Buffalo, NY
Allopathic Medical Schools | Public Non-Profit
Application Cycle: 2009-10
⭐ Overall Impressions
How did the interview impress you?
Positively 🙂
What was the stress level of the interview?
8 out of 10
0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress
What are your general comments?
We all had two interviewers. My second interview was very laidback and very good. It was very conversational but informative. However, the interview that I started off with was a different story. He analyzed every word I said. He would also act like he took what I said in the most selfish and wrong way possible, forcing me to defend my position and restate my opinions. Every one of my answers were responded with a why? why not? or how? And in the rare occasion when my answer was sufficient, I felt like I made a grave mistake or something. HIGH CONTRASTS between the interviews. (In all fairness, at the end o my first interview, he looked at his watch and said that my torture was over.)
💬 Interview Process
What was the most interesting question?
1) How would I vaccinate the US population in the event of a smallpox attack? 2) Do you think McDonald's is responsible for much of the country's obesity problem?
How did you prepare for the interview?
AMCAS, Kaplan guide, website, MSAR, newspapers
What was the most difficult question?
2) After I told the doctor why i wanted to go into medicine, he ask why wouldn't I want to go into teaching, or clergy, or counciling. 2) What was my greatest failure?
What impressed you positively?
The facilities at Buffalo are abundant and modern. Very nice. The people at Buffalo are also very nice. The counter person at Burger King even wished me good luck!
What impressed you negatively?
Some of the committee members were absent that day, and made the day really drag by.
What did you wish you had known ahead of time?
The surprise 10 minute essay that they make you write.
📍 Travel and Logistics
Who was the tour given by?
Admissions staff
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