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  • Renaissance School of Medicine - Stony Brook University
  • Allopathic Medical School
  • Stony Brook, NY
Overall Experience

How did the interview impress you?

Negatively

What was the stress level of the interview?

2 out of 10

How you think you did?

4 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

5 out of 10

Questions

How long was the interview?

60+ minutes

Where did the interview take place?

At the school

How many people interviewed you?

1

What was the style of the interview?

One-on-one

What type of interview was it?

Open file

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

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

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

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

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

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

What was the most interesting question?

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

What was the most difficult question?

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

How did you prepare for the interview?

"read website (not helpful, sdn (very helpful), AMCAS and secondary application" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"wireless acess throughout, comfortable classrooms and friendliness of admissions staff" Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"students did not seem genuinely enthusiastic. It seemed almost like a show" Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"how isolated the area is" Report Response

What are your general comments?

"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." Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tourguide seem?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

6 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

In state

What was your total time spent traveling?

2-3 hours

What was your primary mode of travel?

Automobile

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

12/15/2005

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

5 out of 10

What is your ranking of this school's location?

4 out of 10

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

4 out of 10

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