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?

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How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

No responses

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

No responses

💬 Interview Questions ▼

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

If you could spend two hours in any museum, which museum would you go to?

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What do you do for fun? Also: Why do you want to go to Vanderbilt? (especially if you have applied to schools all over the country--They want to know why the Southeast attracts you)

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What was your favorite non-science course in college?

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What was the most interesting question?

If you could spend two hours in any museum, which museum would you go to?

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What was the most difficult question?

Why don't you draw a picture of my daughter while we talk? (Note: I wrote on my AMCAS application that I was an artist, so this will not happen to the unsuspecting.)

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🤝 Interview Format and Logistics ▼

How long was the interview?

40 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?

No responses

What is your in-state status?

No responses

What were your total hours spent traveling?

No responses

What was your primary mode of travel?

No responses

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?

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?

No responses

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

No responses

What are your comments on where you stayed?

No responses

✅ Interview Preparation and Impressions ▼

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

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How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

No responses

How did you prepare for the interview?

Read about special programs at the school, read over my secondary essays for all the schools

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What impressed you positively?

How friendly people were! And my interviewer was very complimentary and supportive.

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What impressed you negatively?

The 7:30am interview. This does not happen to most people. I was the only one with a 7:30 interview, so don't worry.

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What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

Nothing, which is good. But men, note: In the South, it is expected that you hold the door open for people (men or women) behind you until the last person has gone out. It is considered rude if you don't do this, but doing it will score you points!

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What are your general comments?

Extremely nice interviewer, very conversational. Be sure to write a thank-you note. Small gestures like that are especially important at Southern medical schools.

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What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

No responses

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