Brooklyn, 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?
5 out of 10
0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress
What are your general comments?
The admissions director was quite frank with those of us interviewing that day, and said that most of us will have very stress-free talks with faculty while some may have to answer some tough questions. Unfortunately, I fell in the latter category since I've taken some time off doing non-medically related activities. During the interview, no matter how I tried to explain my choices and decisions, I felt like I wasn't quite getting through to my interviewer
💬 Interview Process
What is one of the specific questions they asked you?
Describe a difficult situation (very common question for most Downstate interviewees, apparently)
How did you prepare for the interview?
SDN, read over my application, checked school's website
What was the most difficult question?
Do you really know what it's like to work with patients?
What impressed you positively?
Strong clinical preparation and vocal enthusiasm of the students
What impressed you negatively?
Nothing much. The facilities weren't as good as the those of other schools I've visited, but they're not that bad.
📍 Travel and Logistics
Who was the tour given by?
Student
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