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  • SUNY - Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine (Brooklyn)
  • Allopathic Medical School
  • Brooklyn, NY
Overall Experience

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

3 out of 10

How you think you did?

8 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

6 out of 10

Questions

How long was the interview?

60+ minutes

Where did the interview take place?

At the school

How many people interviewed you?

1

What was the style of the interview?

In a group

What type of interview was it?

Open file

What is one of the specific questions they asked you (question 1)?

"How do you study?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Beside from your academic acheivements what are you most proud of?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Why medicine?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"???" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"Beside from your academic acheivements what are you most proud of?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"Reviewed current events; SDN; reviewed health care reform; AMCAS; secondaries" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"How laid back all the students were! They seem like normal people and seemed really invested in their classmates! Also this is one of the most diverse student bodies in the country! Faculty is really into working with students and is also really diverse" Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"Facilities were definitely a bit run down. Not the greatest area. " Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"That the entire interview day would be 3.5 hours." Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tourguide seem?

Enthusiastic

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

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

< $100

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

10/21/2009

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

6 out of 10

What is your ranking of this school's location?

7 out of 10

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

10 out of 10

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

9 out of 10

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

10 out of 10

How eco-friendly are the school's application materials and interview process?

3 out of 10

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