How did the interview impress you?

Negatively

What was the stress level of the interview?

2 out of 10

How you think you did?

9 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

4 out of 10

How long was the interview?

45 minutes

Where did the interview take place?

At the school

How many people interviewed you?

1

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 many hours do you study each night?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

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

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

"Various questions about my application" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"nothing too interesting. we just talked about my application and he asked me to elaborate on the different things I wrote about" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"What should I tell the admissions committee about why you should be accepted and why you are better than all of the other applicants?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"studentdoctor.net, downstate website" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"case based learning is big" Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"Run down facilities, how the students seemed very unenthusiastic about downstate, 8 to a cadaver, didn't really like the neighborhood" Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"how confusing it would be to drive around brooklyn" Report Response

What are your general comments?

"The interview itself was really pleasant. I thoroughly enjoyed talking to my interviewer and I think the interview itself was the most enjoyable I have had so far (this was my fourth). However starting from the tour it was downhill. The tourguides were extremely unenthusiastic and didn't help us at all get a good idea of what downstate is like. Just to sum it up I know I can cross Downstate off my list. I already got into schools that I liked much better." Report Response

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tourguide seem?

Discouraging

How do you rank the facilities?

3 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

Out of state

What was your total time spent traveling?

2-3 hours

What was your primary mode of travel?

Automobile

On what date did the interview take place?

11/01/2005

How do you rank this school among other schools to which you've applied?

2 out of 10

What is your ranking of this school's location?

4 out of 10

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

7 out of 10