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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?

5 out of 10

How you think you did?

4 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

7 out of 10

Questions

How long was the interview?

30 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?

Closed file

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

"Which activity do you want me to talk about?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What do you want me to tell the admissions committee?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What do you want me to ask you?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"I don't know what else to ask you. What should I ask you?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"What would you do if a patient asked you to change the name of a procedure so that medicaid would cover it?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"SDN" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"Good tuition price. Lunch was decent." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"Ok facilities. Not much diversity. Closed file interviewers didn't know what to ask me." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"They are looking for people interested in rural primary care." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"I didn't really like Upstate. The interviews felt much more poorly organized than my others. One morning and one afternoon interview." Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tourguide seem?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

4 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

In state

What was your total time spent traveling?

0-1 hour

What was your primary mode of travel?

Automobile

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

< $100

What airport did you use?

No Response

Where did you stay?

No Response

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?

09/21/2010

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

3 out of 10

What is your ranking of this school's location?

4 out of 10

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

4 out of 10

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

5 out of 10

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

6 out of 10

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

4 out of 10

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

No Response

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