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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?

3 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?

1

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 do you want me to tell admissions committee about you? Where else have you applied? WHere did you get interviewed?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"If caught student cheating, what would you do?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Have you had the experience of telling people bad news?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"What was the most difficult question you've gotten in your other interviews?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"There are some very selfish and competitive people who do not treat people, even their patients, nicely in medicine. WHat would you do/how would you respond, if in the future, your boss at work is a jerk?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"Read stony brook site, this site, my application" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"happy, friendly students; beautiful environment; my interviewer" Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"nothing really. before interviews, there could have been a brief introduction or presentation about the school by an admission staff. Expensive parking.-- they could have given us a free parking ticket." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"Check in at 11:30, lunch at 12, students came and chatted with us and took as on a tour. INterview at 1:15. Didn't have to wait around long whcih was great. My interviewer was very nice and friendly, and we had a long (60+ mins)conversation. A couple of questions were challenging which made me a bit nervous, but he was very encouraging, and shared his insight about the medical profession." Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Student

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

03/04/2003

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