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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?

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

How you think you did?

10 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

7 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above

How do you rank this school among other schools to which you've applied?

7 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above

What are your general comments?

I had a great interviewer (he knew everything about me without even opening up my file), the interview felt like a casual conversation, the students were friendly
💬 Interview Process

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

How did you study for the MCAT?

What was the most interesting question?

What do you do on weekends? (this question took my by surprise since all the others were standard questions up to this point).

How did you prepare for the interview?

SDN, school's website, read medical ethics textbooks, read over AMCAS

What was the most difficult question?

none.

What impressed you positively?

the students really go out of their way to help each other out, some nice clinical sites, the individual 24-hour carrels are a nice touch

What impressed you negatively?

nothing to do in area, the labs don't look that great

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

how deep in Brooklyn this school really is
🤝 Campus and Facilities

How do you rank the facilities?

6 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great

What is your ranking of this school's location?

5 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great

What is your ranking of this area's cultural life?

7 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
📍 Travel and Logistics

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tour guide seem?

Enthusiastic

What is your in-state status?

In state

What were your total hours spent traveling?

0-1 hour

What was your primary mode of travel?

Train or subway