2013-2014 Stony Brook University Application Thread

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Dr.Visionary said:
High priority waitlist.....does this kinda guarantee admission?! Interviewed 1/23
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If you look back through the old threads you will probably able to get more info on this. Last year they ran through the entire list, I'm not sure about the years before that.
 
docterjew said:
If you look back through the old threads you will probably able to get more info on this. Last year they ran through the entire list, I'm not sure about the years before that.
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Thanks......will do that.
 
docterjew said:
If you look back through the old threads you will probably able to get more info on this. Last year they ran through the entire list, I'm not sure about the years before that.
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In my waitlist letter they said that about 20% (30ish seats) of their class is from the regular waitlist. So High Priority is likely 100%.
 
Haven't heard back since my interview on early Jan. Should I just take it as silent rejection? No email, no waitlist, no nothing
 
AxiomaticTruth said:
Did anybody get any financial aid notices/letters? I sent an email to the head of the financial aid department but still have not heard back. Weird...
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I haven't received anything yet, not sure about others. Though not too worried now, I'll be notified eventually. Let us know if you hear back, they may have gotten a good amount of emails over the weekend which could be a reason you haven't heard from them.
 
So... when do students start looking for housing? How much is rent for a single room with a few roommates?.. Budgeting my future is keeping me up and making me dread loans :/
 
I have an interview here tomorrow but I can't decide if I want to go. I am feeling very sick and do not want to make the 4 hr drive to LI. I only have three other II, two of which ended up as waitlist at U of R and UB and NYMC I haven't heard back from yet. Not sure if I should take my chances and skip it or go. I don't want to miss out on getting into school this cycle, but to be honest Stony isn't my top choice either. What do you all think?
 
PinkyandtheBrain said:
I have an interview here tomorrow but I can't decide if I want to go. I am feeling very sick and do not want to make the 4 hr drive to LI. I only have three other II, two of which ended up as waitlist at U of R and UB and NYMC I haven't heard back from yet. Not sure if I should take my chances and skip it or go. I don't want to miss out on getting into school this cycle, but to be honest Stony isn't my top choice either. What do you all think?
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If you don't get in this cycle, will you regret not going/"blame" it on not going (for lack of a better term)? If yes, then I think you should definitely go. Go to bed early tonight, chug some airborne and gatorade, nyquil or whatever you need for whatever sickness you have, take a few ibuprofen in the morning to keep away any illness-related headaches/pains, and give it your best shot. I always think of the quote "you miss 100% of the shots you don't take" when it comes to stuff like this. But whatever you end up deciding, I hope you feel better soon! And good luck with your other schools, hopefully you'll hear back from them soon 🙂
 
hplssrmantcxox said:
So... when do students start looking for housing? How much is rent for a single room with a few roommates?.. Budgeting my future is keeping me up and making me dread loans :/
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The pre-orientation is scheduled for the beginning of June… I don't think you really need to start looking before that. You can meet classmates there and get information on the school about housing/ etc then.
 
commserver said:
I see the following about curriculum reform


This document is to be shared with all stakeholders the process of transition of the curriculum of
Stony Brook University School of Medicine to the LEARN curriculum to be implemented in the summer of 2014.


http://medicine.stonybrookmedicine.edu/LEARNcurr
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Thanks for the info. I'm pleasantly surprised to see that they're making the full transition to a 1.5 yr. pre-clinical with our year.
 
commserver said:
I see the following about curriculum reform

This document is to be shared with all stakeholders the process of transition of the curriculum of
Stony Brook University School of Medicine to the LEARN curriculum to be implemented in the summer of 2014
http://medicine.stonybrookmedicine.edu/LEARNcurr
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"The clinical clerkships will begin in March of the second year of medical school. During the clinical clerkships, there will be designated blocks (translational pillars) interspersed with clerkships to facilitate reinforcement of basic sciences, new/interdisciplinary curricular themes and SOM competencies."

That's.... interesting.. so we have December break, January and part of Feb. to prepare for the Step 1 exam + take it before March.. Is that enough time?? lol Why does that seem so short to me 😱
 
hplssrmantcxox said:
"The clinical clerkships will begin in March of the second year of medical school. During the clinical clerkships, there will be designated blocks (translational pillars) interspersed with clerkships to facilitate reinforcement of basic sciences, new/interdisciplinary curricular themes and SOM competencies."

That's.... interesting.. so we have December break, January and part of Feb. to prepare for the Step 1 exam + take it before March.. Is that enough time?? lol Why does that seem so short to me 😱
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Looks like it's still going to basically be the same 6 weeks that they offer now
 
hplssrmantcxox said:
"The clinical clerkships will begin in March of the second year of medical school. During the clinical clerkships, there will be designated blocks (translational pillars) interspersed with clerkships to facilitate reinforcement of basic sciences, new/interdisciplinary curricular themes and SOM competencies."

That's.... interesting.. so we have December break, January and part of Feb. to prepare for the Step 1 exam + take it before March.. Is that enough time?? lol Why does that seem so short to me 😱
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It's enough.
 
I was waitlisted 3 weeks after interview.....does that mean that they know for sure they do not want me? haha. Do they reject people post interview?
 
Isoprene said:
I was waitlisted 3 weeks after interview.....does that mean that they know for sure they do not want me? haha. Do they reject people post interview?
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Isoprene said:
I was waitlisted 3 weeks after interview.....does that mean that they know for sure they do not want me? haha. Do they reject people post interview?
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Why do you think that being on waiting list means that you have been rejected? Why is there a waiting list? It is for those who have been deemed worthy but not enough to be selected earlier. The probability of your getting picked off the waiting list depends on where you are on the list and how far down on the list it is necessary to go.
 
Can any current MS3's (if you're out there) comment on doing rotations at Stony Brook's University Hospital vs. Winthrop or any of the other affiliates? Is it possible to do all your rotations at one affiliated hospital and none at the main campus?
 
carbonskeleton said:
Can any current MS3's (if you're out there) comment on doing rotations at Stony Brook's University Hospital vs. Winthrop or any of the other affiliates? Is it possible to do all your rotations at one affiliated hospital and none at the main campus?
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If you choose Winthrop as your main clinical campus, you'll do almost all your rotations there (with the choice of doing most electives there, or at affiliate sites). If you do not, you will choose your schedules on an algorithm that weighs time vs location. If you feel strongly for doing all your rotations at Stony Brook, you will probably be able to, but may have to sacrifice getting the exact order you wanted.
 
iniquus said:
If you choose Winthrop as your main clinical campus, you'll do almost all your rotations there (with the choice of doing most electives there, or at affiliate sites). If you do not, you will choose your schedules on an algorithm that weighs time vs location. If you feel strongly for doing all your rotations at Stony Brook, you will probably be able to, but may have to sacrifice getting the exact order you wanted.
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Thanks for this! Any word on how the clinical experiences compare to each other between Winthrop and SBUH? Are you comprimising anything by doing Winthrop?
 
It's not possible for a student to have done the exact same rotation at Winthrop and SBUH...so the comparison can never be made. I think the vast majority of students enjoy the clinical years and the clinical training provided. Everyone has been accessible for the most part, so if you don't feel like you're learning something or want to do more outside the curriculum--there are certainly attendings/residents who are eager to teach.

The match list was great this year in my opinion, but again, match lists are difficult to read without knowing a person's desires/circumstances.

NYP Hosp-Weill Cornell Med Ctr-NY Internal Medicine
Nassau Univ Med Ctr-NY Medicine-Preliminary
Maimonides Med Ctr-NY Anesthesiology
Harbor-UCLA Med Ctr-CA Transitional
U Southern California Radiology-Diagnostic
Cook County-Stroger Hospital-IL Emergency Medicine
Winthrop-Univ Hosp-NY Medicine-Preliminary
Nassau Univ Med Ctr-NY Phys Medicine & Rehab
Einstein/Montefiore Med Ctr-NY Internal Medicine
UC Davis Med Ctr-CA Surgery-Preliminary
UC Davis Med Ctr-CA Urology
U Maryland Med Ctr Pediatrics
B I Deaconess Med Ctr-MA Surgery-Preliminary
Yale-New Haven Hosp-CT Med-Prelim/Neurology
Yale-New Haven Hosp-CT Neurology
North Shore-LIJ Health Sys-NY Medicine-Preliminary
Stony Brook Teach Hosps-NY Dermatology
SUNY HSC Brooklyn-NY Medicine-Emergency Med
Rutgers-R W Johnson Medical School-NJ Internal Medicine
Temple Univ Hosp-PA Internal Medicine
Einstein/Beth Israel Med Ctr-NY Family Medicine
Duke Univ Med Ctr-NC Thoracic Surgery
Western Michigan Univ School of Medicine Emergency Medicine
UCLA Medical Center-CA Pediatrics
Cincinnati Childrens Hosp MC-OH Pediatrics
Cooper University Hospital-NJ General Surgery
UPMC Medical Education-PA Internal Medicine
Einstein/Jacobi Med Ctr-NY Emergency Medicine
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Med Ctr-NH Obstetrics-Gynecology
B I Deaconess Med Ctr-MA Emergency Medicine
NYU School Of Medicine Internal Medicine
U Connecticut School of Medicine Pediatrics
Icahn SOM at Mount Sinai-NY Int Med/Comm Prim Care
Christiana Care-DE Medicine-Preliminary
Mount Sinai SOM-NY Ophthalmology
Winthrop-Univ Hosp-NY Medicine-Preliminary
Icahn SOM at Mount Sinai-NY Radiology-Diagnostic
Einstein/Montefiore Med Ctr-NY Pediatrics
U Rochester/Strong Mem-NY Internal Medicine
Stony Brook Teach Hosps-NY Medicine-Preliminary
NYP Hosp-Columbia Univ Med Ctr-NY Radiation-Oncology
Albert Einstein Med Ctr-PA Orthopaedic Surgery
Pennsylvania Hospital Medicine-Preliminary
Thomas Jefferson Univ-PA Dermatology
Icahn SOM St Lukes-Roosevelt-NY Emergency Medicine
Winthrop-Univ Hosp-NY Medicine-Preliminary
Yale-New Haven Hosp-CT Radiology-Diagnostic
Vanderbilt Univ Med Ctr-TN Surgery-Preliminary
Vanderbilt Univ Med Ctr-TN Urology
Albany Medical Center-NY Neurology
UCLA Medical Center-CA General Surgery
U Washington Affil Hosps Family Medicine
NYMC-Westchester Med Ctr-NY General Surgery
Temple Univ Hosp-PA Obstetrics-Gynecology
Staten Island Univ Hosp-NY Medicine-Preliminary
NYU School Of Medicine Anesthesiology
Stony Brook Teach Hosps-NY Medicine-Preliminary
Stanford Univ Progs-CA Anesthesiology
UPMC Medical Education-PA Ortho Surgery/Research
UPMC Medical Education-PA Emergency Medicine
St Vincents Med Ctr-CT Transitional
Yale-New Haven Hosp-CT Radiology-Diagnostic
NYP Hosp-Columbia Univ Med Ctr-NY Internal Medicine
Einstein/Montefiore Med Ctr-NY Obstetrics-Gynecology
Einstein/Montefiore Med Ctr-NY Peds-Primary/Social
NYP Hosp-Columbia Univ Med Ctr-NY Internal Medicine
U Michigan Hosps-Ann Arbor Internal Medicine
Icahn SOM St Lukes-Roosevelt-NY Obstetrics-Gynecology
Stony Brook Teach Hosps-NY Surgery-Preliminary
Maimonides Med Ctr-NY Emergency Medicine
Einstein/Beth Israel Med Ctr-NY Internal Medicine
North Shore-LIJ Health Sys-NY Med-Prelim/Lenox Hill
Tufts Medical Center-MA Anesthesiology
North Shore-LIJ Health Sys-NY Internal Med/Lenox Hill
U Washington Affil Hosps Family Med/Harborview
Stony Brook Teach Hosps-NY Medicine-Preliminary
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center-CA Radiology-Diagnostic
Stony Brook Teach Hosps-NY Internal Medicine
Albany Medical Center-NY Plastic Surgery (Integrated)
UC San Francisco-CA Internal Medicine
Thomas Jefferson Univ-PA Internal Medicine
North Shore-LIJ Health Sys-NY Neurological Surgery
U Southern California Internal Medicine
Yale-New Haven Hosp-CT Otolaryngology
Einstein/Beth Israel Med Ctr-NY Emergency Medicine
Rhode Island Hosp/Brown Univ Internal Medicine
Einstein/Montefiore Med Ctr-NY Obstetrics-Gynecology
Kaiser Permanente-Los Angeles-CA Neurology
Kern Medical Center-CA Emergency Medicine
Winthrop-Univ Hosp-NY Medicine-Preliminary
Rutgers-New Jersey Medical School Phys Medicine & Rehab
University at Buffalo SOM-NY Medicine-Pediatrics
Stanford Univ Progs-CA Emergency Medicine
Rhode Island Hosp/Brown Univ Med-Prelim/Neurology
Rhode Island Hosp/Brown Univ Neurology
Brigham & Womens Hosp-MA Anesthesiology
Einstein/Jacobi Med Ctr-NY Pediatrics
Case Western/Univ Hosps Case Med Ctr-OH Internal Medicine
U Texas Southwestern Med Sch-Dallas Internal Medicine/Dallas
Stony Brook Teach Hosps-NY Med-Prelim/Mather Hospital
UC Irvine Med Ctr-CA Dermatology
Winthrop-Univ Hosp-NY Medicine-Preliminary
Icahn SOM at Mount Sinai-NY Radiology-Diagnostic
Einstein/Beth Israel Med Ctr-NY General Surgery
Icahn SOM at Mount Sinai-NY Anesthesiology
Advocate IL Masonic Med Ctr Obstetrics-Gynecology
Staten Island Univ Hosp-NY Medicine-Preliminary
NYU School Of Medicine Phys Medicine & Rehab
Stony Brook Teach Hosps-NY General Surgery
Einstein/Montefiore Med Ctr-NY Pathology
Harvard Longwood Psych-MA Psychiatry
North Shore-LIJ Health Sys-NY Emergency Medicine/NSUH
Einstein/Jacobi Med Ctr-NY Internal Medicine
North Shore-LIJ Health Sys-NY Emergency Medicine/NSUH
North Shore-LIJ Health Sys-NY Surgery-Preliminary
Johns Hopkins Hosp-MD Psychiatry
Stony Brook Teach Hosps-NY Pediatrics-Preliminary
Childrens Hospital-Boston-MA Child Neurology
NYP Hosp-Weill Cornell Med Ctr-NY Anesthesiology
Winthrop-Univ Hosp-NY Internal Medicine
Jackson Memorial Hosp-FL Internal Medicine
Stanford Univ Progs-CA Pediatrics
Med Coll Wisconsin Affil Hosps Neurological Surgery
North Shore-LIJ Health Sys-NY Internal Medicine
Stony Brook Teach Hosps-NY Emergency Medicine
U Massachusetts Med School Internal Medicine
Stony Brook Teach Hosps-NY Anesthesiology
Stony Brook Teach Hosps-NY Anesthesiology
Norwalk Hospital-CT Medicine-Preliminary
Einstein/Beth Israel Med Ctr-NY Emergency Medicine
Stony Brook Teach Hosps-NY Surg-Prelim/Urology
Stony Brook Teach Hosps-NY Urology
Kaiser Permanente-Oakland-CA Internal Medicine
Stony Brook Teach Hosps-NY Medicine-Preliminary
Stony Brook Teach Hosps-NY Radiology-Diagnostic
Icahn SOM at Mount Sinai-NY Emergency Medicine
Stony Brook Teach Hosps-NY Anesthesiology
NYP Hosp-Weill Cornell Med Ctr-NY Internal Medicine
Beaumont Health System-MI Radiation-Oncology
Einstein/Beth Israel Med Ctr-NY Emergency Medicine
Vanderbilt Univ Med Ctr-TN Internal Medicine
North Shore-LIJ Health Sys-NY Internal Medicine
Stony Brook Teach Hosps-NY Medicine-Preliminary
Einstein/Montefiore Med Ctr-NY Anesthesiology
Scripps Mercy Hosp-San Diego-CA Internal Medicine
Stony Brook Teach Hosps-NY Surgery-Preliminary
U Michigan Hosps-Ann Arbor Orthopaedic Surgery
Stony Brook Teach Hosps-NY Emergency Medicine
Winthrop-Univ Hosp-NY Medicine-Preliminary
NYP Hosp-Columbia Univ Med Ctr-NY Radiology-Diagnostic
Einstein/Beth Israel Med Ctr-NY Internal Medicine
Baystate Med Ctr-MA Medicine-Pediatrics
 
BMDRightNow said:
Does anyone know how many people are placed on the wait list?
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Since they interview 750 people, my guess is 1/3 of those are put on the wait list, so 250 people. And correct me if I'm wrong, but there is only 1 waitlist? I don't know how people on this board know they are on a "HPWL"..
 
DK2014 said:
Since they interview 750 people, my guess is 1/3 of those are put on the wait list, so 250 people. And correct me if I'm wrong, but there is only 1 waitlist? I don't know how people on this board know they are on a "HPWL"..
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There are two waitlists. If you are on the HPWL, you'll get an e-mail that explicitly tells you so.
 
Hey everyone. I interviewed early February but still no answer. Does anyone know if Stony Brook is receptive to update letters? If so, would the letter be sent by email since there appears to be no way to upload it.

Thanks!
 
Steven1991 said:
Hey everyone. I interviewed early February but still no answer. Does anyone know if Stony Brook is receptive to update letters? If so, would the letter be sent by email since there appears to be no way to upload it.

Thanks!
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They are receptive to updates via the somadmissions email address.
 
Steven1991 said:
Hey everyone. I interviewed early February but still no answer. Does anyone know if Stony Brook is receptive to update letters? If so, would the letter be sent by email since there appears to be no way to upload it.

Thanks!
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I would hold off on sending an update until after they give you a decision. In my opinion it's better to use the update in getting you off the waitlist (if that happens), and better to use it in May when the waitlist starts to move. Good luck!
 
cyberchicken001 said:
I would hold off on sending an update until after they give you a decision. In my opinion it's better to use the update in getting you off the waitlist (if that happens), and better to use it in May when the waitlist starts to move. Good luck!
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Thanks for the advice! I was hoping to send one tomorrow and would have further updates for a May letter (i.e. publication, submitted thesis, possible grants, etc). Do you still think its better to save everything for May?
 
Steven1991 said:
Thanks for the advice! I was hoping to send one tomorrow and would have further updates for a May letter (i.e. publication, submitted thesis, possible grants, etc). Do you still think its better to save everything for May?
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I would say if a significant amount has changed since your interview, an you anticipate even more to change in May, then yeah send two updates - one now and one in May. But if not, you wouldn't want to waste one good update letter at a time when they probably are not basing their decision off update letters (i.e. Before they put you on the wait list). Also, definitely get other opinions on the matter because this is just my $0.02, I have no inside info on the admissions process. Like your pre med advisor would be a great person to ask about the matter - be wary of advice you got from some guy on the internet lol.
And hey, hopefully you won't even need the update letter! 🙂
 
It physically pains me to say this considering SB was my first love, but it looks like I will be withdrawing my acceptance here.

This is a fantastic place and I hope it goes to one you waiting!
 
DK2014 said:
Since they interview 750 people, my guess is 1/3 of those are put on the wait list, so 250 people. And correct me if I'm wrong, but there is only 1 waitlist? I don't know how people on this board know they are on a "HPWL"..
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I know of somebody who is applying for MD/PHD MSTP. The person was told by email that s/he was accepted but with no guarantees. This is due to very high number of highly qualified applicants. The original batch of accepted students will need to have declines and then "accepted/no guarantees" will be ranked. Whether or not being picked depends on 2 things:

1. How many declines.
2. Where this person is ranked.

The person was told that s/he wasn't on a wait list. Would this be HPWL?
 
midnight0il said:
I just read that financial aid awards won't be released until June. (http://www.stonybrook.edu/finaid/receiving/awards.shtml)

Anybody find success contacting the financial aid office to get an earlier estimate of an award?
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That's not exactly what I wanted to hear but oh well. All the emails keep saying that we're supposed to get an email regarding financial aid "very soon" (that was on March 18th). Has anyone received this yet?
 
neilpryde21 said:
That's not exactly what I wanted to hear but oh well. All the emails keep saying that we're supposed to get an email regarding financial aid "very soon" (that was on March 18th). Has anyone received this yet?
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I guess I'll find out at Second Look and report back.
 
midnight0il said:
I guess I'll find out at Second Look and report back.
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Yes, please report as much info as you can for all those attending the Second Look! I'm positive I'm attending Stony Brook but cannot attend due to my work schedule.
 
Is anyone going to second look traveling from Boston? I am looking into just renting a car and driving early in the morning and back in the evening, and wanted to see if anyone is interested in splitting (or if anyone is driving, would want someone to split gas and some driving time with!). PM me if interested!
 
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