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?

8 / 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?

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?

My interviewer couldn't make it, but they didn't find out till 10:00AM rolled around and he was a no-show. They got another doctor, who had not looked at my file at all, to interview me. It was stressful at first, but I kept calm. On top of that, my interview was only ~30 min, adding to the post-interview anxiety. Since then, I got in, and am 99.9999991% sure I'm going there in the fall.

Interview questions they asked

Tell me about a time when you looked up something scientific for your own knowledge. Don't just tell me ''I looked this up one time.'' Tell me what happened that made you look it up, and tell me what you learned, using scientific terms. It does not have to be health- or biology- related.

I was asked this too

What was the most interesting question?

What does __________ mean (in another language...I wrote that I spoke it on my AMCAS)

I was asked this too

What was the most difficult question?

None, really. It was my fourth interview.

I was asked this too

How did you prepare for the interview?

SDN, website, application, slept

What impressed you positively?

Students were really nice, staff was very friendly, anatomy labs are not huge open floors, but smaller rooms with ~6 bodies per room. 2nd years tutor first years.

What impressed you negatively?

Well, location is a given... but its Brooklyn.. what do you expect?

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

Short interviews are not a bad thing...I got in

What is your ranking of this school's location?

4 / 10

0 = Bad, 10 = Great

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

10 / 10

0 = Bad, 10 = Great