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SUNY - Upstate Medical University College of Medicine

Syracuse, NY

Allopathic Medical Schools | Public Non-Profit

⭐ Overall Impressions

How did the interview impress you?

Negatively

What was the stress level of the interview?

7 out of 10

How you think you did?

No responses

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?

Coming from SUNY Binghamton, but residing in Queens NYC, why would you chooce Upstate over Downstate?
Why do you want to become a doctor?
Why should we choose you over all the other students?

What was the most interesting question?

What do you know about my specialty?

What was the most difficult question?

Why should we choose you?
🤝 Interview Format and Logistics

How long was the interview?

30 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?

Re-read my AMCAS application and their website.

What impressed you positively?

School is cheap if you are a NYS resident.

What impressed you negatively?

Pretty much everything else. The school is old and run-down, anatomy lab was "ghetto" and in serious deteriorating condition(the lights were so dim and poorly maintained). Most of their facilites are just plain old. The weather is horrible and the town is boring.

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

Syracuse is just like Binghamton. Always cloudy and raining 3-4 times a week. Weather stinks.

What are your general comments?

Upstate sucks. If you can go to the other SUNYS, go for it. I made Downstate, which is a better school (except for the high crime rate in Brooklyn). The interviewer is pretty tough but I answered all his questions sharply. I got in, but I declined the acceptance and took up Downstate's acceptance. I also got into Penn State and I am going to visit Hershey one more time before making my final decision. I'm leaning toward Penn State.

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

No responses