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SUNY - Upstate Medical University College of Medicine

Syracuse, NY

Allopathic Medical Schools | Public Non-Profit

⭐ Overall Impressions

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

2 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 kind of a student are you, academically speaking?
What would you like me to tell the admissions committee about you?
Why do you want to become a doctor?

What was the most interesting question?

Do you think EMTs should be given more responsibility for the patients they treat (this question was asked because I worked as an EMT).

What was the most difficult question?

Why upstate?
🤝 Interview Format and Logistics

How long was the interview?

45 minutes

How many people interviewed you?

2

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?

read upstate's website

What impressed you positively?

new anatomy lab, nice facilites (including lecture halls), friendly faculty and staff, a happy student body.

What impressed you negatively?

same as everyone else: the weather. apparently the sun does come out in syracuse, but I wouldn't know it from my visit.

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

I should have brought an umbrella, I got rained on before my second interview

What are your general comments?

Upstate says they only give non-stress interviews, and that was the experience that I had. Both of my interviewers were friendly and easy to talk to. Neither tried to put me into an uncomfortable position, or to catch me off guard. I had a fair chance to sell myself to the school, as well as to learn as much as I could about upstate.

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

No responses