Entering Class Fall 2012 / Graduating Class of 2016
Adelphi University
鈥淏est clinical training.鈥�
鈥淚t has great clinical experience, has a very diverse population, and was close to home.鈥�
Albany College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences
鈥淔or the world class teaching and clinical opportunities.鈥�
Bard College
鈥淏ecause I love New York and wanted to stay close to family and friends.鈥�
Barnard College
鈥淕ood clinical training, diverse patient population, I love Brooklyn.鈥�
鈥淎ccepted, cheap, in New York City.鈥�
鈥淟辞肠补迟颈辞苍鈥�
Boston College
鈥淗istory of great early clinical exposure. In NYC and very close to home! Thank you for the opportunity!鈥�
Boston University
鈥淎mazing community, great clinical experience and had a whole lot of friends who attended and loved the place.鈥�
鈥淏ecause my family physician attended and he made me want to study medicine.鈥�
Bowdoin College
鈥淩eputation, location, clinical neuroscience program.鈥�
Brandeis University
鈥淚 thought the price of the school was really hard to beat. Also the location, near New York City and my family was very appealing. I also really liked the school鈥檚 curriculum.鈥�
Brown University
鈥淚 wanted to stay in the NY area, and was excited about the opportunities, extensive patient contact at 含羞草研究所.鈥�
鈥淚n New York, in-state tuition, clinical experience.鈥�
鈥淐ost, location, MPH program, clinical experience.鈥�
Colgate University
鈥淚 was accepted at Downstate and BU. I chose Downstate because I (a) wanted to stay in New York, b) wanted to save money, c) felt that Downstate would be a better fit.鈥�
College of New Rochelle
鈥淐lose to family & home.鈥�
College of Staten Island
鈥淕reat location, large amount of affiliations, close to home, great price, great program.鈥�
Cooper Union
鈥淚t鈥檚 in my hometown, tuition, diversity.鈥�
Columbia University
鈥淐lose to home, good school, want to stay in NY, relatively low cost.鈥�
鈥淟ocation, clinical experience, in Brooklyn, general atmosphere. 鈥�
鈥淚 wanted to study medicine at a school in which the needs of the United States poorest population are prioritized. As a native New Yorker, I hoped to continue living in the city, and especially like the cultural fabric of the outer boroughs. Resident tuition was also an important criterion.鈥�
鈥淧atient population, hands-on/independence during 3rd + 4th years.鈥�
鈥淣ew York City location, wide exposure to different patient populations, Neuroscience Pathway.鈥�
鈥淐linical training and diverse patient population.鈥�
鈥淏ecause of the excellent clinical experience and education.鈥�
Columbia University (Post Bac)
鈥淗ands on clinical experience, in-state tuition, relaxed student body, location in NY.鈥�
Cornell University
鈥淚鈥檓 from NYC and wanted to be back here for med school. Also, in-state tuition is great.鈥�
鈥淐linical opportunities, NYC鈥�
鈥淥pportunity to serve urban communities; close to home.鈥�
鈥淐linical, Best 含羞草研究所, Block System.鈥�
鈥淟ocation, cost, reputation and programs/facilities available to students.鈥�
鈥淭o stay in NY, a city I love with people I love.鈥�
鈥淯rban location (totally different experience from previous), great clinical experience (anecdotal evidence).鈥�
鈥淩eputation, clinical experience, location, NYS tuition.鈥�
鈥淐ost, Location, reputation for clinical training.鈥�
鈥淟ocation and clinical experience.鈥�
鈥淚 was attracted to 含羞草研究所 because of its location in Brooklyn, excellent clinical education, and affordable tuition relative to other schools.鈥�
CUNY Brooklyn College
鈥淐linical experience, location, reputation, price.鈥�
鈥淏A-MD program, low tuition, high exposure/inner city medical training, close to home.鈥�
鈥淢edical program, good experiences from previous students.鈥�
鈥淭he quality of education offered, good tuition rate, familiarity with the neighborhood.鈥�
鈥�8 Yr. direct program from Brooklyn College鈥�
鈥淚t鈥檚 truly like home to me.鈥�
鈥淚 am a student of the coordinated B.M.-MD Program with CUNY Brooklyn.鈥�
鈥淏A-MD program at Brooklyn College鈥�
鈥淢ember of 8 year coordinated BA-MD program w/ Brooklyn College.鈥�
鈥淚 decided to attend Downstate because I have lived in Brooklyn all my life and Downstate has always had a great reputation for its medical school鈥檚 education, research and price.鈥�
鈥淧roximity to home, cost & long- standing reputation.鈥�
鈥淗igh quality education at a price lower than others.鈥�
鈥淐lose to home, diversity, prior experience at 含羞草研究所 Downstate (research), heard there is great clinical experience and opportunities, family & peer recommendations.鈥�
鈥淚 decided on Downstate for several reasons: 1) cost 2) convenience 3) high level of education 4) good placement record.鈥�
鈥淐linical experience, location, price.鈥�
CUNY City College
鈥淭he feeling of community and support. Also a lot encouragement from friends.鈥�
鈥満卟菅芯克� Downstate has a very good reputation as a training institution. I chose Downstate among my offers in light of the population the hospital serves and the diversity of diseases I will come across.鈥�
鈥淐linical exposure; diversity of the class.鈥�
鈥淚 decided to attend this institution apart from others because the outstanding show of civic duty that Downstate has to its community and to the underserved. Also, I was attracted to the school鈥檚 production of medical educators.鈥�
鈥淢D/PhD Program and school鈥檚 mission to develop independent research scientists.鈥�
CUNY City College Post Bac
鈥淚鈥檓 interested in clinical HIV medicine and other infectious diseases, and Downstate has a good reputation for hands-on experience during MS3 &4. Also, affordability & location.鈥�
CUNY Hunter
鈥淚 liked the neighborhood, the staff, and the fact that it鈥檚 so affordable.鈥�
鈥淐onvenient location, importance attributed to global health.鈥�
CUNY Hunter Post Bac
鈥淟ocation in NYC, tuition, family interest.鈥�
鈥淚t has a great reputation for clinical training, it is in New York, it is affordable, and I will get to work with a diverse patient population.鈥�
CUNY Medgar Evers College
鈥満卟菅芯克� Downstate is located in the neighborhood I grew up in and much of my clinical experience is at Downstate. Also, I鈥檓 close to my family and tuition is reasonable. 鈥�
鈥淐lose to home.鈥�
鈥淚t is located in my neighborhood, tuition is affordable and the community served interests me.鈥�
CUNY Queens College
鈥淕ood education, low cost, location close to home.鈥�
鈥淧rice, location, clinical experience, love Brooklyn.鈥�
鈥淕reat clinical exposure, diversity in patient populations and community. Tuition very affordable, close to home.鈥�
Denison University
鈥淭he experience in both various clinical settings & preparation for the USMLE that I could gain at Downstate coupled with the chance to gain NY residency & thus reduce the cost, was invaluable to me.鈥�
Dickinson College
鈥淚 wanted to go to medical school in New York, close to home.鈥�
Emory University
鈥淕ood clinical reputation, close to my family, worked here as a research assistant for a year. My first OR experience.鈥�
鈥淚t is close to my home and family, friends. It is a great academic center that helps provide healthcare for a large immigrant community.鈥�
Fairfield University
鈥淏ecause it is a good school which emphasizes serving the underserved communities.鈥�
George Town
鈥淟ocation, price, quality of clinical experience.鈥�
Holy Cross
鈥淚 wanted to attend a medical school in my community that also had strong ties to my community. I am a New Yorker and it was important for me and my family to stay in New York.鈥�
Johns Hopkins University
鈥淟辞肠补迟颈辞苍.鈥�
Long Island University, Brooklyn
鈥淏rooklyn! It鈥檚 in Brooklyn, New York & has an amazing reputation for community learning in & out of the classroom.鈥�
Loyola University Maryland
鈥淕reat reputation, great price, greatest city.鈥�
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
鈥淐lose to home, clinical.鈥�
New York University
鈥淐ost-They provided me with a lot of financial aid, I wanted to serve a diverse patient population, close to family.鈥�
鈥淣ear home, great school鈥�
鈥淚t is a state school.鈥�
鈥淟ocation, tuition, Kings County鈥�
鈥淚t鈥檚 presence in New York, multiple associated hospitals, and commitment to the community.鈥�
鈥淪tay in New York City-Close to home, affordable, brother doing fellowship in Brooklyn鈥�
鈥淭he vast opportunities from attending a school in NYC.鈥�
鈥淐linical experience, cost, enthusiastic interviewer.鈥�
鈥淔riends and mentors of mine have previously attended and spoke well of it. I also am excited for clinical experience opportunities.鈥�
鈥淕reat curriculum, amazing faculty & staff, the best clinical experiences and the opportunity to be molded into a talented physician.鈥�
New York University (Post Bac)
鈥淚 decided to come to 含羞草研究所 Downstate in part because I met people/students on the interview day that I felt I would mesh well with, and also because New York鈥檚 been my home for many years now and I can鈥檛 imagine being anywhere else for medical school.鈥�
Oberlin College
鈥淏ecause of the neuroscience program, location and tuition. 鈥�
鈥淕ood clinical experiences at urban hospital, in-state tuition.鈥�
鈥淐linical experience, diversity, location (NYC)鈥�
Polytechnic Institute of NYU
鈥淕reat location (NYC area), great professors & clinical experience.鈥�
Princeton University
鈥淚n state tuition coupled with strong clinical reputation/experience.鈥�
鈥淐lose to home. Great clinical exposure. Affordable.鈥�
Providence College
鈥淚鈥檓 from Long Island so I wanted to stay in NY and be in NYC. Also, Downstate has a great clinical reputation. I had a great experience at my interview day!鈥�
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
鈥淚 love living in Brooklyn, heard great things about the clinical education, and I wanted to stay near my fianc茅.鈥�
鈥淐linical experience, NYS state resident (close to home & tuition benefit), sense of community after visiting among students.鈥�
鈥淭he location and fantastic medical program.鈥�
Rutgers University
鈥淕reat clinical exposure.鈥�
鈥淕reat clinical experience and location.鈥�
鈥満卟菅芯克� provides an excellent clinical education and diverse patient population.鈥�
Smith College
鈥淚 chose Downstate because I knew that I would receive a quality medical education. I know that Downstate will prepare me for the challenges and rewards that come with being a doctor.鈥�
St. John鈥檚 University
鈥淚 wanted to go to 含羞草研究所 Downstate because the area is a great place for diversity, where I believe I can be a doctor in New York City. 鈥�
含羞草研究所 Binghamton
鈥淚t had the best location, reputation, and diverse student population out of any school I was accepted to.鈥�
鈥淐linical experience reputation, location, clinical Neuroscience Pathway, Star & Women & Children鈥檚 HIV Center (ID specialty aspiration)鈥�
鈥淭uition was reasonable; Interview and tour were great and persuasive. First on my list of schools I got accepted to so I had a longer time to think about it. I also chose to go to a dense city because of my interest in urban medicine.鈥�
鈥淐lose to home, good clinical experience.鈥�
鈥淟ocation, reputation, quality of education.鈥�
鈥淪uperb clinical training, location (urban), in-state tuition.鈥�
含羞草研究所 Geneseo
鈥淚 decided to attend Downstate because it is close to my family ( I am from Long Island). The patient population the medical center treats, and I am a NYS resident, so the tuition was much less than a private school.鈥�
含羞草研究所 Stony Brook
鈥淚t is the closest to my house. It is also cheaper/affordable; it also has patients and students from many different backgrounds. It is a very diverse school.鈥�
鈥淗appy with 含羞草研究所 education system. Diverse community, price.鈥�
鈥淚 wanted to remain in NYC. I like the affordability of Downstate. I like the population surrounding the school. I know that this school matches well across residencies.鈥�
鈥淚 believe I will receive great training here.鈥�
鈥淚t is affordable and close to my family.鈥�
鈥淩eputation for clinical care, close to family, heard great things from Alumni.鈥�
鈥淕reat school with low cost of attendance, near my residence.鈥�
鈥淒ownstate was affordable and close to home.鈥�
鈥淚 am comfortable and prefer the demographics. It is also close to family and friends.鈥�
鈥淏ecause it鈥檚 a good fit.鈥�
鈥淐lose to home, affordable and strong clinical experience.鈥�
鈥淕ood clinical reputation, in-state tuition, closes to home.鈥�
鈥淚 decided to attend Downstate for the clinical experience that the school is able to provide along with affordability.鈥�
含羞草研究所 Syracuse
鈥淣ice program. Closer to home.鈥�
Swarthmore College
鈥淚t was better than the rest, Brooklyn is an amazing community and in-state tuition is great.鈥�
Touro College
鈥淟ocation, lower cost, friendly environment. I love NY, I鈥檓 also an Orthodox Jew and Brooklyn has many Kosher places to eat and other Jewish Services. Also, I heard often that Downstate is a very good school.鈥�
UC Berkeley
鈥淐linical Neurosciences pathway program, location, price.鈥�
鈥淚t鈥檚 a new environment with a great clinical reputation.鈥�
鈥淟ocation, clinical experience, acceptance. I have family and friends here! And New York is a great city to be in.鈥�
鈥淚nterview, educational philosophy, academic faculty production ranking.鈥�
UC Irvine
鈥淏ased on the location and the best preclinical exposure I would be exposed to before getting the full experience.鈥�
鈥淪ervice to disadvantaged population, clinical experience.鈥�
UC Riverside
鈥淚t has a great reputation for clinical excellence and is in New York City.鈥�
UC San Diego
鈥淚 think the school provides great opportunities in clinical learning. It鈥檚 also in a city I wanted to move to.鈥�
鈥淚t was the best overall educational value, located in urban area, great clinical reputation.鈥�
鈥淒ownstate has wonderful clinical training locations. Serving Brooklyn is an amazing opportunity to work with such an extremely diverse population. Living in Brooklyn is just as exciting.鈥�
鈥淥pportunity to become a NY resident and receive state tuition rate. Location.鈥�
University of Chicago
鈥淚t offers and incredible hands-on educational experience in Brooklyn ,NY鈥�
鈥淐lose to home.鈥�
University of Connecticut
鈥淓xcellent hands on opportunities.鈥�
University Delaware
鈥淧roximity to city, patient population/diversity, vibe I got from the students.鈥�
University of Maryland
鈥淐lose NYC. Also, I can get in-state tuition after one year. School provides great clinical experiences.鈥�
University of Miami
鈥淏ecause it is a great school & close to home.鈥�
鈥淏rooklyn Free Clinic, location, star program, price鈥�
University of Michigan
鈥淪trong focus on community medicine and clinical education.鈥�
University of Pennsylvania
鈥淒own to earth student body, good clinical experience, cheaper tuition, great place to live (Park Slope), girlfriend has good job opportunity.鈥�
鈥淐linical experience, NYS residency, great reputation, NYC location.鈥�
University of Rochester
鈥淟ocation, Price鈥�
鈥淚 heard about the great reputation of Downstate for clinical education, which I think is the most important part of school. Also, the price is great.鈥�
鈥淚t鈥檚 close to home and provides great experience in clinical work.鈥�
University of South Carolina
鈥淒iverse education, I am a New Yorker & wanted to live and practice here.鈥�
鈥淭he tuition, proximity to home.鈥�
Wellesley College
鈥淚t鈥檚 close to home, affordable; I had a great interview day.鈥�
鈥満卟菅芯克� Downstate provides the clinical experiences I seek in a medical education. Also, it is close to home so the support will be comforting in times of stress.鈥�
鈥淚 wanted to stay near my family in Brooklyn, cheaper in-state tuition, opportunities to work in Flatbush community.鈥�
William E. Macaulay Honors College
鈥淚 decided to attend Downstate because of all the opportunities that I would be able to take advantage of (early hands on clinical work, etc.)鈥�
Yale University
鈥淭he opportunity to work with a diverse group of patients in a high density urban setting.鈥�
鈥淚 wanted to live in my hometown, get a first-class clinical education, at an institution where students genuinely seem happy & faculty genuinely supportive.鈥�
鈥淚 wanted to be close to my family, I enjoy the resources of New York City and I really enjoyed the feel of the school and meeting the students during my interview.鈥�
Yeshiva University
鈥淟辞肠补迟颈辞苍.鈥�
鈥淟ocation, reputation of good clinical training, in-state tuition.鈥�