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  • SUNY - Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine (Brooklyn)
  • Allopathic Medical School
  • Brooklyn, NY
Overall Experience

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

1 out of 10

How you think you did?

9 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

7 out of 10

Questions

How long was the interview?

60+ minutes

Where did the interview take place?

At the school

How many people interviewed you?

1

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)?

"What do you like to do?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What lead you to want to pursue medicine?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What specialty are you interested in?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"School website and SDN" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"The quality of the clinical experience, and that the students seemed genuinely happy to be there. Everyone was very friendly." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"The facilities" Report Response

What are your general comments?

"I had a bit of a negative impression of Downstate before the interview, but my day there definitely changed my mind. Yeah the facilities are pretty run down but everyone there was happy with their choice to attend. The tour guides were cool which was a plus and my interviewer was great. No hard questions...actually hardly any questions for that matter, we basically just sat and talked for an hour." Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tourguide seem?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

3 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

In state

What was your total time spent traveling?

2-3 hours

What was your primary mode of travel?

Automobile

Where did you stay?

Friends or family

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

02/15/2006

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

7 out of 10

What is your ranking of this school's location?

4 out of 10

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

5 out of 10

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