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Renaissance School of Medicine - Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

Allopathic Medical Schools | Public Non-Profit

Application Cycle: 2009-10

💬 Interview Questions

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

Tell me about the most difficult experience you faced while volunteering.

What was the most interesting question?

When do you find time to sleep!?!?

What was the most difficult question?

What do you think about stem cell research? (Difficult because I couldn't gauge my interviewer's opinion and didn't want to go against her position)
✅ Interview Preparation and Impressions

How long was the interview?

40 minutes

How did the interview impress you?

Positively 🙂

How many people interviewed you?

1

What was the stress level of the interview?

2 out of 10
0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress

What was the style of the interview?

One-on-one

What type of interview was it?

Open file

Where did the interview take place?

At the school

How did you prepare for the interview?

SDN, mock interview, re-read AMCAS & Secondary

What impressed you positively?

Student's positivity and feeling of collaberative environment.

What impressed you negatively?

Ugly building, lack of on-campus housing

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

Stony Brook's seclusion

What are your general comments?

Good but short tour... we actually got to see some cadavers and our student guides were very enthusiastic and informative. The interview was relaxed and went much better than expected considering it was my first!
📍 On-Site Experience

Who was the tour given by?

Student