Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Individual responses

⭐ Overall Impressions ▼

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

4 out of 10

How you think you did?

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How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

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

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💬 Interview Questions ▼

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

A difficult and complex case study of a patient with a potentially terminal illness that only responded to an exotic therapy that the insurance company refused to pay for because of its' contract. What would I do?

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Do you have any questions about Vanderbilt, Nashville or Tennessee?

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What sets you apart from other applicants?

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What was the most interesting question?

The interviewer described a difficult case study of a patient with a potentially terminal illness that only responded to an exotic therapy that the insurance company refused to pay for because of its' contract. What would I do? This lead to a discussion of the pitfalls of the current medical economy set-up

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What was the most difficult question?

The same case study question.

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🤝 Interview Format and Logistics ▼

How long was the interview?

60+ minutes

How many people interviewed you?

1

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?

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How do you rank the facilities?

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What is your in-state status?

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What were your total hours spent traveling?

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What was your primary mode of travel?

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

No responses

What airport did you fly into?

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Where did you stay?

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What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

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How would you rate the hotel?

No responses

Would you recommend the hotel?

No responses

What is your ranking of this school's location?

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

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What are your comments on where you stayed?

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✅ Interview Preparation and Impressions ▼

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

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How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

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How did you prepare for the interview?

Read applications, read up on the school to have questions to ask them, kept up with the news, reading these reviews were a help too.

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What impressed you positively?

Everyone in Nashville is incredibly friendly, the students and faculty at VUMS seem very excited about the school, and they did a great job of not only "selling" the school and program, but the campus and the city as well.

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What impressed you negatively?

The weather was cloudy and cold. There were going to break the record of most consecutive cloudy days at 14. They did not provide any information about the financial aid process at VUMS, which would have been nice.

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What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

That inspite of having the A, B, C, F grading system, the students have an incredible amount of commradery and cooperation. This was very encouraging

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What are your general comments?

The school facilities are great, the campus is beautiful, the people very nice, thourough curriculum, and the faculty is nationally recognized. I went into the interview having Vanderbilt be a distant second choice behind my state school. After the interview and campus tour, I would have a difficult choice between the two if accepted at both.

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What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

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