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  • SUNY - Upstate Medical University College of Medicine
  • Allopathic Medical School
  • Syracuse, NY
Overall Experience

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

3 out of 10

How you think you did?

8 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

8 out of 10

Questions

How long was the interview?

30 minutes

Where did the interview take place?

At the school

How many people interviewed you?

2

What was the style of the interview?

One-on-one

What type of interview was it?

Open file

What is one of the specific questions they asked you (question 1)?

"why medicine? how did you get interested in it?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What is one of the specific questions they asked you (question 2)?

"where would you love to go (to school)? where else have you interviewed? - asked by student interviewer" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What is one of the specific questions they asked you (question 3)?

"health care reform question above" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"if bush appointed you in a position to reform the US health care system, what would you do?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"above" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"SDN, reviewed secondary and amcas" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"the friendliness of the ad com and students - Jennifer Welch (director of admissions) eased the anxiety of the day; they emphasize low-stress interviews " Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"didn't get to visit the hospital on the tour; one of my interviews was with a MD at his office in the hospital and i had trouble finding it. the directions the ad com gives you to get to the hospital are confusing." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"felt at ease and not too nervous. my student interviewer was honest and friendly. my faculty interviewer was the same. wish we could've seen the hospital, but we just saw the anatomy lab and some classrooms. overall good experience" Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tourguide seem?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

7 out of 10

What was your total time spent traveling?

2-3 hours

What was your primary mode of travel?

Airplane

About how much did you spend on room, food, and travel?

$201-$300

What airport did you use?

SYR

Where did you stay?

Hotel

How would you rate the hotel?

9 out of 10

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

Genesee Grande

Would you recommend the hotel?

yes

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

02/07/2005

How do you rank this school among other schools to which you've applied?

8 out of 10

What is your ranking of this school's location?

7 out of 10

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

7 out of 10

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