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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?

2 out of 10

How you think you did?

2 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

6 out of 10

Questions

How long was the interview?

50 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)?

"How do you prefer to study?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What do you do for fun?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What do you think of your MCAT scores and what was your MCAT experience like?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"If you were one of the lowest-ranked members of the graduating class (bottom %10) of our medical school, what would be your motivation to go into medicine?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"What do you think of _________ (insert name of another medical school)...?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"SD, re-read AMCAS, school website" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"very close-knit environment; extremely warm faculty and students" Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"location" Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"That the school that goes in the blank above was the medical school that my interviewer went to...!" Report Response

What are your general comments?

"very laid-back; the interviewers both did a great job reading up on me ahead of time" 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 is your in-state status?

In state

What was your total time spent traveling?

4-6 hours

What was your primary mode of travel?

Automobile

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

$301-$400

Where did you stay?

Hotel

How would you rate the hotel?

8 out of 10

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

Sheraton - Syrcause Campus

Would you recommend the hotel?

yes

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

12/13/2005

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

6 out of 10

What is your ranking of this school's location?

5 out of 10

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

6 out of 10

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