The Student Doctor Network (SDN) Interview Feedback database is a crowdsourced library of more than 40,000 health professional school interview questions and applicant experiences. Pre-health applicants have been submitting anonymous interview feedback to SDN since 2010, covering allopathic medicine (MD), osteopathic medicine (DO), dentistry, optometry, pharmacy, podiatry, psychology, audiology, occupational therapy, physical therapy, and veterinary medicine. Reading and submitting feedback is free, and the community flags inappropriate submissions for SDN review and removal.
Browse Interview Feedback by School Type
Interview questions vary significantly across school types. Select the profession you are applying to for questions, rankings, and summaries for every school in that discipline.
- Medical Schools (MD, DO)
- Dental Schools (DMD, DDS)
- Pharmacy Schools (PharmD)
- Optometry Schools (OD)
- Podiatry Schools (DPM)
- Psychology Schools (PsyD, PhD)
- Audiology Schools (AuD)
- Occupational Therapy Schools (OTD)
- Physical Therapy Schools (DPT)
- Veterinary Schools (DVM)
Prepare for School Interviews
Interviews are one of the most intimidating parts of the health professional school application process. The video below, produced in partnership with the Medical College of Georgia, walks through common medical school interview question types and scenarios, including one-on-one, group and multiple mini interviews (MMI) formats.
How to Use SDN Interview Feedback
Four steps to get the most out of the SDN Interview Feedback database before your interview day.
- Find your school
Open the Schools Database, select your profession, and search by school name or filter by state, degree, or program type.
- Read the school summary
Each school page shows the most frequently asked questions, average interview length, interview format (one-on-one, panel, or multiple mini interview), and applicant-rated stress level.
- Review individual feedback
Drill into individual submissions for verbatim questions, travel logistics, and what surprised each applicant.
- Contribute after your interview
Submit your own anonymous feedback within 48 hours of your interview to help the next cohort of applicants.
What Interview Questions Will I Be Asked?
Health professional schools draw from a common set of interview question types, though the mix varies by program. The most common categories that appear in SDN interview feedback are:
- Motivation questions: “Why medicine?” “Why this school?” “Why not nursing or research?”
- Behavioral and experience questions: “Tell me about a time you failed.” “Describe a team conflict and how you resolved it.”
- Ethical scenarios: Cases involving patient autonomy, resource allocation, or confidentiality, often delivered as multiple mini interview (MMI) stations.
- Healthcare policy questions: Current topics in access, cost, and public health.
- Situational judgment: What would you do if a classmate cheated, or if a patient refused treatment?
For the exact questions asked at a specific school, search the Schools Database.
Frequently Asked Questions
The Student Doctor Network (SDN) School Interview Feedback tool is a crowdsourced database of past interview questions and applicant experiences from health professional schools. It covers medical, dental, optometry, pharmacy, podiatry, psychology, audiology, occupational therapy, physical therapy, and veterinary schools, with feedback contributed anonymously by pre-health students who have already interviewed.
Interview Feedback consolidates feedback from actual applicants about their interview experiences into a clear, filterable format. You can look up the specific questions asked at a given school, compare interview format and stress level across schools, and see applicant-submitted context such as tuition, average scores, average GPAs, and school rankings.
Yes. Reading and submitting interview feedback on SDN is free for all users. A free SDN account (or Google account) is required to submit feedback but not to read it.
Feedback is submitted year-round by applicants within days of their interviews. Each submission is timestamped, and school summary pages surface the most recent cycle first.
SDN covers interview feedback for allopathic medicine (MD), osteopathic medicine (DO), dentistry, optometry, pharmacy, podiatry, psychology, audiology, occupational therapy, physical therapy, and veterinary medicine.
Yes. Member name is not displayed on any feedback submission or school summary. School review aggregate results are shown only when three or more responses exist for a given school to further protect anonymity. SDN members can flag inappropriate feedback for review and removal.
Researchers may request access to aggregate Interview Feedback and School Review survey results for academic research. Contact SDN through the site’s contact form to begin a request.
Combine three sources: (1) the SDN Interview Feedback database for the specific questions asked at your schools, (2) mock interview practice with a pre-health advisor or peer, and (3) reflective review of your personal statement and secondary essays so your answers stay consistent.
Contribute Your Feedback
Your interview experience helps the next cohort of applicants prepare. If anything surprised you, or there is something others should be ready for, share your honest, anonymous feedback. Your voice makes the database stronger for every pre-health student who comes after you.
Related Resources
- Schools Database home
- SDN Forums for discussion of specific interview experiences
- About the SDN Schools Database for an overview of all Schools Database features
SDN sincerely thanks the dedicated members who have generously contributed their time, effort, and passion to this nonprofit initiative over the many years.
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This was a great video, really insightful. I wish I had seen this beforehand. Speaking from personal experience, I completely botched my “Why do you want to study Medicine question.” I started off answering, “Compassion, Integrity and Academic Attainment are three things that really speak aloud to me” and got interrupted from there and then interrupted again multiple times. She hated my answer/s, perhaps too rehearsed? And I just had no chance from there. I was butchered. Probably thought I wasn’t answering the question when I was getting to it. Expecting my rejection letter in February. These interview processes are tough, and I’m a pretty social and chilled out guy. At least that’s how I think of myself, and I’m sure my friends would think of me as. I just don’t think that I did well in the medical interview which is just gutting.