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SUNY - Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine (Brooklyn)

Brooklyn, 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?

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

How you think you did?

9 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great

What are your general comments?

The interviewer basically told me up front that as far as he was concerned, I was admitted, and that the interview was pretty much a formality. After that, it was just an awesome conversation. He also had to fill out some form with questions on it.
💬 Interview Process

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

How did you prepare for the MCATs?

What was the most interesting question?

What was one difficult situation in your life and how did you deal with it?

How did you prepare for the interview?

Looked over application and school information.

What was the most difficult question?

So where else are you applying? yea, it was really low-stress

What impressed you positively?

The people there are amazingly nice.

What impressed you negatively?

The neighborhood is pretty sketchy

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

The facilities are a bit old, but everyone is realyl nice, and it's one of the best places in the country to do the clinical rotations.
📍 Travel and Logistics

Who was the tour given by?

Student