SUNY - Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine (Brooklyn)

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How did the interview impress you?

Positively 🙂

What was the stress level of the interview?

4 / 10

0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress

How you think you did?

8 / 10

0 = Bad, 10 = Great

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

7 / 10

0 = Below, 10 = Above

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

8 / 10

0 = Below, 10 = Above

What are your general comments?

After a horrendous drive into Brooklyn, during the tail end of rush hour traffic, we were put into a room with several other applicants. We had an informational session and then were taken on a tour. The students were really wonderful and seemed to be extremely happy where they chose to go to school. The facilities were not the best, but again should that be a huge factor in where to go to medical school? My interviewer and I met for 40 minutes. It was a pleasant experience, however I could not get a feeling about how I did, probably not a good sign :( Overall, I did like Downstate more than I thought I would, going to the school really sold me.

Interview questions they asked

What do you want to know about the school?....x4

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What was the most interesting question?

Why do you want to be a doctor, not a nurse, etc.?

I was asked this too

What was the most difficult question?

Just that he kept saying what else, what else? It was hard having to keep coming up with things I didn't already know about the school, happy I did though because I learned a lot more than I thought I would.

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How did you prepare for the interview?

sdn, school website, my application, amsa survey, MSAR

What impressed you positively?

The students were really nice, very enthusiastic. The proximity to the hospitals is nice. The case based learning is a big plus.

What impressed you negatively?

The facilities aren't the greatest. The neighborhood is bad, but not as bad as I had heard.

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

That driving 90 miles to Brooklyn would have taken 3 1/2 hours.

What is your ranking of this school's location?

7 / 10

0 = Bad, 10 = Great

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

9 / 10

0 = Bad, 10 = Great