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Did they send out post-interview rejections yet ?
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deleted1054798
Had a good interview but was WL. Gotta love the process
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lovepickles
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felt the same way 🙁
What if they WL everybody, so the WL is just a future A.
The lies I tell myself so that I can sleep at night
The lies I tell myself so that I can sleep at night
letsgetthisbreadd
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Is this ranked?
futureOBGYN!
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Have there been others who received interview invites this week?
futureOBGYN!
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Also, have they sent out pre-I R?
lovepickles
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has sb sent post-ii rejections?
What email? 😳
lovepickles
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they sent an email with a video about the school... maybe it was just sent to waitlisted and accepted folks?
Haven't interviewed yet but I got it too
immunoguy23
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Any MD/PhD folks hear back post interview (in mid Nov) yet?
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applicant20
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Does anyone know if Stony Brook uses NBME or in-house exams for preclinical years?
astrocyte1999
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I have seen this question asked a lot. Could you please explain the difference between both styles of exams and which one is better?
interviewer told me they were NBME, or if im remembering incorrectly its at the least imitation NBME. SBU seems pretty focused on helping students make big test numbers
applicant20
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My very general understanding is that NBME exams mimic the format and "high yield" topics of Step 1/2 and shelf exams so students are basically studying for these exams as they study for their regular med school exams. In-house exams means that you might be getting tested on obscure details that the professors choose, so it's not necessarily preparing you for the actual licensing and clinical exams you have to take later. For this reason, almost all students prefer NBME. This is just my understanding from the pre-med standpoint so please correct as needed!
astrocyte1999
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Thanks so much. That was helpful
FWIW - Stony Brook Step 1 average is pretty ordinary - 230. Their Step 2 CK average is very strong - 249. These are the latest numbers I've seen.
an interviewer told me that the latest step 1 avgs were 240+, although i don't think it really matters anymore lol
DriftingWeightless
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I was waitlisted on the same day too. From their email, it seems they only expected a reply with yes/no to be on the waitlist and I couldn't gauge from that email if they would be receptive to a letter of interest. Any thoughts appreciated. TIA!
Yeah, maybe not important anymore. Latest I can find shows Step 1 = 230 - see below. Website shows earlier years in 230-236 range.
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spicedlatte
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This google sheet is from a couple of years ago, their step average last year was indeed around a 240
Good to know. Thanks for correcting! Does anyone have a more recent tabulation by school ?
Current MS4. Last year's step 1 average was a 242 with no one failing. Not sure on step 2 but I think around 249?
does anyone know what the cost looks like for the 3 year MD track? do you still pay the equivalent cost of 4 year? also wondering how to talk about an interest in a specific residency without extensive history of interest/activities/ if its even worth applying without these things.
also in case anyone needed citation for most recent step scores, found this from last year's thread
Sorry if I missed it - when did you interview?
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It looks like they are scheduling mid-late Feb interviews. I don’t know when their interview season ends this year.
immunoguy23
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For MSTP applicants: has anyone reached out to Dr. Frohman to gauge your chances like he said we could on interview day? I'm tempted to but also find that to be a terrifying prospect.
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II just now! OOS
love_franks_red_hot
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congrats! when were you complete?
largeslimer
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II today
Complete 9/27
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Complete 9/27
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deleted1017749
Early September!
II today. IS, complete 9/23.
love_franks_red_hot
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anyone complete end of October hear anything yet?
spicedlatte
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is there a fb page for accepted students?
applicant20
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i think someone made a groupme chat, should be somewhere in this thread
littlefrog
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Nah. I'm also waiting, complete 10/19. Hopefully there's some II for us October folks
premedddie
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completed first week of october, still waiting
Hi everyone! I have an interview coming up next week and wanted to see if anyone wanted to share any insights on how their interview went? I am just wondering if it was more conversational/discussions about your files or was it more interrogative? Did you interview with a medical student and a faculty member or were they both faculty members? How long did they last? TIA!
whiterabbit777
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For interviews, it should be a medical student and a faculty member both 30 minutes each. I would say my interviews were more conversational/discussions as opposed to interrogative. My faculty interviewer had my file with them and took time to ask me about each of my experiences so that I could expand/clarify
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depaysement
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Just got the A!
Congrats!!! Do you mind me asking when you interviewed?
congratulations!!!
depaysement
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Thanks!! Interviewed 11/30
