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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?

3 out of 10

How you think you did?

8 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

7 out of 10

Questions

How long was the interview?

50 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 do you think i have a picture don quixote on my wall, and what do you think it says about me?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"if you weren't going to be a doctor, what would you be?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"what else would you like to know about syracuse?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"why do you think i have a picture don quixote on my wall, and what do you think it says about me?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"none really difficult" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"studentdoctor.net, read brochure they sent me, re-read my essay" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"they campus is very centralized to several of their hospitals. also, the general vibe of the school is very relaxed and not really stressful." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"syracuse didn't really impress me as a city" Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"they have two campuses for their 3rd and 4th years, which i did know about, but, you have to submit a letter within 2 weeks after your interview as to which one you want. So i wish i had done more background research on the two campuses so that I could've asked more specific questions about the two campuses." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"one interviewer didn't really ask direct questions, but was more just engaging me in a conversation, which was fine once I got used to it, but, it took my a little bit to settle down into the groove of it. It wasn't a bad experience, just an atypical one, but I think I did pretty well " Report Response

Tour and Travel

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?

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?

Friends or family

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

11/15/2005

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

6 out of 10

What is your ranking of this school's location?

6 out of 10

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

5 out of 10

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