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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

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)?

"Why do you want to go into medicine?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Tell me about your research." Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Tell me about all of the activities that you did in high school and undergraduate and how they relate to the medical profession. Be able to answer about your transition to college and working experience besides medically related. " Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"None of the questions that were asked were too difficult or out of the ordinary. Just basic questions about my experiences- see below. " Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"(See above)" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"Read over this website and looked over the suny downstate website." Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"The atmosphere was very laid back. The curriculum includes a block schedule in which you only take one course for about 6 weeks and then move to another course so you never have finals for more than one course. This is very advantageous in my opinion. The faculty and students seemed very nice and welcoming. " Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"The area isn't the greatest but it is Brooklyn, you can't expect anything much better. " Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"Traffic" Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Student

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

11/25/2003

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