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SUNY - Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine (Brooklyn)

Brooklyn, NY

Allopathic Medical Schools | Public Non-Profit

⭐ Overall Impressions

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

3 out of 10

How you think you did?

No responses

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

No responses

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 do you do in your spare time?
What types of community service & volunteer experiences have you been involved with?
Why would you want to go to Downstate?

What was the most interesting question?

No intersting questions.

What was the most difficult question?

No difficult questions.
🤝 Interview Format and Logistics

How long was the interview?

50 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?

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?

No responses

How do you rank the facilities?

No responses

What is your in-state status?

No responses

What were your total hours spent traveling?

No responses

What was your primary mode of travel?

No responses

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

No responses

What airport did you fly into?

No responses

Where did you stay?

No responses

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

No responses

How would you rate the hotel?

No responses

Would you recommend the hotel?

No responses

What is your ranking of this school's location?

No responses

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

No responses

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?

Checked Downstate Website.

What impressed you positively?

Student tour guides had very positive attitude towards the school and had good information on classes/dorming/etc. Great clinical sites for 3rd and 4th year rotations.

What impressed you negatively?

Facilities are old - anatomy lab is like a dungeon, not really well ventilated.

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

Directions to the school arent too good on the website. Stress was placed on past community service?

What are your general comments?

The interview at Downstate was definitely a non stress interview. They asked the standard questions - Why do you want to become a doctor? What are your activities? Blah Blah Blah. After my interview, the interviewer tried to kid of "sell the school" talking about all of its strengths etc.

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

No responses