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Hey thanks green_tales and origin415 for ur inputs.... green_tales thanks for giving such a candid description of the school! was really helpful.. cos i could get absolutely no drawbacks abt d school from any student i corresponded with from there.. well i think I got a pretty good picture of the school n d area its in.. i guess as a grad student I will be busy most of d time but still would prefer living in the city.. thanks u guys for al ur help!!

Hmm i think campus life does matter to me.. one of the major concers I have about SBU is that its located in a quiet place n Im more of a city person.. dono how I would adjust to life there so could you tell me a little more about the place? places you can hang out and stuff you can do? Obviously the fact the Mt Sinai is in NYC is a huge factor for me but I do know SBU is really good academically so Im torn between the two!

I have spoken with two faculty members over the phone.. both of them were prof i would like to work with... i have written to two current students at mount sinai.. waiting for their reply.. SBU i did not have a phone interview but I did correspond with some students and they all seem to have a good opinion of the place but like you said I doubt students will actually tell me the nittygrittys on email.. but no idea what else to do.. thanks for the advise though!

Hi So I got accepted to the Phd programs at Stony Brook (Genetics) & Mount Sinai (Biological Sciences). Both offer tuition scholarships + stipend. I kind of like both the programs (both places have faculty whose research interests fit mine and their phd program seems pretty good) Am trying to decide which might be a better fit for me. Since I'm an international student I dont have the opportunity to visit the campus and see what its like and was therefore hoping that some of you who have actually visited both &/either campuses could tell me somethn about the school.. what you felt..your opinion abt the faculty n students. Since I actually like both programs kind of finding it difficult to decide so any insight will be greatly appreciated!

thanks! that helped!.. its kind of expensiv for me to go as reimbursement they offer wil only cover part of my airfare. does any1 know what % of students mt sinai interview get accepted?n id b really grateful if u cud tell me whther ur interviews were intensive or casual? i ve never been to any phd interview so i m totally lost to d whole process

Hey m new here... all the threads look very useful n helpful so decided to post my question.. i got a call for interview from mount sinai for phd in biological sciences. since I am an international student i have also been given the option of a phone interview. Can anyone tell me if doing a phone interview reduces my chances of getting accepted as opposed to an in-person one? also if anyone has been to a mount sinai interview it would be great if they could tell me what to expect..the kind of questions asked ..etc etc.. Plzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz help!!!!

Hey m new here... all the threads look very useful n helpful so decided to post my question.. i got a call for interview from mount sinai for phd in biological sciences. since I am an international student i have also been given the option of a phone interview. Can anyone tell me if doing a phone interview reduces my chances of getting accepted as opposed to an in-person one? also if anyone has ever been to a mount sinai interview it would be great if they could tell me what to expect..the kind of questions asked ..etc etc.. Plzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz help!!!!