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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?

10 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

8 out of 10

Questions

How long was the interview?

35 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)?

"Why do you want to come to SB as opposed to some of the other schools you've interviewed at?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"If there was one thing you wanted to make sure the admissions committee knew, what do you want me to tell them so that you are accepted?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What specialties are you considering?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"#2" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"None...very conversational and friendly" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"SDN, looked over my AMCAS and secondary" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"the students seemed to love the school. night life seemed fun at port jefferson. anatomy is very well taught at SB. they seem to prepare students very well for USMLE (Step 1 avg is 10 pts higher than national avg)" Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"very ugly architecturally. wish it was a little closer to NYC" Report Response

What are your general comments?

"great school. nice relaxed interview (2 one-on-one inteviews)" 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

Where did you stay?

With students at the school

How would you rate the hotel?

10 out of 10

Would you recommend the hotel?

yes

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

11/12/2009

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

10 out of 10

What is your ranking of this school's location?

8 out of 10

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

8 out of 10

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

10 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?

8 out of 10

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