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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?

What has been your most rewarding extracurricular activity?

What was the most interesting question?

What do you know about the Jazz program at () Music School? (don't worry, this wasn't completely random we were talking about music at the time)

What was the most difficult question?

How would you break bad news?
✅ Interview Preparation and Impressions

How long was the interview?

60+ minutes

How did the interview impress you?

Positively 🙂

How many people interviewed you?

1

What was the stress level of the interview?

3 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?

Read the school's website, SDN

What impressed you positively?

friendliness of everyone at the school! evolving curriculum, importance of research.

What impressed you negatively?

didn't get to meet a lot of students, tour was relatively short

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

lack of public transportation, and cabs are expensive! also, the school is pretty big... there are about 5 different entrances...

What are your general comments?

don't worry about this interview! i was only asked a couple questions about my application and about myself, during the rest of the time (50 mins) my interviewer described the school in more detail and answered my questions.
📍 On-Site Experience

Who was the tour given by?

Student