Rochester, NY
Allopathic Medical Schools | Private Non-Profit
Application Cycle: 2009-10
⭐ Overall Impressions
How did the interview impress you?
Positively 🙂
What was the stress level of the interview?
2 out of 10
0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress
How you think you did?
8 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What are your general comments?
Excellent school, friendly students, outstanding curriculum. I think this would be a great place to get a medical education.
💬 Interview Process
What is one of the specific questions they asked you?
What good books have you read lately?
What was the most interesting question?
What books have you read recently that you would recommend?
How did you prepare for the interview?
School's website and brochure, read SDN interview experiences, thought about "why medicine" and "why Rochester."
What was the most difficult question?
No difficult questions; the interviews were very conversational and laid back. They really just want to get to know who you are as a person.
What impressed you positively?
The students were all very friendly, open, and sincere--not the fake friendliness you sometimes find during campus visits. I attended a first year class and a second year class, and both were impressive in terms of the quality of the teaching, the level of interaction from the students, and the course material itself (the first-year clinical reasoning class especially.) The facilities were new, modern, and beautiful, and Strong Memorial is attached to the med school so clinical experience is literally right at your fingertips. Rochester students start their clinical experience in January of their first year--very nice.
What impressed you negatively?
From what everyone in Rochester says, the weather is a little scary. Also, downtown Rochester is in bad shape. However, the med school and university are not near downtown and there are several beautiful neighborhoods and shopping areas that make up for the lack of a downtown.
What did you wish you had known ahead of time?
How much it hurts to walk long distances in high heels! There are two tours and they are both pretty long and cover different stuff, so definitely try to wear comfortable shoes.
📍 Travel and Logistics
Who was the tour given by?
Student
Success!
School has been added to your favorites.