2009-2010 Stony Brook Application Thread

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Zona Pellucida said:
Gotcha. Thanks codenamekris... greatly appreciate it. 👍
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631-473-5959 Ms. Acevedo used this number to call a Lindy's cab from the Stony Brook Admissions Office. Trust me, this number works.

The ride from the med school to the Stony Brook LIRR station cost $6.

Best of luck!
 
Interview invite!!! First one. yeaaayyy!!! And I am really impressed by this school. Complete 9/25 (pretty late).
 
IntelInside said:
hmm i was complete 9/18 and still no news 🙁
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Take that to mean that they are enjoying reading your application material so much that they haven't had the opportunity to actually send you the invitation😉.

But seriously, the relative dates of completion are not necessarily determinant in relative dates of interview invitation. I've heard of people getting interview invites in March or April whereas the application was done in early summer.
 
omg! Just got an acceptance in the mail!! It was in a UPS express envelope at my home in Florida. I interviewed in late September...good luck everyone!
 
Hey, does anyone know the percent of applicants that Stonybrook interviews and accepts (In-state, since I hear thats the majority of those they take in?). Thanks.
 
anybody who has interviewed before can u tell me how much time do they take to get back with the decision post-interview....and also any interview feeedback .....
 
its such a great feeling and seems like a really awsome school amazing research oppertunities, great price tag and really friendly people (go there for yourself its hard to understand what I mean)
 
I don't know if anyone else has discussed this, but isn't it a bit odd they ask about your debt? It's a bit like asking, "are you rich so your parents paid for all your school?" I'm obviously doing a ton of speculation here, but that's the only reason I can imagine I haven't gotten an interview here yet. Well, that or my awful writing style.
 
softmed said:
I don't know if anyone else has discussed this, but isn't it a bit odd they ask about your debt? It's a bit like asking, "are you rich so your parents paid for all your school?" I'm obviously doing a ton of speculation here, but that's the only reason I can imagine I haven't gotten an interview here yet. Well, that or my awful writing style.
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i didnt get this. are you an international student by any chance?
 
FIREitUP said:
i didnt get this. are you an international student by any chance?
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No. As I said, my writing is pretty awkward. I've been working on it a lot lately, but I might be permanently disabled. My thoughts come to fast to write down and nothing goes on paper/into the computer the way I think of it.

Anyway: On the secondary application for Stony Brook they ask how much debt you have. Initially I was going to leave out student loans, but since those come up on a credit report they obviously count as real debt. I put down the honest answer: $50,000. This was all tuition, fees, food, and housing. (I did have jobs and I did get some scholarships for those interested in HOW I could get this much debt in public school)

So my thinking is that it seems like this is a bit discriminatory by income. If you're poor like me (but not impoverished), you obviously have a ton of debt. If you're rich, your parents pay for school and you have nothing to worry about. So if Stony Brook is using debt to assess whether they'll give a student an interview or not, they're essentially only accepting the rich.
 
softmed said:
So my thinking is that it seems like this is a bit discriminatory by income. If you're poor like me (but not impoverished), you obviously have a ton of debt. If you're rich, your parents pay for school and you have nothing to worry about. So if Stony Brook is using debt to assess whether they'll give a student an interview or not, they're essentially only accepting the rich.
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I'm going to go out on a limb and assume that's not how they're basing their interview decisions.... But a pretty simple way to figure out, does anyone who's posting in this thread that received an interview invite also have >0$ debt? I have a pretty strong hunch the answer is yes.
 
i honestly don't remember having that question. maybe its because i dont have debt so i didn't give it a second thought.
there are definitely people with more debt than you, and those with less. i would hope they wouldn't base a decision on how badly you are in debt. at the same time, you have to acknowledge the randomness of this application process and realize that it is still early! stay positive.
 
FIREitUP said:
i honestly don't remember having that question. maybe its because i dont have debt so i didn't give it a second thought.
there are definitely people with more debt than you, and those with less. i would hope they wouldn't base a decision on how badly you are in debt. at the same time, you have to acknowledge the randomness of this application process and realize that it is still early! stay positive.
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Me neither.
 
Apparently you cannot look at the application again. The question is definitely there so if anyone is in the middle of filling it out if they could take a screenshot that would be perfect. Or if anyone could confirm they remember the question that would also help.
 
softmed said:
Apparently you cannot look at the application again. The question is definitely there so if anyone is in the middle of filling it out if they could take a screenshot that would be perfect. Or if anyone could confirm they remember the question that would also help.
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Don't know how to do a screenshot, but I copied and pasted:

5. ARE YOU DECLARING NEW YORK AS YOUR LEGAL RESIDENCE? YES NO
If yes, please indicate how long you have been a NY State resident:
( If your principal or permanent home has not been in New York State for a 12 month period immediately prior to the date you intend to enroll, you will be considered an out of state student for tuition purposes.)
6. AMOUNT OF ALL EDUCATIONAL LOANS CURRENTLY OUTSTANDING: ​
 
KG216 said:
Don't know how to do a screenshot, but I copied and pasted:

5. ARE YOU DECLARING NEW YORK AS YOUR LEGAL RESIDENCE?YES NO
If yes, please indicate how long you have been a NY State resident:
( If your principal or permanent home has not been in New York State for a 12 month period immediately prior to the date you intend to enroll, you will be considered an out of state student for tuition purposes.)
6. AMOUNT OF ALL EDUCATIONAL LOANS CURRENTLY OUTSTANDING: ​
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I'm sure that will suffice for the skeptics 🙂

But for future reference assuming you're using a PC you just hit "print screen" then past the shot into Paint where you can edit it (for privacy and size) and save it. Or if you have Vista/7 you can use the Snipping Tool located in Accessories.
 
KG216 said:
Don't know how to do a screenshot, but I copied and pasted:

5. ARE YOU DECLARING NEW YORK AS YOUR LEGAL RESIDENCE?YES NO
If yes, please indicate how long you have been a NY State resident:
( If your principal or permanent home has not been in New York State for a 12 month period immediately prior to the date you intend to enroll, you will be considered an out of state student for tuition purposes.)

6. AMOUNT OF ALL EDUCATIONAL LOANS CURRENTLY OUTSTANDING: ​
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I had the same question
 
softmed said:
I don't know if anyone else has discussed this, but isn't it a bit odd they ask about your debt? It's a bit like asking, "are you rich so your parents paid for all your school?" I'm obviously doing a ton of speculation here, but that's the only reason I can imagine I haven't gotten an interview here yet. Well, that or my awful writing style.
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wow i would really hope that's not something they use to decide who gets an interview. i have a little debt now (which will be paid off by the time med school starts) and havent gotten an interview, but i highly doubt thats any kind of factor in their decision making.
 
jackson1 said:
wow i would really hope that's not something they use to decide who gets an interview. i have a little debt now (which will be paid off by the time med school starts) and havent gotten an interview, but i highly doubt thats any kind of factor in their decision making.
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If it's not a factor then why do they ask it? It seems like an entirely unacceptable question to ask.
 
premad said:
Nancy Acevedo should email you about a week before with a customized schedule for the day. Arrival time will varry.
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ms. acevedo is awesome! even though i haven't met her, she's on top of things for sure (judging from my email correspondence with her).
 
KG216 said:
Don't know how to do a screenshot, but I copied and pasted:

5. ARE YOU DECLARING NEW YORK AS YOUR LEGAL RESIDENCE? YES NO
If yes, please indicate how long you have been a NY State resident:
( If your principal or permanent home has not been in New York State for a 12 month period immediately prior to the date you intend to enroll, you will be considered an out of state student for tuition purposes.)
6. AMOUNT OF ALL EDUCATIONAL LOANS CURRENTLY OUTSTANDING: ​
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I guess some of us forgot about question 6 because the answer was pretty straightforward!
 
For those who have been accepted: how long did it take for the acceptance to arrive after the interview?
 
ishchayill said:
I guess some of us forgot about question 6 because the answer was pretty straightforward!
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I'm sure most people did. I posted that because I still had my secondary and someone had asked to see that part. I think I may have had that on one other secondary, but can't remember for sure.
 
ishchayill said:
I guess some of us forgot about question 6 because the answer was pretty straightforward!
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If you have any kind of debt it's not a straight forward question to answer. I have loans from about three different banks and the government. It takes a lot of shuffling through paper work and phone calls to figure out precisely what my debt it.

I'm going to pose the question again: has anyone with a decent amount of debt received an interview invite? If so, approximately what was your debt?

All it would take is one person who has more debt than me (who doesn't have spectacular stats) getting an interview to falsify my hypothesis.
 
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softmed said:
If you have any kind of debt it's not a straight forward question to answer. I have loans from about three different banks and the government. It takes a lot of shuffling through paper work and phone calls to figure out precisely what my debt it.

I'm going to pose the question again: has anyone with a decent amount of debt received an interview invite? If so, approximately what was your debt?

All it would take is one person who has more debt than me (who doesn't have spectacular stats) getting an interview to falsify my hypothesis.
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What I was implying is that people who forget that part of the secondary are likely to have zero debt, a straightforward answer for them.
 
hm softmed. i think you're making a mountain out of a mole. Do you really think a SUNY charging half the tuition of private medical schools is really targeting rich kids?... They want to know your debt levels as a possible question during your interview: "So you seem to have some debt from college, how have you thought about paying for medical school?""... but then what do I know.. not like med schools actually want to gauge your commitment to pursuing medicine or anything...
 
boogerpuff said:
They want to know your debt levels as a possible question during your interview: "So you seem to have some debt from college, how have you thought about paying for medical school?""... but then what do I know.. not like med schools actually want to gauge your commitment to pursuing medicine or anything...
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It's an irrelevant question. The government provides all the loans you need, and if that's not enough plenty of banks are willing to lend to future doctors. Even if none of that were true, you could join the military which would pay 100% of your medical tuition and expenses. It is absolutely none of their business how much debt you have or how you will pay for medical school.
 
softmed said:
It's an irrelevant question. The government provides all the loans you need, and if that's not enough plenty of banks are willing to lend to future doctors. Even if none of that were true, you could join the military which would pay 100% of your medical tuition and expenses. It is absolutely none of their business how much debt you have or how you will pay for medical school.
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This is not true in all circumstances. Banks will not provide loans to those who have defaulted, and this is true for both private loans and those subsidized by the government. And contrary to what you state, and especially in the present economy, banks are not as willing to throw money our way simply because we are going to be doctors. This is particularly true for those who already have an considerable amount of debt, as they are more likely to default.

Honestly, I think the question about outstanding debt has far too many people worrying unnecessarily. I highly doubt interview invites are based on this. Regardless, it's a question that everyone will have to address, whether it's on the secondary or after you have gained acceptance.
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B Cereus said:


This is not true in all circumstances. Banks will not provide loans to those who have defaulted, and this is true for both private loans and those subsidized by the government. And contrary to what you state, and especially in the present economy, banks are not as willing to throw money our way simply because we are going to be doctors. This is particularly true for those who already have an considerable amount of debt, as they are more likely to default.

Honestly, I think the question about outstanding debt has far too many people worrying unnecessarily. I highly doubt interview invites are based on this. Regardless, it's a question that everyone will have to address, whether it's on the secondary or after you have gained acceptance.
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I'm pretty much the only one worried about it. The way I see it, it's like asking "how much money do you and your parents have in your bank accounts?"

How would you have to address how much debt you have after you get acceptance? I've never seen that on a FAFSA.
 
ykmedicine said:
Hey, does anyone know the percent of applicants that Stonybrook interviews and accepts (In-state, since I hear thats the majority of those they take in?). Thanks.
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As per US News & World Report 2010

Total: 3699 applied, 612 interviewed, 293 accepted, 124 enrolled
In-state: 2010 applied, 497 interviewed, 240 accepted, 107 enrolled
Out-of-state: 1689 applied, 115 interviewed, 53 accepted, 17 enrolled

There you go, you do the math. Good luck!
 
softmed said:
I'm pretty much the only one worried about it. The way I see it, it's like asking "how much money do you and your parents have in your bank accounts?"

How would you have to address how much debt you have after you get acceptance? I've never seen that on a FAFSA.
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Shouldn't be on a FAFSA because the loans are guaranteed and the interest rate is fixed. But I haven't filled out one of those things in years so I'm not certain. You would almost surely be asked this question for private loans, should you choose to use them to supplement the federal loans. I presume that when the financial aid office has an estimate of your outstanding debt, they are better able to put together an accurate loan package that would cover the entire cost of attendance. Specifically, they will choose the best lenders for your private loans based on the amount of outstanding debt, among other things.

Admittedly, it's a very overt question for a secondary. But I wouldn't worry about it.
 
so acceptance letters are already being sent out? Anyone interview in mid-October and got accepted already?

thanks
 
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