Wayne State University School of Medicine Individual responses

⭐ Overall Impressions ▼

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

4 out of 10

How you think you did?

6 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

5 out of 10

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

4 out of 10

💬 Interview Questions ▼

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

Tell me about yourself, your journey towards medical school. (asked by student)

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What kind of legacy do you want to leave behind at Wayne State? (asked by student)

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Why Detroit? (asked both by student and by faculty)

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What was the most interesting question?

If all health issues were eradicated in the world such that you could not have a career in medicine, what would you want to be?

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What was the most difficult question?

In a situation which impacts your path towards your goal, some will like to collect all the information they can, what are your strengths? (I was a bit confused by this question and my faculty interviewer’s follow ups were quite tough, she seemed to want to hear something specific that I couldn’t put my finger on)

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🤝 Interview Format and Logistics ▼

How long was the interview?

No responses

How many people interviewed you?

10

What was the style of the interview?

No responses

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?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

3 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

In state

What were your total hours spent traveling?

0-1 hour

What was your primary mode of travel?

Automobile

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?

Home

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

No responses

How would you rate the hotel?

5 out of 10

Would you recommend the hotel?

No responses

What is your ranking of this school's location?

9 out of 10

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

7 out of 10

What are your comments on where you stayed?

No responses

✅ Interview Preparation and Impressions ▼

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

6 out of 10

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

2 out of 10

How did you prepare for the interview?

Mock interviews were moderately helpful at straightening out the tell me about yourself/why detroit, but the rest of the questions were a bit unpredictable. General MMI/CASPer/Bioethics practice for the MMI is fine. I read parts of the student handbook and most of the website. Specific community service opportunities are hard to find on the website but you can ask the medical students about them during lunch.

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What impressed you positively?

Friendly medical students who were open to answering any question. The tour of Detroit was definitely the best part of the day. The interviews were pretty well organized for such a packed day. I felt that MMI was really well made and not too stressful. MMI interviewers were so nice and chatted with you instead of letting you sit in awkward silence after you finish.

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What impressed you negatively?

I wish the school tour had been a bit more comprehensive and that we could have a lecture about curriculum and other things, especially because some stuff can be tough to read about from the website. The lunch was honestly not great, but since we are given a home base to leave bags in during the tours/interviews you can definitely bring a snack of your own. The adcom people who came in to answer questions at the end were not super transparent but were really encouraging. Also, the students talked a bit about the huge class size and that’s something I don’t think I would like that much.

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What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

The Faculty interviewer knows your application really, really well so you can talk about yourself without going into too much detail about what you did- they just want to have a conversation with you and may bring up random topics in order to do that, so just go with the flow. There are a few ethical/scenario questions weaved into the student interview, which is very structured.

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What are your general comments?

Overall, I feel like they got several opportunities to see me perform when faced with questions (and in a quite standardized way.) I don’t feel that I know too much more about the school than I did before going in, but with the sheer amount of people interviewing there, I can understand why it can’t be as in depth and sales-pitchy as other schools. I would still be happy to go there and they know that lol

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What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

Lunch with less packaging, I guess. We also went through 2-3 plastic water bottles each cause there wasn’t a spot for us to fill up our own.

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