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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?

3 out of 10

How you think you did?

7 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 your hobbies/extracirriculars?

What was the most interesting question?

Did your father discourage you from doing medicine? (my father is a doctor)

What was the most difficult question?

There was nothing too difficult, no ethical questions. Just the standard fare of personal questions. I'd say the hardest was stating my strengts and weaknesses.
🤝 Interview Format and Logistics

How long was the interview?

50 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, Upstate website, MSAR, spoke to my friend who is a current upstate student

What impressed you positively?

Syracuse is a nice city, not too quiet, not too busy. The lecture halls and anatomy lab are very nice. All the students I met seemed happy and friendly.

What impressed you negatively?

Weather is kinda dreary in the winter

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

No responses

What are your general comments?

My two interviewers were both nice, and did not grill me with tough questions. The interviewers were very informative. The only thing I did not like was that we were left to find our interview locations on our own. For my second interview, I did not realize that my interview was in a separate building. I had to walk quite a distance outside, and ended up being 5 or 10 minutes late.

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

No responses