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?

9 out of 10

How long was the interview?

50 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)?

"Tell me about yourself" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Why medicine?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"(see the difficult/interesting question session)" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"If you were in the ER as an attending physician, and a patient came in with a life-or-death situation that you knew exactly how to deal with, but the resident nurse told you that she thought what you were about to do wasn't right, what would you do? " Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"If you were studying for an exam the next day, and one of your friends had an emotional breakdown, what would you do?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"Read SDN, the downstate website" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"The friendliness of the staff, the amount of clinical exposure that the students get early on. There is a free shuttle to nearby subway stops during late hours from the medical center. I was also pleased to hear they have a free transcription service for lectures, and lectures are also PodCast (though not videotaped, yet)" Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"The buildings WERE a bit run down, but by no means decrepit" Report Response

What are your general comments?

"Given what I've read so far, I showed up at Downstate, expecting hookers across the street and gang fights! I was pleasantly surprised by the neighbourhood, and the people were very nice. Yes, the campus is not the newest or the shiniest, but the amount of clinical experience would make the place worth it. " Report Response

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?

Out of state

What was your total time spent traveling?

0-1 hour

What was your primary mode of travel?

Train or subway

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

< $100

On what date did the interview take place?

03/01/2007

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

9 out of 10

What is your ranking of this school's location?

10 out of 10

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

7 out of 10