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  • SUNY - University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
  • Allopathic Medical School
  • Buffalo, NY
Overall Experience

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

6 out of 10

How you think you did?

7 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

7 out of 10

Questions

How long was the interview?

35 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)?

"One interviewer asked a lot about ECs, stuff from my application." Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"How many mammograms per year. Seriously." Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"They asked about something I wrote in the 10-minute essay." Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"What is the most important social issue today (not health care), and how would you begin to solve it?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"What historical figure would you want to interview? (Not difficult, but I never have a good answer for it.)" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"Read through SDN questions. Interviewers have a list of prepared questions, although my interviewers didn't go through all of them." Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"The dean of admissions/1st and 2nd year students seemed very accessible and involved. Also, SO MUCH clinical exposure in MS1-2." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"The location. Bizarre and long tour of the school." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"The tour takes you to very strange places. Be prepared to be standing around for 2+ hours. Also, they do feed you lunch." Report Response

What are your general comments?

No Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Admissions staff

How did the tourguide seem?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

8 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?

Airplane

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

< $100

What airport did you use?

Buffalo/Niagara International

Where did you stay?

Friends or family

How would you rate the hotel?

5 out of 10

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

No Response

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

03/24/2010

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?

2 out of 10

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

3 out of 10

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

10 out of 10

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

10 out of 10

How eco-friendly are the school's application materials and interview process?

7 out of 10

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

No Response

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