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Wayne State University School of Medicine

Detroit, MI

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?

9 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

6 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?

At Wayne State, you may deal with some "lower-class" patients who will come in screaming and yelling at you, and perhaps unable to afford the care you are going to provide. How are you equipped to handle such a situation?
If you couldn't practice medicine, what would you do?
What is the biggest problem facing medicine today?

What was the most interesting question?

What do you think is the biggest problem facing medicine today?

What was the most difficult question?

If for some reason you could not practice medicine, what would you do? This was hard because I am a "one-step-at-a-time" kind of person so I haven't really thought about this one.
🤝 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?

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?

4 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

No responses

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?

< $100

What airport did you fly into?

DTW

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?

3 out of 10

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

8 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?

No responses

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

No responses

How did you prepare for the interview?

SDN, research the school, mock interviews

What impressed you positively?

The number of hospital and medical center affiliations that they have are phenomenal. It seems like they really give you a lot of hands-on experience, and they are really geared toward preparing you for the boards.

What impressed you negatively?

That they let in over 250 people. The interviewer told me flat out that they admit a lot of sub-par students that couldn't get into other places. The interviewer said that they do this knowing that some of these people will fail out or quit, and still others will not pass the boards.

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

What I stated above, that they flat out allow sub-par students. I kind of knew this ahead of time because they would have to in order to get 250 students. But hearing that it's true from the inside really turned me off.

What are your general comments?

My interviewer was supposedly a hard interviewer, but I found him very easy. The questions were read off a sheet (I had to give my ACT and SAT scores, as if they matter). The best part was that it was really stress free, and I really got to say everything that I wanted to say. The interviewer also allowed me to sit in on his small group discussion about endocrinology before my tour.

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

No responses