Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Individual responses

⭐ Overall Impressions ▼

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

1 out of 10

How you think you did?

No responses

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 choose your majors?

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You were a non-science major. How did some of your non-science classes relate to the field of medicine?

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What was the most interesting question?

A question that was really more in the form of a discussion of the role of alternative medicine in the US healthcare system.

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What was the most difficult question?

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🤝 Interview Format and Logistics ▼

How long was the interview?

50 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?

Vandy website, SDN, read over my application

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What impressed you positively?

The facilities, their new Emphasis program, the friendliness of students and administration. Also, my interviewer directed the session such that we were having a conversation as opposed to a series of disjointed question-answer sets. I felt like he didn't come into the day with an agenda set of exactly what he wanted to know. Instead, he came prepared to listen and get a sense for who I am via a conversation focused on various life/global/medicine related issues.

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What impressed you negatively?

The presentation by administrators did not go into much depth, but on the other hand, they were very willing to take the time to answer questions one-on-one.

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What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

Vanderbilt really is its own community, so if you really want to get a feel for Nashville, you will need to drive/rent a car or pay for a cab to take you around.

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What are your general comments?

I really enjoyed my day at Vanderbilt. The campus and facilities are what one would expect from a school with such a reputation. The administration/students seemed to focus on interviewees as individuals rather than just one of many faces coming through that day. I think Vanderbilt's curriculum is a significant strength. Through the Emphasis program and electives beginning the first year, I get the sense that students at Vandy are encouraged to go beyond accumulating the knowledge that the administration/boards say a student should know; they are encouraged to incorporate their own interests and goals into their education to make the basic science years more than just a series of required classes, but an opportunity for students to begin to shape who they want to become as physicians.

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What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

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