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  • SUNY - Upstate Medical University College of Medicine
  • Allopathic Medical School
  • Syracuse, NY
Overall Experience

How did the interview impress you?

Negatively

What was the stress level of the interview?

2 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?

2

What was the style of the interview?

One-on-one

What type of interview was it?

Open file

What was the most interesting question?

"Why are you applying for MD/PhD? Why field of research are you interested in?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"How did you beat the 100th rank player? (I played for Cornell Women's Tennis Team for all 4 years on scholarship). Graduated in 2001." Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"My 7th interview" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"The interviewer was nice, however, I feel the program is sub-par to other NY medical institutions. I was much more impressed by Stony Brook and Buffalo out of the SUNY System. Driving from Cornell to Binghamton was closer than driving to Syracuse. " Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"The interviewer was not a MD/PhD so not in a position to give me details about the program, but was sufficient in answering my general questions." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"They weren't prepared/ready for me, and I felt I wasted my time applying here. The few medical students that I interacted with during the day seemed very "immature" in their behavior to say the least." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"Interview went relatively well, however, I came away disappointed about the school. Focus on research seems weak and lacking strong foundation. Currently wait-listed at Cornell and NYU, accepted at all the 4 SUNYs, NYMC, and Mount Sinai." Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Admissions staff

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

02/05/2004

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