<p>I received admissions to Stony Brook University of which I am very excited about but when we do we find out about the supplemental applications?</p>
<p>When are interviews conducted for the BA/MD program?</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>The Honors College and WISE have both just made their decisions on who they're going to recommend to the SfM program. (WISE recommended nine, I don't know how many the HC recommended yet, as I don't have their list.) Those students will be contacted by the medical school within the next couple of weeks. Interviews are in late March.</p>
<p>Chris</p>
<p>Chris, do you know if the Honors College has already made decisions? Are they sending or posting acceptances already? When will we hear and how will they let us know?</p>
<p>Word is that decisions for both will go out next week or the week after.</p>
<p>Chris</p>
<p>Thanks, Chris!</p>
<p>I just for my letter for the medical interview today. It actually came by overnight mail delivery (DHL). It was interesting - the first package from a college I have received that wasn't through regular mail.</p>
<p>Anyways, the interviews are being conductor on March 24th and 25th! I'm interviewing the 24th. I am so excited!!</p>
<p>And I didn't realize WISE only recommends 9! Does anyone know the amount of people who apply for the med program?</p>
<p>Tons... more than several hundred, I believe. It's enormously selective. Congrats; didn't realize letters had gone out already. Good luck in the interview process!</p>
<p>Chris</p>
<p>Do they send out all the letters at once or is it in batches?</p>
<p>Chris- I am not sure if you would know the answer to this or not, but I figured it would be worth a shot. I received a full scholarship, including room and board, to Stony Brook as a biomedical engineering major. Would I be able to carry this scholarship over if accepted to the BA/MD program? And is it possible for the scholarship to be extended to cover the tuiton of medical also?</p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>It's just a four-year scholarship. Doesn't include the med school. Good question!</p>
<p>Chris</p>
<p>I got my admissions letter today! Has anyone else yet?!</p>
<p>Yea easonh89, I also got a letter today. I'm just in a slight personal dilemna b/c I'm not sure if I should go to Stony Brook Scholars of Medicine or Cornell. They both have their own advantages...</p>
<p>Can anyone help me out? Which would be the smarter choice? Is Medical School admissions so tough that it'd be smarter to take the guaranteed acceptance now rather than go to college and then work hard there to attend medical school?</p>
<p>Im not sure...any answers or help would be appreciated.</p>
<p>I can't imagine why anyone would turn down a guaranteed seat in medical school, especially at a top public university... but yet a few students do, every year. I guess you have to work out whatever you feel is best for you. Do you want the guaranteed spot here, or do you want to take your chances on the open market four years from now? (Either way, you're going to work hard!)</p>
<p>Either way, congratulations! It's quite an honor.</p>
<p>Chris</p>
<p>Thank you Chris. It's been a tough, long evening and I'm now sure that I'm going to attend the Scholars of Medicine program. I've talked to many people: medical students, friends, and counselors. No one was able to give me a straight answer, but I've come to realize that there are way too many advatnages to Stony Brook's Scholars of Medicine program.</p>
<p>Hope to see you at Stony Brook Chris! Take care.</p>
<p>Victor- I am in the same position. I have also been accepted to Brown, MIT, and Harvard. Now I am debating whether to attend one of these institutions or Stony Brook. But Stony Brook also has the advantage of price (especially since I have received full tuition for undergrad).</p>
<p>lol eason you did better than me. (on a side note, my name is not actually victor, it's just my forum name).</p>
<p>Anyway, here's advantages to Stony:</p>
<p>-full undergrad scholarship (i got it too)
-guaranteed acceptance to medical school (so you can work hard, but wont stress because your future is assured!...pretty much)
-and b/c of the less stress, can focus more on research / volunteering / extra curricular that are helpful.
-excellent education
-lots of diversity at stony brook
-great attention in small honors college and personal advising.
- easy URECA undergraduate research</p>
<p>adv. of Brown, MIT or Harvard
- excellent education, as good as or better than stony
- very intelligent peer group all around
- location differences....
-different living experiences</p>
<p>However, disadvantages of MIT, Harvard or Brown:
- you'll never find as much personal attention as at the Honors College
- no guaranteed of medical school. that's the biggest disadvantage. you'll have to work hard to maintain a high GPA, study hard for the MCAT for a high MCAT score, write essays, give interviews, and do some rain dances to get into medical school.
- and you may not have the same research opportunities (im not personally sure of how the undergraduate reserach is at other universities)
- and, if you dont get good scholarships, you'll pay a LOT of money (like I would, since I dont qualify for financial aid)</p>
<p>anyway, i hope i've been helpful. in the end, go wherever you'll be happiest and whatever suits your needs the best</p>
<p>and PS: you're really intelligent, so if you have the determination, you'll get into medical school anyway. You'll just be taking a risk if you go elsewhere...</p>
<p>and PPS: the program does give you opportunity to go else where or enter other fields (such as law or business), so you're not locked into medicine</p>
<p>take care. i hope i do see you at Stony Brook Scholars of Medicine.</p>
<p>Congratulations Victor and Eason, I did also applied for the medical program, forget about medical program they did not offer me the honors college, but I got admitted in Columbia and Cornell,
I still envy you guys. This was my dream program
My data
SAT 2290 (780,730,780)
GPA salutatorian
Research in BNL for two years
varsity in two games
Hospital volunteer
$20,000 worth of scholarship which I can take with me anywhere in US</p>
<p>Could you guys, please tell me what were your states</p>
<p>Awww = (. I'm sorry they did not accept you digpal. It's their loss. I'm sure wherever you go, you'll be successful and you'll make it to medical school with your determination.</p>
<p>My stats:
SAT 2320 (750, 780, 790)
GPA: 97.78 UW, but I'm neither salutatorian nor valedictorian
I go to the #1 public high school in America (according to Wall Street Journal and Ivy League placement)
Hospital Volunteer for 200+ hours, 100 of them involving shadowing physicians in the surgery department at a hospital
Pianist and Operatic Vocalist; lessons for 6 years
In Concert Choir for 3 years, Chamber Choir for 1 year, and actor in musical for one year
Co-president of Opera club
Publicity Secretary of South Asian Club
Staff Writer for Satirical Publication</p>
<p>Recs: Don't know what they were like, because I never saw them. But they were probably good.
Interview: Was short, but must've went well (b/c I was accepted). I showed my interest in the school and asked important questions (like why do you want to be a physician)</p>
<p>Extra Comments: Why do I think I was taken? I'd assume it was my essay. It would probably be the only factor that would distinguish me from all the other excellent applicants. Or perhaps they thought my operatic vocal bent was unique...but I would still say it was the essay concerning medicine. </p>
<p>I hope this helps you. If there' any consolation a) I am going to the program, so I'm not throwing away someone else's spot and b) I was rejected from HYP and waitlisted at Brown.</p>
<p>Thanks Victor</p>
<p>If you look at some of my previous posts, you will see a more detailed list, but here is a quick overview. </p>
<p>SATS: 2120 (670CR, 750M, 700W)
SAT IIS: 780 Chem, 760 Math IIC, 740 US History
1/208 rank
Intel STS Semifinlist
300+ volunteer hours in EMS (emergency medical service)
6 week research internship
Loads of leadership positions in school</p>