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?

2 / 10

0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress

How you think you did?

9 / 10

0 = Bad, 10 = Great

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

9 / 10

0 = Below, 10 = Above

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

9 / 10

0 = Below, 10 = Above

What are your general comments?

Informative. Relaxed. The guy just wanted to know the essentials.

Interview questions they asked

Why med school? Why downstate? Describe yourself. How did you prepare for MCAT?

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What was the most interesting question?

Why do you deserve a spot in the class?

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What was the most difficult question?

He wanted to know details about my research, and he went through every single part of my application.

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How did you prepare for the interview?

Practiced the obvious questions.

What impressed you positively?

The school, despite its poor facilities and location, really prepares its students well for the world of medicine. The clinical experience is supposedly superb, the patient population is so diverse that you will see everything and anything, and you will actually be active in treating patients.

What impressed you negatively?

Not much. I already expected poor facilities and location.

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

parking is a little tricky.

What is your ranking of this school's location?

5 / 10

0 = Bad, 10 = Great

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

5 / 10

0 = Bad, 10 = Great