State University of New York Downstate Health Sciences University

The school facilities in general are really outdated. The tour was not really organized. Students were really really nice tho, but I was not able to get a clear concept of what we expect to experience if we go to school here

The interviewer is no doubt one of the best interviewer I had. I was able to comfortable express myself and he always offered unsolicited advices in terms of what he expects to hear from me.

Positive experience. Interviewer was super friendly and easy to talk to. Questions were also very straightforward, but gave many opportunities to say something interesting about myself (hobbies, interests, etc). Felt respected as a candidate.

Could have studied the curriculum a bit more in-depth.

Interviewer was very friendly and easy-going. Felt more like a conversation with a doctor at a clinic than an interrogation.

Copy and pasted SDN questions into a document, answered them on my own and reviewed the general topics I wanted to discuss. Went over the SUNY Downstate curriculum on their website. Also went over both my primary and secondary applications.

Overall interviewing with Downstate was a very positive experience.

More about Downstate's history

Nothing really. My interviewer didn't ask me too many specific questions, so maybe they didn't really read through my file ahead of time.

The interview was conversational and free-flowing. I didn't feel too much anxiety or pressure the way I have in other interviews.

SDN

Traditional Interview Prep

How engaging and passionate my interviewer was. She was very kind.

Reviewed my application, mock interviews, browse website, looked through the informational links provided

It seems like this school is lacking in funding. We were told point blank that scholarship money is limited to about $5,000 to $10,000 per student per year (if they even qualify). The facilities look as though they haven't been updated in 30 years; everything from the interview waiting room furniture to the equipment of the student gym look worn and beat down. Anatomy lab was nice, though.

That it's difficult to find the 450 building via Google maps.

The facilities are very run down and depressing.

The school serves the underserved in Brooklyn.

SDN, reviewed my application

Be prepared to wait, write a paragraph about a picture, and talk about any red flags on your application.