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Michigan State University College of Human Medicine

East Lansing, MI

Allopathic Medical Schools | Public Non-Profit

⭐ Overall Impressions

How did the interview impress you?

No change

What was the stress level of the interview?

No responses

How you think you did?

8 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?

6 out of 10
💬 Interview Questions

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

Tell me about (fill in the blank college activity).
Why medicine?
Why MSU?

What was the most interesting question?

What about medicine makes it not a perfect fit for you? Tell me about a current ethical issue in health care.

What was the most difficult question?

above
🤝 Interview Format and Logistics

How long was the interview?

30 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?

4 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

In state

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?

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?

7 out of 10

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

7 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?

10 out of 10

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

10 out of 10

How did you prepare for the interview?

looked at sdn. spoke with a friend who interviewed there. looked over my amcas

What impressed you positively?

They have a nice area for med students to study. MSU's campus is very pretty, but the CHM is far away from most of it.

What impressed you negatively?

There's no hospital on campus, which kind of sucks because you need to move after 2 years. Also, some of the students mentioned that they felt they could have been better prepared for the usmle.

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

I didn't feel like the med students were as much of a cohesive group as they could have been--especially with everyone going their separate ways for years 3 and 4.

What are your general comments?

Overall it went well. I didn't like how we had to find the way to our interviews on our own. I was almost late for one because I was confused about where the building I had to go to was located. I also found it slightly odd that all of the student interviewers (but not the student tour guide or the faculty interviewers) were in jeans/tshirts. Everyone else was dressed more business style.

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

They should help students find their interview sites more. Even with the tour, I was confused (the