Michigan State University College of Human Medicine Individual responses

⭐ 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?

9 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

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

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💬 Interview Questions ▼

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

Tell me about an ethical dilemma and what you would do about it. Tell me about X experience. Do you think you have had enough clinical experience to know medicine is for you? Where have you traveled? Name a time that you interacted with a person/people morally different than you and how you handled the situation.

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Tell me about yourself (activities, experiences).

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What are 3 strengths/ 3 weaknesses? (I got this one from both interviewers)

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What was the most interesting question?

"Where all have you traveled?" Also... "Do you think you have had enough clinical experience to know that medicine is for you?"

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What was the most difficult question?

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🤝 Interview Format and Logistics ▼

How long was the interview?

40 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?

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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?

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How do you rank the facilities?

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What is your in-state status?

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What were your total hours spent traveling?

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What was your primary mode of travel?

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About how much did you spend on room, food, and travel?

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What airport did you fly into?

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Where did you stay?

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What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

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How would you rate the hotel?

No responses

Would you recommend the hotel?

No responses

What is your ranking of this school's location?

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

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What are your comments on where you stayed?

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✅ Interview Preparation and Impressions ▼

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

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How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

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How did you prepare for the interview?

THIS website -- I made a word document of the past questions listed and most of the actual interview questions were straight off of it! Read over my AMCAS and secondary apps.

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What impressed you positively?

1) That both the student and physician interviewers had thoroughly read my essays and activities -- they both showed genuine interest in my life experiences. 2) The students and the attitude -- every student I talked to (even ones who were not part of the formal interview day) seemed so happy there and said it was a very warm and supportive environment. Seems like a perfect place for the non-competitive types who just want to do well for themselves and to practice medicine.

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What impressed you negatively?

East Lansing is not that exciting.

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What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

You have to have a car.

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What are your general comments?

The student interviewer was so incredibly nice and made the experience as casual and relaxed as an interview could be. She had a great sense of humor and was very conversational and responsive to my answers. She was given 3 questions that the admissions committee wanted answers to, but she said I could skip any of them if i needed time to think about them and we would come back to them later. The majority of the conversation just stemmed from her interest in my experiences. The interview I had with the physician was a bit more stressful. I felt like he asked me at least 10 pointed questions (granted, most were from the past questions listed on this site!) and made no verbal or non-verbal response to my answers - just immediately threw another question at me. But at the end (it lasted about 45 minutes) he lightened up significantly and became very personal -- we started conversing and I left with a warm feeling about the process. He must have just been feeling me out before opening up to me bc he turned out to be an extremely nice man! So don't worry if you feel you are under attack at first!

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What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

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