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  • SUNY - Upstate Medical University College of Medicine
  • Allopathic Medical School
  • Syracuse, 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?

8 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

10 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 is one of the specific questions they asked you (question 1)?

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

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

"What is healing?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"If not medicine, what would you have done for a career?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"Give me a philosophical perspective on the art of healing. (I took a philsophy course my freshman year)" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"Nothing much. I had controlled the direction of the interview by purposefully giving information that I could elaborate well on." Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"I went through the SDN, made up some sample answers and practiced articulating them without referring to them with my friends. " Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"Enthusiastic students, great anatomy lab, the hospital, college town." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"Nothing really. Weiskotten Hall was smaller than I imagined from the pictures they send you." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"A truly great school to attend." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"Just fantastic. Go there well prepared though. " Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tourguide seem?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

10 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

Out of 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?

$101-$200

What airport did you use?

SYR

Where did you stay?

Hotel

How would you rate the hotel?

10 out of 10

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

Genesee Grand

Would you recommend the hotel?

yes

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

08/31/2005

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

10 out of 10

What is your ranking of this school's location?

9 out of 10

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

9 out of 10

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