Florida State University College 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?

5 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?

10 out of 10

💬 Interview Questions ▼

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

Asked questions about any weaknesses in application. (Explained what happened and most importantly what I learned from it).

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Where do you want to begin? (I used this as an opporutnity to provide a general discussion of who I was and how I got into medicine and what I've done to prepare for that). This allowed us to build off of that the rest of the interview.

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Why medicine/doctor? Why FSU COM? If there was one thing you would want me to know remember you by, what would it be? If you could tell the admissions committee why they should pick you, what would you say?

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What was the most interesting question?

How and when do you think research/being a scientist plays into practicing medicine?

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What was the most difficult question?

How does being a humanitarian play into being a doctor.

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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?

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?

10 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?

Home

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

No responses

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?

9 out of 10

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

9 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?

8 out of 10

How did you prepare for the interview?

Uses SDN and created a general outline of what I wanted to say and then practiced it so I felt comfortable. Bought a medical school interview book but only read a little of it to get a gist of how to phrase my answers.

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What impressed you positively?

How relaxed and comfortable the interviewers made you feel. They specifically told me to just relax and lets just talk. You also get greeted at the door first thing by 1st and 2nd year students that help you get relaxed and ask them questions about the school or interview.

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What impressed you negatively?

No responses

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

When you get to speak to the dean, make sure you have a question to ask!

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What are your general comments?

No responses

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

No responses

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