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SUNY - University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences

Buffalo, NY

Allopathic Medical Schools | Public Non-Profit

Application Cycle: 2009-10

⭐ Overall Impressions

How did the interview impress you?

Positively 🙂

What was the stress level of the interview?

5 out of 10
0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress

What are your general comments?

overall, the day was not as stressfull as i was expecting, whenever we had downtime there were always lots of people to chat with so the day flew by... my first interview was with a dr, and the second with a 2nd year med student... both were pretty relaxed and i left with a very positive feeling about the school... since then i've received notice that i'm wait listed, so i'm hoping to eventually receive acceptance
💬 Interview Process

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

what is your favorite and least favorite food (random)

What was the most interesting question?

tell me a funny story from your childhood

How did you prepare for the interview?

amcas app, sdn, ub website, talked through practice questions with a friend

What was the most difficult question?

tell me about a time when you or someone you were associated with did something unethical and what did you do

What impressed you positively?

the medical students that were around to talk with us during lunch and after, all seemed very friendly and positive about ub, the students seemed to have a good relationship with the faculty

What impressed you negatively?

the list of standardized questions that each interviewer was required to ask of the applicants, although my interviewer was very up-front about the fact that he was required to use the list

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

how nice my interviewers were going to be, i think i would have been less of a stress case the morning of
📍 Travel and Logistics

Who was the tour given by?

Faculty member