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  • SUNY - Upstate Medical University College of Medicine
  • Allopathic Medical School
  • Syracuse, 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?

10 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

8 out of 10

Questions

How long was the interview?

40 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)?

"How did you arrive at the decision to study medicine?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"How would you feel if you fell short of your goals after you recieved your MD degree?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

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

What was the most interesting question?

"If you was admitted and in a conversation with your family someone asked you, "What is the most difficult thing about your medical school experience" what would you say?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"Do you have any explanations about te weaknesses in your application?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"SDN, mock interviews, read newspapers, books and magazines" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"The facilities was nice and the weather was not nearly as cold as I originally thought" Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"The medical school is located in a "town" atmosphere and not in a major city" Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"LinkAGE program" Report Response

What are your general comments?

"I had two interviews with faculty and I was pleasantly surprised at how nice they were. They was more interested in getting me to perform at my best than trying to stress me." Report 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 was your total time spent traveling?

7+ hours

What was your primary mode of travel?

Train or subway

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

$201-$300

Where did you stay?

Hotel

How would you rate the hotel?

10 out of 10

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

Gennesee Inn

Would you recommend the hotel?

yes

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

02/14/2005

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?

6 out of 10

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

6 out of 10

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