Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Individual responses

⭐ 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?

8 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

9 out of 10

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

9 out of 10

💬 Interview Questions ▼

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

Elaborate on _______ activity on your AMCAS.

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Have you ever had to work with a difficult person (classmate, patient, etc)? How did you handle it?

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Why do you want to be a doctor?

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What was the most interesting question?

Discussion of the differences in the healthcare systems of the US and the country where I grew up.

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What was the most difficult question?

Tell me about a time when your integrity was challenged.

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🤝 Interview Format and Logistics ▼

How long was the interview?

40 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?

Student

How did the tour guide seem?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

8 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

Out of state

What were your total hours spent traveling?

4-6 hours

What was your primary mode of travel?

Airplane

About how much did you spend on room, food, and travel?

$301-$400

What airport did you fly into?

BNA

Where did you stay?

With students at the school

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

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How would you rate the hotel?

5 out of 10

Would you recommend the hotel?

No responses

What is your ranking of this school's location?

4 out of 10

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

5 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?

7 out of 10

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

5 out of 10

How did you prepare for the interview?

SDN interview feedback, reread my AMCAS (be super familiar with your AMCAS activities! Pretty much the entirety of my open-file interview involved the interviewer asking me to elaborate on each AMCAS activity), talked to student host, read the Paddle (Vandy's guide for incoming first years).

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What impressed you positively?

Close faculty-student mentoring relationships, huge focus on student wellness, really friendly interviewers.

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What impressed you negatively?

Fellow interviewees were pretty intense. The student body overall seemed very young (I've taken time off, and only met one current student who didn't go straight through from college).

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What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

It was my first interview and I was pretty nervous, but both interviews were VERY laid-back and friendly. Everyone told me this ahead of time, but I didn't quite believe them til I experienced it for myself. Don't be nervous! :)

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What are your general comments?

2 faculty interviews. One (the "short" interview) is closed file and the other (the "long interview" is open file). Both of my interviews acutally ended up being around the same length (~30-40 mins). You find out the name of your "long" interviewer when you book the interview and your "short" interviewer on the day of.

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What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

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