Buffalo, NY
Allopathic Medical Schools | Public Non-Profit
Application Cycle: 2009-10
⭐ Overall Impressions
How do you rank the facilities?
4 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?
7 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
What is your ranking of this school's location?
8 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What is your ranking of this area's cultural life?
8 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
💬 Interview Questions
What is one of the specific questions they asked you?
What person from today's news would you like to have dinner with? (I hate these questions for some reason - it's everyone or no one)
What was the most interesting question?
Tell me a funny story from when you were a child.
What was the most difficult question?
How would you calculate the number of physicians who quit smoking?
✅ Interview Preparation and Impressions
How long was the interview?
25 minutes
How did the interview impress you?
Positively 🙂
How many people interviewed you?
2
What was the stress level of the interview?
5 out of 10
0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress
How you think you did?
9 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What was the style of the interview?
One-on-one
What type of interview was it?
Open file
Where did the interview take place?
At the school
How did you prepare for the interview?
AMCAS, asked my friends who went there, SDN.
What impressed you positively?
Faculty/Staff, Student interviewer, that we didn't have the Buffalo standard of "pizza and wings" for lunch... also that the other interviewees were generally people I wouldn't mind being in class with.
What impressed you negatively?
Okay facilities. They have everything, and it's relatively high-tech, it's just not that pretty.
What did you wish you had known ahead of time?
I can't think of anything at the moment.
What are your general comments?
Show up, and find the people with black suits who look nervous. Line up in arrival order (you're kidding, right? no.) becuase then you're interviewed in that order. Sort of. Introduciton. Tour. More Tour. Pop essay "describe a moment when you volunteered that helped solidify your decision to choose medicine" then lunch iwth students. Except there were no students at my table. Interview 1, waiting in the lounge, Interview 2, went home.
I went to UB for my MS so I'm pretty happy with the school already and would just like to get in so I can relax this year.
📍 On-Site Experience
Who was the tour given by?
Admissions staff
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?
Other
About how much did you spend on room, food, and travel?
< $100
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