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?
1 out of 10
0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress
How you think you did?
9 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What are your general comments?
Overall good. I really enjoyed talking with the student tourguides and my especially my interviewer about the school. I can tell they genuinely like being at Downstate. The cons are that the school doesn't get enough funding for nice renovations like other schools, but the fact that the clinical experiences at the renowned hospitals are so worthwhile: students get much responsibility in the 3rd and 4th years so they enter residency feeling independent and confident. Interview was conversational and not at all stressful. My interviewer mentioned that the school is concerned about students adjusting to city life.
💬 Interview Process
What is one of the specific questions they asked you?
Why medicine? Why not piano? Why don’t you teach physics since you’re so good at it?
How did you prepare for the interview?
previous med school interviews
What impressed you positively?
my interviewer was a very friendly physician, i felt like i was getting to know her as she was getting to know me...she was very open about her thoughts about the school
What impressed you negatively?
im glad that i brought a snack in my bag because my interview was right after the tour so i had to have a late lunch
What did you wish you had known ahead of time?
should've tried to find on-street parking rather than paying $10 for valet
📍 Travel and Logistics
Who was the tour given by?
Student
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