2010-2011 Stony Brook Application Thread

[sublime158]

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hey itachi, sorry to intrude, but was just looking thru the forum and saw Stuyyy. im a stuy alum too =) what year are you all from? (im the one who PM'd you once about the update letter thing)

 

[anbuitachi]

07 grad here.

 

[sublime158]

oh cools, me too!

 

[anbuitachi]

oh cools, me too!

itd be funny if i actually knew you in real life LOL though chances are ive heard of your existence but dont know you personally

 

[sublime158]

itd be funny if i actually knew you in real life LOL though chances are ive heard of your existence but dont know you personally

it woooould be cool. im like 2 seconds away from barraging you with questions about what classes you took and what teachers you had to figure out who you are, haha.

 

[anbuitachi]

it woooould be cool. im like 2 seconds away from barraging you with questions about what classes you took and what teachers you had to figure out who you are, haha.

lol you prob never heard of me =D. i go to school in upstate ny though.

 

[sublime158]

lol you prob never heard of me =D. i go to school in upstate ny though.

hmmm, i can tell by your name that you're into anime - did you take japanese with helinski??

 

[anbuitachi]

hmmm, i can tell by your name that you're into anime - did you take japanese with helinski??

no i didn't lol. well you have a relatively common name... im assuming you are either into chemistry.. haha or the fansub group or the band...... >.>

 

[sublime158]

no i didn't lol. well you have a relatively common name... im assuming you are either into chemistry.. haha or the fansub group or the band...... >.>

loll, none of the above actually. id give you my name, but i was one of the many random brown girls in stuy, haha. you ever take ap bio with bierig?

 

[anbuitachi]

yes in 07(senior) actually and i dont think i know any pre meds from stuy who are brown...

 

[KatieRedBull]

07 grad here.

oh my gosh you guys are making me feel old I left Stuy right when you all came in lol

 

[iniquus]

I'm '07 Stuy too. I hope I get off waitlist to see you guys there.

 

[KatieRedBull]

This waiting is killing me !!

 

[encephalon]

me too =(
does anyone know if more interviews are going out?

 

[DoogieHows3r]

Anyone more adept in SDN interested in creating a C/O 2015 thread and/or facebook page for Stony Brook?

 

[KatieRedBull]

Anyone more adept in SDN interested in creating a C/O 2015 thread and/or facebook page for Stony Brook?

I would be if I were accepted lol Still waiting to hear back post-interview, this is currently my #1 choice so if I get in I'll be all over the facebook page

 

[nessa4719]

Still havent heard back n I really like this school. Does anyone know if they had sent out preinterviews rejection i am kinda growing annoyed by all this waiting

 

[jgonka]

Anyone more adept in SDN interested in creating a C/O 2015 thread and/or facebook page for Stony Brook?

yes please make one I have been waiting to see if one is up... does anyone know when the seond look is?

 

[Sandy22]

Just got an interview -dancing-around- 🙂 YAYYYY!! completed 12/8

 

[MicrophoneFiend]

yes please make one I have been waiting to see if one is up... does anyone know when the seond look is?

I've been waiting for the facebook page for a while now too. Shot not.

 

[jgonka]

Hey guys so i made a Stony Brook C/O of 2015 acceptance thread. Good luck to all those interviewing!

 

[50Fly]

Received via UPS delivery today.
OOS, 36Q, 3.9c/3.96s
Interviewed 12/17

Good luck to everyone still waiting, and waiting, and waiting, and......

 

[Afya]

Acceptance: 1/25
Interview: 1/7
Stats: OOS, 35 cGPA 3.6 sGPA 3.4

Good luck to everyone!

 

[ComradeDino]

Does anyone have any good leads on scholarships/ways to get med school paid for besides the military route?

 

[MicrophoneFiend]

I've read on some school websites, including Stony that have some scholarships you can apply for, but not much. It would be great if someone had a source for this.

 

[IDreamtIChased]

Got wait-listed today 🙁((((((((((((.. I really wanted to move to NYC

 

[Husbuss]

Got wait-listed today 🙁((((((((((((.. I really wanted to move to NYC

When did you interview? And how were you notified?

 

[Sandy22]

so im interviewing...and hopefully it's not just for a waitlist spot 😕..but i was wondering if anyone that interviewed already had any advice..would be greatly appreciated it

 

[zaits1988]

Congratulations on the interview. When is urs?

 

[jgonka]

so im interviewing...and hopefully it's not just for a waitlist spot 😕..but i was wondering if anyone that interviewed already had any advice..would be greatly appreciated it

Honestly just stay relaxed on the interview. Both of mine were just conversations, they just wanted to get to know me better. Just make sure you are prepared to talk about things you put on your application because they will probably come up. Everyone is so nice there, and really helpful so dont be nervous. Good luck!

 

[50Fly]

Honestly just stay relaxed on the interview. Both of mine were just conversations, they just wanted to get to know me better. Just make sure you are prepared to talk about things you put on your application because they will probably come up. Everyone is so nice there, and really helpful so dont be nervous. Good luck!

The only thing that my second interviewer asked me about was my attendance at NCAA Nationals. Her daughter was an athlete in the same NCAA Sport. Seriously, that was all we talked about.

Be yourself and have fun!

 

[jaqydoc]

ditto. really great school. I hope I get in...

this thread is so slow...

 

[Tone]

hey guys. i had an interview here set for feb 8 but i withdrew my application a couple weeks ago so i hope the spot goes to one of yall 🙂

 

[HINKLO]

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[Sandy22]

thanks guys for the information....let's hope it goes well!!

 

[50Fly]

I hope it was cross country! 😛

No, sorry, swimming. But they seemed to appriciate the time and committment that is involved in being an athlete during college.

 

[packerm1]

Has anyone heard anything recently, i.e. acceptances, waitlists, rejections?

 

[Husbuss]

Has anyone heard anything recently, i.e. acceptances, waitlists, rejections?

I interviewed about 3 weeks ago. No word yet... It's killing me!

 

[Kchen22]

So I heard that most students are waitlisted here after the interview...can any of you confirm this?

 

[Premedapplicant]

I personally have no idea

I do know that last year they had a "High Priority WaitList" (basically students who interviewed later in the cycle after the class was already full who would have been accepted otherwise) so I am not sure if they are having that again this year or if they are accepting less students outright so they dont have that problem

Either way I'm on the WL and would freaking love to go here and be able to stay in my home NYC

Trying to find out more by contacting the admissions office today

 

[235009]

Either way I'm on the WL and would freaking love to go here and be able to stay in my home NYC

i hope you're not planning on commuting from NYC if you get in because that's a horrible idea.

 

[wanderer]

So I heard that most students are waitlisted here after the interview...can any of you confirm this?

That seems to be the case based on SDN but this isn't a representative sample.



And commuting from nyc is a bad idea. My interviewer told me some students commute from Queens, but even that is not a good idea.

 

[235009]

That seems to be the case based on SDN but this isn't a representative sample.



And commuting from nyc is a bad idea. My interviewer told me some students commute from Queens, but even that is not a good idea.

well 50% are accepted after interview including those that come off the waitlist so if you do the math then yes *most* will be waitlisted after interview since it seems that outright rejections post-interview are rare

those who commute long distances usually have important obligations (wife/husband/kids) ....if you don't fall into that category then you shouldn't even consider it

 

[wanderer]

well 50% are accepted after interview including those that come off the waitlist so if you do the math then yes *most* will be waitlisted after interview since it seems that outright rejections post-interview are rare

I think the previous poster meant something more along the lines of 70%+ getting waitlisted. SDN is a biased sample where applicants rarely post rejections and under-report waitlists. Even so for SB, it seems the vast majority on SDN was waitlisted, which makes you wonder if they hadn't given out too many acceptances.

 

[HINKLO]

So far, according to them, they have given about 175 of about 350 acceptances. Each class is usually comprised of 15 to 20 percent of people that matriculate are from the waitlist for a class of 124 (20-25 from the waitlist).

These are all rough numbers, but probably a good estimate. They didn't really say how many people are initially put on the waitlist though. For some reason though I want to say they said 10% of the waitlist usually is accepted later which would mean 200-250 people on the waitlist (about a third of interviewees).

This really doesn't mean much, but if you like stressing over numbers, there you have it.

 

[Premedapplicant]

i hope you're not planning on commuting from NYC if you get in because that's a horrible idea.

No haha Im not planning on communting, but stony brook has like 95% match into NYC which is where God willing I want to do residency and live my life...

I would of course get an apt in or near stony brook for med school

I'm just hoping I get in ah

 

[Premedapplicant]

So far, according to them, they have given about 175 of about 350 acceptances. Each class is usually comprised of 15 to 20 percent of people that matriculate are from the waitlist for a class of 124 (20-25 from the waitlist).

These are all rough numbers, but probably a good estimate. They didn't really say how many people are initially put on the waitlist though. For some reason though I want to say they said 10% of the waitlist usually is accepted later which would mean 200-250 people on the waitlist (about a third of interviewees).

This really doesn't mean much, but if you like stressing over numbers, there you have it.

OK I have a crazy theory...

so we all know last year they over accepted early on and created the High Priority WL (people who scored high enough to get in but class was full)

OK so bare with me - in order to avoid this situation this year - it seems like they are underaccepting - doesn't it? I mean 175 out of 350 by Feb 5 and they interview through March 15 only???

Am I right?

I sure freaking hope so - in which case - hopefully those of us on the WL will be used to fill the class...

haha I have no proof for this theory and its totally biased bc I'm on the WL but...

WHO KNOWS

 

[greeneyes88]

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[jgonka]

Hey guys so i just talked to admissions and the revisit date is April 8th. Hopefully I'll see some of you there!!

 

[DoogieHows3r]

A few questions for updating stony brook after an acceptance:

Do we have to send in our transcripts from this past semester or just after we graduate? And if so, do we send it officially through the clearinghouse again?

Do we have to notify them of course changes (deviations from future courses listed in AMCAS), or just of changes in our academic plan (majors, minor, graduation dates)?