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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?

3 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?

Tell me about your research.
What do you do to relax?
What specialty do you want to enter?

What was the most interesting question?

Will you be able to work with patients of different religions?

What was the most difficult question?

If you were the health czar of the United States, what would you change about health care?
🤝 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, the FSU website (www.med.fsu.edu), re-read my application

What impressed you positively?

The whole campus is new. Everything is wired. Students get lounges, PDA's, laptop. All but one of students passed Step 1 on the first try.

What impressed you negatively?

FSU has a stigma of being a backup school. Most of the students who go to FSU could not get into UF. Classes begin June 1st.

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

The directions to the parking lot are horrible. Be sure to turn into the first lot with a guard gate. The day only lasts from 11am - 5pm.

What are your general comments?

The day starts with meeting current students and asking them about their experiences. Then you'll meet the Dean of Admissions and the rest of the staff. There was no presentation as I've seen in other interviews. Instead, the Dean talked to us for about ten minutes and then let us go to lunch. After eating, you'll go to your interviews which last about an hour each. You'll spend any breaks you may have in the student lounge, visiting with the admissions staff and taking a VERY short tour of the facilities (when I interviewed, the new building had opened only the week before. Our tour guide did not know her way around the new school). P.S. If you get Dr. Skilling, be prepared to talk about health care in America. Whatever position you take, he will argue against it. He's not being rude; he just wants to make sure that you've thought through your answers.

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

No responses