i did get into several other programs (regarded by many as even higher tier than UMDNJ) where i still had good interviews, but i didn’t think they were as good as my UMDNJ interview.</p>
<p>hey thanx for the insight guys…is there nything you can tell us about the interview process itself and the kinds of questions they ask?</p>
<p>i always hear that they ask alot of ethics questions…im jus tryna figure out wat to expect…</p>
<p>yea, like do you have any tips on how to prepare for it?
thanks :)</p>
<p>I had emailed these to a CC’er who asked details about the interview. I have copied part of my message below. I heard how important the interview is through the director of admissions who my DH happened to bump into at a seminar. She was the person who told my DH that 50% elimination occurs at the UMDNJ interview.</p>
<p>Therefore, be well prepared for the interview. BE ON TIME! Make eye contact and speak clearly. Show your passion for Medicine. Be ready for the following topics.</p>
<ul>
<li>what kind of ECs/and or research you have done in school</li>
<li>why do you feel you want to be a doctor
*what is the difference between traditional MD degree (ie 4+4) vs the 7 year program</li>
<li>what medically related activities you have done that indicate your inclination for medicine</li>
</ul>
<p>The doc who interviewed my DS was quite an older guy (60+ yrs old) and even asked him where else he had applied. My DS was frank and told him the names of all the schools. After the interview, DS had second thoughts about whether he should have been so frank in the first place… but it worked out for him anyway.</p>
<p>Try to get your Dad or Mom to run through a list of questions with you and prep for your interview. </p>
<p>Good luck, you all!</p>
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I agree completely.</p>
<p>I’m current a 3rd year pharmacy student at Rutgers University and I’m in the National Guard with a commissioning date of August 2009.</p>
<p>In my case, I would not choose any other medical school than a NJ state school if I were accepted. Why?</p>
<p>-Tuition waiver: I would pay nearly nothing for medical school for every single semester while I am there.
-I would receive Captain pay with BAH while I’m in school which comes out to $90k+ per year. Who can say they’re not paying anything for medical school while getting paid $90+k/year?
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<p>I’ll take all that over paying $50k/year for a medical school in a nice area.</p>
<p>Just met a dear old friend yesterday. Her DD is a JHU Premed although she is from NJ.
When she sent her DD off to JHU, she was fairly secure in her job and health.</p>
<p>However, most recently, she was diagnosed with breast cancer. On top of that, due to the tough economic time, she been informed that she has only 2 more months in her job. She has been paying $55k/year which was not easy for her even with a secure job. Now, with her job security gone, was lamenting over using up all her 401K for DD’s Premed. </p>
<p>Looking back on the decision my DS took in matriculating at the TCNJ 7 yr BS/MD program, I am relieved with his choice.</p>
<p>A LOT of things can change over 8 years… people loose jobs, critical and life changing health problems can arise, what may seem like a secure parental financial backing today can take turn for the worse. One should keep these variables in mind before making a decision.</p>
<p>Even if students choose to take loans. Be cognizant of the total loan amounts you accrue over a course of your BS/MD and the kinds of constraints they may impose on you when you are ready to ‘start living’</p>
<p>polo i looked extensively into the ASR program, and i came across several people who are actually in the program. you will only be receiving pay as a 2nd Lieutenant and you will only get living expense reimbursements for a maximum of 3 years. all together, it’s about $50k-$55k a year for 3 years, which is really good, but nowhere near the $90k per year you were quoting.</p>
<p>after the 3 years, you are no longer an active soldier and will only have to attend drilling sessions once a month for a period of 5 years (yes that will extend into residency and they will still expect you to come). during this 5 year drilling period, you receive no salary because you are not an active soldier, you will make only make $ for each drilling session you attend. from what i’ve heard, it’s about $300 per drilling session, so if you go 10 times a year, it’s about $3000 a year.</p>
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I’m currently 21 and a 3rd year pharmacy student. I’ll be commissioning this August 2009 into a traditional combat arms branch. By the time I graduate pharmacy and am eligible for med school, I will most likely have already been promoted to CPT so it’d be typically more than 50-55k/year as a 2LT.</p>