HOPE App

Thank you for your interest in the HOPE Program at Stony Brook!

HOPE is a free after-school program offered to students at Brentwood, Longwood & Wyandanch High Schools. The two-year program meets on Stony Brook's campus throughout the year. Your school district will provide transportation to and from Stony Brook University. As a member of the HOPE Program, you'll explore careers in healthcare and medicine through hands-on activities and presentations led by Stony Brook Medicine and Stony Brook University faculty, employees and students.

Qualifications:

Minimum 2.5 (75) GPA
Demonstrated interest in healthcare/medicine career
Junior (11th grade) standing during the 2023-24 school year
Enrolled at Brentwood, Longwood or Wyandanch High School

A completed application plus two (2) letters of recommendation must be submitted by 5 pm Friday, June 9, 2023.

Select students will then proceed to a virtual interview before decisions are made.

If you have any questions or issues with the application, please contact the Community Relations Office at communityrelations@stonybrook.edu or 631-632-6275.

Student Information

First Name

Last Name

Email Address

Mobile Number

Country

Street

City

Region

Postal Code

Birthdate

School District

Brentwood

Longwood

Wyandanch

What professions in healthcare are you interested in? (Check all that may apply)

Please indicate which profession in healthcare you are interested in:

Parent/Guardian First Name:

Parent/Guardian Last Name:

Parent/Guardian Email Address:

Academic & Extracurricular Activities

Please confirm you will be a junior during the 2023-24 school year:

Confirmed

What is your unweighted GPA?

Please list any Science, Technology, Engineering or Math (STEM) courses you have taken in high school and the grade you earned.

Please list any volunteer, work and/or extracurricular activities. Include organization names, years of participation, work/volunteer duties, and position (if serving in a leadership role).

Health Career Essay

In 250 words please describe an event that has impacted your decision to pursue a career in healthcare and medicine. Include your plans after graduation. Please be specific.

File must be PDF or Word document. If you have any issues uploading your essay, please email the document directly to communityrelations@stonybrook.edu.

Letters of Recommendation

Two (2) letters of recommendation must be submitted. Letters can be from teachers (preferably math and science), employers, coaches, mentors, etc. Recommendations should be submitted by the recommender NOT the student.

Letters of recommendation must be received by 5 pm Friday, June 9, 2023. Letters may be submitted via email or by mail.

If sending by mail, please have recommender send to:
University & Hospital Community Relations at Stony Brook
Attn: Erika Karp
250 Administration Building
Stony Brook, NY 11794-1131

Please add your recommenders' email addresses below to have an email request sent to them:

Recommender Email 1:

Recommender Email 2:

HOPE - Wait List

Yes

No