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Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

Nashville, TN

Allopathic Medical Schools | Public Non-Profit

⭐ 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?

Do you have a mentor?
Tell me about yourself.
What kind of research did you do?

What was the most interesting question?

Why pole-vaulting?!

What was the most difficult question?

No responses
🤝 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?

Closed 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?

No responses

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

No responses

How did you prepare for the interview?

Read SDN, read over my AMCAS and Vandy secondary app, researched the school on its website

What impressed you positively?

The students there are actually happy. There is tons of student and faculty support, and the professors have the best personalities I've ever seen on a staff. The facilities are much newer and nicer than I expected as well.

What impressed you negatively?

The tour was pretty short, and there was lots of downtime in the morning, before and after the interview.

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

Nashville is much smaller than I expected, and further from the campus than I hoped.

What are your general comments?

It felt much more like a discussion than an interview. Since the interviewers only read the AMCAS essay, I ended up answering questions reminiscent of the Vanderbilt secondary essays. Everyone strives to make the experience as comfortable as possible, and they succeed.

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

No responses