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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?

2 out of 10

How you think you did?

9 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

8 out of 10

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

8 out of 10
💬 Interview Questions

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

How do you feel you resonate with the college's mission statement?
If I had never seen your file and had to present you to the committee, what one thing would you have me focus on?
What is the last fiction book you have read?

What was the most interesting question?

How do you handle acute and chronic stress?

What was the most difficult question?

Choose one medically or otherwise health care related issue that you have read about and discussed with other people, and tell me what you think about it and how it could be solved. (Difficult because of how vague it was worded)
🤝 Interview Format and Logistics

How long was the interview?

45 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?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

9 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

In state

What were your total hours spent traveling?

4-6 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?

Residence Inn

How would you rate the hotel?

9 out of 10

Would you recommend the hotel?

No responses

What is your ranking of this school's location?

6 out of 10

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

6 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?

Relaxed and read over other posted interview feedback (and made sure I knew kg to lb conversion was 2.2 even though it didn't come up :)

What impressed you positively?

The positivity and enthusiasm of the students, and the dedication that the faculty and staff had to the mission of producing physicians who would be good clinicians and who work well in teams. Also, the study areas are AWESOME!!!

What impressed you negatively?

Lack of third and fourth year students to talk to, lectures are mandatory and they are not videotaped and posted - only the notes are, the having to move for your final two years, and the lack of hospitals for clinical experience in the first two years - although you are matched up with a physician in the community for a semester in your first and second years.

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

No responses

What are your general comments?

Very laid back. Everyone was extremely friendly and accomodating. I admit to applying to FSU as a ''back-up'' school, but after visiting, if I am accepted, I will be seriously considering their program. The interview day would have only been better if the second year student you gave us our tour hadn't gotten lost when attempting to take us to our interviewers, although I felt badly for him because he was a very nice person and seemed to be more stressed about being lost than we were :)

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

No responses