2023-2024 Stony Brook

[wysdoc]

2023-2024 Stony Brook Secondary Essay Prompts:

1. Tell us how your past experiences and/or challenges have defined you (500 words or less)

2. Please respond to ONE of the following two questions: (500 words or less)
(1) Please describe how you, as a future physician, plan to address the social determinants of health.
(2) What, in your opinion, is the role of a physician in addressing systemic racism and societal injustices?

3. Will your education be continuous between college and medical school matriculation?
If NO, please explain what you have done or plan to do during the gap period and why. (500 words or less)
If YES, please tell us about your proudest accomplishment to date. (500 words or less)

Good luck to everyone applying!

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[Bowel-Plumber]

Has anyone received a secondary from Stony Brook yet?

Also, @wysdoc, @chilly_md, or any other moderator, can you please pin this thread to the 2023-2024 Alphabetic Index of Allopathic School-Specific Discussion Threads? Currently, the 2022-2023 thread is listed there. Thanks!

 

[gobills123]

Has anyone received a secondary from Stony Brook yet?

I'm IS and nothing yet.

 

[Debeney]

I haven't. I'm OOS with strong NY ties

 

[dihedralsymmetry]

OOS secondary received

 

[srs.md]

OOS secondary received

+1 OOS

 

[toastedbutter]

Oos received. Won't be submitting cuz I just now learned they're not very oos friendly lol

 

[hotsauce4]

Tell us how your past experiences and/or challenges have defined you (500 words or less)

Please respond to ONE of the following two questions: (500 words or less)

1. Please describe how you, as a future physician, plan to address the social determinants of health.

2. What, in your opinion, is the role of a physician in addressing systemic racism and societal injustices?


Will your education be continuous between college and medical school matriculation?

3. If NO, please explain what you have done or plan to do during the gap period and why. (500 words or less)

 

[mickeymice]

IS secondary received

 

[dihedralsymmetry]

Oos received. Won't be submitting cuz I just now learned they're not very oos friendly lol

Data from 2021 shows they interview ~21% of IS applicants, accepting ~60% post-IS II, and ~11% of OOS applicants, accepting ~50% post-OOS II. Seems a lot more OOS friendly than many other schools to me.

Source also (idk how reputable but I've been using it to get a general idea):

 

[toastedbutter]

Data from 2021 shows they interview ~21% of IS applicants, accepting ~60% post-IS II, and ~11% of OOS applicants, accepting ~50% post-OOS II. Seems a lot more OOS friendly than many other schools to me.

Interesting but I've heard from folks here that a lot of the OOS they interview have connections to NY or went to school there etc. I'm from UT, have no connections to NY. I was actually under the impression that Stony Brook is private lol

 

[dihedralsymmetry]

Interesting but I've heard from folks here that a lot of the OOS they interview have connections to NY or went to school there etc. I'm from UT, have no connections to NY. I was actually under the impression that Stony Brook is private lol

Ah, I see. I have no connections either lol but I'm just gonna shoot my shot ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

 

[toastedbutter]

Ah, I see. I have no connections either lol but I'm just gonna shoot my shot ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Go for it man. If you have specific reasons for attending I'm sure that'll help overcome any potential IS bias they might have

 

[Debeney]

OOS secondary received, strong NY ties

 

[OreoLover365]

After submitting my secondary, it says on their portal that they do not have my MCAT score (even though I took it a while ago and all other schools have received it). Did this happen to anyone else?

 

[premed_15]

IS secondary received

 

[248pinkalicious]

+1 IS

 

[mickeymice]

Why do they ask how much outstanding loan debt we have on the secondary?

 

[sparky21]

Tell us how your past experiences and/or challenges have defined you:

How are people approaching this question- it's so broad! Are you focusing on one main experience/challenge or treating it as more of an autobiography and hitting on multiple?

 

[ii_manifestation]

Do y'all think having a sibling at their undergrad and wanting to attend to be near them is worth talking about on the secondary?

 

[toastedbutter]

Do y'all think having a sibling at their undergrad and wanting to attend to be near them is worth talking about on the secondary?

Yeah that's more concrete than what many people say imo

 

[sparky21]

Do y'all think having a sibling at their undergrad and wanting to attend to be near them is worth talking about on the secondary?

do they have an area for why stony brook?

 

[ii_manifestation]

do they have an area for why stony brook?

no i dont think so but i was just gonna put it in there as part of my gap year response bc its kind of related

 

[maunmr]

Do y'all think having a sibling at their undergrad and wanting to attend to be near them is worth talking about on the secondary?

I said this for a different school! I think it's reasonable, especially bc it shows having a good support system nearby. That's how I'm hoping they read it at least lol

 

[ii_manifestation]

I said this for a different school! I think it's reasonable, especially bc it shows having a good support system nearby. That's how I'm hoping they read it at least lol

Thank you! That's what I'm hoping too lol

 

[albert55]

Not sure if it was mentioned, but there is also an extra essay prompt if one answers yes on


Will your education be continuous between college and medical school matriculation?

3. If YES, please tell us about your proudest accomplishment to date. (500 words or less)

Here saw only the prompt for NO but I adapted from another secondary

 

[Hexed]

Not sure if it was mentioned, but there is also an extra essay prompt if one answers yes on


Will your education be continuous between college and medical school matriculation?

3. If YES, please tell us about your proudest accomplishment to date. (500 words or less)

Here saw only the prompt for NO and it was a bit annoying to see that as SB is a top target (IS and was offered a full ride for undergraduate degree with honors cohort but went somewhere else in NY), but I adapted a leadership experience from another secondaries

Good you caught this 👍 @wysdoc

 

[wysdoc]

Interesting but I've heard from folks here that a lot of the OOS they interview have connections to NY or went to school there etc. I'm from UT, have no connections to NY. I was actually under the impression that Stony Brook is private lol

Yeah, actually they are SUNY @ Stony Brook, but tend to be referred to as Stony Brook.

 

[oatmilkplease]

We thinkin II today/tomorrow?

 

[maindoctor42]

We thinkin II today/tomorrow?

Manifesting this

 

[FutureDrCoochies]

Do we think any IIs have gone out yet? This thread has been pretty silent. Stony Brook was the first school I submitted so hoping for some good news today or soon🤞

 

[A1ismysauce]

Is there a place to indicate interest in the 3-year MD program, or is that a separate application only available to accepted students?

 

[248pinkalicious]

+1 IS II. LM 81. Complete early.

 

[MisMo]

+1 IS II just now! complete 7/17

 

[maindoctor42]

IS II. LM 74.5. Complete early. Unique extracurriculars, connections to Long Island. Good luck to you all! Interviews begin Sept. 11.

 

[purplepanda2001]

IS II! Complete in July, LM 69

 

[weewooo]

damn stony lost my II it seems

 

[deleted1167581]

II!

 

[Bishop1x]

IS II, completed 7/17, LM 69

 

[turtlecove0117]

IS II LM 82 7/17

 

[pattycake279]

IS II received a few minutes ago, complete 7/17, LM 73

 

[FutureDrCoochies]

Congrats to everyone that received IIs! Seemed like from this thread only IS received II, do we think they are separating based on state status? This is me coping

 

[gobills123]

Congrats to everyone that received IIs! Seemed like from this thread only IS received II, do we think they are separating based on state status? This is me coping

It’s a state school. They definitely view IS vs OS differently. 522 IIs went to IS last year vs 275 to OS

 

[FutureDrCoochies]

It’s a state school. They definitely view IS vs OS differently. 522 IIs went to IS last year vs 275 to OS

Oh yeah for sure. I was mainly wondering whether they send IS II first and then OOS

 

[Bishop1x]

Anyone know if getting a first-wave II for stony brook is a very good sign of acceptance (as long as you don't **** the bed during the interview)? It seems like they sent out only a handful of II this past week and have held off on sending any additional ones so far

 

[turtlecove0117]

Anyone know if getting a first-wave II for stony brook is a very good sign of acceptance (as long as you don't **** the bed during the interview)? It seems like they sent out only a handful of II this past week and have held off on sending any additional ones so far

I believe that general consensus on SDN is that a first wave interview invite carries weight at most schools. It depends on the exact school, but interviews go to strong candidates first as an early interview gives more time to recruit you if they like you at the interview.

 

[Bishop1x]

I believe that general consensus on SDN is that a first wave interview invite carries weight at most schools. It depends on the exact school, but interviews go to strong candidates first as an early interview gives more time to recruit you if they like you at the interview.

Ayy bet 😳

 

[oatmilkplease]

+1 IS II received, complete 7/17

 

[xQc]

for people who got II today, what was the earliest available interview date?

 

[oatmilkplease]

for people who got II today, what was the earliest available interview date?

Believe it was Sep 28