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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?

7 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

3 out of 10

Questions

How long was the interview?

45 minutes

Where did the interview take place?

At the school

How many people interviewed you?

2

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)?

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

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

"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?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

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

What was the most interesting question?

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

What was the most difficult question?

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

How did you prepare for the interview?

"Read the website and reread my secondary and primary applications." Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"The inside of the hospital was modern and the students did seem fairly close-knit." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"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." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"How hard it would be to find visitor parking." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"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." Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tourguide seem?

Neutral

How do you rank the facilities?

4 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

Out of state

What was your total time spent traveling?

2-3 hours

What was your primary mode of travel?

Automobile

About how much did you spend on room, food, and travel?

$101-$200

Where did you stay?

Hotel

How would you rate the hotel?

10 out of 10

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

Holiday Inn Express

Would you recommend the hotel?

yes

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

09/15/2006

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

2 out of 10

What is your ranking of this school's location?

5 out of 10

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

2 out of 10

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