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Decided to withdraw my application and interview for this Friday, March 8th. Hope one of you still waiting for an II gets the spot!!
any fbook group yet?
+1, I have a few questions I'd love to ask some current students.
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Read through the thread. I (current 4th year) and other current students have posted on this thread offering to people to PM us with any questions you might have.
Does anyone remember if there was a specific timeline given for post-interview decisions? From here it looks like it varies a LOT, from a few weeks to a few months.
It's been about 4wks since I interviewed- haven't heard anything yet.
4 weeks as of tomorrow for me too. I remember them saying pretty definitely about 6 weeks, but here's hoping that no news isn't bad news!
At interview day they said 3-6 weeks because the ADCOM literally reads ever single word in your app. It takes them longer to decide on some people. The fastest turn around I've seen on this forum was 2 weeks, and I've seen many people hear back well after 6 weeks.
Hi all, I have an interview soon - can anyone comment on how interviews are? Laid back or not? How's interview day as a whole?
Mine were both pretty laid back, and it seemed like that was the experience of mostly everyone else I talked to also. There are two interviews, each around 45min (give or take like 15min). I had 2 faculty interviews, but some people had 1 faculty, 1 student. The questions were fairly standard I think- no real curveballs- and the tone was pretty conversational.
The rest of the day was also fairly standard as far as interview days go: tour, lunch, and info sessions. Everyone-- students, admin, fellow interviewees-- was really friendly and down to earth, and I enjoyed the day.
Just make sure you allow plenty of time for transportation, especially if you're coming in from the LIRR and/or are slightly directionally challenged like me, since it's a big campus and can take some time to get around.
Good luck, and enjoy!!
Just read page 9. Your question is answered in great detail.I'm sorry if this was asked already. Can anyone share whether Stony Brook has indeed switched to a P/F or H/P/F grading system?
Just read page 9. Your question is answered in great detail.
Hey Guys!
Im a California resident. Hispanic URM with avg stats. 3.7GPA, 30MCAT.
I was wondering more or less how OOS friendly the school is to accept applicant. Are the OOS acceptances usually neighboring states or people with strong state ties?
Like i mentioned, im from CA, with ZERO state ties. trying to compile my list of schools for the 2013-2014 cycle. Sounds like an awesome university I would love to apply, but also don't want to waste money if I have a very slim chance.
Thank you for your help and Honesty. Congrats to everyone who got in here!
SB doesnt give much preference, if any, to instate students. Last years entering class had a fair amount of people from CA. Plus SB let's out of state students become residents after their first year and pay instate tuition. Make sure you pay attention to tuition policies when compiling a list.I believe most of their applicants are IS, but they seem to take a fair share of OOS. Another factor to consider is cost of attendance. Tuition for IS is about 31k while OOS tuition is 56k.
SB doesnt give much preference, if any, to instate students. Last years entering class had a fair amount of people from CA. Plus SB let's out of state students become residents after their first year and pay instate tuition. Make sure you pay attention to tuition policies when compiling a list.
A good idea for you is to purchase the online version of MSAR from AAMC. I thinks it's $15 and it will give you GPAs MCATs, class demographics, and a description of selection criteria. Whether state schools give preference to instate applicants is also convered.
SB doesnt give much preference, if any, to instate students. Last years entering class had a fair amount of people from CA. Plus SB let's out of state students become residents after their first year and pay instate tuition. Make sure you pay attention to tuition policies when compiling a list.
A good idea for you is to purchase the online version of MSAR from AAMC. I thinks it's $15 and it will give you GPAs MCATs, class demographics, and a description of selection criteria. Whether state schools give preference to instate applicants is also convered.
How is the area around there guys? The community the campus environment .? What is it like to live there?
How is the area around there guys? The community the campus environment .? What is it like to live there?
45 students get to ballot for 3rd year in/near NYC.
The area is miserable. It's in the middle of nowhere. You need a car if you want to go anywhere. The undergrad college is consistently in Princeton Review's top 10 "most depressed students" college list which gives you an idea of what it's like
As a fourth year student, saying Stony Brook is "miserable" is just plain arrogant. Some of the nicest and even most affluent areas of Long Island are within 10-20 minutes of campus. The campus itself is pretty isolated, but that's due to it's large size and large amount of property. But to characterize both the area and school so poorly is an unbelievable injustice to the school I've spent nearly four years at. Please do not listen to this person because he/she has no idea what they're talking about.
Well said.As a fourth year student, saying Stony Brook is "miserable" is just plain arrogant. Some of the nicest and even most affluent areas of Long Island are within 10-20 minutes of campus. The campus itself is pretty isolated, but that's due to it's large size and large amount of property. But to characterize both the area and school so poorly is an unbelievable injustice to the school I've spent nearly four years at. Please do not listen to this person because he/she has no idea what they're talking about.
SB doesnt give much preference, if any, to instate students. Last years entering class had a fair amount of people from CA. Plus SB let's out of state students become residents after their first year and pay instate tuition. Make sure you pay attention to tuition policies when compiling a list.
A good idea for you is to purchase the online version of MSAR from AAMC. I thinks it's $15 and it will give you GPAs MCATs, class demographics, and a description of selection criteria. Whether state schools give preference to instate applicants is also convered.
Well New Yorkers may be 4x smarter than the OOS applicants. Also realize that SB is OOS friendly compared to many other state schools which may not even consider OOS applicants. Make sure you read the description of selection criteria in MSAR in addition to looking at the numbers.As a state-funded institution, Stony Brook does give preference to in-state applicants. According to the MSAR, IS and OOS applications were roughly the same (about 2100-2200) but they interviewed 503 IS applicants and only 186 OOS applicants. Furthermore, there are roughly 4x as many IS matriculated students as there are OOS matriculated students.
Well New Yorkers may be 4x smarter than the OOS applicants. Also realize that SB is OOS friendly compared to many other state schools which may not even consider OOS applicants. Make sure you read the description of selection criteria in MSAR in addition to looking at the numbers.
The area is miserable. It's in the middle of nowhere. You need a car if you want to go anywhere. The undergrad college is consistently in Princeton Review's top 10 "most depressed students" college list which gives you an idea of what it's like
I mean, not that the undergrad campus says anything about the medical school, but: http://www.policymic.com/articles/28975/4-top-colleges-just-as-great-as-the-ivy-league-schools
OK so I couldn't figure out how to post the 2013 match list as a file here, so I used text recognition on the PDF and typed in the rest, hopefully I didnt make mistakes. Here it is:
To LImed and any other 4th years that have been helping us out on this thread, congrats on match day Friday! I read that SBU that it was a 100% match rate this year? Is that true? I'm sure you will all be out enjoying yourselves and celebrating over the weekend. Reports are saying this year's match was brutal, so for everyone to have matched is really outstanding, that means you must have received some great advising from your mentors.
When the school puts the match list together it'd be great if you could post it or PM it! I hope you all got one of your top choices!
Yes, we matched all of our students, but some students (I think 2 or 3) had to find a spot via SOAP.
At our interview they said about 45 students get to do their rotations somewhere close to NYC. I forgot the hospital system name. I guess there is a lottery of some sort, and usually more students apply than spots.
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looking at the match list it seems that 2 had to SOAP