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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?

3 out of 10

How you think you did?

7 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

5 out of 10

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

5 out of 10
💬 Interview Questions

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

Experiences from my AMCAS app. WHY did you do this certain thing? (Not asked in a very friendly way)
Tell about someone who inspired you to go into medicine/your research/why you want to be a physician
Where do you see yourself in 12 years

What was the most interesting question?

Have you ever been to Rattlesnake Roundup?

What was the most difficult question?

What are some issues that you believe doctors will face in 12 years?
🤝 Interview Format and Logistics

How long was the interview?

60+ 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?

7 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?

No responses

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?

2 out of 10

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

2 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?

SDN, school's website, AMCAS, (didn't read my secondary app again -- way too many questions)

What impressed you positively?

The tour of the clinical learning center, sim lab, anatomy lab, friendliness of the students, enthusiasm of tour guides

What impressed you negatively?

Interviewers seemed intent on not giving anything away/being too encouraging

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

(1) Go to the bathroom before you report to the library -- you may not get another chance. (2) That the interviews would be a full hour each and that there would be no break in between them.

What are your general comments?

I came away from the interview being positively impressed with the school, even though I thought I knew most of the things I could know about it. However, unlike what I have read from other SDNers, the interview did NOT feel like a conversation. It felt like an interview. I felt very neutral about the interview, thinking it had gone neither great nor poorly. But I got my acceptance letter a week and a half later. So, impressions aren't everything I guess.

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

No responses