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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?

6 out of 10

How you think you did?

6 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

2 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?

2

What was the style of the interview?

One-on-one

What type of interview was it?

Closed file

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

"Why do you want to study at Upstate?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What do you hope will be your greatest accomplishment?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What other schools did you apply to?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"If you had a pregnant girl come to you and ask for advice about what to do, what would you say?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"If you had a pregnant girl come to you and ask for advice about what to do, what would you say?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"just reading the interview feedback" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"the 4th year student was really great and i thought that the clinical years would be a good experience. their medical spanish program was also nice." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"their classrooms weren't the greatest and their anatomy lab wasn't ventilated well." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"i wish i studied up more on ethical issues, i stumbled through one and accidentally injected the word abortion, which the interviewer took to mean that i'm a baby killer." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"it was a real surprise because i didn't really care about it. i only applied because it was my state school but it seemed like a good community and a decent place to train." 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?

In state

What was your total time spent traveling?

4-6 hours

What was your primary mode of travel?

Automobile

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

< $100

What airport did you use?

No Response

Where did you stay?

Other

How would you rate the hotel?

5 out of 10

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

No Response

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

09/28/2011

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

1 out of 10

What is your ranking of this school's location?

2 out of 10

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

3 out of 10

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

9 out of 10

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

8 out of 10

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

5 out of 10

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

No Response

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