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Florida State University College of Medicine

Tallahassee, FL

Allopathic Medical Schools | Public Non-Profit

⭐ Overall Impressions

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

6 out of 10

How you think you did?

8 out of 10

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?

There are many problems and high interest issues in medicine today. Pick one, give your opinion and state what impact it will have on medicine in the future (talk about an MCAT question!! haha)
You have done three years of pediatric research, why primary care medicine?
Your letters talk about you being bright and intelligent, why do your grades not really reflect that (ouch?!?!?)

What was the most interesting question?

What coping skills did you use to make it through the experience of breaking your neck?

What was the most difficult question?

Have you ever been in a heated argument with your research mentor? If so, explain the situation in detail and how did you handle it? Also, would you handle it the same now?
🤝 Interview Format and Logistics

How long was the interview?

60+ minutes

How many people interviewed you?

2

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?

No responses

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

No responses

How did you prepare for the interview?

SDN, secondary, and AMCAS essay

What impressed you positively?

They have a brand new school that they are moving into next month. The school is also very student oriented. I know students at several other colleges and I can not say that I have seen anything like the community attitude at FSU. I also was notified of my acceptance three business days later.

What impressed you negatively?

The school is still relatively new and the class size will be increasing over the next three or so years. They still have yet to obtain final and permanent accredidation.

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

The whole idea of working with a "proceptor". During your schooling you are paired with a proceptor, a physician in the community whose office you go to work and learn in. I had to kinda pick up the term as students spoke.

What are your general comments?

All in all this school really impressed me (aside from the food they served at lunch). The faculty seemed to really care about the students that were there. I also felt like the interviews were set up so that the students had a sense of genuine interest from the interviewers.

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

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