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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?

7 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

8 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)?

"First interviewer had obviously read my file, questions about my disadvantaged status." Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Why SB, why medicine, questions about ECs." Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Was your UG adequate prep. for rigors of medical school. I was a non-trad., took post-bac. at state school with "lower" ranking than SB liked I'd guess. He was friendly about it." Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"I'm a teacher. Would I recommend my students get abortions." Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"Eugenics, which he was a vocal proponent of, and whether stupid people should be allowed to breed." Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"Reading these." Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"Interview was dynamic and hilarious. Facilities were much better than expected, especially after having interviewed at Downstate the previous day. Loved it." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"Nothing, other than everything that goes with being on LI." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

No Response

What are your general comments?

"Rad 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?

8 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

In state

What was your total time spent traveling?

7+ hours

What was your primary mode of travel?

Automobile

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

$201-$300

What airport did you use?

No Response

Where did you stay?

Hotel

How would you rate the hotel?

9 out of 10

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

Holiday Inn

Would you recommend the hotel?

yes

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

No Response

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?

3 out of 10

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

3 out of 10

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

7 out of 10

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

7 out of 10

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

5 out of 10

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

No Response

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