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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?

Negatively

What was the stress level of the interview?

4 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?

No responses

What was the most interesting question?

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What was the most difficult question?

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🤝 Interview Format and Logistics

How long was the interview?

60+ 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?

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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?

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

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What are your comments on where you stayed?

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✅ Interview Preparation and Impressions

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

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How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

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How did you prepare for the interview?

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What impressed you positively?

The school itself is nice, the hospital is the best around for miles.

What impressed you negatively?

The hostile interview, the weather, the waiting around in a room off-set from everywhere else, that my interviewers were late. One even said "I bet you would wait around all day for me." Is this guy for real?

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

The hospital and school are really hard to navigate. Leave early for your interview from the waiting room because they don't have anyone bring you or come get you and you may very possibly get very lost.

What are your general comments?

I left Syracuse fuming. I got there at 8, they gave a short orientation and I sat around until 10. Then my first interviewer played "bad cop." He began by challenging my word usage all over my application, which was tedious. At one point in the interview I said "Me and my friend..." Big mistake. He chastised me and said "I guess this explains the terrible verbal score on the MCAT." My score is mediocre, but certainly not terrible. Then he lectured me for about 15 minutes, telling me I had better make sure I want to go to med school. We spoke for so long that I missed lunch and the real orientation, then I had to leave the tour early to go to my second interview. That interviewer was actually quite friendly-- good cop time. I left certain I didn't get, thinking 'for this, I flew from Cali?!?' I got in 3 weeks later anyway, so don't sweat it if your interview experience feels like hell on earth. Mine sure did.

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

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