Stony Brook, NY
Allopathic Medical Schools | Public Non-Profit
Application Cycle: 2009-10
⭐ Overall Impressions
How do you rank the facilities?
9 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?
8 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
How do you rank this school among other schools to which you've applied?
8 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
What is your ranking of this school's location?
6 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
How is the friendliness of the admissions office?
10 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What is your ranking of this area's cultural life?
7 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?
10 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
💬 Interview Questions
What is one of the specific questions they asked you?
Why did you choose Stony Brook?
What was the most interesting question?
What made you choose medicine? Why not a lawyer or a businessman?
✅ Interview Preparation and Impressions
How long was the interview?
60+ minutes
How did the interview impress you?
Positively 🙂
How many people interviewed you?
2
What was the stress level of the interview?
2 out of 10
0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress
How you think you did?
9 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
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 interview feedback, reread AMCAS application, ethics questions and healthcare systems in general
What impressed you positively?
facilities were very nice, and all the lecture halls are connected in one building; only thing is that the building is a maze of its own.
a close-knit campus where everyone helps each other out.
What impressed you negatively?
you need a car to get around the campus, there are no public buses except the one that takes you from the train station to the campus.
What did you wish you had known ahead of time?
For your 2 interviews, they can be a doctor and a med student OR 2 doctors.
What are your general comments?
Great school - known for research, great residency match. Not that it matters, but the campus is right across from the undergrad campus.
Stony Brook is known for their tough questions and ethics questions, but fortunately I wasn't asked any from my 2 interviews.
📍 On-Site Experience
Who was the tour given by?
Student
How did the tour guide seem?
Enthusiastic
What is your in-state status?
In state
What were your total hours spent traveling?
4-6 hours
What was your primary mode of travel?
Train or subway
About how much did you spend on room, food, and travel?
< $100
Where did you stay?
Friends or family
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