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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?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

2 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?

What are problems with our health care system and how do you propose to improve it?
What do you do for fun?
Why medicine?

What was the most interesting question?

Why do you think doctors are the last ones to realize how little attention/empathy they give their patients? - our conversation led up to this

What was the most difficult question?

Where does your empathy for the lower-class come from?
🤝 Interview Format and Logistics

How long was the interview?

30 minutes

How many people interviewed you?

2

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?

SDN, school website, read up on current health care issues

What impressed you positively?

admissions staff is VERY helpful, the professors give the students very detailed notes on handouts, nice anatomy lab, students really seem to like it there, we had a lot of time to explore campus on our own and sit in on classes, interviews were very relaxed

What impressed you negatively?

they made us find the interview locations on our own instead of taking us there or having someone come to get us

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

I shouldn't have been so nervous - the interviewers were really nice.

What are your general comments?

First we had a short talk about general things about the school and then we were left alone to do whatever we wanted. We could sit in on classes, visit the anatomy lab, or explore the surrounding area, just so long as we went to our interviews when they were scheduled and came back at 11:30 for lunch. During lunch, Jennifer Welch gave us another talk and then three students took us on a tour. We were then free to leave unless we had another interview.

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

No responses