SUNY - Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine (Brooklyn) Individual responses

⭐ Overall Impressions ▼

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

3 out of 10

How you think you did?

9 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

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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?

basic. Why being a doctor and not research? I see you are very passionate about what you do

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how will you pay for school? I paid fully for my undergraduate educatioin

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Really detailed facts about school, like what was invented in the school, any specific doctors, and other trivial questions that most people don't give a damn about.

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What was the most interesting question?

I see you want to go to a medical school, but you don't really show that you want to be a doctor?

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What was the most difficult question?

so what else did you do? (after going over all of my extracurricular activities)and then came back to that question about 3 more times

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🤝 Interview Format and Logistics ▼

How long was the interview?

60+ 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?

read this site, read the brochures that they gave out before interview, also went on their site

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What impressed you positively?

the clinical experience, their block scheduling although most schools do it now

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What impressed you negatively?

the facility is even scarier then i imagined, the labs are hurrendous, but hey what do you expect for 18,000$ , plus you are there to get experience

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What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

that there was no parking, and even if they tell you that you can vallet, don't believe it the valet guys were not even in sight

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What are your general comments?

I enjoyed it because we shared the same resource interests, but I felt like the guy was really milking me. He basically interrogated me for an hour and a half, but I think he really wanted the best for me. Something different to write for the committee

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What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

No responses

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