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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?

1 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?

Describe your research.
How did you prepare for the MCAT?
What do you do in your spare time?

What was the most interesting question?

Some questions relating my research with my interviewer's.

What was the most difficult question?

Give a difficult experience and how you dealt with it (not too tough, most questions were straightforward).
🤝 Interview Format and Logistics

How long was the interview?

60+ 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?

Looked at their website and my AMCAS, slept well.

What impressed you positively?

Opportunities at SUNY and King's County Hospitals, lots of clinical exposure, extremely nice students/faculty/staff, good gym.

What impressed you negatively?

Lots of sitting around (although the other interviewees were pretty cool), the neighborhood wasn't that great, and the school is much further out in Brooklyn than I thought it was.

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

Debt is high for a public school!

What are your general comments?

Overall very laid back and easy-going. There is a lot of negative feedback here, but from what the student hosts said it seems like there's really just one evil faculty interviewer who is most likely the basis for all of the negative comments (so don't worry!!!!). Everyone I interviewed with had an extremely easy time. I'm still not entirely sold on this place, but the interview/tour left me with a good impression. Another thing to note for future interviewees - it was pretty obvious that they have a set of about 10 questions that ALL interviewees get.

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

No responses