Nashville, TN
Allopathic Medical Schools | Public Non-Profit
Application Cycle: 2009-10
⭐ Overall Impressions
How did the interview impress you?
Positively 🙂
What was the stress level of the interview?
2 out of 10
0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress
What are your general comments?
I had a lot of fun. Definitely one of my top choices. It was also my first interview. It seemed like Vanderbilt is known for having laid-back interviews. The best advice I can give is to just relax and have fun.
💬 Interview Process
What is one of the specific questions they asked you?
-What were the positive and negative aspects that you've gathered from your experience with health care? How would you improve it?
-Why Vanderbilt?
What was the most interesting question?
Not really anything interesting. Lots of personal stuff like my undergrad school, my family, aspects of health care that I've encountered, my research and clinical experience.
How did you prepare for the interview?
Look up the website, but I didn't find much. Found out the name of the interviewer on the status page. Reread my files. Brush up on medical issues (completely unnecessary).
What was the most difficult question?
Why Vanderbilt? What did you do to reinforce your desire of becoming a doctor?
What impressed you positively?
The overall positive attitude of the students and the faculty. I really like the campus too. The cafeteria is not all that bad either. Their facilities are all modern. I think the coolest part was the underground network of tunnels, allowing one to go from one building to another without ever going outside (definitely helpful since it was cold).
What impressed you negatively?
Like many have said, the tour only goes around the student lounge and the medical school, not even the hospital or other parts of the campus. But I didn't mind; it was cold, rainy, windy. I guess the weather might be a slight negative factor. If you go there during the winter, and plan to tour the campus by yourself, bring an umbrella.
What did you wish you had known ahead of time?
That it would have been much cheaper if I rented a car instead of spending 90 dollars on taxi. (I went to the Grand Ole Opry thing; it's nice but no big deal).
📍 Travel and Logistics
Who was the tour given by?
Student
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