Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

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How did the interview impress you?

Positively 🙂

What was the stress level of the interview?

2 / 10

0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress

What are your general comments?

The Vanderbilt Interview Experience was really really really relaxed. For this being my first interview, I was happy that this atmosphere qualmed my fears. Vandy is a great school where the students are extremely satisfied and the administration does everything it can to fix complaints. The only thing to be aware of is that the curriculum is totally traditional, meaning there's none of the that problem-based learning or everything. You better hope the kids you are interviewing with that day are cool, because you're going to spend a crapload of time with them. Otherwise, don't fret about the interview, they really just want to get to know you.

Interview questions they asked

Tell me about yourself (growing up, school, family values)

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What was the most interesting question?

Nothing really super sweet

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What was the most difficult question?

How would you like me to explain to the admissions committee that you had a poor freshman GPA?

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How did you prepare for the interview?

SDN, re-read AMCAS and Vandy secondary, got familiar with me research, mock interview, read about the school on the web

What impressed you positively?

Student satisfaction was really high, the facilities are pretty nice, everyone seems really into the program there

What impressed you negatively?

The large amounts of unscheduled down-time

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

I should have brought something to read