Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Individual responses

⭐ Overall Impressions ▼

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

3 out of 10

How you think you did?

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How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

No responses

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

No responses

💬 Interview Questions ▼

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

How did you spend your summers? What extracurriculars were you involved with?

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Tell me about a time when you felt that you let yourself and other people down. Tell me about a time when you made the greatest impact on another person.

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Why did you take a year off and how would you like me to explain that decision to the Admission's Committee?

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What was the most interesting question?

Tell me about a time when you felt that you let yourself and other people down.

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What was the most difficult question?

Why did you take a year off and how would you like me to explain that decision to the Admission's Committee?

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🤝 Interview Format and Logistics ▼

How long was the interview?

60+ minutes

How many people interviewed you?

1

What was the style of the interview?

One-on-one

What type of interview was it?

Open file

Was this interview in-person or virtual?

No responses

Where did the interview take place?

At the school

📍 On-Site Experience ▼

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tour guide seem?

No responses

How do you rank the facilities?

No responses

What is your in-state status?

No responses

What were your total hours spent traveling?

No responses

What was your primary mode of travel?

No responses

About how much did you spend on room, food, and travel?

No responses

What airport did you fly into?

No responses

Where did you stay?

No responses

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

No responses

How would you rate the hotel?

No responses

Would you recommend the hotel?

No responses

What is your ranking of this school's location?

No responses

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

No responses

What are your comments on where you stayed?

No responses

✅ Interview Preparation and Impressions ▼

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

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How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

No responses

How did you prepare for the interview?

Talked with other students, looked over Vandy website, re-read my AMCAS statement. On the day of the interview, I went to class for a few hours then went on the student tour and finally interviewed.

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What impressed you positively?

The students are incredibly friendly and social...not your typical med school students. They seem very close-knit and supportive of one another. The school provides a lot of support (in terms of professors donating extra time/tutors) for any students who are having academic difficulties, and before my visit I didn't realize how well Vandy students did on the Boards. The medical school and hospitals/medical facitlities and undergraduate institution are all located is close proximity.

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What impressed you negatively?

My interviewer was very strange (and I later found out other students felt similarly). Nashville was a smaller city than I had realized.

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What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

Vandy has FABULOUS students.

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What are your general comments?

Vanderbilt was not in my top 5 schools before my visit, but now it is ranked as my #1 because the faculty,

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What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

No responses

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