Renaissance School of Medicine - Stony Brook University Individual responses

⭐ Overall Impressions ▼

How did the interview impress you?

Negatively

What was the stress level of the interview?

8 out of 10

How you think you did?

1 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

No responses

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

No responses

💬 Interview Questions ▼

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

What are some ethical issues? (it sounds easy but when someone asks you to name a broad range, you can mention some and not get into depth about anything because its so broad and come off sounding like you don't know anything about them.

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which schoold did you apply to? All other cookie cutter questions, what extracurriculars? Why stony brook? etc. The only problem was that since he asked one question after another, I had little time to respond. I told him, "I played organized sports- got cut off for the next question and never got to tell him I was president of this and that. It only last at most 15 mins though so you can guess how it went

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Why do you want to be a doctor? (3 minutes later) But Why do YOU want to be a doctor? (1 minute later) What makes you think you can be a doctor?

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What was the most interesting question?

Sooo, you took chemistry?

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What was the most difficult question?

Why did you apply to that particular school? (I had no answer other than it was my safety so I had to say it in a nice way without sounding obnoxious)

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🤝 Interview Format and Logistics ▼

How long was the interview?

15 minutes

How many people interviewed you?

1

What was the style of the interview?

One-on-one

What type of interview was it?

Open file

Was this interview in-person or virtual?

No responses

Where did the interview take place?

At the school

📍 On-Site Experience ▼

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tour guide seem?

No responses

How do you rank the facilities?

No responses

What is your in-state status?

No responses

What were your total hours spent traveling?

No responses

What was your primary mode of travel?

No responses

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

No responses

What airport did you fly into?

No responses

Where did you stay?

No responses

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

No responses

How would you rate the hotel?

No responses

Would you recommend the hotel?

No responses

What is your ranking of this school's location?

No responses

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

No responses

What are your comments on where you stayed?

No responses

✅ Interview Preparation and Impressions ▼

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

No responses

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

No responses

How did you prepare for the interview?

took other interviews, read the website, read SDN, read up on ethics

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What impressed you positively?

the students are very very happy and its generally very cheerful, definitely would have been my first choice...but its going to happen

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What impressed you negatively?

It's easy to get lost inside the building and nearly impossible to find a way in. Ugly on the outside and very nice looking on the inside though.

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What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

No responses

What are your general comments?

I don't believe the interviewer believed me when I told him why I wanted to be a doctor, he asked me that question 3 times. It's my real reason and I guess he wanted to hear something else.

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What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

No responses

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