Brooklyn, NY
Allopathic Medical Schools | Public Non-Profit
Application Cycle: 2009-10
⭐ Overall Impressions
How did the interview impress you?
Negatively ☹️
What was the stress level of the interview?
9 out of 10
0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress
What are your general comments?
I would choose any school over downstate with the lack of reputation and minimal training and down atmosphere that they provide with run down facilities and professors and administrators who think that they are g-ds gift to the world.
💬 Interview Process
What is one of the specific questions they asked you?
Why did you get a B in this class, were you too busy doing wasting time doing other things? What? is this 2nd grade
What was the most interesting question?
None just grilling me about unimportant unrelated things
How did you prepare for the interview?
Brooklyn Website, SDN
What was the most difficult question?
Often times very rude questions about my background. Interviewer seemed removed and disinterested.
What impressed you positively?
Nothing the school and education in general are substandard. Several students told me that they were not very happy with the attitude of many of the professors nor were they happy with the location of the school.
What impressed you negatively?
I was told by a med student at Downstate that the teachers at downstate treat their students as inferiors. Professors apparently often jump down students’ throats for asking questions. I don’t understand why because the school sucks and is so run down. Their anatomy lab was one of the worst I have ever seen. Downstate apparently has one of the worst records on safety likely a result of the location and facilities. Most other SUNY schools provide better preparation for the USMLE and residency.
What did you wish you had known ahead of time?
How bad a school downstate really was so that I wouldn’t waste my time or money going to the interview
📍 Travel and Logistics
Who was the tour given by?
Student
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