Mercer University School of Medicine Individual responses

⭐ Overall Impressions ▼

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

2 out of 10

How you think you did?

10 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

10 out of 10

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

10 out of 10

💬 Interview Questions ▼

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

Tell me about the leadership positions you have listed in your application. (She asked questions about each individual position)

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Tell me about your self, your school, and your family. What do you like to do in your free time?

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What do you know about PBL? Do you think you would do good in this type of learning environment? Why? How do you study, will PBL work with your methods?

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What was the most interesting question?

What do you see as the worst aspect of medicine?

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What was the most difficult question?

Why should we pick you? (What will you bring to Mercer as a student and future physician?)

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🤝 Interview Format and Logistics ▼

How long was the interview?

50 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?

Admissions staff

How did the tour guide seem?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

10 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

In state

What were your total hours spent traveling?

2-3 hours

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?

No responses

Where did you stay?

Hotel

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

Howard Johnson

How would you rate the hotel?

9 out of 10

Would you recommend the hotel?

yes

What is your ranking of this school's location?

10 out of 10

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

10 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?

Reviewed Mercer's mission statement, looked at this website, reviewed my application, studied a few sample questions, and talked with my pre-medical advisory committee.

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What impressed you positively?

The friendliness of everyone, the interviewers, admissions staff, dean, etc. My first interviewer actually took me on a side tour to meet a couple of his students.

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What impressed you negatively?

I wish we could have spent more time touring the hospital. However, we did get to spend a good bit of time with the fourth year students. (Try and ask LOTS of questions, you'll learn a lot of interesting information.)

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What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

I wish I would have known that the interview was going to be as stressfree as they said it would be.

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What are your general comments?

This interview was nothing like I expected. It was very laid back (as they say). Everything went great! I just received my acceptance letter yesterday!! I am very excited about attending such a great school.

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What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

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