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?

6 out of 10

How you think you did?

7 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

6 out of 10

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

5 out of 10

💬 Interview Questions ▼

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

Tell me about your lower grades in ___ semester.

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What do you do that's not related to medicine (as in, what do you do for yourself)?

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What do you think of the future of medicine? What direction is it headed?

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What was the most interesting question?

What do you want me to tell the admissions committee?

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What was the most difficult question?

A woman comes to you with a 2 cm breast cancer. What do you do?

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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?

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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?

6 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

Out of state

What were your total hours spent traveling?

4-6 hours

What was your primary mode of travel?

Airplane

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

No responses

What airport did you fly into?

JFK

Where did you stay?

Hotel

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

Doubletree by JFK

How would you rate the hotel?

5 out of 10

Would you recommend the hotel?

no

What is your ranking of this school's location?

6 out of 10

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

7 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?

Reviewed my AMCAS and resume, brushed up on my research work. Didn't know about SDN until last week.

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What impressed you positively?

Integrated curriculum, big trauma center across the street, small group study space.

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What impressed you negatively?

Location wasn't the best, not everyone was so friendly, dark and old buildings.

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What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

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What are your general comments?

Fairly fast-paced and conversational. We covered EVERYTHING you could think of relating to my application -- my interviewer was very very prepared. I had to talk about research I did in 2002-2003, and give really concise summaries of pretty obscure non-medical research. He asked me questions about my work, my school, research, hobbies, extra-curriculars, everything. Honestly, I felt exhausted by the end of the interview, because we'd covered so much. I was never asked questions that I wouldn't know the answers to, though. Things were always on topics with which I had some familiarity, and my interviewer seemed genuinely interested in what I had to say. My interviewer asked me the classic, "How did you realize you wanted to go into medicine?" and I started to answer, but somehow we ended up on this 10-minute diversion on food and cooking. My interviewer was quite pleasant and answered my questions without that condescending or impatient tone that other interviewers have used with me (dude, you know the one... where they're so close to ending the interview that they can't wait to leave).

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What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

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