Florida State University College 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

How you think you did?

8 / 10

0 = Bad, 10 = Great

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

8 / 10

0 = Below, 10 = Above

How do you rank this school among other schools to which you've applied?

8 / 10

0 = Below, 10 = Above

What are your general comments?

The day was short, sweet, and pleasurable as far as med school interviews go. They did a great job matching me with my interviewers- one had attended my undergrad and the other was just a great guy. Both asked thought-provoking questions and I felt they covered good ground and brought out the best in me. This program is not BSing when they say that their faculty is dedicated to the students. Their interactions seemed warm and friendly. Overall I think this school receives less love than the other FL schools due to its focus on creating community and primary care physicians. However, many of the students are interested in competitive specialties such as anesthesia and EM and they claimed that FSU helps them pursue these interests. I left the interview day with a very high opinion of this school and if accepted, would strongly consider attending.

Interview questions they asked

What world issue interests you most?

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What was the most interesting question?

What are your opinions regarding the issue of disclosure in medicine?

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What was the most difficult question?

What percentage of Florida's population is uninsured?

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How did you prepare for the interview?

Website, SDN, MSAR

What impressed you positively?

Every faculty member I met seemed incredibly nice, interesting, intelligent, and down-to-earth-- I was highly impressed! The medical school building is beautiful and technology-forward. The students were friendly, knowledgeable, and seemed happy. The lunch was tasty. The match and board scores are impressive for such a new program.

What impressed you negatively?

FSU's lack of an academic hospital, but we knew that already.

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

The 2 main bombs FSU COM drops on you during the interview day are 1) MS1 Orientation is in LATE MAY- they cover anatomy over the summer. 2) Selection of location for the clinical years is done by lottery, with married people and parents having the only preferences. Everyone wants Orlando.

What is your ranking of this school's location?

7 / 10

0 = Bad, 10 = Great

What is your ranking of this area's cultural life?

7 / 10

0 = Bad, 10 = Great