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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?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

1 out of 10

How you think you did?

9 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

8 out of 10

Questions

How long was the interview?

30 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)?

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

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

"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.)" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

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

What was the most interesting question?

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

What was the most difficult question?

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

How did you prepare for the interview?

"SDN, spoke to my friend who is a second year at Stony Brook" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"The people were so friendly and enthusiastic. Everyone was really happy to be there. I like the way they organize the classes too." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"Just the location. I'm not too keen on Long Island." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"Nothing" Report Response

What are your general comments?

"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. " Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tourguide seem?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

9 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?

< $100

Where did you stay?

Friends or family

How would you rate the hotel?

10 out of 10

Would you recommend the hotel?

no

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

02/27/2007

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

9 out of 10

What is your ranking of this school's location?

7 out of 10

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

7 out of 10

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