Brooklyn, NY
Allopathic Medical Schools | Public Non-Profit
Application Cycle: 2011-12
⭐ 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?
8 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?
8 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
How do you rank this school among other schools to which you've applied?
10 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
What are your general comments?
I really enjoyed my interview day at Downstate. I thought that the admissions staff was very nice to us, and the interview was not a stress interview
💬 Interview Process
What is one of the specific questions they asked you?
Downstate has a book of questions that everyone gets asked. Among them are some very generic questions like: How do you study now? How did you study in college? How did you Study for the MCAT?
What was the most interesting question?
You said you read a lot of medical non fiction, have you read any medical fiction?
How did you prepare for the interview?
Read SDN interview feedback, plus a book on interviewing. I did a full length mock interview with my adviser before my first interview
What was the most difficult question?
Explain your undergraduate grades.
In addition to the standard questions that everyone gets asked, each interviewer has a few questions from the committee that are specific to your file.
What impressed you positively?
Students were very enthusiastic about the school. The anatomy labs were renovated very recently. Each student is given a desk and computer with a locked drawer as a space to study in the main building. This is in addition to being able to use the library to study.
What impressed you negatively?
That the curriculum is changing in 2013 so the class starting in 2012 won't get to experience some of the positive changes being made. Also the new building won't be complete until 2014.
What did you wish you had known ahead of time?
They give you a bottle of water with lunch so you don't need to bring one yourself
🤝 Campus and Facilities
How do you rank the facilities?
7 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What is your ranking of this school's location?
10 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
How is the friendliness of the admissions office?
9 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What is your ranking of this area's cultural life?
4 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?
6 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What are your suggestions for the admissions office?
Have more of the correspondence be online. Snail mail makes the process even more drawn out.
📍 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
About how much did you spend on room, food, and travel?
< $100
Where did you stay?
Home
How would you rate the hotel?
5 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
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