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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?

2 out of 10

How you think you did?

8 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

6 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?

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)?

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

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

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

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

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

What was the most interesting question?

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

What was the most difficult question?

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

How did you prepare for the interview?

"Re-read AMCAS and secondary, researched school website, SDN Interview Feedback" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"Students seem happy, everyone was nice and helpful." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"The hospital is really the only thing in the area, not much else going on." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"Parking in the right lot can be tricky. I ended up having to walk about 1/4 mile to the correct building." Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tourguide seem?

Neutral

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

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

< $100

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

12/11/2008

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

6 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

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

8 out of 10

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

8 out of 10

How eco-friendly are the school's application materials and interview process?

8 out of 10

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