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SUNY - Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine (Brooklyn)

Brooklyn, NY

Allopathic Medical Schools | Public Non-Profit

⭐ Overall Impressions

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

1 out of 10

How you think you did?

9 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

No responses

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

No responses
💬 Interview Questions

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

How do you handle stress?
How do you study?
Tell me about your interest in Downstate? In medicine?

What was the most interesting question?

Nothing really.

What was the most difficult question?

There wasn't one. However, this doesn't mean that things are a breeze. You should really know yourself and be able to explain your committment to medicine/ Downstate.
🤝 Interview Format and Logistics

How long was the interview?

50 minutes

How many people interviewed you?

1

What was the style of the interview?

One-on-one

What type of interview was it?

Open file

Was this interview in-person or virtual?

No responses

Where did the interview take place?

At the school
📍 On-Site Experience

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tour guide seem?

No responses

How do you rank the facilities?

No responses

What is your in-state status?

No responses

What were your total hours spent traveling?

No responses

What was your primary mode of travel?

No responses

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

No responses

What airport did you fly into?

No responses

Where did you stay?

No responses

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

No responses

How would you rate the hotel?

No responses

Would you recommend the hotel?

No responses

What is your ranking of this school's location?

No responses

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

No responses

What are your comments on where you stayed?

No responses
✅ Interview Preparation and Impressions

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

No responses

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

No responses

How did you prepare for the interview?

Reread my AMCAS app and Downstate secondary, SDN website

What impressed you positively?

The niceness of the staff, the satisfaction of the students

What impressed you negatively?

nothing

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

nothing

What are your general comments?

The experience overall was very good. The staff in the admissions office was nice, and the interview was more conversational. My interviewer and I talked about our respective research and I believe that we clicked on a lot of things. Now to address something I've consistently seen written about Downstate: People have posted complaints about the quality of the facilities and in the same breath have praised the low tuition. If Downstate charges almost half of what other schools charge, one cannot expect state of the art facilities. That is the trade off! If fancy classrooms and anatomy labs are what you desire then, if you can, attend a more expensive school. I found the facilities to be very adequate. I think anyone who interviews at Downstate needs to maintain this perspective.

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

No responses