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  • Renaissance School of Medicine - Stony Brook University
  • Allopathic Medical School
  • Stony Brook, NY
Individual Feedback 5 176 Responses
Overall Experience

How did the interview impress you?

Response # Responders
Positively 146
Negatively 16
No change 13

What was the stress level of the interview?

Response Avg # Responders
2.93 169

0 = low, 10 = high

How you think you did?

Response Avg # Responders
7.52 125

0 = low, 10 = high

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

Response Avg # Responders
7.05 110

0 = low, 10 = high

Was this interview in-person or virtual?

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In Person 0
Virtual 2

Questions

How long was the interview?

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5 minutes 0
10 minutes 1
15 minutes 1
20 minutes 2
25 minutes 4
30 minutes 21
35 minutes 6
40 minutes 7
45 minutes 31
50 minutes 14
55 minutes 0
60+ minutes 89

Where did the interview take place?

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At the school 170
At a regional location 0
At another location 2

What was the style of the interview?

Response # Responders
One-on-one 174
In a group 0

What type of interview was it?

Response # Responders
Open file 172
Closed file 0

How many people interviewed you?

Response Average # Responders
1.43 174

What is one of the specific questions they asked you (question 1)?

"A lot of questions about my specific activities, college experience, work experience" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about a disagreement" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your research" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you think great leaders are born or made?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why did you apply to this school specifically?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Lots of ethical scenarios" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why don't you have more clinical experience / shadowing?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think about the role of technology in medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Specific questions regarding my ECs. I see that you did ___, could you elaborate?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"About my research." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Very typical questions. Seemed like they more wanted to see how I held up a conversation than wanting to grill me, which was nice." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"First interviewer had obviously read my file, questions about my disadvantaged status." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do you want to be a doctor? Do you know where and what the Grand Canyon is? Do you know red wood trees? What animal carries the ebola virus?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about [extracurricular activity]. We went through my file." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Asked to elaborate on research" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Student interviewer had questions prepared about my community service work and involvement in global health." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"They asked about research experience and community service experience." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you do when not studying?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Where do you see yourself in five years" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why did you choose Stony Brook University School of Medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why didn't you do more clinical work?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"what motivates you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Is healthcare a right or a privilege?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do you want to come to SB as opposed to some of the other schools you've interviewed at?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What led you to medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What music do you listen to?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What kind of leadership experience do you have?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why did you choose Stony Brook?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you think you will react to a patient's death?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your family." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think about the dirty tactics being used in the political race for president?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me more about your clinical volunteer experience, it sounds really interesting." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"all pretty much specific questions about my file, and discussion about what i have done" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why Stonybrook?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"what brings you to medicine." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"I see you're from out-of-state. Why Stony Brook? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about yourself." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"So what's a weakness of yours? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why did you decide to do an MPH?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What did you do during your research project?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is it you most want to learn about Stonybrook while you are here today?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"LOTS of ethical questions" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Specific questions about classes I took (what did you read, why did you take this), etc. Why I took such a wide variety of classes (my undergraduate school had an extremely diverse core curriculum)." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Asked about High School, College course I took in sophomore year, why medicine, mostly questions about extra curricular stuff. Where did medicine advance over the past 10 years? He asked about specific experiences that I have had while volunteering in hospitals, specific experiences that I have had while being in leadership positions in various societies, specific experiences about work, etc... Basically, very specific questions about the experiences that I had written about in my primary application. Possibly secondary as well. Know thyself! He was semi-conversational, but leant more toward the q&a type interviewer. Very nice man, overall." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Where do you see yourself in 25 years?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How did you pick your undergraduate school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"I took a roman lit class (also 5 yr ago, my soph yr) and he asked me to speak about it." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is your motivation for going to med school? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Have you seen Borat?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"where do you see yourself in 15 years" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"The one about being Catholic." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you feel that you have the ability to create a patient-physician trust very rapidly with people who will differ from you in race, age, religion, ethics, etc?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"At what point did you choose to become a doctor?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What made you decide to take time off between college and medical school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are you looking for in a medical school? (i didnt really get a chance to answer before we went to something else)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Have you done any research?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about an experience that you had with a patient. (So if you don't have any clinical experience, think about what you might say to this.)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Where did you apply? How many schools did you apply to? How many interviews? etc... " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What's an issue in medicine that worries you right now?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"what is your lineage?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you have a driver's license? (I don't). Do you have a learner's permit? Do you plan on getting one?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Choose a medical ethics topic and discuss. (This question was really kind of open ended so I wasn't quite sure what she wanted me to say)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Where else do you have interviews?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your family - occupations, ages, etc. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Explain you current research?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"talk about some ethical issues: any you can think of is fair game" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are some things about Stony Brook that you like?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Explain your research to me." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are your positive features and negative ones? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why medicine? What lead you to choose this field?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Describe 1 strength and 1 weakness" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"So, you loved your job at Baskin Robbins?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What was your major?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How would you deal with a student who had sex with a patient?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are two attributes of a great doctor?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If the family of your terminally ill patient wanted you to lie about the patient's diagnosis what would you do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your parents? What do they do? Do you have a room at their house? Where do you live? Can you afford an apartment there?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"One of your friends is cheating on test, what do you do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How did you study for your MCAT?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"So.. tell me about yourself. Why do you want to be a doctor?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Alot of it was expanding of stuff found in my amcas...such as tell me more about x extracurricular activity?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"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?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"A series of questions pertaining to city of residence." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"basically all questions asking me to elaborate on my activities and academics listed on amcas" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your experiences in high school and college (health related and non-health related)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do your parents do for a living?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How has the difference between living in NY and coming from KY affected your views of medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What has been your most rewarding extracurricular activity?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Did you know the health sciences center is shown on the sailing charts for the area? (We're both big-boat sailors.)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Ethics, ethics, ethics!!!" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why did you choose to go to your undergraduate college?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What was your most meaningful experience?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why Stony Brook?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"The ethics question above" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How did you select your undergraduate school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about the most difficult experience you faced while volunteering." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me more about yourself. What if not accepted?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"what other schools did you apply to? where have you gotten in?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"where do you see yourself in 10 years?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What have you been doing?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"He asked my grades from the previous semester." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about yourself" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why medicine? What kind of medicine? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"see above" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What was your favorite class and why? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do you want to be a doctor?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Essentially they were mostly in the format "I see you wrote that you did _______ for _______ time, tell me a little more about it."" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"what about pas?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Did your father persuade or disuade you from entering any field of medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you think there are any "bad" drugs out on the market? Please explain. (Note: I have a pharmacy background and was asked a loat of medication management questions)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Where have you interviewed so far?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Where else have you applied? Where else have you interviewed/are schedualed to interview? Have you been accepted anywhere (strange because almost nobody hears until the 15th of october). " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why did you pick your major?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about yourself. Why do you want to be a doctor?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you want me to tell admissions committee about you? Where else have you applied? WHere did you get interviewed?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your research." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Who are my role models?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you're not accepted to medical school, what will you do next year?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"MD: Tell me a little about your background. Why medicine? Why MSTP? Do you have a particular field you want to go into? Why? What do you do for fun? What if you did not get accepted to MSTP, would you consider MD w/Recognition in research? Why SB? What do you do for fun? What characteristics do you offer to our school? Where do you you see yourself in the furture? I will be defending you infront of the committee, is there anything you want me to tell them about you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why a career in medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What career choice would you pursue if medicine doesnt work out?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What research are you doing? What would you prefer and why - bench or clinical?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

What is one of the specific questions they asked you (question 2)?

"Tell me about yourself" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about a challenge and how you overcame it" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you deal with stressors in your professional and personal life?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell be about your background" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why not PhD?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Ethical medicine-based scenarios." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What have you learned from your research experience?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How did you contribute to your publications?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Question regarding a project I did for a professor that he mentioned in a letter of recommendation to me, was not mentioned anywhere else in my application. Sort of threw me off! Fortunately I had recently reread the paper I wrote on it because it had a lot of fun facts about current healthcare stats in it." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do I know medicine is right for me if I have so much research experience" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why SB, why medicine, questions about ECs." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you were really passionate about treating a patient but the person refuses it, what will you do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your family." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"A lot of ethics questions. I was grilled." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you know medicine is right for you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about _______ activity" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why did you apply to Stony Brook?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Faculty interview was very casual and very short. Talked about how I became interested in medicine and then about Indian food and the Super Bowl." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why not stay at your current job? Why medical school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about ____ class that you took. what did you learn from it?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you see yourself in the medical field in twenty years? (very similar to what they asked in my secondary)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How did you study for MCAT?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"are there any ethical issues in medicine that may conflict with your moral beliefs?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Non academic activities that helps you in medical school." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Ethical question about blood transfusion." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Can you elaborate on your essay about health care reform?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If there was one thing you wanted to make sure the admissions committee knew, what do you want me to tell them so that you are accepted?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Elaborate on research experiences" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your research experience." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What's your favorite movie?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Have you considered any other career options other than medicine? (Then after I answered research) What career would you want to pursue if there there were no health care positions or research positions open?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your life, starting from wherever you want. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why Medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about yourself?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Since you completed different academic programs, which one do you think was more beneficial? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What other SUNY schools did you apply to?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"no ethical questions" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do your parents do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What was the book used for Biochem?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"specific questions about my application" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would you do if a 14 year-old girl asked for an abortion? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do you want to be a doctor?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you know anything about biochemistry/genetics? What textbooks have you had in your science classes? Who wrote them? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think of the Cuban Health Care system?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you would have done something different during the last 4 years what would it be?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What activity or hobby would you like to continue if you come here?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"a few questions about the healthcare system" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What's your sales pitch?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are your strengths? What hare your weaknesses?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is ''the wayward child''? (there's a story behind that... apparently one of my interviewer's previous interviewee's was embarrassed to admit that their sibling was in dental school and not an MD or MD/PhD.)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"The second interviewer was very friendly, she was much more conversational than the first interviewer, and asked questions that related to my primary. There was the ''why medicine?'' question as well. What do you think your role would be at Stony Brook, or what will you contribute to your class? She asked about my research and what made us think that it would be beneficial, and what made us think that it would work in the first place. She asked about presentations and talks that I have done regarding earlier research, and so on. She asked if my faith in God would affect how I practice medicine, and if it would deter me from doing certain things, like if I had to deliver a baby and the mother was in danger of dying if the baby weren't aborted what would I do, and so on. Once again, Know Thyself! " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"questions about specific experiences" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Name one thing you anticipate having difficulty with in medical school and name another thing you will find easy." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Where do you see yourself in ten years?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why Stony Brook? When I said I felt it was relaxed, not ultra competitive, he said it was, just like any other med sch..." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would you do if you don't get accepted to med school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about yourself since high school. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"why east coast (i'm from west coast)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do you want to be a doctor? No really why do you want to be a doctor? Honestly, why do you want to be a doctor?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Some ethical terms I didn't know. It was ok because he explained them, but with all the prep I did I felt like an idiot not knowing them." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Are there any ethical dilemmas which you foresee?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would you do if you caught a fellow student cheating?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Where do you see yourself in 10 years?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What was the wildest thing you've ever done. this wont count against you." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you know about Stony Brook?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Talk to me about some ethical issues in medicine -- for example, abortion, euthanasia, etc." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What will you do if you do not get into medical school this year? Why?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"In 10 years, what ethical issue do you think will be at the forefront of medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why don't you want to go to a non-US school? ('cause you ain't gettin' in here!)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"what other schools did you apply to and why? where do you want to go?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Describe a patient you met. After I described one patient, she asked for another patient, and then another, and then another. I think she wanted to make sure that I had met other people besides the ones I had described in my essays...?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"So what first brought your attention to Stony Brook?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about a patient you've had contact with" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What kind of clinical experience do you have?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Talk about some ethical issues related to helth care - pick any topic." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How will you pay for medical school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about growing up in Brooklyn?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"can you drive and do you have a car " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"all leading questions depending on my answers." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you want me to tell the committee about you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do you want to go to Stony Brook?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Describe memorable experiences from your work in the hospital." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you regret any part of your undergraduate experience?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If a student was trying to cheat off you in an exam, what would you do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How should a med student who cheats on an exam be handled by the administration?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Are women's and men's biological differences responsible for their different career capabilities?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"I see your name is ____are your parents catholic. Do they think abortion is murder? As a physcian you will have to make ethical decisions about issues like abortion. Would you suggest to your patient to have an abortion? I of course said it is not my place to tell people what to do. As a physcian I can only give people options not decide for them. He said that is not true you have to make decisions about things like abortion. Then I said this is legal issue not an ethical one. He said it is not. Then he preceded to ask me if I thought abortion was murder. I am a very confident person but was very uncomfortable. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"A 15 year old girl that is pregnant comes in your office, what do you do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you see yourself doing ten years from now?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"List strength and weakness" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why is your science GPA lower than your overall?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your family and community you were raised in?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Would you come here over downstate? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How many schools did you apply to? Did you get in anywhere yet?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"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. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Follow-up questions regarding background and AMCAS." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are some problems facing medicine today?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are your strengths and weaknesses?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you couldn't be a doctor, what would you do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are your weaknesses?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would you do if a parent's beliefs got in the way of what you thought needed to be done to treat their child? This turned into a pretty long conversation." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about shadowing, volunteering, research, work experience." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think will be your biggest challenge in medical school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you want me to tell the admissions committee about you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Are there any patients you would have trouble with? (I actually worry about this a lot, so we discussed issues surrounding compliance)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why I took a year off?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do your mother and father do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell what you think the best part about being a doctor is." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How would you pay for your schooling? Why Stony Brook and not any other school in NYC?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"what happened on your MCAT, you have a good gpa?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"based on all your previous research, will you continue in your career?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Point out and discuss one personal flaw." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Asked which schools I applied to, if I'd been accepted, where I interviewed etc." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you feel about abortion? (i don't think they like pro-choice ppl)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How did you prepare for the MCATs? Did you take any courses?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Problems with Health care system? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why Stony Brook? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"how will you deal with the development of physician's roles in an HMO context?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you have a weakness that you would like to change about yourself?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you have any proposals to resolve the issue of healthcare for the uninsured?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are the criteria that you use to choose a medical school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do you want to become a doctor?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about a patient you were in direct contact with." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What ethical issuses does medicine have to deal with/ what non ethical issues and problems do doctors face in the future?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If caught student cheating, what would you do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Where else have you applied? How were the interviews there? What questions did they ask you? My interviewer told me that he is required to ask the first question, and asks the third to get ideas." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Did I like my undergraduate school? Why?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Where do you see yourself in 12 years?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"MSTP(1): Conversation in Spanish. Very nice individual! Talked about translational research at SB? What were your MCAT scores? Why MSTP? Why SB? MSTP(2): AD researcher. We spoke about her research and a possible project." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why did you minor in religion?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why should we choose you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why did you feel you needed to take a year off?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you want to be when you're grown up?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

What is one of the specific questions they asked you (question 3)?

"What is your plan B if you were not to get accepted into medical school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Talk about X research" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about yourself" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"About my app." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Explain what your current job is, and what motivates you in it (I did consulting in my gap year)." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Is there anything else you want me to know?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why did I apply to Stony Brook" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Was your UG adequate prep. for rigors of medical school. I was a non-trad., took post-bac. at state school with "lower" ranking than SB liked I'd guess. He was friendly about it." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How did your experience as a nursing assistant and shadowing doctor help in your decision to become a physician?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Questions about my ECs, research, etc." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What type of specialty do you want to go into?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How did your undergrad prepare you for medical school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"I was a resident advisor in undergrad, so student interviewer asked how that might have prepared me or even relates to medicine" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about some ethical issue you might foresee in your future medical career." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about the research that you did." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What was the most favorite/least favorite thing about working for this hospital/volunteer experience?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are you most excited for about being a physician?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"if you had a theme song, what would it be?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Leadership that helps you in medical school." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Questions about healthcare in the US and other countries." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Greatest weaknesses?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What specialties are you considering?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why did you decide to apply here?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Nothing crazy, asked where else I had been expected...what I was considering specializing in. Very conversational." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why Stony Brook?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Both interviews were basically a conversation" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Where do you see yourself in 20 years? Where do you think your medical career will take you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What was the hardest course you took?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you don't get into medical school this year, what will you do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Ethical question about lying to an insurance company to get a treatment for a patient who couldn't afford it otherwise." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What interests you specifically about Stony Brook?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"research/volunteer/clinical exposures" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Not saying you won't get in, but if you don't, what other careers would you consider?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Would you ever participate in physician assisted suicide?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Where else have you interviewed? Which two did you like the most? Which two did you like the least? How does this interview rank amongst other interviews that you've had?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why would you want to go here over someplace else? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How many interviews do you have left?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why Stony Brook" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How would you deal with end of life issues, such as a patient wanting to stop treatment?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"VERY specific questions related to my application" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you look for in a medical school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why medicine? Is there anything you want to go into?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Name one thing you anticipate having difficulty with as a doctor and name one thing you will enjoy." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me something about yourself that isn't anywhere in this application..." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What leadership experiences have you had?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you do at work?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why did you get a C in this one class?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"what type of medicine" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Questions about stem cells, AIDs prevention, preventive care in general." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you do for fun?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are your strengths/weaknesses?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why did god make viruses? (retorical question, he was a bit sick)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you see yourself doing in 20 years?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you have any siblings?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Talk to me about a current issue facing medicine." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you feel personally affected by any ethical issues facing society today? If so, which ones and why?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about yourself." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why didn't you spend the last three years doing more clinical work?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you do in your free time?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Waht's your idea of a difficult patient?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would you like to know about Stony Brook?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What other schools did you apply to? Where have you had/have scheduled other interviews? Have you gotten accepted or rejected anywhere and if so, where?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your research" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you feel about abortions?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How will you, as a non-traditional student, fit into a medical school class?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Cite any current or future problems concerning health care in the US?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"talk about your clinical volunteer experience" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your research." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Anything special about you that may not be apparent in your application?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about x activity you did in college. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about X activity." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Describe your most important extracurricular activity" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"He kept asking, "is that all?" after he answered one of my questions. Made me afraid my questions were subpar." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are you currently doing to support yourself? (I had already graduated at the time of the interview.)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What difficulties do you anticipate as a doctor?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do you want to be a doctor? However, he did not except any answer I gave him as relevant. Even though I am older and have worked in health care for numerous years and know my reasons better then or at least as well as any one else." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"`What do you think about stem cell research?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about the research you are doing." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you could give a direct quote to the admission committee what would u say?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Where else have you interviewed an what would make you come to our school over others?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do you want to do Emergency Med? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If a patient was 30 minutes late to an appointment, how would you handle it?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"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" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Middle East politics questions." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Any questions for me?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Based on your application, you seem to have shown a real interest in social problems, etc. why not go into that field? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Considering that there is a lot that is "unknown" in medicine, how will come to peace with knowing that there are things that you don't know when you're dealing with patients?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are you looking for in a med school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you have a success story (from the period when you worked with adjudicated adolescent boys)? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What questions do you have for me?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about a memorable emergency room experience?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"You wrote about a specific patient interaction you had in your essay. Tell me more about that. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you want me to tell the admissions committee" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What did you gain from your term abroad?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Where do you see yourself in the next 10 years?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"tell me abotu your volunteer experience. they care a lot about this, you must show your a humanitarian." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"how many other schools did you apply to (tried vague, had to give a #)? why would you go to SUNYSB?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"When did you know you wanted to be a physician?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"lots of ethics questions like the one above." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Of the schools that you've gotten interview notices- if you got accepted to all of them- what would be your top choice?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you do to relieve stress? Why do you want to be a Dr.?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What type of medicine, why?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"how can you contribute to medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"what do you do to relax?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think of Matt Clement? (long discussion about the Cubs and their pitching staff...seriously)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your average day at work." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would you like me to tell the admissions committee about you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Where do you see yourself in 10 years?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you do for fun? Why do you want to go to Stony Brook? What other schools did you apply to? Did you get interviews?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Have you had the experience of telling people bad news?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Discuss my strengths and weaknesses." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why did you choose to go to the college that you went to?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"MSTP(3): I haven't read your whole application, tell me about yourself? What are your research interests? Why MSTP? Where do you see yourself in the future? Tell me about lipid rafts. The we had an awesome discussion about the biochemistry of lipid rafts and protein signaling. MSTP(4):Discussed programatical concerns. Why MSTP? Why SB? Where do you see yourself after all your training is completed? What field do you hope to enter? Why neuro? What excites you about neurology and neuroscience? Describe a typical question and how you would go about it experimentally. MSTP (5): Very nice student interviewer. I had the oppotunity to ask him many questions. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me your views on abortion. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If I were denied admission to med school, what would I do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think about the healthcare system here?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"If the president called you up right now and told you that you are being given a blank check to solve the most important problem in healthcare, what would that problem be and how would you solve it?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you had a child patient whose parents' religion was against blood transfusions but that was the only life -saving treatment, what would you do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What will you do if you don't get into med school this cycle(even though you have)?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Which of your experiences prepared you best for med school, in your opinion?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Where else did you apply? (The interviewer picked me up from the conference room to the interview location, and this question came up on our way there)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Interesting ethical situational questions regarding in vitro fertilization, the high cost, and the inability for doctors to dispense medicine in the state of NY (only pharmacists are allowed to do this)." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"I'm a teacher. Would I recommend my students get abortions." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"He told me about the difficult parts of being a doctor and why despite all that I would want to become one instead of becoming a professor." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why did you choose your undergraduate institution?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Some interesting ethics questions questions. They were fun. The interviewer played devils advocate." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Nothing interesting." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think a doctor does daily?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Nothing out of the ordinary" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you were in charge of handing out punishments, what would you do to Penn St. regarding the Sandusky/Paterno situation?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"A question relating to how my religion may affect my time in school and beyond." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What was the dumbest thing you did in college?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If all of the medical schools in the world suddenly stopped accepting any more applicants, what would you do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Rank all your schools" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"what top three books would you recommend?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"None. The whole conversation was interesting with the student interviewer. We went to the same undergrad so we just rambled on and on." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"The interviewer was very crafty with wording his questions. The whole interview turned out to be one of the most interesting ones I've had so far." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why Stony Brook?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"#2" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Where have you traveled?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If there was one thing that happened to you last five years, what would it be? And why?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you were forming a medical school, describe how it would be. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What made you choose medicine? Why not a lawyer or a businessman?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Describe some of your past failures." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Nothing in particular. The first interview was conversational and relaxed. The second interviewer was abrasive and blunt." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Are you a mutant? -> 1st/only in family to attend college and the interviewer joked with me about it. :-)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think is the first step in achieving universal healthcare?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why did you choose your major?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"none" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about an ethical problem you may face as a doctor. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"what are your concerns about healthcare?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What's the wildest thing you've ever done? No REALLY...what is it? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think of politics?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Where do you see yourself in 15 years?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think is the key to being a great physician?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would you do if you had 90 seconds to obtain parental consent for a blood transfusion for a child who would die without it, and the parents refused based on their religion?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Stony Brook has very open exams - they are given online and you have three days to take them. If you catch another student cheating, what would you do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How did working with the hemiplegic-cerebral palsy child change your view of yourself?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is astrobiology?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think are the significant advances that medicine has made in the past 10 years?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you could design your own medical school name two integral features." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"None in particular; both of my interviews were more or less conversations, with a leading question thrown in now and then (Why pick your undergraduate school? How difficult was it to get a summer job at X?)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"I am a soccer coach, and he asked how I have dealt with problem parents." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"what is your greatest failure?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"An ethics question relating to insurance fraud." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"health care reform" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If being Catholic would affect my ability to perform abortions or to engage in certain types of stem cell research?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"A patient has a genetic condition that when treated with stem cells from the mother's umbilical cord during a subsequent conception, the condition can be cured. What are the ethical issues behind this decision?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Are there any difficulties that you can perceive about being a doctor which give you pause (in your decision to be a doctor)?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How I would respond to a patient who wants to accept a kidney from an internet ad." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why did you write about X in your essay?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If I'm a sick patient and you're a student, why should you be allowed in my room? What do you have to offer me?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"none really...pretty straightforward" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Where are your best friends going to college, and what are they studying?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Talk to me about an experience you had with a patient. (Very open-ended.)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What problems do you think you will face when you begin practicing medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would you do if a parent refused a life-saving surgery for their child based on their religious beliefs?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do you want to be a doctor. No really, why do YOU want to be a doctor. Okay, so why do you want to do surgery. Why not endocrinology? Why not this? Why not that?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If I asked you to write a paper on why George W. Bush is a bad president would you be comfortable?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would you consider a difficult patient?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why will you not be sanctioned for unethical practices when you are practicing medicine? (It was actually much more eloquently presented, I'm just paraphrasing)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"nothing really - the interview was kind of bland" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you were the new surgeon general what would you like to accomplish?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would you do if you do not suceed at getting into medical school. Answer as if Applying again was not an option" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Give me your opinion on a few ethical questions - abortion, physician assisted suicide and managed care." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"My perception of other cities I have lived in compared to NYC (where I was born and raised)." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Conversational" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think about the US healthcare system" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"The entire interview was conversational. It was actually pretty damn amazing." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If it was discovered that a med student is having sexual relations with a psych patient, what would you do if you are on the disciplinary committee?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are some of the problems with the healthcare system today?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you want me to tell the committee?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why were your freshman year grades so bad? (interesting because he was so blunt about it)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What health policy problem is most serious in the country and what should be done to alleviate it?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What should the consequences be of a medical student who has sex with a psychiatric patienet? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Sooo, you were a biology major?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Various ethical dilemmas and how you would handle them." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"All the questions were horrible and very inappropriate." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"A question regarding a hypothetical patient and a long history of breast cancer in her family. You want her to undergo testing but insurance won't conver it unless you feel a lump. You don't feel a lump. What do you do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are two attributes a great doctor must possess?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Which Broadway musical would you recommend for me to see?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Nothing the interviewer focused on completely inappropriate questions that had nothing to do with my being a physcian." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Ethical questions. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What good movies do you recommend (stemming from when I mentioned its one of the things I do for fun)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think of a new website in which individuals apeal for organ donation by describing their own circumstance (ie telling their sob story)?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"no "interesting" questions came up. They were all standard questions" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What does you last name mean?...I had no clue" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Nothing-- actually, I was the one asking most of the questions. it was very laid-back, more of a conversation." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If a patient was 30 minutes late to an appointment, how would you handle it?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"With your understanding of the health care industry, why do you still want to be a doctor? (we were talking about the managed care aspect of medicine)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Sooo, you took chemistry?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"It was a question regarding a controversial incident in Montreal (where I live)." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are some things that may pose as means of stress for a physician?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Despite all the challenges facing doctors today, why do you still want to do medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do you think medicine is for you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"In terms of your decision to practice medicine, how has the diversity of opinions on tobacco in the state of Kentucky affected you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"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)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Has there ever been a time when a patient's culture or beliefs led them to not want to be treated by a woman? What did you/could you do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Bush is proposing a cap on the amount of money any one person can be recompensed for a malpractice suit. How do you feel about this?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"The interviewer presented a series of real life expamples leading upto questions on medical ethics - embryo research, teen abortion, gene screening, etc" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Much more of a conversation than bullet points, but 1 question I remember/liked: "Talk about an emergency room experience that was truly memorable"" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you think that allowing stem cell research would create a market for women to sell their eggs?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"There has been a recent movement for doctors to learn "laymans" language to enhance patient interactions and make sure the patients understand their conditions. What do you think about this? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"All run of the mill." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"None. All were standard questions" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Nothing really, my interviewer talked most of the time" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why would you choose Stony Brook over a medical school in NYC?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"When do you find time to sleep!?!?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you feel is a big problem facing children today?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you think you will remain interested in practicing medicine alone after 10 years, or will you need the additional intellectual experience of research?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"have you always been committed to medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you do for fun?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"not sure, it was really mostly conversation" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you were the doctor of a young child whose family was Jahova's Witness (who don't believe in blood transfusions), and the child was brought in with a severe accident requiring a blood transfusion, what would you do? My Answer: I would talk to the family and explain the situation. Since my patient is the child, I would have to take it upon myself to fight for the child's well-being. While I would try to respect the wishes of the family, I would not be adverse to getting a court order for the blood transfusion." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If I child needed a blood transfusion to save his life, but this conflicted with the parents religious beliefs, would you lie to the parents that there is a blood substitute in order to save the childs life?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you feel about a patient's religious beliefs if it gets in the way of their care?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Nothing out of the ordinary was asked." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Nothing out of the ordinary...skimmed my essays at the interview, was pleasant and had a sense of humor. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"I was asked a number of thought provoking ethics questions: They were on varied topics such as student cheating, having sex with patients, domestic violence" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What kind of activities would you participate in during your medical school education?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"some ethical ?'s/" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Almost all the questions were exclusively derived from my AMCAS application or supplemental application essays. It was very laid back and conversational (Although one student in my group did have a bunch of ethics questions)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do you think so many female medical school applicants are dancers? Is there a connection?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"did you ever play basketball? (natural question since i'm 6'7")" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Who would you like to see in the World Series?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you have a stance about healthcare for the uninsured? How do you think the issue could be addressed?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"First thing my interviewer said: "I got goose bumps reading your application!" Specific questions about my research." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about an experience with a patient that was memorable. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would you like me to tell the admissions committee about you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If euthanasia were practiced in the United States, and a doctor's religious beliefs conflicted with the practice of euthanasia, how should he handle a terminally ill patient who's family wants euthansia?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What was the most difficult question you've gotten in your other interviews?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you want me to tell the admissions comittee about you? I've heard from friends that they ask this question quite commonly." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Are any of my classmates from high school and college in professional areas." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Same as the most difficult question I was asked (see below)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"I was asked many standard interview questions. I felt prepared for all of them." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you caught your fellow student cheating, would you report her? ( Stony Brook has a honor code system. So my answer was suppose to be yes. But I said I am not sure. He seemed to be satisfied with the answer and said he appreciated my honesty)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think Dr. Kavorkian's legacy will be?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"I dont remember. It was very informal. My interviewer had read my entire file and was well prepared. It was more conversational than stressful. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Where do you see yourself in ten years?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How does being immigrant child affect your desire to become a physician? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is a negative aspect in working in a hospital? (i'm working in a hospital right now for the year). " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What can we do to increase the amount of black male applicants?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"What is your plan B if you were not to get accepted into medical school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you were the tzar of healthcare how would you make it a better system?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about yourself" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why don't you have more hands-on patient interaction experience? (E.g. taking patient histories, physicals, etc). Without that experience, how are you sure you want to be a doctor?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are your thoughts on euthanasia? (PSA: I didn't prepare for any ethics question going in, and this definitely took me by surprise. Still, I ended up getting in. Moral of the story: if you get a difficult question, just stay calm and be honest, and don't overthink it afterwards. Even if you didn't do so well, other parts of your application may very well balance things out.)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Which schools did you interview at" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Eugenics, which he was a vocal proponent of, and whether stupid people should be allowed to breed." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"He told me about the difficult parts of being a doctor and why despite all that I would want to become one instead of becoming a professor." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are you least looking forward to about medical school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is the one thing I should tell the admissions committee about you that is not on your application? This came out of the blue, after the interviewer talked about his/herself for maybe 10 minutes. Be prepared." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"My faculty interviewer kept asking "Are you SURE you want to go into medicine? I mean...how do you know?" I gave him four thousand answers and he just kept squinting at me...." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Explain why you got a 10 in the PS section of the MCAT?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Nothing out of the ordinary" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is a passion of yours? (Other than the things we had already talked about)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"NONE. It was more like a conversation." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"None really, know details of the research you've worked on if you list it in your app" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about an important issue in health care and the solution." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Suppose you are a physician and you were taking care of this patient that has cancer for a long time. One day the patient tells you: I don't want any more treatment, I am tired, I want to spend time with my family. How will you handle this situation?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"I did not get any ethics questions" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"are there any ethical issues in medicine that may conflict with your moral beliefs?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you think your unusual past will help you be a better med student and doctor?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"None...very conversational and friendly" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Ethical questions regarding abortion and blood transfusions" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How to improve American Health Care system?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"None." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you feel that websites that advertise organ donors (sort of like craigslist for transplants, no money transaction) are ethical? Do we tell patients about this website?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do you believe something that is wrong? (He implied I was foolish to be religious because of archeological evidence disproving it)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"One interviewer with my file proceeded to ask me questions that were on my file (i.e. did I do research, volunteer work, what was your MCAT score, etc) and I was caught off guard. I just figured that she would have seen that stuff and I was frazzled that I got asked the questions so I was unhappy with my responses. I just tried to stay positive and upbeat, but I wasn't able to adequately outline me and my application in the context of me being a capable medical student and respectable future physician. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you think you would feel as a practicing physician being paid under a single party payer?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"No difficult questions" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"not too much" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"none" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Nothing too difficult" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What's the wildest thing you've ever done..." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What practical steps would you take to solve America's Healthcare Crisis" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"it was more of a conversation" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Nothing difficult really, if I had to pick I would say: If you have your choice of what school to go to what will be the one thing that will influence your decision most?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would you say to a patient who was paralyzed from the neck down, had no living family, and felt that life was no longer worth living?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"You state in one of your essays that part of the problem with rising medical costs is that doctors and hospitals perform extraneous tests to avoid lawsuits. You state in your personal statement that your patient (as an EMT) had a condition that couldn't be determined without extensive testing. How do you reconcile those two things?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why did the physician you worked with decide to use that particular treatment for the patient?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Nothing really... the whole interview flowed really nicely." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"By God's Grace, nothing terribly difficult. My first interviewer took me back to high school and asked me how many students attended my school. This was fine because overcrowding was a problem at my HS and I had a good idea of how many kids attended with me. He also asked me questions about a specific history course I took in college and I had to explain how we had a nutty professor who didn't teach us the material that the course was supposed to cover. Again, nothing terribly difficult, but he did catch certain things that I said and asked me questions based on those things. Nice guy, one of those calm yet stern people. His last name is the same as the Saint who Feb. 14th is named for. He was a stickler for time. Both interviews were 30min long and he made sure that we kept to that limit. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Explain your poor academic performance prior to your postbacc years." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Where do you see yourself in 25 years? I was expecting maybe 10 or 15 but 25? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"None. No ethical questions, no grades questions, just a friendly discussion of what I was currently up to and my plans for the future." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"I took a music course my soph yr of college (5 yrs ago), and he asked who my favorite composer was." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"what can you offer stonybrook?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is the biggest weakness in your application." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"tell me about your odd-major" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How can your extracurricular activities compare to people who have spent a year in Africa or in the Peace Corps?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"See question above... Also mostly bioethics questions about Jehova's Witnesses, Jehova's Witnesses's kids, changes to the health care system, how preventive care can be effectively conveyed to a generally nonresponsive population." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is one thing that you want me to tell the admissions committee about you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How I feel about University honor codes, and whether I would turn in a fellow student for cheating." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Suppose you were treating a woman whose family has a history of breast cancer. She's under the age of 40 and her insurance doesnt want to pay for a preventative mammogram. Would you lie and say you felt a lump to get her the mammo you know she needs?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"-" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you know about Stony Brook School of Medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"So, what happened with your grades?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you want me to tell the admissions committee about you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"same as above" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why didn't you spend the last three years of your life padding your application?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Have you ever smoked pot?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"the above is the only one that made me pause a bit" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"she wanted to know something negative about myself - and she absolutely would not accept a run of the mill answer such as a negative trait thats really a positive trait as well." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Where have you received interviews and did you aply to any competitive scools like Harvard and John Hopkins?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me something you would like to change about yourself." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Cite any current or future problems concerning health care in the US" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me something negative about yourself (Why would I want to do that???)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"as your representative what do you want me to say to the committee?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Please give some examples of why you think ____ is a major problem in healthcare today." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is your take on some of the ethical situations faced in medicine? How would you handle them?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you think your major (non-science)will help you later on in life? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you are accepted this year you will earn an MD in 2010 and finish residency say around 2014...what problems will doctors be facing at that time?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Describe one strength and one weaakness (I didn't like my answer)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Sooo, you were a biology major?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Above." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

""Why weren't you in therapy when you were 8 years old?" !!!!!" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"None were really difficult. It ended up being an enjoyable discussion about the school, surrounding area, and medicine in general." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you agree or disagree with the president of Harvard on why women and men are different? is it innate?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"One of your friends is cheating on test, what do you do? (he was looking for tell on them, I think)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Nothing difficult, just questions about my application." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How would you respond in this situation-- one must be sober for 2 years to get a liver transplant. A man comes to you after being clean for 8 months and will die without a transplant. what would you do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"To explain why my science GPA is lower than my overall" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If a person in the emergency room needed a blood transfusion to live but refused to take one due to religious belief, would you respect her beliefs and watch her die?...I know you have to respect your patients belief but it was hard for me to say out lould "yes, I would let the patient die"...which was the answer my interviewer was looking for" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"When did you decide you wanted to be a doctor? (Had to explain why i started pre-med in college, quit and went back)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Nothing out of the ordinary." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"There werent really any difficult questions." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"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)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How would you craft an ideal health care system?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are your weaknesses? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"See above!" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How would you break bad news?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Is there/should there be a theory of medical feminism? (I had a women's studies essay published in college.)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you plan to solve the medical malpractice crisis in the United States?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you know another medical student cheats on an exam - Do you report him/her? I just think I fumbled a littel bit here. He was looking for a resounding YES!!!" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"what do you want me to tell the admssions committee about you? (the more mundane the question, the more difficult it is)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about yourself -- I just do much better with specific questions to answer." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"There were no difficult questions." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would you do about the healthcare crisis? We ended up agreeing on much of what I said which was good because I was nervous. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are some of your ethical concerns?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you think that the health insurance crisis should be resolved?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"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)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why hasn't health care been reformed significantly to help the millions of uninsured." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you look back the past 5 years of your life, what would you change and why?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Of the different things you have done in the recent years(i'm a non-trad student), do you have any regrets?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"if you live in new york, why do you want to go to school at stony brook?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How will you choose between several schools that accept you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"see above" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Lots of ethics and solutions to the healthcare crisis." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why did decide to be a ______ major ? I see that you do not excel in the area. (i got two B's out of all my major courses!!!!!)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Nothing, every question asked was a common question which you should know how to answer for any med school interview. There were no ethics questions, just questions about why you want to be a dr., what you know about downstate, what you do in your spare time, etc." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"N/A." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How would I respond to a student who was cheating off of me during an exam" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"same" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Nothing difficult" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How would you communicate in an emergency to a woman from Laos who doesn't know English? What if a 12 year old told her parents she wasn't sexually active and then told you she is pregnant and then asked for an abortion?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"what do you think about physician assisted suicide?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you were the surgeon general, how would you aim to help the growing problem of obesity in this country? (this was directed at my answer to the first supplemental question regarding US Healthcare)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"None. They were all directly related to my prior education and experience." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"None. Felt weird about being asked about all schools I have applied to." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What were your SAT scores? (it took me a solid 30 seconds to remember) " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about a particular person you helped during your community service." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are some of the major ethical problems that medicine must face today?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"There are some very selfish and competitive people who do not treat people, even their patients, nicely in medicine. WHat would you do/how would you respond, if in the future, your boss at work is a jerk?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"The same -- most of the questions were pretty straightforward." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"None really. The interview was very conversational." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you were not accepted to medical school, what do you think did you in?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"See the above statement." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If a Jehovah's witness needs a blood transfusion to live, but refuses, what do you do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If one of your patient became ill again with another disease, how would you handle it? How do you deal with your emotions." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would you like me to tell the committee that you haven't told me yet, hasn't come out in the interview or I haven't asked?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

""Where else are you interviewing?" and "How's Stony Brook doing?" Threw me off a bit." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you could change one thing about yourself what would it be?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If someone had a crystal ball and told you that medicine was not in your future, what career would you choose?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would I do to remedy the health care system. It wasn't really bad since I had a feeling I'd be asked that so I was able to prepare beforehand" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"looked over the school to know "why stony brook"" More from this Member | Report Response

"Practiced the most common questions and read over my application" More from this Member | Report Response

"Mock interviews, reviewing my file,school website" More from this Member | Report Response

"Practice interviews, SDN, general interview style questions" More from this Member | Report Response

"HW reading up on the website, reviewing my AMCAS, all my research projects, re-reading my secondaries to SB and reading those from other schools that may have relevant info" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN/rereading app" More from this Member | Report Response

"Read application; read up on curriculum on school website." More from this Member | Report Response

"Read SDN interview feedback, prepared for common interview questions" More from this Member | Report Response

"Read these questions, read through my personal statement and application. Might be useful to review any work you have done for professors that you have had write you a letter of recommendation as this could come up if they mentioned the project in your letter!" More from this Member | Report Response

"Reading these." More from this Member | Report Response

"School website (they will ask why this school over others so know what sets them apart), watched videos on interview taking, put together a list of questions to ask." More from this Member | Report Response

"Looked up school website, reread AMCAS essays and secondary essays" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN Interview feedback, looked at their website, practiced." More from this Member | Report Response

"Just went over my app and read up on the school." More from this Member | Report Response

"went through their website, read over my primary and secondary apps a few times, and watched some of their youtube videos" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, Stony Brook website, reviewed primary and secondary applications" More from this Member | Report Response

"Read SDN and SB's website" More from this Member | Report Response

"Mock interviews." More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, school's website, and talked to students." More from this Member | Report Response

"This survey and other SDN threads." More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, website, reviewed app" More from this Member | Report Response

"read sdn" More from this Member | Report Response

"Read my AMCAS, my Secondary Application, read the materials on the school's website. Reviewed my interview-prep notes from my other interviews." More from this Member | Report Response

"Interview reviews, primary and secondary applications, school website." More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, AMCAS" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, looked over my AMCAS and secondary" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, School Website, Health Care Articles, AMCAS, Secondary" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, SB website, MSAR and my applications, 3 secondary essays" More from this Member | Report Response

"read SDN, reviewed my AMCAS and secondary essays" More from this Member | Report Response

"Read the website, read this forum, read a packet with example interview questions, prepared questions to ask the interviewers " More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN interview feedback, reread AMCAS application, ethics questions and healthcare systems in general" More from this Member | Report Response

"Re-read AMCAS and secondary, researched school website, SDN Interview Feedback" More from this Member | Report Response

"Read SDN feedback, school website, reread my applications." More from this Member | Report Response

"Read an interview book and prepared an outline from it. Skimmed the WashU bioethics module. Had two mock interviews." More from this Member | Report Response

"re-reading my essays, reading through interview feedback " More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, reread my file, reviewed the school's website" More from this Member | Report Response

"sdn, schools website" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, mock interviews, school website" More from this Member | Report Response

"read SDN, AMCAS" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, AMCAS, secondary, UofW bioethics page" More from this Member | Report Response

"read SDN (my interview was nothing like how other people's went)" More from this Member | Report Response

"I didn't" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, school website, reread my application" More from this Member | Report Response

"Reread my secondary, looked at feedback on this site" More from this Member | Report Response

"sdn, reviewed AMCAS, school website " More from this Member | Report Response

"Read SDNet, read the school's website and literature, nearly missed my train, got lost. " More from this Member | Report Response

"Reviewed AMCAS & Secondary Application, school website, SDN" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, spoke to my friend who is a second year at Stony Brook" More from this Member | Report Response

"Lots of Prayer, SDN, went over ethical issues, re-read secondary" More from this Member | Report Response

"Application review, studentdoctor.net" More from this Member | Report Response

"4th interview, so I read the website, browsed SDN, and reviewed the tour materials." More from this Member | Report Response

"Read up on ethical questions, re-read all six thousand essays I wrote for the school, glanced at the website and at the interview feedback here at SDN, read the Health Times the week before. None of it necessary, apparently." More from this Member | Report Response

"AMCAS, reread application, browsed website, spoke with a friend who is a student" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, reviwed AMCAS and secondary applic, talked to med students, residents and doctors, reviewed school's website, kaplan's medical admissions adviser and tried my suit on the week before to make sure it still fit." More from this Member | Report Response

"website, SDN" More from this Member | Report Response

"schools website" More from this Member | Report Response

"Read the website and reread my secondary and primary applications." More from this Member | Report Response

"Mock interview, SDN feedback, Understanding Health Policy, Health Care Meltdown, UWash Bioethics Module, reading House of God right now, read over pending publications, read over AMCAS, etc." More from this Member | Report Response

"Skim AMCAS, look at school's description, read over secondary." More from this Member | Report Response

"Read through AMCAS, secondary application, Stony Brook website" More from this Member | Report Response

"re read AMCAS and my secondary essays" More from this Member | Report Response

"Read the School of Medicine's website to gain information on the school itself." More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN Interview Feedback." More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN comments, Stony Brook website" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, website, reviewed AMCAS/secondary" More from this Member | Report Response

"reviewed application" More from this Member | Report Response

"read about the school, SDN, practiced with friends" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, spoke with first years I knew attending the institution, overview of my AMCAS application, review of my initial research into Stony Brook before I applied" More from this Member | Report Response

"SND, re-read application, school's website" More from this Member | Report Response

"Went over my secondary app, amcas app, sdn, read the newspaper" More from this Member | Report Response

"read website (not helpful, sdn (very helpful), AMCAS and secondary application" More from this Member | Report Response

"Reviewed AMCAS, this website" More from this Member | Report Response

"Hung out with a friend who is an MS2 therefore I pretty much saw everything I need to see to know about SB." More from this Member | Report Response

"Stony Brook website, just kind of went in blind" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, MSAR, School website - not much there though" More from this Member | Report Response

"amcas, sdn, articles on healthcare, stony brook website (skimpy)" More from this Member | Report Response

"website, SDN, application" More from this Member | Report Response

"Reviewed application material." More from this Member | Report Response

"I have friends who go there and I studied at the undergrad campus for two years. " More from this Member | Report Response

"Read SDN, browsed Stony Brook website" More from this Member | Report Response

"Read SDN, checked the website etc." More from this Member | Report Response

"Read website, review amcas application, read up on healthcare relateed issues, this post" More from this Member | Report Response

"I had been on 4 other interviews and I knew what I wanted to do with my life and I was very comfortable before the interview began" More from this Member | Report Response

"Browsed this website, reviewed current ethical issues, researched the school's program." More from this Member | Report Response

"read about the school, read my application" More from this Member | Report Response

"SND, read the school's website" More from this Member | Report Response

"AMCAS and Secondary" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, AMCAS, other interviews" More from this Member | Report Response

"my amcas, their website" More from this Member | Report Response

"AMCAS, SDN, school website" More from this Member | Report Response

"amcas, secondary, sdn" More from this Member | Report Response

"Studied the school, talked to students, practiced answering questions" More from this Member | Report Response

"student doctor.net and read over my amcas" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, read their website, looked over AMCAS and secondary" More from this Member | Report Response

"read sdn, review file" More from this Member | Report Response

"Website, MSAR, SDN" More from this Member | Report Response

"took other interviews, read the website, read SDN, read up on ethics" More from this Member | Report Response

"Read up on issues and the schools." More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, AMCAS, secondaries, stony brook site" More from this Member | Report Response

"This website, reread PS and Secondary answers, read about the school" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, looked over the school's website" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, school's website, re-read application." More from this Member | Report Response

"Read the school's website, SDN" More from this Member | Report Response

"Reread secondaries and AMCAS, checked out curriculum and programs again, read sdn, took a cleansing breath." More from this Member | Report Response

"Read my essays for the secondary application, reviewed AMCAS app, checked SDN" More from this Member | Report Response

"Contacted student. Website. " More from this Member | Report Response

"Reviewed my application, read Stony Brook's website, read this website" More from this Member | Report Response

"I read this site, read the school's website, and had certain ideas in mind to answer questions about current medical issues. " More from this Member | Report Response

"MSAR, this website" More from this Member | Report Response

"School wb, amcas, sdn and newspapers" More from this Member | Report Response

"read my AMCAS, their website, this website" More from this Member | Report Response

"read student doctor site, sb site, looked over essays and application" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, mock interview, re-read AMCAS & Secondary" More from this Member | Report Response

"Read over my application, etc." More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, School Website" More from this Member | Report Response

"spoke with friends who go there, read the website and associated literature, and sdn" More from this Member | Report Response

"Reviewed Stony Brook website, reread essays, checked out sdn" More from this Member | Report Response

"read website, re-read 2ndary, AMCAS, SDN." More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, SUNY SB Website" More from this Member | Report Response

"website, AMCAS, sdn" More from this Member | Report Response

"Read my application, and the schools website" More from this Member | Report Response

"AMCAS app, website (which is not helpful) and reviewed basic questions, this website" More from this Member | Report Response

"Read SDN comments, was just myself like I had been in every other inteview (experience has helped me with the nerves)" More from this Member | Report Response

"This site, SB website, AMCAS app. " More from this Member | Report Response

"sdn, school's web site" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, STony brook web site, " More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, Stony Brook Website" More from this Member | Report Response

"website " More from this Member | Report Response

"read over AMCAS app, supplemental essays, Stony Brook website" More from this Member | Report Response

"Read over SDN, my AMCAS, which helped because my interviewer knew my application quite intimately." More from this Member | Report Response

"info packets, this site, mock interview etc" More from this Member | Report Response

"Mock Interview, school website, AMCAS, answers to supplemental questions (REVIEW THESE CAREFULLY! I was asked about all three!!!)" More from this Member | Report Response

"this website, schools website, MSAR" More from this Member | Report Response

"Read their website, SDN, AMCAS, research notes. Read on medical ethics quite a bit, but was never asked any ethics question." More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN" More from this Member | Report Response

"School website, current events. " More from this Member | Report Response

"went through my AMCAS" More from this Member | Report Response

"Read school's website, my amcas, my secondary, and this website" More from this Member | Report Response

"Read stony brook site, this site, my application" More from this Member | Report Response

"Read this site, read over my file, thought about answers to some commonly asked questions -- healthcare system, etc." More from this Member | Report Response

"Read this site, the school's website, my amcas and supplemental applications." More from this Member | Report Response

"Interview feedback on this site, read over my application, and look over the Stony Brook web site." More from this Member | Report Response

"I read this site, read various journal articles related to my research, my own research articles, topics of interest (in my case neurology/neuroscience), health disparities, my application and all three essays." More from this Member | Report Response

"school website, interview guide from pre-med advisor, MSAR book." More from this Member | Report Response

"it was my fourth interview, so I decided to just wing it." More from this Member | Report Response

"The website and looked over application" More from this Member | Report Response

"This site,.... online,.... school's site,... Princeton's Review of Medical Schools." More from this Member | Report Response

"Re-read my application" More from this Member | Report Response

"Brochure, SDN, AMCAS, talk to SUNY students (very helpful)" More from this Member | Report Response

"Read website, looked over app" More from this Member | Report Response

"Went on their webpage, read interviewerfeedback.com, and read the materials they had sent me. " More from this Member | Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"the interviewers were very nice and only had good things to say about the school" More from this Member | Report Response

"Very welcoming and laid back" More from this Member | Report Response

"Organization despite being online" More from this Member | Report Response

"The current students" More from this Member | Report Response

"Caring, supportive, intimate environment" More from this Member | Report Response

"Interviewers were very kind and" More from this Member | Report Response

"Interviewers were incredibly kind and welcoming. Very, very low-stress and casual. Had a biochem / physio professor (PhD, not MD), and a 4th year student. Both read my file extensively and it was obvious they took the time to really understand me beforehand. The student even referred to an specific line in one of my essays and how it really resonated with him." More from this Member | Report Response

"There is a student group that does magic for kids!" More from this Member | Report Response

"Super friendly staff and students" More from this Member | Report Response

"people there were so nice" More from this Member | Report Response

"The faculty members were incredibly friendly and candid." More from this Member | Report Response

"Interview was dynamic and hilarious. Facilities were much better than expected, especially after having interviewed at Downstate the previous day. Loved it." More from this Member | Report Response

"The interviewers were very laid back and the students were very friendly and helpful." More from this Member | Report Response

"Nice students, new curriculum seems great." More from this Member | Report Response

"The students were so friendly and happy to be there. The hospital ER has been recently renovated and looked very nice. Facilities were up to date and nice. Everyone I met was friendly." More from this Member | Report Response

"My student interviewer was really nice (and cute...) and the admissions staff was really friendly! The building/facilities were also nice." More from this Member | Report Response

"the facilities are amazing and new" More from this Member | Report Response

"Admissions staff and interviewers were very friendly and the day was very low-stress. Interview was conversational with very few typical "interview questions"." More from this Member | Report Response

"I really loved the whole day. Both of my interviewers were extremely friendly and spent significant time selling the school to me. I also thought the students were very friendly and outgoing." More from this Member | Report Response

"Very friendly students. Great facilities. Their hospital had a dinosaur fossil. I love dinosaurs." More from this Member | Report Response

"Very friendly, really" More from this Member | Report Response

"Students seemed happy to be there" More from this Member | Report Response

"how warm everyone was on the interview, the clinical skills center, the students" More from this Member | Report Response

"Medical students and faculty are genuinely happy to be at SBU SOM." More from this Member | Report Response

"Campus, Long Island, Safe, Attractive Hospital" More from this Member | Report Response

"reviewed my primary and secondary app; reviewed interview questions" More from this Member | Report Response

"The facility is pristine. People were very friendly." More from this Member | Report Response

"The facilities were great, great match list, students seemed happy and satisfied." More from this Member | Report Response

"Enthusiastic and confident students and faculty, plethora of research opportunities, faculty who are leaders in their fields, excellent facilities, state tuition." More from this Member | Report Response

"the students seemed to love the school. night life seemed fun at port jefferson. anatomy is very well taught at SB. they seem to prepare students very well for USMLE (Step 1 avg is 10 pts higher than national avg)" More from this Member | Report Response

"Sense of community, faculty, students seemed happy and relatively normal, lots of events, nice facilities" More from this Member | Report Response

"Everyone was extremely friendly, the students and faculty I met were great! The facilities are great (but a bit funky looking on the outside). The students seemed confident that they were getting a great education, and all seemed to know each other well. The student to cadaver ratio was great in the anatomy lab (less than all other SUNY schools). Lots of opportunities for research, and a growing global health program. Also offers an accredited MPH. I visited every school in New York State, and I liked SB better than many private schools." More from this Member | Report Response

"The school was beautiful. Nicely renovated entrance and, most of all, everyone was so friendly and extremely proud to be a part of Stony Brook. It seems like a very close-knitted community with everyone helping one another. The best medical school I have visited this year in NY and Boston area. I was completely mesmerized with the quality of faculty and education. I fell in love!!!!!" More from this Member | Report Response

"The facilities are gorgeous, the students seem to be very friendly to one another and were extremely helpful. Students seemed very proud to be there and confident that they were getting the best education. Match list is impressive and a ton of students matched to NYC hospitals. Material in the interview folder left a very good impression. My interviewers were both friendly and my faculty interviewer, about whom some people have complained in other posts, was hilarious and we had an awesome conversation about anything and everything. " More from this Member | Report Response

"How friendly everyone was, how close the students seem to be, how well prepared for boards and residency the students are " More from this Member | Report Response

"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. " More from this Member | Report Response

"Students seem happy, everyone was nice and helpful." More from this Member | Report Response

"It seemed laid back and friendly. The students seemed to really be happy with the school." More from this Member | Report Response

"Everyone was fantastically friendly. It seems like an incredible learning environment." More from this Member | Report Response

"the students and the facilities" More from this Member | Report Response

"How happy, positive and friendly everyone was... people seemed truly happy to be there" More from this Member | Report Response

"new anatomy lab, new clinical sim. rooms and equipment, one of the interviews was the most relaxed one I have had so far" More from this Member | Report Response

"students seemed really really happy, admissions staff was friendly and everyone was excited for us to be there" More from this Member | Report Response

"the close-knit-ness of the class" More from this Member | Report Response

"I was the only person who was not a NY resident, but after meeting the students, faculty, and administrators, I definitely felt I could belong there. The people are super nice. First year clinical rotations. The human anatomy professor discovered Lucy - how cool is that?! " More from this Member | Report Response

"nothing" More from this Member | Report Response

"How friendly/happy everyone was. The admissions presenter was a Red Sox fan. My interviewer told me that if I got into another school which I told him I interviewed at that I should go there because its an awesome school" More from this Member | Report Response

"The only thing missing in my interviews here was beer- good times - made good friends of the faculty." More from this Member | Report Response

"how helpful and enthusiastic the students and staff were. " More from this Member | Report Response

"the enthusiasm of my interviewers, the admissions staff and the tour guides" More from this Member | Report Response

"the students were incredibly happy, faculty seemed interested in student's lives, friendliness of admissions staff, opportunities for research and international electives, interesting university hospital, students able to pursue lots of interests outside of medicine." More from this Member | Report Response

"The admissions office was very nice. I can't really say, because I didn't really get to see much of the school, since there are no tours." More from this Member | Report Response

"The curriculum incorporates behavioral, social and humanities medicine and nutrition as well as patient contact in the first year. The MD with recognition in research or humanistic studies. " More from this Member | Report Response

"The people were so friendly and enthusiastic. Everyone was really happy to be there. I like the way they organize the classes too." More from this Member | Report Response

"The enthusiasm of the Med-students about their choice of school and how well they get along with eachother" More from this Member | Report Response

"Really like the small class size (about 100). Students mentioned that professors and attendings are brilliant. Research opportunities seem vast." More from this Member | Report Response

"Stony Brook's MD with distinction program (Interviewers seemed very keen to elaborate on this) offers students an opportunity to get a taste of research without going into a full fledged MSTP. In addition, this research does not have to be in a medical science, but must be medically related. For example, a student could graduate with distinction for medical research in the humanities." More from this Member | Report Response

"The shiny hospital, the amazing amount of research possibilities, the collaboration with the other University schools, the strong match list and the enthusiasm of the students for their school. Oh, and the tuition, but that's because 18.8k is a steal for a medical school. Why go out of state?" More from this Member | Report Response

"students were very laid back, eager to asnwer questions and endorse the school, appeared to have free time" More from this Member | Report Response

"Very friendly and helpful admissions office staff and med students. Interviewers were very laid back, not interrogating. Both interviews were more like conversations. The med school is in the hospital building and you get patient exposure at the start of your 1st year. Students are very enthusiastic about the school and say they get a lot of support from faculty, mentors, staff, etc. Only 4 students per cadaver in anatomy lab." More from this Member | Report Response

"Admissions staff and interviewers were incredibly warm and sincere. Asst. Dean of Admissions personally answered our questions. School honor code. Students seem non-competitive and friendly. 4 students to a cadaver. Part of larger graduate health sciences student body. Facility is integrated with hospital and classrooms. " More from this Member | Report Response

"students, faculty, facilities (technological)" More from this Member | Report Response

"The inside of the hospital was modern and the students did seem fairly close-knit." More from this Member | Report Response

"Students and faculty were really nice." More from this Member | Report Response

"Students seemed happy there, interviewers were very proud of the school, other interviewees seemed like fun people." More from this Member | Report Response

"I was very impressed that both my interviewers actually attended Stony Brook. They both had great things to say about the school. The students also seemed really happy there." More from this Member | Report Response

"the facilites were much nicer than I thought they would be for a state school. Plus the hospital in doubling in size and the new wing will be open in about 2 years." More from this Member | Report Response

"People were pretty nice, students seemed to like the place" More from this Member | Report Response

"everyone was really friendly" More from this Member | Report Response

"Very nice campus, pleasant faculty and staff, calm and peaceful location." More from this Member | Report Response

"Nearly everyone who goes to Stony Brook seems to really like it there. It seemed like a diverse group of people (including age-wise)." More from this Member | Report Response

"Students could not be happier here, Admissions Office staff was extremely nice and helpful, very low stress level, my interviewer ROCKED!" More from this Member | Report Response

"enthusiasm of students & faculty, warm reception, generosity with time, expectations on faculty to help students/respond to emails/take an active interest in their education" More from this Member | Report Response

"Students were friendly, wireless throughout building, note-taking service" More from this Member | Report Response

"The students were friendly, the tour guide was enthusiastic. " More from this Member | Report Response

"Transcription services offered (I usually like to attend all the classes, so I liked the idea of taking notes for the class), lectures are recorded, online services, extremely approachable students, closely knit community, open-door policy for professors, MD with distinction program, sharing facilities with the undergrads, easy access to transport to NYC, wonderful admissions staff (they talk TO you, not AT you)" More from this Member | Report Response

"small class size" More from this Member | Report Response

"Everyone was extremely friendly. The faculty seemed very involved in student affairs and the environment seemed very non-competitive" More from this Member | Report Response

"wireless acess throughout, comfortable classrooms and friendliness of admissions staff" More from this Member | Report Response

"the school is right in the hospital" More from this Member | Report Response

"The faculty, the facilities, the students (not super competitive), the class size (about 100)" More from this Member | Report Response

"How genuinely kind everyone one was at the school. " More from this Member | Report Response

"facilites were very good - wireless throughout, great classrooms and anatomy lab (but it had no window)" More from this Member | Report Response

"students seem EXTREMELY happy, facilities are better than i expected, entire building is wireless, curriculum is very diverse (honor code too), my interviewer" More from this Member | Report Response

"Honor code system, students attitudes, early clinical exposure" More from this Member | Report Response

"The students enthusiasm and the community feel." More from this Member | Report Response

"Everyone was friendly and inviting. The interviewer was really great and non-intimidating. " More from this Member | Report Response

"Everyone was extremely friendly and helpful. The students I talked to didn't emphasize the in-state tuition as their reason for choosing Stony Brook. It definitely seemed like a place I could be happy spending the next 4 years, especially since the beach is only 10 minutes away (ok its a long island beach, but it's still a beach)." More from this Member | Report Response

"The facilities are outstanding and only getting better- Stony Brook has money and its spending it!" More from this Member | Report Response

"The people wre all very friendly, even the administration in the admissions office" More from this Member | Report Response

"The students are very friendly and upbeat and the facilities are impressive" More from this Member | Report Response

"The students were extremely friendly, down-to-earth, enthusiastic and helpful. The school seems to be very responsive to student concerns. The fellow interviewees were more interesting and pleasant than those I met at other interviews." More from this Member | Report Response

"the students seemed really cool and happy there. The school seemed like a supportive and encouraging environment." More from this Member | Report Response

"The class was really small and close. They didn't seem too competitive grade wise either. The note service is a definate plus." More from this Member | Report Response

"The interviewer was very friendly, knew my application." More from this Member | Report Response

"I met over 10 med students from all years, they were very honest, eager to answer questions, and down to earth." More from this Member | Report Response

"students very nice and seemed happy were they were." More from this Member | Report Response

"The interviewer was very friendly and strait-forward about the pro's and con's of the school. " More from this Member | Report Response

"Nothing. Everything good about the school I had known before the interview: great reputation, clinically and especially regarding research, residency opportunities, small class. Oh and the anatomy lab seemed nice and spacious/ventilated. " More from this Member | Report Response

"enthusiasm of the student body. seems like a small friendly class that is not too uptight!" More from this Member | Report Response

"The overall atmosphere - everyone was enthusiastic and friendly and seemed to really want to be there. The labs are currently undergoing a 300 million dollar renovation and look quite nice. " More from this Member | Report Response

"how great my interviewer was, how happy the students were, the fact that the students had free time, that everything was in one building so you never have to go outside in the cold" More from this Member | Report Response

"my interviewer and all the students I met were very pleasant and apparently happy with their choice." More from this Member | Report Response

"The students seemed happy to be there. There is a small class size, so the class is pretty tight. My interviewer was also a really nice guy, very enthusiastic about his field. " More from this Member | Report Response

"the students are very very happy and its generally very cheerful, definitely would have been my first choice...but its going to happen" More from this Member | Report Response

"The students, opportunities, size of campus, and faculty." More from this Member | Report Response

"the friendliness of the admissions staff" More from this Member | Report Response

"Student camraderie. Since they're a small class, they're all cooperative with each other. It's a very laid-back environment. My hosts and their friends came over the night before to work on a PBL set together. I was observing a class before my interview, and when there was a small break, students were very friendly and turned to me and another interviewee and asked us if we had any questions. Most areas in the school have wireless capabilities." More from this Member | Report Response

"four people per cadaver in the anatomy labs! " More from this Member | Report Response

"Students are great, wireless internet every where, lots of updated computer facilities." More from this Member | Report Response

"friendliness of everyone at the school! evolving curriculum, importance of research." More from this Member | Report Response

"I had no idea that Long Island could be that beautiful. It looked like Greenwich but without the mansions. My boyfriend spent the day photographing at nearby wildlife preserves." More from this Member | Report Response

"Everything. I have never been to a school like this - everyone was really friendly, down to earth, and very happy there (I think 20 students came in to talk to us about how much they like the school). Small class size, great library and facilities, really nice and receptive administration. Like many applicants, i applied to state schools in new york and the private schools in nyc. Stony Brook impressed more than any other school that I have visited. Sure, it isn't new york city - but i think manhattan is very overrated and way too pricy to live the way that you could live in stony brook. Some students had houses on the water! It was seriously crazy how much this place rocked." More from this Member | Report Response

"Excited student body, great hospital, extemly supportive faculty. " More from this Member | Report Response

"1) Combo of great research and clinical focus/training. 2) Cost 3) Location (near city, but far from city) 4)I liked the people I was interviewing with. There was a diverse population of students. Older people (with kids). Blacks, Hispanics, Asians." More from this Member | Report Response

"Students seemed happy to be there. According to them the administration was very receptive to criticism about the curriculum." More from this Member | Report Response

"The friendliness of the students and administration. I felt comfortable from the moment that I walked in. The students had nothing but good things to say about the school." More from this Member | Report Response

"The facilities were great, the office staff was wonderful" More from this Member | Report Response

"Everything, great school. Students a re very friendly, my interviewer was great." More from this Member | Report Response

"Ms. Berry is really nice. Other than that, nothing really, except I've never seen another hospital with escalators." More from this Member | Report Response

"like everyone else commented, the students were ultra friendly and really enjoyed going there. i didn't get any comments about "the only reason they went there was because it's cheap." the students were extremely helpful and knowledgeable and really put a great face on the school. there seems to be little competition and everyone is willing to help each other out." More from this Member | Report Response

"Student's positivity and feeling of collaberative environment." More from this Member | Report Response

"Everything" More from this Member | Report Response

"the students are very friendly and the atmosphere seems to be very relaxed and not competative. The library is very nice and the interviewer was great! They even arranged for a kosher meal for me without any reaquest." More from this Member | Report Response

"The prof. that interviewed me was wonderful--a pathologist and very interesting person. We ended up having a great conversation on a multitude of subjects... he had reviewed my application in great detail, and we discussed various items and topics of interest." More from this Member | Report Response

"price (fer in-staters), facilities, (wi-fi everywhere!)happy students, very positive and nice faculty, varied and odd-ball students (lots of non-traditional students)" More from this Member | Report Response

"Campus environment without the big-city distractions, hospital and school are connected, helpful staff and students." More from this Member | Report Response

"the interviewer was very cool and enthusiastic, and seemed to really care about the students" More from this Member | Report Response

"The people were amazing! Everyone was very friendly... the students, admissions staff, and my interviewer were all very nice and easy to talk to." More from this Member | Report Response

"The interview was challenging, yet very informative and conversational." More from this Member | Report Response

"Nothing really. The students were nice." More from this Member | Report Response

"The interviewer. Although she just saw my record that morning, she was really interested in my research and when I got into the room she told me she had questions she was required to ask but that she first wanted to ask about my research and questions and interests she had on it and then ask the required questions and come back to my research. Plus she was really keen on selling the MPH program to me and telling me how I could continue my research for this program since it was worthy of more than a bachelor's thesis." More from this Member | Report Response

"The students (positive and helpful, and seemingly non-competitive) and the staff. " More from this Member | Report Response

"Ms. Berry, the secretary, is an extremely nice lady" More from this Member | Report Response

"the interviewer was very nice and knew everything about my file and knew a lot of information on the topics we discussed, you dont have to exit the building to go to the hospital from the medical school. the staff was friendly and welcoming" More from this Member | Report Response

"happy students, nice surrounding area, good affliated hospitals" More from this Member | Report Response

"students were all psyched to be at SB. great place i think." More from this Member | Report Response

"warmth of staff and students, facilities looked incredible" More from this Member | Report Response

"Everyone I encountered at this school was exceedingly friendly. It seems to be a very supportive environment. I was also impressed by the MD with Distinction possibility for research in the humanities. Only four people to a cadaver, a mix of clinicians and basic science PhDs teach the first two years, which I think is a plus. " More from this Member | Report Response

"friendliness of staff/students/interviewer, the day flowed really well and all about 10 students that came to talk to us were very open adn willing to answer all questions" More from this Member | Report Response

"My interviewer knew a great deal about me before I sat down. The students were very friendly and spoke extremely highly of the school." More from this Member | Report Response

"The positive atmosphere and how enthusiastic the students were. Also, Ms. Berry, the secratery, was very warm and receiptive." More from this Member | Report Response

"My interviewer knew my application very well. How friendly everyone was (from admissions staff to students to interviewer). Great atmosphere. The tour was really nice and the students seemed to answer questions very honestly. Student lounge was cool." More from this Member | Report Response

"The students at Stony Brook love it their school, more so than I've seen at any other medical school. The administration goes out of its way to accomadate the student body, and the faculty at Stony Brook has good relations with its students. " More from this Member | Report Response

"The student tour guides and the friendliness of all the students. The area is very quaint and their facilities look pretty decent. " More from this Member | Report Response

"How nice people were." More from this Member | Report Response

"Niceness and coolness of students, faculty, and administrators." More from this Member | Report Response

"Students have a positive attitude towards the school. Teachers listen to students and change curriculum in requested. Students supportive of each other." More from this Member | Report Response

"happy, friendly students; beautiful environment; my interviewer" More from this Member | Report Response

"The students were very enthusiastic and had a lot of pride in the school. The level of competition among them was incredibly low. While most schools claim that this is the case, I think it is particularly true here. The students seem to genuinely like each other, and each class elects two social chairs." More from this Member | Report Response

"The students are very friendly and love their school. Very vocal about it. The anatomy lab actually was airy." More from this Member | Report Response

"The happiness of the students. They are all very happy and proud about being at Stony Brook." More from this Member | Report Response

"I was very encouraged by the collegial atmosphere of the medical school. Especicially the friendly staff, students and the faculty interviewers. I was also encouraged by the diversity of the students and the myriad research and clinical opportunities within the medical school, Cold Spring Harbor Labs and Brookhaven Nationals Labs." More from this Member | Report Response

"Students are very happy where they are. The class is a nice size at 101 students." More from this Member | Report Response

"my interview, who was the dean of admissions He was very ethically and humanisitically oriented person, and so am I, so that added dimension to the conversation." More from this Member | Report Response

"I really liked my interviewer. I think he was so inspiring and I learned a lot in my interview about a lot of different stuff. It was more like a conversation. I also liked the way the students were so enthusiastic about the school, and seemed very intelligent, like they loved to spend hours studying because they love the medicine profession. The combination of the interviwers and students made me want to go to Stonybrook more then I thought I wanted." More from this Member | Report Response

"How happy the students seem. The student lounge and mailroom is a dump,...the private garden is kind of funny,... trashy-homey." More from this Member | Report Response

"The enthusiasm the students had for the school, friendly staff." More from this Member | Report Response

"The students really take care of each other, and they work hard to improve the curriculum all the time, and the school is supportive of that. " More from this Member | Report Response

"friendliness and enthusiasm of students. " More from this Member | Report Response

"Wonderful facilities (airy, newly renovated, aesthetically pleasing)." More from this Member | Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"Overall state of the medical school -- super outdated." More from this Member | Report Response

"Geographic Location" More from this Member | Report Response

"The med school was dated and run down" More from this Member | Report Response

"Both the professor interviewer and my student tour guides asked where else I interviewed (and where accepted). Was kind of awkward...hadn't happened to me in other interviews. It wasn't in an antagonistic kind of way but still seemed a little unprofessional. For instance, after I told my faculty interviewer of two other NYC schools I had interviewed at, he kind of called out their flaws, so that was kinda awkward. Also, in terms of the school itself, the Honors / Pass / Fail pre-clinical seems it would stress students out / make people competitive. And the students said you don't get your exams back (the multiple-choice ones written similarly to boards), so you cannot see which answers you got wrong...that bothered me a lot." More from this Member | Report Response

"Expensive for OOS, yikes!" More from this Member | Report Response

"I didn't get the feeling that the students really loved SB. They talk about going to NYC fairly often and working hard, but none seemed to have enthusiastic answers about why they chose the school or what they do for fun. The area is beautiful and suburban, but not really somewhere I'd want to be in my 20s." More from this Member | Report Response

"Nothing, other than everything that goes with being on LI." More from this Member | Report Response

"Nothing really." More from this Member | Report Response

"Labyrinthine facilities which are a little old. Still perfectly serviceable though." More from this Member | Report Response

"One of my interviewers kept defending their decision to go to Stony Brook and to stay there, and seemed to be defending the value and validity of the school. They should have focused on the positive because the school is great. Also, they talked about themselves a lot." More from this Member | Report Response

"Almost everything, sadly. The tour guides kind of seemed like duds... When we asked one of them why she chose Stony Brook, she fumbled and said, "Well, it's not that I didn't get in anywhere else..." Awkward. They also started bashing other SUNYs which was unprofessional. My interviewer displayed some insecurity about his affiliation with the school, which was REALLY weird and off-putting. I also didn't like the fact that the library closes at 6 on Saturdays (or something like that) and you can't eat in the library (which I need to do while studying!)--these things are important to me but may not be as important to others. Also, the school is in a very suburban area so city-oriented folk need to keep that in mind as well." More from this Member | Report Response

"not much" More from this Member | Report Response

"The campus and facilities were quite outdated and unaesthetic." More from this Member | Report Response

"The facilities are rather outdated. The library and parts of the hospital are nice, but other parts, not so much. Also OOS tuition is high." More from this Member | Report Response

"Students were almost too laid back." More from this Member | Report Response

"N/A" More from this Member | Report Response

"None" More from this Member | Report Response

"I need to get a drivers license. They have a horrible public transportation and nobody lives on campus, and the students do not recommend it." More from this Member | Report Response

"Hard to get to" More from this Member | Report Response

"the suburbian area seems a bit dull" More from this Member | Report Response

"None." More from this Member | Report Response

"Seems like it's located in the middle of nowhere." More from this Member | Report Response

"Crampy student lounge, but big deal." More from this Member | Report Response

"very ugly architecturally. wish it was a little closer to NYC" More from this Member | Report Response

"The lay out of the building is a bit crazy" More from this Member | Report Response

"The location isn't that great, but they're pretty close to NYC, just hop a train to penn station. Long Island traffic sucks, and housing is a little pricey, but not too bad." More from this Member | Report Response

"Really nothing. The school had everything (literally) I was looking for in a medical school. I will be ecstatic to be going here this fall." More from this Member | Report Response

"the place really is a maze" More from this Member | Report Response

"No campus map from the website to find my way to the right building, no directions for people if they are being dropped off (only gave directions to the parking garage, where there was no drop-off location), how unhelpful the garage guards were in guiding us. I had to be dropped off by the parking garage and then I took some random rusty stairway to the hospital. " More from this Member | Report Response

"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." More from this Member | Report Response

"The hospital is really the only thing in the area, not much else going on." More from this Member | Report Response

"There was construction, and things seemed spread out and confusing to get around." More from this Member | Report Response

"The location. Its beautiful, but I worry that my wife would be bored out of her mind there." More from this Member | Report Response

"the disorganization of the multiple tour guides" More from this Member | Report Response

"somewhat far from NYC, the combative interviewer" More from this Member | Report Response

"the building was extremely tough to navigate" More from this Member | Report Response

"the lack of ceremony or honor for the bodies donated for gross anatomy" More from this Member | Report Response

"The construction, but I heard that everything will be completed within a year." More from this Member | Report Response

"it's a commuter school, rent is kind of expensive, the admissions office did not try to sell their school at all, no financial aid session, my interviewer had not even opened my file so he knew nothing about me." More from this Member | Report Response

"The place is a lil drab, kinda in the middle of no where on long island, didnt really see what ppl did for fun out there" More from this Member | Report Response

"The students leading the tour were a little subdued." More from this Member | Report Response

"finding your way around is a little confusing, there are a lot of signs though" More from this Member | Report Response

"No tours. The health sciences building is, er, interesting." More from this Member | Report Response

"The facilities are a little run down." More from this Member | Report Response

"Just the location. I'm not too keen on Long Island." More from this Member | Report Response

"Nothing much. Its true that the building is funny looking from the outside, but we probably wont be outside staring at buildings should we be accepted into Med school, anyway." More from this Member | Report Response

"The facilities are not that nice." More from this Member | Report Response

"Interviewees were not offered a tour of the anatomy lab or student residences. The admissions office is in the hospital so parking was very difficult and required a long walk in the cold." More from this Member | Report Response

"That everyone both interviewing and attending seemed to have a connection to Long Island, and the isolation of the school. And: there wasn't any need to trash-talk Downstate like the students did. I think we all know that it's a choice between higher-ranked/research (SB) and proximity to NYC (Downstate)." More from this Member | Report Response

"blah-ness of Stony Brook" More from this Member | Report Response

"2 1/2 hour drive from the city, almost impossible to commute if you go here. The building's architecture is very strange-looking-very dark, boxy and prison like. Some facilities are in need of updating. " More from this Member | Report Response

"Its a state school, so facilities are sometimes on the verge of decrepitude." More from this Member | Report Response

"location in the middle of nowhere" More from this Member | Report Response

"Nearly all the students said their biggest reason for going there was money. I've been on 6 other interviews and this is the only one where I really felt like I had a stress interview." More from this Member | Report Response

"THe campus is next to the undergrads, dental, grad students, etc etc. Although the diversity of clubs and students is nice, seems kind of cramped." More from this Member | Report Response

"Facilities are kind of old, location is in the middle of nowhere, pretty average curriculum." More from this Member | Report Response

"The location." More from this Member | Report Response

"That one of my interviewers would ask me a bucnh of rhetorical questions like how many children do I have? where do they live? etc. " More from this Member | Report Response

"the area, the design of the building is wacky" More from this Member | Report Response

"-" More from this Member | Report Response

"Slower than preferable public transportation from campus." More from this Member | Report Response

"The usual -- the hospital architecture is nothing to write home about, etc. But the location is not as bad as some will make it out to be, as long as you know what you're getting into. It's not like you'd spend all your free time looking at a wall if you went here." More from this Member | Report Response

"The architecture could be nicer... but really in medical school are you even going to have time to go outside to look at it?" More from this Member | Report Response

"location?, layout of medical facilities (confusing)" More from this Member | Report Response

"Rude, inappropriate, discouraging interviewer. Bad, bad facilities. The main reason the students had for going there: "My parents live on Long Island." Campus is spread out, confusing, and UGLY." More from this Member | Report Response

"lots of construction" More from this Member | Report Response

"It's in Long Island...far far away from the city. " More from this Member | Report Response

"The smell of the anatomy labs was much more overwhelming than at the other schools where I've intereviewed (I wondered how safe that was), I'm used to getting by with public transportation but it looks like I'll need to get a car" More from this Member | Report Response

"my interviewer may or may not have a grudge agaisnt medical students" More from this Member | Report Response

"The location...it's a big highway with lots of shopping complexes...thats it." More from this Member | Report Response

"students did not seem genuinely enthusiastic. It seemed almost like a show" More from this Member | Report Response

"the facilities were not that impressive - older, small rooms with no windows mostly " More from this Member | Report Response

"The overall location (it's not NYC), the lack of hospital affiliates that are located in NYC." More from this Member | Report Response

"The out of state tuition rate" More from this Member | Report Response

"my interviewer" More from this Member | Report Response

"this is not much but the building just looks weird and uninviting" More from this Member | Report Response

"Very limited student housing on campus" More from this Member | Report Response

"Facilities werent the greatest, but new construction is happening now." More from this Member | Report Response

"The fact that they have multiple professors for one class (this isn't rare). " More from this Member | Report Response

"The fact that most of the students live off-campus. Although one person I talked to has a jacuzzi in his apartment and he pays the same amount as you would for on-campus housing, so I figure it may not be such a bad thing." More from this Member | Report Response

"Only negative is the location- I don't like Long Island much" More from this Member | Report Response

"The tour guide didn't really do a great job of showing us the building." More from this Member | Report Response

"The location is not good and the interviewer must have forgotten to wear his clan hood that morning." More from this Member | Report Response

"The suburban location. I hate driving and a car seems to be a necessity. The villages (SB and PJ) are very attractive though. More like New England than your typical uninteresting NY suburb." More from this Member | Report Response

"My interviewer. The facilities." More from this Member | Report Response

"The student tour was shorter than expected, didn't take us to the hospital adjacent to the school." More from this Member | Report Response

"seems like a commuter school. Everyone shows up for class then goes home." More from this Member | Report Response

"The tour was very short, and we didn't get to see the anatomy labs because they were locked." More from this Member | Report Response

"If I hadnt heard great things about the school I'd say it stunk. The buildings architecture is so bad that I think I would go crazy in that block of cement sitting on a pole (youll see what I mean when you get there). One of the structures doesnt have any windows except little egg-shaped windows on the corners (its weird). Anyway, the lecture halls are nothing special, neither is the lab. I got the feeling some students wished they went elsewhere." More from this Member | Report Response

"my interviewer had music playing during my interview and didnt turn the overhead light on in the room. it was a little wierd" More from this Member | Report Response

"The hospital itself is ugly, and traffic in the area is heavy." More from this Member | Report Response

"the anatomy lab was nice yet standard, the activity that all the student seem to find entertaining in ping pog, the stucture of the school is confusing, the room numbers are not in order" More from this Member | Report Response

"The facilities are WAY nicer than SUNY Downstate!" More from this Member | Report Response

"the hospital architecture-- it felt like a cement tomb. One of our tour guides even mentioned the school rumor that the architect was a drug addict who died before it was completed. Also, that you have to go away for some rotations." More from this Member | Report Response

"Nothing much." More from this Member | Report Response

"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. " More from this Member | Report Response

"It's location is out of the way." More from this Member | Report Response

"we didn't get to see a cadaver =, and my interviewer just had a notebook with a list of questions" More from this Member | Report Response

"The outside of the building isn't the best thing to look at, aesthetically speaking." More from this Member | Report Response

"The relative isolation of the school. Hearing students say there is little to do. " More from this Member | Report Response

"The outside of the building is hideous. As for things that matter, nothing was negative." More from this Member | Report Response

"didn't get to meet a lot of students, tour was relatively short" More from this Member | Report Response

"The tour gave me less sense of the place than other tours. " More from this Member | Report Response

"The student lounge was kind of run down, but it didn't seem like many people hung out there anyway." More from this Member | Report Response

"Pathology labs and student lounge pretty run down" More from this Member | Report Response

"I thought the building is a little ugly (70's), but besides my aesthetic sensibility being offended nothing really. I also didn't like the need for a car. (I hate driving)" More from this Member | Report Response

"Lack of public transportation in that part of Long Island." More from this Member | Report Response

"There was nothing that struck me as being negative. " More from this Member | Report Response

"I thought a lot of the students seemed prep-school ish. I guess that's not a bad thing per se, but I wouldn't fit in there." More from this Member | Report Response

"you need a car if you want to attend that school" More from this Member | Report Response

"The location, the fact that I don't think my interviewer listened to me" More from this Member | Report Response

"Ugly building, lack of on-campus housing" More from this Member | Report Response

"No one from the faculty or important staff members spoke to the interviewees at all. We all just sat in a room all day." More from this Member | Report Response

"there is no real housing/student apartments on campus. but the student lounge was cool, definitley a good place to relax between classes. " More from this Member | Report Response

"There was no overview presentation of the school, no discussion about aid, etc. The entire day was very brief, which can be good or bad." More from this Member | Report Response

"long island (then again, if you gotta go to the 'burbs for four years, might as well go to the pinnacle of them all). lack of stuff to do in stony brook, you DEFINITELY need a car." More from this Member | Report Response

"Didn't see a class in session, not a big deal." More from this Member | Report Response

"the campus" More from this Member | Report Response

"Driving through NYC to get there." More from this Member | Report Response

"Not very impressed by the facilities or the area in general. There is no college town atmosphere. " More from this Member | Report Response

"Students were emphasizing the price of the school rather than the quality of the education. Also NONE of the faculty or staff came to talk to interviewees before or after interviews. No presentation on the curriculuum or academic offerings of the school. Tour was pathetic and rushed. This school is NOT MY FIRST CHOICE ANYMORE. " More from this Member | Report Response

"The admissions office was very disorganized. First, my interview was at 3, everyone in the group had a morning interview, so after the tour and lunch were done at 1:30, I had to sit for an hour and a half by myself in a freezing cold room and just wait for the admissions woman to get me for my interview. Second, the tour was disorganized. Don't get me wrong, the tour guides were great and really enthusiastic, but we were locked out of the first lecture hall we were supposed to go into, then we were locked out of the anatomy lab for 15 min and it was freezing in the basement as we waited, and lunch looked like it was made five min before we got in there (and it all had cranberry sauce on it -- thankfully I got a kosher meal)." More from this Member | Report Response

"N/A." More from this Member | Report Response

"the surrounding community--not much to do" More from this Member | Report Response

"LUNCH,and one of the student who was with us during lunch was not very excited about stony brook. he also talked about how medical students can preform so much in a charity hospital, but can only observe patients in private hospital because they pay for thier health care. though, that is right, but i felt that he did not have a lot of respect for charity hopsital patients." More from this Member | Report Response

"a little bit scary looking buildings. lots of lecture time if you go." More from this Member | Report Response

"a long LIRR trip from NYC, car is a must if you decide to go here" More from this Member | Report Response

"I wish I had seen more on the tour-- we had to ask to see the anatomy labs after the tour was over. Also, I wish it was closer to NYC, but that's just the city-girl in me talking. Otherwise quite a beautiful area." More from this Member | Report Response

"building is hilarious looking, but seriously not much" More from this Member | Report Response

"Didn't get to see anatomy lab because of an exam. Nobody's fault, but still, it was a bummer..." More from this Member | Report Response

"The overwhelming formaldehyde odor at the anatomy lab. I know it's supposed to be like that, but this lab's odor is the worst I have been to so far." More from this Member | Report Response

"Nothing was much at all, but the hospital does look like it was built in a futuristic 70's style. Also, there is not much available as far as on campus housing goes. " More from this Member | Report Response

"I received an automatic interview (there are certain cutoffs for GPA/MCAT) and nobody besides my interviewer had read my file. I felt like he had skimmed through it a few minutes before I came in because he didn't really know that much about my application. " More from this Member | Report Response

"It's kinda in the middle of nowhere." More from this Member | Report Response

"Nothing." More from this Member | Report Response

"nothing really. before interviews, there could have been a brief introduction or presentation about the school by an admission staff. Expensive parking.-- they could have given us a free parking ticket." More from this Member | Report Response

"Not much. The student lounge could be nicer, but that's just a detail." More from this Member | Report Response

"Nothing" More from this Member | Report Response

"The Building...it's a little confusing to navigate." More from this Member | Report Response

"It was a privilege to interview there." More from this Member | Report Response

"Students don't really have guaranteed housing. They live all over stony brook in rented houses/apartments. Its up to you to find a roommate during some open houses that they have or through their website." More from this Member | Report Response

"the lounge, the poor housing I like to get up and walk to class, off-campus housing doesn't suit me." More from this Member | Report Response

"The fact that it is all the way out in Long Island. And the faclities weren't all the impressive, looked very inner-cityish." More from this Member | Report Response

"The student housing isn't that great. Though I'm told the surrounding off-campus areas are decent." More from this Member | Report Response

"The hospital design is very confusing, easy to get lost. " More from this Member | Report Response

"the location--it's out there." More from this Member | Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"how low key it was" More from this Member | Report Response

"To relax" More from this Member | Report Response

"It's very far into Long Island and the LIRR is the best way to get there but it's 1.5 hours to SBU and 3 hours back from NYC." More from this Member | Report Response

"The lunch wasn't great, so I'd eat a bigger breakfast." More from this Member | Report Response

"The admissions is within the hospital." More from this Member | Report Response

"more about the programs offered at the school/ specific research areas I may be interested in" More from this Member | Report Response

"Be very observant of little things like whose name is on the door of the room you are interviewing in, just in case it's not that of the person asking you the questions." More from this Member | Report Response

"Eat a big breakfast! (Lunch is small)" More from this Member | Report Response

"That both interviewers would grill me, that these interviews would be so long (75+ minutes each), that I would be late to lunch because of this, andddd that I shouldn't have stressed about how difficult it all seemed. I survived and I love the school." More from this Member | Report Response

"I wish I had known that the school was such a bad fit for me. I would have saved the train fare and let someone else take my interview spot. Oh well." More from this Member | Report Response

"my interview schedule" More from this Member | Report Response

"How laid back and easy the day would be, although it was tiring." More from this Member | Report Response

"That is was going to be extremely stress free." More from this Member | Report Response

"None" More from this Member | Report Response

"That it is soooooo far from New York City (2-3 hours by public transportation)." More from this Member | Report Response

"Map of campus, confusing" More from this Member | Report Response

"None." More from this Member | Report Response

"I wish I had a more detailed map. " More from this Member | Report Response

"X" More from this Member | Report Response

"Where the drop-off location was located" More from this Member | Report Response

"For your 2 interviews, they can be a doctor and a med student OR 2 doctors. " More from this Member | Report Response

"Parking in the right lot can be tricky. I ended up having to walk about 1/4 mile to the correct building." More from this Member | Report Response

"That my second interviewer didn't read the my application. (Note: not her fault, she was a replacement interviewer). Being surprised by a few questions got me started off in a direction I wasn't happy with." More from this Member | Report Response

"that one of my interviewers would be a medical student" More from this Member | Report Response

"That it wouldn't be as hard as I'd expected" More from this Member | Report Response

"To know the train schedule on the way back." More from this Member | Report Response

"the free shuttle from the LIRR station to the school takes half an hour. andthen i still had to walk up a big hill." More from this Member | Report Response

"You don't need to pay $50 for a taxi...Mrs. Acevedo was wonderful, and found me a $30 ride back to the airport" More from this Member | Report Response

"that Stony Brooks is looking for middle-class, friendly people, not super awesome sons/daughters of rich doctors " More from this Member | Report Response

"The ferry ride there from Connecticut is nicer than the drive through Nyc" More from this Member | Report Response

"That I would like the school" More from this Member | Report Response

"it was the most relaxed of my interviews yet and if I had known that I wouldn't have been nervous going into it" More from this Member | Report Response

"that I would really like Stony Brook!" More from this Member | Report Response

"How low stress and casual the interviews would be...even with the MD faculty member" More from this Member | Report Response

"That I shouldn't have been as nervous as I was for my first interview." More from this Member | Report Response

"Luckily, I had some cash on me, but if you're driving there, be sure to bring money for parking." More from this Member | Report Response

"I didn't really know much about the MD with distinction in research, and think it's a strong draw for those of us who want research opportunities without the commitment of an MD/PhD. Also, the acceptance stats on MDpotential are off: last year, they offered 300 spots to 550 interviewees (including from waitlist), which is more than 50% acceptance from the interview pool. Much better odds than I thought. Finally, I've never had such a laid-back set of interviews in my life, without even a Why Medicine question. Maybe I got lucky with the interviewers, but I was more than happy to have a non-formulaic interview." More from this Member | Report Response

"There's no need to stress over the interviews, really. They just want to get to know you as a person instead of viewing you as another paper application. " More from this Member | Report Response

"That the hospital building is incredibly goofy-looking." More from this Member | Report Response

"if you go here you will not be able to just ''go to new york city'' whenever. takes min 2.5 hours to get into manhattan" More from this Member | Report Response

"How hard it would be to find visitor parking." More from this Member | Report Response

"That I would need to review more advanced bioethics case studies. The ones in the UWash module are very basic and their discussions are heavily oriented towards contemporary law and not patient-physician relations." More from this Member | Report Response

"Nothing- It was pretty much what I expected" More from this Member | Report Response

"-" More from this Member | Report Response

"Nothing i can think of at the moment." More from this Member | Report Response

"Students are full voting members on the admissions committee" More from this Member | Report Response

"non-traditional applicants are looked favorably upon" More from this Member | Report Response

"That the shuttle bus system is soooooo s...l...o...w... seriously, give yourself at least 45 minutes if you want to catch the LIRR." More from this Member | Report Response

"Be prepared to be make it clear that you're ready to make the transition from NYC to the suburbs" More from this Member | Report Response

"That I'd have such a blast and meeting such warm people who honestly wanted to tell me about how great the school is." More from this Member | Report Response

"That it was not stressful at all" More from this Member | Report Response

"how isolated the area is" More from this Member | Report Response

"The facilities are a bit funky...like straight out of the 70's with purple carpet on the walls, very circular layout that makes navigation interesting and looks like a space ship. I really didnt know much at all going in, but it was awesome." More from this Member | Report Response

"how dead stony brook is" More from this Member | Report Response

"that the " More from this Member | Report Response

"Stony Brook takes pride in admitting lots of non-traditional students" More from this Member | Report Response

"Their "medicine with distiction" program. You can do research and get paid for it during the school year and the summer without getting a PhD. " More from this Member | Report Response

"How low stress the interview would be." More from this Member | Report Response

"I wish I had known more about my interviewer- other than that, I felt I was prepared" More from this Member | Report Response

"That I would not be given a generic interview with a couple of health care and ethical questions. What i got was something totally unexpected. " More from this Member | Report Response

"I would have had more questions prepared for the current students. We met many students throughout the day." More from this Member | Report Response

"That I could ask for a new interviewer if mine was completely inappropriate." More from this Member | Report Response

"That the interview is extremely laid back." More from this Member | Report Response

"Nothing." More from this Member | Report Response

"I was under the impression that the labs were very outdated and that had initially colored my impression of the school." More from this Member | Report Response

"that I didnt have to go outside for the tour because everything to see was in one building, that the drive would only take one hour rather than the two hour drive I assumed" More from this Member | Report Response

"That there was a shuttle-bus to the stony-brook train station" More from this Member | Report Response

"I wish there was more of a formal orientation session for interviewees. Also, the tour was very short." More from this Member | Report Response

"The building and office of admissions were a little difficult to find." More from this Member | Report Response

"how small the school of medicine was" More from this Member | Report Response

"n/a" More from this Member | Report Response

"how selective Stonybrook is." More from this Member | Report Response

"lack of public transportation, and cabs are expensive! also, the school is pretty big... there are about 5 different entrances..." More from this Member | Report Response

"There are no inexpensive hotels in the area. Holiday Inn Express was $135 with AAA discount. oh well, it was comfy and had wireless internet." More from this Member | Report Response

"The facility is gigantic. Note to the wise: be on your toes the entire day." More from this Member | Report Response

"I like who the University Hospital serves. All strata of society are there, which is great. It doesn't just serve a posh clientelle like some of the new york city schools. Or an exclusively underserved population." More from this Member | Report Response

"When you first arrive, a panel of medical students sit with you and the other interviwees and answer questions. Although I arrived 20 minutes before my scheduled interview time, if I had arrived a bit earlier, I could have been there for more questions." More from this Member | Report Response

"That Bush was in town! It took me four and a half hours to drive there and I had to push my interview back 2 hours!!" More from this Member | Report Response

"That it was going to be Rosh Hashanah and there would be no one around. It was hard to get a feel for the atmosphere of the school" More from this Member | Report Response

"Stony Brook's seclusion" More from this Member | Report Response

"Nothing" More from this Member | Report Response

"i thought it would take two hours to get there from nassau county and it took less than 1." More from this Member | Report Response

"Be prepared for LIRR delays... " More from this Member | Report Response

"if you interview late, the next train back to the city is @ like 4. prepare to sit around a suburban LIRR station for an hour and half." More from this Member | Report Response

"Interview was going to be earlier than scheduled." More from this Member | Report Response

"the annoying commute from NYC, that you have to leave a half hour for getting from the train to the campus - as you must take a bus, and taxis take a while to come" More from this Member | Report Response

"Nothing really" More from this Member | Report Response

"That i was not going to be able to interact with any staff or faculty." More from this Member | Report Response

"nothing really, I read the neg comments, so I was pretty well informed of what could go wrong." More from this Member | Report Response

"N/A. " More from this Member | Report Response

"that stonybrook is farther from the city than I expected " More from this Member | Report Response

"I did not have to pay for parkinging" More from this Member | Report Response

"Take the Bridgeport CT to Port Jefferson Ferry! The money is worth avoiding the traffic!" More from this Member | Report Response

"long island expressway is under construction; expect delays!" More from this Member | Report Response

"Read your answers the supplemental questions and think about the types of questions that may be asked of you." More from this Member | Report Response

"Nothing...the whole interview was organized and straightforward." More from this Member | Report Response

"Beautiful campus. Not so far from NYC (about 2:30 hours by train). You need a car if you want to go there." More from this Member | Report Response

"That is would be so cold in september. I wish I had a coat!" More from this Member | Report Response

"The student tour guides sit on the admission committee!" More from this Member | Report Response

"How far it is and that it is practically rural." More from this Member | Report Response

"There are several buses from the LIRR stop to the stonybrook campus, and several tour the undergrad campus first. Make sure to ask your driver if you have the right bus." More from this Member | Report Response

"The the campus would have a lot of snow of the ground." More from this Member | Report Response

"Nothing..." More from this Member | Report Response

"I had researched the school and there were not too many surprises. However, the friendliness of the students and faculty was very nice to witness!" More from this Member | Report Response

"Nothing that I can recall" More from this Member | Report Response

"Nothing that I wish I would have known. " More from this Member | Report Response

"That it would cost me $7.50 to park for the day." More from this Member | Report Response

"The strong emphasis on primary care. " More from this Member | Report Response

What are your general comments?

"Overall, very friendly people! Barbara, in the office, even called me beforehand to make sure I knew how to take the shuttle from the LIRR to the right building. Students seemed happy!" More from this Member | Report Response

"It's an extremely laid-back day." More from this Member | Report Response

"Great place, nice people, beautiful suburbs. Expensive tuition, but overall I really enjoyed interview day. Not intimidating at all. In general just know your application very well and you should do fine!" More from this Member | Report Response

"Rad school." More from this Member | Report Response

"Know yourself more than anything. If from a different country like me, know where some good restaurants are and be able to talk about your culture. If you don't know an answer, it's okay - say so. Educated guesses are welcome. Always tell a story with your answer (short answers allow for awkward silence) and conversation flows better that way. Make that list of questions you genuinely are concerned about." More from this Member | Report Response

"Short, stress-free interview day." More from this Member | Report Response

"I'm probably going here. Nothing beats the value of the education. It's an amazing school and, for a state resident, quite the bargain." More from this Member | Report Response

"Definitely a good school, but little things about my interview day just made it clear it was wrong for me. I wanted to go to school in a more urban setting and I think I just got unlucky when it came to my faculty interviewer and tour guides, who just seemed more insecure/defensive about their place there as opposed to enthusiastic and welcoming. The facilities were certainly nice and it's probably cheaper than most schools." More from this Member | Report Response

"This seems to be a nice school with nice people." More from this Member | Report Response

"I absolutely loved the school. I can definitely see myself being happy here. Hoping to hear soon!" More from this Member | Report Response

"Great school, enjoyed my stay." More from this Member | Report Response

"Awesome school. Awesome students. Awesome Staff." More from this Member | Report Response

"I've been to other interviews in New York State, and so far this has been my favorite. The students gave an amazing tour of the school and my interviewers were very friendly and engaging." More from this Member | Report Response

"Impressed by campus and location during interview" More from this Member | Report Response

"None." More from this Member | Report Response

"great school. nice relaxed interview (2 one-on-one inteviews)" More from this Member | Report Response

"Great place and could see myself very happy here if accepted." More from this Member | Report Response

"Stony Brook had no "state-school" feel. It has one of the most superior facilities. Great reputation and amazing match list make Stony Brook my first choice if I get accepted. " More from this Member | Report Response

"Accepted within a month of the interview and will most likely attend" More from this Member | Report Response

"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." More from this Member | Report Response

"Loved the school and the people. I just wish it was in a slightly busier area." More from this Member | Report Response

"2 faculty interviews each 30 mins long, one was super laidback and friendly, the other was fairly combative" More from this Member | Report Response

"Really laid-back interview, both the staff interviewer and the medical student seemed really cool and really laid-back about everything." More from this Member | Report Response

"i was a little surprised at how callous stonybrook is about its gross anatomy bodies. there's no ceremony at the end and the students have an almost too pragmatic approach to it (well, they donated their bodies for science, not for honor). the interview itself went very well." More from this Member | Report Response

"I had two interviews, one in the morning with a clinician, and one in the afternoon with a PhD. The first one was very conversational, although I felt he spent a big chunk of the time talking about himself. The second one asked me a lot of ethical questions, but it was an engaging conversation. I wish we could have spent more than 30 minutes with our interviewers! " More from this Member | Report Response

"at one point, my interviewer asked me, why do you want to come to the small town where Stony Brook is? I'm sure you want to go out and meet guys." More from this Member | Report Response

"Started meeting in the admissions office where I got to know the other applicants that were there. First interview with faculty who was extremely out-spoken, dropping the f-bomb and such and when he asked me about a wild time I had wouldnt take anything less than a wild wild time. Student interviewer was awesome and she even keeps in touch now. Stony Brook is really pretty, everyone seems happy and I think it would be a great place to go to medical school!" More from this Member | Report Response

"Coming from a place of nothing and not knowing created a space where communication was a possibility. This created an experience such that love and affinity were present with my interviewers." More from this Member | Report Response

"Everyone was super nice and willing to help. They were all honest about the downside of the school as well as its positives. Also my interviews were a stress free conversations and the time went by really quickly" More from this Member | Report Response

"Great experience!! So relaxed and straightforward, nicest interviewers yet!" More from this Member | Report Response

"Two one hour interviews, one with a student and one with a faculty member. Lunch and tour with medical students. Everyone was very nice." More from this Member | Report Response

"You are there for interviews and a short presentation about the school. That is it. There is no tour or anything. My faculty interviewer was very nice and conducted a highly structured interview(the February 14th gentleman), but my student interviewer was really tough. He asked a number of stressful questions." More from this Member | Report Response

"My first interviewer was very casual and friendly. He asked typical but not too difficult questions. He seemed to talk a lot, though. It made it harder to say everything I wanted to say, but he did tell me interesting and useful information about Stony Brook and the work he was doing. The second interviewer was a second-year medical student. She just went straight through my AMCAS application and asked questions based on that information. It was good in that I had the chance to state information about myself that I didn't get to say in the first interview. There were no ethical or medical current-events questions." More from this Member | Report Response

"I really enjoyed everything from the interview to the tour. There was a very low stress level and everyone really seemed to like being there. " More from this Member | Report Response

"Overall, I'd say that the interviews that I had at Stony Brook went on well. Both interviewers were great. Nothing to really be nervous about. The first one was a Dr: Dr. (Feb. 14th), and the second was a second year med student. They both knew my file well. Dr. V didnt look at my file while talking to me because he had written out notes about topics that he wanted to ask me about. The MS2 didn't look at my file when she was talking to me either, and knew what she wanted to ask me about. Both interviews were very conversational, and both really dealt with my primary app, and the questions were mostly about my extracurriculars. The tour guides were great, the students were warm and seemed like a closeknit, fun group. " More from this Member | Report Response

"The school has a great reputation. I wasn't really dazzled by the facilities nor the people though. In the end it would be hard not to attend if accepted. Great bang for your buck, and anywhere you go in healthcare most people have heard of stony brook med." More from this Member | Report Response

"I had 2 faculty interviewers. I'm not sure if this is their standard approach to interviews, but what I got out of it was this: My first interviewer seemed predominantly concerned with my extracurriculars and confirming that I was indeed the person my application presented. He asked me to defend my clinical experience and to speak about my other ECs. This was all very off the cuff and mimicked the conversational style interview that seems to be the norm at many places. My second interview was more of the traditional question-answer style. He asked about my reasons for going into medicine, problems I would anticipate, what I would look forward to, and why Stony Brook? There were not extremely tricky or ethical questions, just a standard, by the book, interview. It was not especially intense but it was thorough. Again, I'm not sure if this is their standard practice, but it seems like a reasonable assumption based on my experience." More from this Member | Report Response

"Good. I didn't need to prepare, although fellow interviewees reported lots of ethical questions, so you might want to think about that. Overall, positive impression. " More from this Member | Report Response

"Very good - first interview a little stressful, asked VERY specific questions regarding my application and courses, second one was great - very laid back" More from this Member | Report Response

"Everyone from admissions staff to med students to interviewers were very friendly and at ease. Interviewers asked a lot of qustions mostly having to do with my personal statement, work experience and extracurriculars. Conversations flowed naturally. They weren't trying to trip me up or interrogate me. Really made me feel very comfortable to share. All this made me confident I did well. However, I think they're nice to everyone they interview so I really can't say whether their friendly attitude meant I'm accepted." More from this Member | Report Response

"Interviewed with an MS2 and a faculty member. They could not have been nicer. The admissions office was very comfortable and the tour was very candid. They did not waste our time. The atmosphere of the interviews was relaxed. " More from this Member | Report Response

"meeting area until interviews, ms 3 and 4's stopped by to chat with us - very friendly people - two interviews (fac/dean or student) tour of facilities. lunch." More from this Member | Report Response

"The day started early and there was a fair amount of downtime. Everyone in the admissions office was really nice and went out of their way to make us feel welcome. One of my interviewers was really harsh and basically attacked every aspect of my application. The second interview was more laid back and most of the questions focused on ethics. It wasn't a horrible experience by any means, but it was probably my worst experience visiting a school." More from this Member | Report Response

"Interview day is nice and short. Great for people who have jobs/school. My first interview went relatively smooth, the interviewer had an accent so it was hard to understand hiim sometimes, but he was really nice so it was ok. The second interviewer was also really nice and charming, but posed some extremely difficult ethics questions. Just knowing the UWash Bioethics module is not enough - you get to know the laws and ethical decisions and the precedents, but you have to form your own opinions and learn how to apply the module. Lot of healthcare discussion too, which that came much smoother than the bioethics, so that was good." More from this Member | Report Response

"Interviewers were pretty laid back, but they have access to all app materials, so they asked a few somewhat pointed questions about the stuff I've done, eg. " More from this Member | Report Response

"Overall, it was a very positive experience. I actually liked the school much more than I thought I would." More from this Member | Report Response

"My interviewers were a Phd Biochemist and a Pediatrician. I thought that in general it went very well and that I connected well with both of them. They both had things to mention during the interview that they loved about my ECs and essays. They did not make any negative comments about my application. " More from this Member | Report Response

"It was totally stress free, and I didnt get many real questions. It was my first so I was hoping for some practice but didnt get much. that depends on the interviewer." More from this Member | Report Response

"It was very low-stress. My first interviewer was extremely nice, and the other was very interesting; no difficult questions. basic questions. " More from this Member | Report Response

"The interview was pretty relaxed, focusing mainly on my application and not much aside from that. " More from this Member | Report Response

"Overall it was OK. My interviewer was an older woman who was not medical school faculty. She had a list of prepared questions that the committee asked her to ask me. She often seemed to put her own spin on the questions and she told me how she thought the interview went at the end (it went well, and I got in)." More from this Member | Report Response

"My interviewer could not be nicer. It was less like an interview and more like a conversation. He worked questions into the natural flow of the conversation and genuinely listened to my answers. He did not ask me anything to "trip me up". He seemed as if he was just trying to get as much information about me so that he could make a good case to the committee. I wish all my interviewers could be like him. (Found out later all the students love him... I can see why)" More from this Member | Report Response

"much calmer than i was expecting. i didn't know much about SB before the interview, but i have many positive things to say about it now, including the investment that both faculty and students make to deliver/obtain the best possible education. lunch with students and student tour-guides were very useful in learning details about SBMed. overall very positive experience." More from this Member | Report Response

"My interviewer was extremely discouraging and kept telling me that I should "go to a Caribbean school if you don't get in this year." Over and over. He repeatedly asked why I wanted to be a doctor, and why I liked my specialties of interest (which I explained were not set in stone).. and by the end the only thing I could say was, "I don't really know what to tell you, sir, I just find ___ to be extremely interesting and I just plain like it." He said my MCAT score was "okay" (34S) and my GPA was "ehh" (3.6) and then said that he doesn't think the adcom would put me through because I didn't have enough clinical experience (I admit it is a little lacking, but I do have over a year volunteering in a level I trauma center surgery ward). He repeatedly stated that I should look into non-US medical schools, "Stony Brook takes LOTS of residents from the Caribbean..." Then he got mad at me for saying I might not go to my last interview (end of March) and tried to sell that other med school to me. Overall, it was the worst interview I have ever had... and Stony Brook has dropped to the BOTTOM of my list." More from this Member | Report Response

"interview was very relaxed and conversational. asked many questions about my personal life and past. lots of jokes" More from this Member | Report Response

"It was fine. I felt very comfortable and we had a few laughs. However, my lady was very hard to read and I left not really knowing how it went." More from this Member | Report Response

"I took an early LIRR train, so I wouldn't be late and I could take a tour of the environment, so I arrived at 10AM when my interview was at 1:30. The lunch/tour began around 12PM and we were able to see the lecture halls and anatomy labs. My interviewer was a bit late, but it was only because he's such a busy man. The interview itself was very enjoyable. My interviewer was a purebred Stony Brook-er. He was very thorough in his questions, but didn't try to press too hard or give me a difficult time. He had this pleasant jazzy music in the background and occasionally cracked jokes to put me at ease. I couldn't have asked for a better interview." More from this Member | Report Response

"Everything was really going find until may interview. I enjoyed the lunch with the students, the tour was short but i suppose there really wasn't much to see. My interviewer was not from the school of medicine, but from the school of social welfare and proceeded to tell me that the med students were "the more equal pigs" and got free printing when none of the other school's students did. She seemed kind of bitter about this fact. She asked me a lot of questions that didn't really get at who I am as a candidate either including if financial situations were going to be an issue in paying for medical school." More from this Member | Report Response

"My interviewer spent a good 20minutes at the begining of the interview writing down where I interviewed and where I had upcoming interviews. I did not like having to answer this. I felt it was an encroachment on my provacy. Then another couple of minutes writign down the names of other "competitive schools" that I had applied to. Then basic question read form a sheet about ethical issues, my ideas on US healthcare. And fianlly I was aksed how I expect to pay for medical school." More from this Member | Report Response

"The interviewer was very experienced and was quite familiar with my application when I came in, she asked me to explain many points in my application, yet was not threatening in any way, simply looking for clarification. " More from this Member | Report Response

" The interview day begins at 9 am although some interviews are conducted as late as early afternoon. However, this is not a problem because during the “down-time” current students (mostly MS2’s) drop in to give you some perspective on the Stony Brook experience. My interview began roughly as scheduled (around 10 am) and lasted for 2 hours (2 separate one hour intervals: 10am-11am and 12pm-1pm). Overall, it was the best interview any applicant could ask for. The interviewer was generally interested in knowing more about me in terms of my experiences both prior to college and after matriculating. At no time did I feel that I was merely rehashing information provided by my AMCAS application, which left me appreciating the sincerity of my interviewers interest in me as a “total-applicant”. Many of the follow up questions that were asked addressed my research and experiences after graduating from college (I am a non-traditional applicant). Here is a tip which I feel helped clinch my interview : be able to concisely explain you research without stressing upon details (although at times details may be needed). Know the goal of your research and any valuable lessons learned which can be applied to the field of medicine. Another great thing during the interview was the fact that my interviewer let the phone in his office just ring. I’ve often heard about how other applicants find it very disrespectable of their interviewers to be talking on the phone during their interviews. This was not the case here. After an hour of casual conversation my interviewers had to leave due to a prior obligation. Realizing that I still had more to say, he invited my back to continue our conversation later in the afternoon. I obviously took him up on the offer. Prior to the remainder of my interview (which as stated before lasted another hour :12-1pm) a tour was given of the facilities. The tour guides (more MS2’s) seemed very enthusiastic about being at Stony Brook and often commented on the cohesiveness of the class. They also commented on the how refreshing it is to be in a “non-cut-throat” environment that many of us pre-meds have seen in undergrad. As for the facilities: classrooms are pretty much standard, the gross anatomy lab was large and accommodating (4students/cadaver), the entire building is wireless, and the health sciences library is open for a good portion of time (unfortunately it is not 24 hrs). One big perk is the fact that the University Hospital is located adjacent to the health sciences center. My overall impression of Stony Brook SOM is that it will provide any student an excellent education at a great price. The only negative thing I can seem to say is about SB general location (far out in L.I thus a car is a must) but for me it’s perfect as I am far enough away from NYC not to get distracted but close enough (an hour drive or 1.25 train ride via LIRR) to go into NYC during the weekends to visit family and friends (and of course party). " More from this Member | Report Response

"VERY conversational! They have a good vision for the future of their curriculum, very cohesive and laid back student body. " More from this Member | Report Response

"not great. Too many question which were addressed in my AMCAS application. Unfriendliness of interviewer (why both to interview then?)" More from this Member | Report Response

"this is supposedly the "bad" interviewer. it might have something to do with my personality and the fact that he went to my alma mater, but we clicked from the beginning. (at least that's how i felt) women may find his humor slightly offensive, but i certainly loved talking with him and was sad to have to stop actually." More from this Member | Report Response

"I thought the interview went very well. My interviewer asked me a lot of thought provoking questions and played devil's advocate with some issues. But he was easy to talk to and genuinely interested in finding more about my background, my motivation and me as a person. " More from this Member | Report Response

"Interview. Q and A, lunch, and tour with 2 second years. Exit summary from head of committee." More from this Member | Report Response

"It was really comfortable, laid back and not stressful. It was also intellecually stimulating, he asked some really interesting questions about myself and what I have done. " More from this Member | Report Response

"Overall I had a great experience at Stony Brook. My interviewer was very friendly and didn't ask anything particularly challenging or unexpected. It was very relaxed and conversational. All the students were friendly and out going, they seemed like people I would be friends with. The tour was good in that we got to choose where we wanted to go and what we wanted to see which I think made it much more interesting." More from this Member | Report Response

"My interviewer was fantastic- we talked for about an hour about everything from the Mets to European health systems. " More from this Member | Report Response

"Very disappointed in myself. This is my first interview, but it was a lot worse than I could have and should have performed. It was great for 20 minutes until he asked if I had any questions and he said "let me give u a hint, next time you should always ask about why the school is unique". I was flustered ever since that point b/c i saw it as the interviewer basically telling me i have no shot. I think i should have prepared better questions. " More from this Member | Report Response

"I walked in and my interviewer (who happens to teach biochem at the undergrad school there) was very disappointed that I didn't take biochemistry in college. He sees it as a prerequisite. We walk into his office and he has not read or even looked at my essays and file because I guess he must have been busy. It was an open file interview but he must think he's too important to prepare for every interview. He didn't know what school I went to, what my goals were, what my background was. He didn't ask me any questions other than "why do you want to be a doctor?" and "Your major was biology huh?" (it was actually biology and history but he was too busy to hear my answer). All in all I don't know what he had against me but he never smiled and he was not at all friendly, unlike what I had heard about him previously. He seemed very rushed, bored, and 10 minutes into the interview he said 'that should wrap it up' and went downstairs and asked for a sandwich. I thought he was despicable." More from this Member | Report Response

"A few general questions about myself and then various ethical dilemmas. It was a structured interview, but my interviewer was easy to engage in conversation and very helpful in addressing my questions. " More from this Member | Report Response

"HORRIBLE. THE WORST. INAPPROPRIATE. OFFENSIVE. VERY UPSETTING!" More from this Member | Report Response

"Very pleasant. The interview was more of a conversation, only a couple of general questions about my application, no questtion that put you on the spot. I was able to stay with a medical student the night before, another great experience." More from this Member | Report Response

"The interviewer was completely inappropriate and asked questions that were not only illegal in our country but were inrelevant to evaluating me as a candidate. Additionally, the interviewer berated me and did not except any answer I gave as relevant. I have looked thru the interview feedback and am certain that every negative interview posted was the result of this particular interviewer. What I don't understand is how the school could allow such an inappropriate person to interview. There is no way someone has not complained thus far because this man was beyond inapproriate and it is even more inappropriate that such a person could be evaluating candidates. Moreover, he no longer even practices medicine and is completely out of touch with modern day medical issues. The experience was so bad I thougth it might have been a joke and Da Ali G was disguise." More from this Member | Report Response

"Good, very laid back. He asked a bunch of ethical questions but wasn't drilling me. Like a conversation." More from this Member | Report Response

"The interview was very casual. We talked about my application, and almost all of the questions were based on it. The interviewer was very friendly and encouraging." More from this Member | Report Response

"Despite my negative comments that seem superficial, I just didn't get a great feeling from the school. But no matter the aura, the academic opportunities available to students there seem vast. " More from this Member | Report Response

"The interview was a really good experience. The interviewer was nice, easy to talk to and really seemed to want to represent me well before the larger committee" More from this Member | Report Response

"It was relatively relaxed. It was more of a conversation than a question and answer question. The interviewer only asked me two straightfoward questions, and we talked about our experiences and interests for the rest of the hour." More from this Member | Report Response

"The school seem like a great nuturing place. The staff and student seem very happy to be there. My interview was really amazing. It was very conversational and I felt like I really bonded with my interviewer. I got an acceptance letter a week later that was dated the day after my interview. I would definetly feel content going to this school if I did not get into a school with a better name." More from this Member | Report Response

"Everyone was really really nice-- the people in my interview were friendly, the students were really sweet, my interviewer was great (although he was a little late)" More from this Member | Report Response

"I think it went well." More from this Member | Report Response

"I took some classes at stony brook and had been in the area for a year, so I was use to the area. I'd also previously attended an open house, so I was already sold on the school. For the interview itself, my interviewer left things pretty open ended, so I kind of guided the discussion based on his questions in the direction I thought it should head. (ie: making sure I covered the topics I needed to get across)" More from this Member | Report Response

"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. " More from this Member | Report Response

"This interview experience was amazing. The interviewer (Dean of Admissions) was kind, engaging, interested, open and conversational." More from this Member | Report Response

"my interviewer met with me in between seeing patients, so even before i was able to close the door and sit down, she started firing questions at me. i was a little bit shocked at first, but forced myself to keep on going. she seemed very pragmatic and basically went down her list of questions and wrote down my answers as i responded. it was quite difficult to judge her reactions, since she wasn't even really looking at me. but the questions were fair and nothing was out of the blue. after she finished asking me what seemed like the required questions, she became more conversational and we chatted about her med school experience, the architecture of the stony brook medical ctr, as well as other harmless random things." More from this Member | Report Response

"Overall, I had a good experience there. I stayed with a host the night before and she said, with the small class size, it's just like high school, except everyone's motivated to work and do well and work together. It was a short interview day (my interview was at 10:45am and the day was done at about 1:30). My interviewer, according to my hosts, was a really sweet, laid back guy, and he was, but he did ask me some tough questions, especially for my first interview. I think i managed to answer them satisfactorily though." More from this Member | Report Response

"I arrived for my interview in the morning, but my interviewer was running quite late. I ended up having to reschedule for the afternoon, so i sat around until the tour was given. Then we had lunch, chatted some more amongst ourselves, had a talk with the associate dean of admissions and then went to our individual interviews. " More from this Member | Report Response

"The interview was very difficult to gauge. I came out not really knowing how it went. As you can tell from the questions, it was a bit strange and at times I had to guess what was being asked." More from this Member | Report Response

"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. " More from this Member | Report Response

"Overall, I liked the school a lot and would go there over some of the private schools I applied to, but I felt like the staff didn't work to sell it like other schools had (BU and Upstate). The students sent in to give us a tour and answer our questions were friendly but had nothing in particular to talk to us about. The unstructured nature of it meant there were holes in my knowledge when I left. Someone should give a presentation laying out the basics. The assistant director of admissions said the school "sells itself". My interviewer was a great guy who took genuine interest in me, knew my application as well as I did (he quoted from my AMCAS essay twice!), and gave me a chance to get many aspects of myself across. He was heavy into the ethical stuff, but that's ok by me. We covered a lot of ground in an hour." More from this Member | Report Response

"Great interview, lasting almost an hour and a half. It seemed as though the interviewer had specific questions he was required to ask. We would talk for a while pretty freely (conversational) until the interviewer would all of a sudden remember that he had to ask me one of those (required?) questions...then he did...then I answered...and then we would just continue talking. I couldn't really gauge what he thought about the interview at the end. I got in, though, so i guess it went ok!" More from this Member | Report Response

"Although my interviewr bombarded me with ethical questions- each of them were presented within a story which sort of hinted what he was looking for in the answer. Also, the interviewer was very familiar with my application and asked questions about every experinces I mentioned of on the AMCAS and secondary. Over all I feel that the interview was solid, fair, and interesting." More from this Member | Report Response

"I was extremely positive. My interviewer was great. She was down to earth, friendly and inviting questions. The assistant dean spoke to out group at the end of day. I liked her candor about the admissions process. I better get into this school, it really was for me. " More from this Member | Report Response

"Seemed like a nice school. Pretty area. The students all seemed pretty happy with having chosen Stony Brook. I had an afternoon interview, so I got there about 11:30 and talked to other applicants and a ton of students who dropped in to chat for a while. We had a tour after lunch, and then one of the Deans of Admissions gave us an overview of the process. Interviews happened at the end of the day for me." More from this Member | Report Response

"My interview at Stony Brook was really great. I felt extremely comfortable with my interviewer who really knew my application well and asked relevant questions. I asked her a question about the school during the interview that she said she didn't know the answer to. Three hours after the interview, I received an e-mail from her with the answer and how much she enjoyed talking to me! " More from this Member | Report Response

"It was a good interview. The office staff was so flexible and understanding about my predicament. I was stuck in traffic for hours and had to push the interview back. The interview itself felt like a conversation." More from this Member | Report Response

"Great Interview" More from this Member | Report Response

"Overall, not good just because I don't think my interviewer got to know me well enough to present me to the ad com. I really tried to state my case, but he kept cutting me off. Not in a rude way, he was just a quirky guy." More from this Member | Report Response

"great school, definitely moved up on my list after visiting and talking with some of the students who attend it. great atmosphere." More from this Member | Report Response

"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!" More from this Member | Report Response

"A standard interview experience. Nothing special to report. Stony Brook is a strong state school, but tuition is going up in NY, which really makes it less attractive than other private schools." More from this Member | Report Response

"Loved the student atmosphere." More from this Member | Report Response

"the interview was mostly conversation the interviewer was very laid back and made me feel very comfortable even though i was so nervous. The school is great and it is now definitley my first choice. The price is also amazing and the class is only 100 students." More from this Member | Report Response

"Overall, it was great--my interview left me with a very strong desire to attend the school, not just for the in-state tuition, but for the atmosphere and opportunities." More from this Member | Report Response

"very positive. the LIRR trains don't match up too well w/later interview times...but, if you show up early, you can go see a lecture. afterwards came the tours,interviewed with an anatomy professor, who was SUPER nice. the tour guides seemed ok, if a bit cold at first. during the process, it came out that one of them is on the admissions committee. after that, candidates were clawing to get her attention. jeez. the interview went well; the anatopmy professor was extremely friendly, and the interview was relaxed and conversational, in no way confrontational. " More from this Member | Report Response

"Be sure to arrive early, several interviewees had their interviews bumped up for the convenience of the interviewers. My afternoon interview wound up being in the morning. Visitor's parking at the hospital is $1.50/hr, $7.50/day. Admissions office didn't mention free parking and I forgot to ask. Interviewers in general are experienced and volunteered to help find out more about the students. My interviewer claims the interview has a small role in the admission process, while the medical student tour guides claim otherwise. Regardless, the interview covered anything that I wanted to talk about, and he would follow with questions about details. 4-body per cadaver seems to be the lowest out of any other schools I've seen. Class size at 100 is the smallest of all the SUNYs. A car is essential throughout each of the four years." More from this Member | Report Response

"i was not very impressed with the campus, and couldn't really picture myself there, but the students were very down to earth and enthusiastic about the school, and the interviewer was really funny, yet tough. he really supported stony brook. everyone seems to love it there." More from this Member | Report Response

"My interviewer was VERY friendly. She made me feel very comfortable, and she just wanted to get to know me. She didn't ask me very difficult questions, but they were very interesting, and they made me think. In addition, the students that gave the tour seemed very happy, and they really seemed to enjoy the school." More from this Member | Report Response

"Awesome School!!! I was really surprised how much I liked Stony Brook. It has definately jumped way up on my list and is easily one of my top choices now. " More from this Member | Report Response

"Well let's see, he basically attacked every single little thing i've done for the past 4 years and my life in general. Some of the questions came from the basic list but i felt that he was purposely attacking my character and my work to see how i would react. I felt belittled by my interviewer and i came out thinking "if he doubts the way i've lead my life and done my academics,then why did this school bother to invite me for an interview in the first place?" I felt like he was ambivalent and inconsiderate during my interview. IT sucked. " More from this Member | Report Response

"Overall it was ok, not the greatest, but by far it was not the worst interview I went on. The people were great and really friendly, even though the school is really run down and needs to get with the times." More from this Member | Report Response

"It was a relatively laid-back interview. Know yourself and your AMCAS application well. " More from this Member | Report Response

"overall challengiing questions, but my interviewer was fair, thoughtful, and pushed but not to the point where he was inappropriate, just tough" More from this Member | Report Response

"overall, it was a positive experience. my interviewer knew a lot of information about me and asked interesting questions. we had a pleasant conversation." More from this Member | Report Response

"Definitely a great experience" More from this Member | Report Response

"I left Stony Brook feeling as though it could be my first choice. The day was well-structured, not much waiting around like at SUNY Syracuse and Downstate. I got there at 10:30 interviewed at 10:45-12, ate lunch, and toured until about 1:30. Students dropped in to chat and very friendly, as were all the staff I met. SUNY SB benefits from being part of a large university. " More from this Member | Report Response

"overall it seemed to go very well, i came away from the day with a much higher impression about stony brook than when i went in that morning, which was good" More from this Member | Report Response

"This was my first interview, which is why the stress level is a 3 instead of a 1. It was very relaxed. The school itself is in the middle of nowhere, which has it pros and cons. The students were very friendly and willing to help us in every way. I got the impression that most people had a relatively easy time with their interviews, although one said she was asked to discuss a number of ethics situations, so get your ethical stance straight before you walk in the door. Overall, very positive experience." More from this Member | Report Response

"This school is awesome! It's defiately my top choice. On top of a decent location and low tuition, the environment is great! The students work together instead of being highly compeitive, as is the case with some other schools. The interviewer had reviewed my file throroughly and just wanted me to talk about my extracurriculars and my background." More from this Member | Report Response

"Awesome! I wish all my interviewers at other schools were as nice and informed about my file as mine was here. The school is incredible!" More from this Member | Report Response

"My visit to Stony Brook definitly put the school in contention for my top choice. Students are very happy here, and that may well be the best reason to attend a school. Also, the administration here gets an A+, and the facilities aren't too shabby either." More from this Member | Report Response

"It was a pretty laid back conversation. I feel like they just wanted to get to know me. However, it may depend on the person who is interviewing because another interviewee was asked ethics questions for an entire hour. " More from this Member | Report Response

"The interview definitely improved my opinion of the school. The students were super friendly, and my interviewer was sooooooooo nice, wow! I recommend getting your ethical stance all figured out before you enter the building, because ethical questioned seemed to predominate. " More from this Member | Report Response

"Student tour guides were awesome and very helpful in answering any questions about anything. Interviewer was very nice and friendly. Facilities are good. Overall, it seems like a great place to go to school if you feel comfortable in that area. " More from this Member | Report Response

"My interiewer was receptive to me, challenging but fair. His questions were difficult at times, especially the ethical ones, and when I brought out my point of view he challenged it and pushed me, but I wouldnt say that he grilled me. The student tour was good and the students had an very positive outlook on the school. Facilities were decent too." More from this Member | Report Response

"Check in at 11:30, lunch at 12, students came and chatted with us and took as on a tour. INterview at 1:15. Didn't have to wait around long whcih was great. My interviewer was very nice and friendly, and we had a long (60+ mins)conversation. A couple of questions were challenging which made me a bit nervous, but he was very encouraging, and shared his insight about the medical profession." More from this Member | Report Response

"I was really impressed by Stony Brook. I went in not expecting to like the school all that much, but the attitude of the students and faculty were great -- open, friendly, supportive, very proud of the school -- and I could see myself going there. The facilities are also pretty good; the whole med school is wireless, the anatomy lab is really big, sports complex on the undergrad campus (available to med students) is good. My interviewer fired questions at me, and was a little abrupt. But he was good natured about it, and even though it would probably have read like a stress interview, it was actually pretty relaxed and fun. He was very candid about the school, and also very positive. After feeling some burnout from this process, Stony Brook got me excited about being a doctor again." More from this Member | Report Response

"The interviewers as said previously on this site really tailor the interview to your application. They know it very well and target alot of questions around it." More from this Member | Report Response

"Overall, it was a very good interview experience. I stayed over with a first year host the night before. He took me around parts of the school and I met a few students so I felt a little more at ease going into my interview the next day. Although he asked some tough questions, my interviewer was very nice and we had a great conversation." More from this Member | Report Response

"I arrived 15min. late to my interview (traffic on the LIE, I came from Westchester (upstate NY). My first interview was with the Dir. of Admis. He was a really cool guy and very understanding. Many of the his questions were from my file and pertained to my research and clinical interests. For the other interviews I traveled to different buildings, meeting various members of the MST program, including the MST Dir. My final interview was with a third year student (in MST). I reall enjoyed chatting with him and learning as much as I could about the program. Overall, I would be very happy pursuing my studies at SB." More from this Member | Report Response

"Pleasant, but I was on my toes since this was my first." More from this Member | Report Response

"overall, very good. The tour could have been better, but not important. The interview has definitely swayed my opinion in attending Stony Brook." More from this Member | Report Response

"I was really surprised at how well the interviewer new my application. He put me at ease, and made me feel like an equal human being. He gave me a great impression of the school." More from this Member | Report Response

"Very informative." More from this Member | Report Response

"The overall experience was positive. The students and staff were very friendly and the facilities were impressive. The interviewer did have an agenda however as she read questions from a piece of paper which was somewhat stressful but after she was through with them we had a nice conversation. " More from this Member | Report Response

"I had to wait about 45 min for my interviewer, but he was nice about it, and definitely tried to put me at ease. All in all, it was a pretty nice interview. I didn't feel like he was grilling me, more like he wanted to get to know me. Nothing was too difficult, though the crystal ball question was a little strange, but I guess he wanted to see how I would react. The good thing about the interview was he was willing to share his viewpoints on the school (all positive). The students were very enthusiastic and helpful. It defintely seems like a friendly environment that encourages cooperation. " More from this Member | Report Response

"My interviewer asked me probing questions - particularly about the state of health care in America. I believe he really wanted to know just how I felt about the situation. He threw me a lot of questions where I felt as if I had to prove myself. For example, I was talking about how I appreciate cultural diversity (I think it was in reference to where I see myself practicing in the future) so he quickly said something like, "well you must be fluent in spanish then....". I was like, er no, but I hope to be and plan to continue learning the language. That's how the whole tone of the interview was....like I was being challenged, but after a while I got used to it and didn't feel as threatened. At the end he asked me what field I'd like to go into and I said surgery- he then stated 3 times that stony brook is known for primary care and that they maintain that focus by screening applicants very heavily. I was NOT expecting him to say that at all. " More from this Member | Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Response # Responders
Student 160
Faculty member 5
Admissions staff 0
Other 0

How did the tourguide seem?

Response # Responders
Enthusiastic 87
Neutral 12
Discouraging 1

How do you rank the facilities?

Response Avg # Responders
6.94 106

0 = low, 10 = high

What is your in-state status?

Response # Responders
In state 75
Out of state 20

What was your total time spent traveling?

Response # Responders
0-1 hour 27
2-3 hours 42
4-6 hours 18
7+ hours 12

What was your primary mode of travel?

Response # Responders
Airplane 14
Automobile 61
Train or subway 23
Other 4

What airport did you use?

LGA (don't use this airport) either fly to MacArthur or JFK, LGA kinda sucks.

La Guardia

JFK (Air Tran --> Jamaica --> Stony Brook)

Islip

ISP

LGA

JFK

Where did you stay?

Response # Responders
At school facility 1
With students at the school 9
Friends or family 14
Hotel 18
Home 5
Other 1

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

Response # Responders
< $100 55
$101-$200 12
$201-$300 5
$301-$400 4
$401-$500 3
$501+ 3

Comments on where you stayed

No responses

General Info

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

Response Avg # Responders
7.05 110

0 = low, 10 = high

What is your ranking of this school's location?

Response Avg # Responders
5.92 110

0 = low, 10 = high

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

Response Avg # Responders
5.18 109

0 = low, 10 = high

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

Response Avg # Responders
8.98 54

0 = low, 10 = high

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

Response Avg # Responders
9.26 54

0 = low, 10 = high

How eco-friendly are the school's application materials and interview process?

Response Avg # Responders
6.34 50

0 = low, 10 = high

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

"None, they were so friendly!!" More from this Member | Report Response

"There was a long delay between my submission of all application materials and getting the application complete email, probably because the admissions office does everything manually. It caused a little bit anxiety. I hope the admissions can consider switching to an automatic portal service like what other schools do in the future." More from this Member | Report Response

"Don't have students to talk bad about the "few students who attend lecture" and how they are try hards. Everyone learns differently and this was unattractive to me as someone who expects to attend lectures in medical school. Financial Aid counselor was really out of touch to the burden of affording medical school for some low-income students including myself. Claiming that the money wont be an issue and I should not even consider that aspect when choosing a school.... Again, unattractive to me." More from this Member | Report Response

"just keep doing what they're doing, they are super friendly" More from this Member | Report Response

"None, they were fantastic!" More from this Member | Report Response

"Good job! Thank you!" More from this Member | Report Response

"Keep up the great work!" More from this Member | Report Response

"Have better accomodations for applicants without a car, such as a student host or the ability to pick an interview time that does not interfere with the travel plans: there is only 1 train every 2 hours from New York...." More from this Member | Report Response

"Nothing. Nancy Acevedo is amazing! She is on top of her stuff and very efficient." More from this Member | Report Response

"Everyone was so kind and considerate. I loved getting to know every staff member and we talked on fi" More from this Member | Report Response

"No suggestions. The admissions office is incredible, and the faculty and students are exceptionally" More from this Member | Report Response

"none :)" More from this Member | Report Response

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