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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?

1 out of 10

How you think you did?

10 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

8 out of 10

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 experiences have you had that make you certain that you want to go into medicine?
Why do you want to be a doctor?
Why do you want to go to upstate?

What was the most interesting question?

What would you do if you weren't accepted into any medical school?

What was the most difficult question?

How comfortable would you be telling someone that he would die. Why do you think that?
🤝 Interview Format and Logistics

How long was the interview?

45 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?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

10 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

Out of state

What were your total hours spent traveling?

0-1 hour

What was your primary mode of travel?

Automobile

About how much did you spend on room, food, and travel?

< $100

What airport did you fly into?

No responses

Where did you stay?

Hotel

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

No responses

How would you rate the hotel?

8 out of 10

Would you recommend the hotel?

no

What is your ranking of this school's location?

7 out of 10

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

6 out of 10

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?

studentdoctor.net, read newspaper and magazine articles about Stem Stell Research and other medical science research, read the school's website and brochures

What impressed you positively?

a great trauma unit (I want to go into emergency medicine), that the education is taught by body part units

What impressed you negatively?

The weather was bleh

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

that the interviews were not going to be stressful and more like conversations.

What are your general comments?

Easy, it went like this (for early assurance): you go in with 20 or so other applicants being interviewed. A dean briefs you for a little bit, then you wait for your interviewer to come get you. Mine asked me easy questions like &quot;describe yourself, why do you want to be a doctor, what about upstate, do you like your college, why would you be a good doctor, what experiences make you sure you want to be a doctor&quot; then you have an hour or so of free time, then they feed you and talk to you about their school, then you have another interview. The latter was a student who also did early assurance. Very nice and friendly. I left very positive.

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

No responses