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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?

2 out of 10

How you think you did?

7 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

5 out of 10

Questions

How long was the interview?

45 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)?

"Tell me about your research as if I know nothing about science." Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"How did you improve from applying last year?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"How did you study for the MCAT?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"Nothing too interesting, it was very conversational" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"Why don't you want to go into research?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"SDN, school website, talking with my student host" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"The clinical experience opportunities, the dorms were actually really cool, Brooklyn is pretty awesome." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"Facilities are very run down, and it doesn't feel like the safest neighborhood at night." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"The NYC train system" Report Response

What are your general comments?

No 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?

Out of state

What was your total time spent traveling?

7+ hours

What was your primary mode of travel?

Airplane

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

< $100

What airport did you use?

LGA

Where did you stay?

With students at the school

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?

02/10/2011

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?

7 out of 10

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

8 out of 10

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

10 out of 10

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

10 out of 10

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

9 out of 10

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

No Response

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