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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?

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)?

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

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

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

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

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

What was the most interesting question?

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

What was the most difficult question?

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

How did you prepare for the interview?

"SDN, School Website, Health Care Articles, AMCAS, Secondary" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"Sense of community, faculty, students seemed happy and relatively normal, lots of events, nice facilities" Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"The lay out of the building is a bit crazy" Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"Nothing" Report Response

What are your general comments?

"Great place and could see myself very happy here if accepted." Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tourguide seem?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

8 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?

Airplane

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

$301-$400

What airport did you use?

JFK (Air Tran --> Jamaica --> Stony Brook)

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?

10/30/2009

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

7 out of 10

What is your ranking of this school's location?

6 out of 10

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

5 out of 10

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

9 out of 10

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

10 out of 10

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

5 out of 10

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