SUNY - Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine (Brooklyn)

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How did the interview impress you?

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What was the stress level of the interview?

2 / 10

0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress

How you think you did?

6 / 10

0 = Bad, 10 = Great

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

5 / 10

0 = Below, 10 = Above

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

5 / 10

0 = Below, 10 = Above

What are your general comments?

Get there, meet the other interviewees, get a brief intro. Go on tour and lunch. go back to waiting room. what was a group of 11 before lunch is now a group of three. wait. wait. wait. wait. wait some more. Wait a little bit. Now it is down to two. Wait. Wait. Wait. Share some of the reading material we found interesting. wait. wait. wait. wait. wait. then wait again. And then the other interviewee leaves. I'm in the room all by myself. I wait, wait, wait and then my interviewer comes. I wasn't sure if it was closed or open file but my interviewer definately didn't read the information about me before hand so I wait, wait, wait for him to read up on me and then we have a speedy interview. No very hard questions. I'm not trying to sound angry at the downtime because I wasn't. I was mainly bored and wish I didn't have to go last but the day was pretty enjoyable.

Interview questions they asked

What do you do in your free time?

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What was the most interesting question?

Why not Harvard?

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What was the most difficult question?

Why not Harvard?

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How did you prepare for the interview?

SDN, SDN, SDN

What impressed you positively?

Nothing much, I wasn't IMPRESSED with anything.

What impressed you negatively?

The neighborhood really does suck. I've been in NYC 16 years, worked in Harlem and be in other so called ''bad'' neighborhoods and never felt so awkward before. It might have been because I was in a suit.

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

I would not have time to sit in on classes yet still have 4 hours of downtime!!!! And all the freaking have to do in the waiting room is read up on downstate or read medical journals. The TV isn't connected to cable and there were no Tapes for the VCR!

What is your ranking of this school's location?

6 / 10

0 = Bad, 10 = Great

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

5 / 10

0 = Bad, 10 = Great