How many people interviewed you?
| Response Average | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 1.95 | 396 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Positively | 310 |
| Negatively | 32 |
| No change | 54 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 2.76 | 394 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 7.65 | 279 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 7.56 | 248 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| In Person | 0 |
| Virtual | 5 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 5 minutes | 0 |
| 10 minutes | 2 |
| 15 minutes | 2 |
| 20 minutes | 18 |
| 25 minutes | 122 |
| 30 minutes | 165 |
| 35 minutes | 30 |
| 40 minutes | 9 |
| 45 minutes | 17 |
| 50 minutes | 12 |
| 55 minutes | 2 |
| 60+ minutes | 21 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| At the school | 385 |
| At a regional location | 2 |
| At another location | 7 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| One-on-one | 394 |
| In a group | 0 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Open file | 5 |
| Closed file | 385 |
| Response Average | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 1.95 | 396 |
"Why do you want to come to GW?"
"Why do you want to go into medicine/why do you want to attend GW?"
"Tell me about yourself/why medicine/why GW"
"What is your back up plan if you don't get into medical school?"
"Describe your path to medicine / Why do you want to be a doctor"
"Tell me about yourself and why you want to be a physician."
"A lot of questions about clinical experience"
"How do you lead others?"
"Where have you encountered diversity in your experiences?"
"Why GWU"
"Why George Washington?"
"Why GW? Why Medicine?"
"Standard questions."
"Tell me about a time you failed in your personal life."
"Why do you want to go to school in DC?"
"What is the source of your desire to go into a career in service of others?"
"How will you pay for medical school?"
"Personal Weakness"
"If I asked your friends to use three words to describe you, what would those three words be?"
"Time you failed and what you learned from it?"
"What is one quality you have that will help you as a physician?"
"Tell me about yourself. (close file interview so be prepared for this question! it's usually the first thing they ask)"
"Why do you want to be a doctor"
"Tell me about your journey to medicine including any mentors you've had"
"what hobbies do you have"
"Though this was a closed-file interview, the professor asked for my GPA and MCAT scores, which I found offensive."
"Describe yourself?"
"What are three of your strong points that will contribute to your work as a doctor?"
"Tell me about a time that you failed."
"What are your strengths and weaknesses?"
"Who are you"
"What is your biggest weakness?"
"How did you get to this point?"
"Why are you interested in medicine?"
"What qualities will make you a good physician?"
"Something you would like to improve about yourself"
"How did you get here? (i.e. decide on medicine)"
"Tell me about yourself and why you want to be a doctor"
"What leadership experiences do you have?"
"Describe a time you failed or were disappointed. How did you deal with that? "
"What is one thing you'd like to improve about yourself, and why?"
"Describe your research."
"Tell me about a time when you learned something the hard way"
"How did you get here?"
"what accomplishment are you most proud of?"
"Why medicine? Why attracts you to GW?"
"how do you think you have changed in a year away from undergrad"
"What has been the hardest decision you had to make?"
"How do we fix the current healthcare crisis?"
"Who are you?"
"What are 3 strenghts and 3 weaknesses?"
"Why do you want to be a doctor?"
"What would make you not attend our school?"
"Why GW? Why medicine? How do you handle conflict? Do you study more by yourself or in a group?"
"Why GW? Why medicine? What area of medicine do you want to go into?"
"So tell me about yourself"
"With so many people around you telling you healthcare has ''changed'' why do you still want to go into medicine?"
"Why MD? Why GW?"
"When you filled out your AMCAS, why did you select GW?"
"why medicine? "
"describe your undergrad"
"Talk about a time when you failed."
"Role of Physicians in Society."
"all typical questions."
"The ususal stuff..."
"Why do you see GW as a part of your continuing education?"
"What do you think is one of the most serious problems facing health care today?"
"What is an example of a time you failed?"
"Describe one strength and one weakness."
"Tell me about yourself. One of the hardest because I had so much to tell and so little time. I should have practice interviewed a little more with friends and family instead of gunning it."
"Tell me about yourself. One of the hardest because I had so much to tell."
"What character trait do you think will serve you well as a physician? Which will hinder you?"
"I don't know anything about you except for your name. Tell me a little bit about yourself and who you are."
"Tell me something about yourself."
"Student: Tell me about yourself, interests and hobbies, what would I do if I could not become a physician or enter medicine? (all very conversational)"
"Where are you from? Why GW? Why DC? What do you do for fun? Tell me about your volunteer experience. Tell me about your research. Would you continue doing research? "
"Tell me about yourself? Why have you chosen medicine as a career?"
"What support systems do you have in place?"
"Tell me about volunteer experience."
"If you couldn't be a doctor, what would u be?"
"where are you from?"
"How did you grow up?"
"Tell me about a time you failed. What did you learn from it?"
"Why do you think that you would be a good doctor?"
"Coming from the Midwest, why do you want to attend GW?"
"How would you fix the health care system?"
"Why do you want to be a doctor? Typical day in your practice? Role of physicians in society? "
"What do you like about GW?"
"Why do you want to go to GW?"
"When you've experienced failure, what happened and what did you learn from it?"
"Describe a time you failed and what you learned from it. "
"What did you do this summer?"
"Why medicine instead of social work?"
"Tell me about your service and leadership activities."
"What characteristics do you have that will make you a good doctor?"
"What leadership experience have you had while in college?"
"What kind of obstacles do you think you'll have to face while in med school? What will you do if you don't become a doctor? "
"describe a time you failed and what did you learn from it"
"Why Medical School?"
"Where do you see yourself 10/15 yrs from now?"
"How do you perceive physicians? What kind of people do you think go into medicine?"
"Tell me about yourself. Why GW? Why medicine?"
"Where do you see yourself in ten years?"
"Why Medicine? Why GW? Why D.C.?"
"If I came to your house and looked on your bookshelf, what kind of books would I see?"
"My favorite question - What will you do if you don't get accepted into med school. This question makes me angry because I've already been accepted and even though I told them that, they still wanted me to answer the question."
"How do you handle stress?"
"what are your hobbies?"
"What's been the greatest challenge you've faced in your life?"
"How many schools did you apply to?"
"Why DC/GW"
"How do you respond to a family that blames you when a family member (your patient) dies?"
"What personal strengths do you bring to medicine?"
"all personal questions, about my life, my experiences.."
"Why DC?"
"What are your strengths? Weaknesses?"
"Why GW/DC?"
"What is your greatest failure and what did you learn from it."
"Tell me about yourself..."
"What was a defining moment in your life? One from which you feel shaped your personality?"
"The one above with the alcohol abusing colleague."
"Any questions for the interviewer? (Make sure you have at least 2-3 questions for your interviewers)"
"Tell me about yourself?"
"What would you do if a colleague was obese and smoked a lot?"
"What you do for fun?"
"Where is GW on your list (1st choice, last choice, etc)?"
"why med"
"Tell me a little about yourself"
"Tell me about yourself. Hobbies? Why medicine?"
"Why do you want to practice medicine?"
"Describe any leadership experiences you have held."
"Why do you want to come to school here at GW?"
"questions about the grad program I am in"
"What is your personal definition of what a doctor is?"
"why do you want to go into medicine? what are some of your strengths/weaknesses?"
"What are the positive aspects of medicine"
"What sorts of volunteer work have you done?"
"What is your greatest strength?"
"Why medicine? Why GWU?"
"Why medicine? Why GW? What do you think about the current health care system?"
"What about yourself do you think you can improve on? "
"Why medicine? When did you know you wanted to be a doctor?"
"Name a time when you failed"
"What would you do if you do not get accepted into medical school?"
"What exactly do you plan to do in health policy?"
"Most people apply to at least 15 schools, why did you apply to GW? Why are you interested in medicine?"
"What will you do if you are not accepted into medical school? "
"When did you start school? 1999. What are you doing right now? I am finishing up my last semester. Why in the world would it take you five years to complete a four year degree? Because I started majoring in computer science."
"What community service have you done?/Have you done any research?"
"What would you like the admissions committee to know about you?"
"they seemed to be asking to fill out a form, and both interviewers seemed to ask the same questions...1) what would you do if you were not accepted into medical scchool 20 why medicine 3) why GW "
"greatest strength/greatest weakness right after one another"
"What would you do if you weren't accepted into medical school? (I went with it and answered the question, even though I've been accepted elsewhere.)"
"Describe yourself."
"what specialty would you choose and why?"
"why gw"
"talked about clinical experiences - why I stopped and why I want to be a doctor"
"what is your best asset?"
"Where are you planning to go to residency and practice?"
"What are your strenths? Weaknesses?"
"tell me about your clinical experience?"
"What do I do on my spare time."
"What motivates you to become a doctor?"
"What brought you to decide on medicine?"
"tell me about yourself/why medicine"
"Like I said, no real questions- just the basics tell me about yourself, why did you choose your major, strengths and weaknesses etc. "
"Describe what you do in your job."
"Why do you want to be a physician?"
"Tell me about yourself. (since it's closed, this was kind of hard to answer)"
"Tell me about your self"
"Why medicine? Why not stay in public health or teaching?"
"could you describe yourself to me?"
"Strengths/weaknesses"
"What would you do if you were really stressed out?"
"what makes a good doctor?"
"What had led you to medicine?"
"Tell me about your family."
"So, tell me about yourself."
"family"
"wish I could say something specific--why medicine? why GW? tell me about yourself."
"Why medicine?"
"What do you think of GW so far? (faculty)"
"Why GWU? "
"So how was the difficulty level of the classes b/w the community college and the 4 year school you attended?"
"why medicine"
"Why GW?"
"Why medicine? Why GW?"
"Why do you want to go into medicine? Standard interview stuff, but no hard questions!"
"Tell me about yourself"
"Why Medicine and GW?"
"if there were no medicine in the world what would you want to become?"
"Tell me about yourself."
"where did you get your shoes"
"Why MD as oppose to RN or PA?"
"Why do you want to become a doctor?"
"see above"
"Tell me about yourself type of interview"
"What do you like to do?"
"What do you do for fun?"
"what are you looking for in a medical education?"
"Tell me about yourself What you do for fun?"
"it was a very get to know you type thing... What are your interests, why GW, what do you do for fun, tell me something about you"
"what experiences led you to want to become a doctor"
"What are you looking for in a med school?"
"It was kind of a "Tell me about yourself," interview."
"Why medicine now when not so traditional a student? (Mid 30's)"
"Why did you want to go into medicine?"
"What are some ways that the healthcare system can be changed to help your community?"
"Being a medical student and going into a career in medicine is going to be very stressful; how do you plan to handle stress in medical school?"
"What characteristics do you have that will make you a good physician and what is something you want to work on."
"Are you currently in school? What research have you done?"
"Do you have physicians in your family?"
"Why do you want to attend GW SMHS?"
"What are you most excited to learn in medical school?"
"What is one time you faced failure?"
"Tell me about a time you dealt with a culture different from your own and what did you learn from that experience?"
"What qualities do you have that would make you a good physician?"
"What does a day look like as a physician in your future?"
"How did you cope with a failure?"
"Describe your leadership style."
"How do you maintain personal wellness?"
"What has been your biggest failure and what did you learn from it?"
"Have you done any research?"
"What are some challenges that you had to overcome?"
"Why would you be a good doctor?"
"Do you have any ties to the area?"
"What do you like about GWU and what don't you like about GWU?"
"Normal questions - why med school, why GW"
"What made your confirm your decision pursue medicine?"
"Tell me about yourself and why your interest in medicine?"
"What are your expectations for medical school?"
"What profession would you go into if you couldn't be a doctor?"
"Hobbies"
"Community Service"
"What is your weakness"
"What are the three most important traits for a doctor to possess?"
"What do you think a day in medical school would be like?"
"They play off what you say because it's closed file so only let them know what makes you shine and they will play off of this information."
"What is one problem you have with the U.S. healthcare sysetm?"
"What is one weakness that will affect your ability to be a physician?"
"How do you see healthcare changing in the future? What do you think are qualities you need to have to be a physician in such a rapidly changing field?"
"where do you see yourself in 10 years"
"I was asked to which other schools I applied, and to which I've been invited for an interview- both are rude and awkward questions!"
"Where do you see yourself in 10 yrs?"
"How did you get to this point?"
"Tell me about the leadership positions you have held."
"What would you like to improve about yourself?"
"What brings you here?"
"Where do you see yourself in 15 years"
"Talk about your leadership experiences."
"What activities (ie clinical, research, etc) have I done to prepare myself?"
"What would you have done differently?"
"What field of medicine are you interested in?"
"What leadership positions have you held?"
"Why GW/DC?"
"Describe a situation where you failed and how to dealth with it? AKA weakness...hate those"
"Where do you see your medical career in 20 years?"
"Tell me about the research you have done."
"Please describe a situation in which you failed. What did you learn from it?"
"What is your GPA and your MCAT score "
"Tell me about one of your mentors and how they affected you."
"Describe your leadership experiences. "
"How have you changed since high school?"
"Describe what you do outside of academics."
"How will you pay for medical school?"
"When were you a leader?"
"tell me about your time with dentistry (obviously unique to my case)"
"What is a physician's responsiblity to their commuity?"
"Describe a time you failed?"
"Why do you want to be a doctor? "
"describe a time that you failed"
"Tell me about any clinical experiences."
"Why do you wanna study medicine?"
"Why not nursing, public health, etc?"
"tell me how you got to this point"
"We believe we are generating the leaders of tomorrow, what leadership experience do you have?"
"What makes you different from the other 10,000 applicants?"
"Name one thing that you could improve upon."
"why medicine? why GW?"
"What are your thoughts on the paucity of enrollment of black male students in medical school."
"What part of your life would you improve on right now?"
"Why GW?"
"How have your experiences helped you prepare for med school? "
"What was a difficult situation you encountered that you learned something from."
"How have your experiences with grief (obviously a large part of my process..) affected who you are?"
"What aspects of your personality will help/hinder your success as a physician?"
"Biggest strength and weakness"
"Why do you want to be a doctor?"
"Why are you a good fit for GW and why is GW a good fit for you?"
"How did you realize you wanted to go into Medicine?"
"describe a time when you failed, and what did you learn"
"why would you fit in gw?"
"When did you know you wanted to be a doctor?"
"Are you interested in public health?"
"but, on eof the harder questions was ''what do you think will be your greatest challenge as a physician?''"
"What are you doing during your year out of school?"
"Tell me about some part of your personality or a characteristic that may pose an issue as a medical student or doctor and how you have/would deal with it?"
"What assets would you bring to GWU?"
"Why GW? Why Medicine?"
"What would you do assuming you could not be a medical doctor?"
"What was your major in undergrad and why did you pick it."
"Why medicine. "
"Where do you see yourself in 10-20 years?"
"What do you think the biggest healthcare problem facing the physicians of our generation will be?"
"What do you do to relieve stress."
"Faculty: Where are you from? What did I study as an undergrad and grad? What is your thesis topic? What do you see as a problem facing the US healthcare system today? We spoke a bit about the hospital because I work there, but then I basically just listened attentively while he spoke in detail about his feelings on for- vs. not-for-profit healthcare, finance, GW Hospital administrative hierarchy, and corporate history (I think this was one of his interests as a faculty and department chair)."
"What kind of community work have you done? Tell me about your educational background. What kind of medicine are you interested in?"
"Why DC? GW?"
"Where do you see yourself in 10 - 15 years?"
"What tracks would you be interested in?"
"Have you published something? "
"Nothing too difficult, very conversational."
"What do you do on your free time (to reduce stress, etc.)."
"If medicine did not exist what would you do?"
"What led you to medicine?"
"What is a problem in the U.S. health care system and how would you propose to fix it?"
"tell me about yourself? (harder than it sounds...i recommend preparing some answers so you don't go off topic)"
"What do you see yourself doing ten years from now?"
"Tell me about a time when you were a leader."
"What is wrong with our healtcare system?"
"What have you failed at, and what have you learned from it? "
"Why do you want to be a doctor? Why GW?"
"What do you do in your free time?"
"What qualities do you have that will make you a good doctor?"
"Tell me about yourself (it sounds easy, but practice for this one--make sure you have a few points that you make sure you get across)"
"why medicine and not social work"
"How would you fix the health care system?"
"Why GW, why medicine?"
"Do you have any leadership experience?"
"What concert are you going to see next?"
"When did you decide you wanted to be a doctor?"
"weakness and strength?"
"What are you strengths weaknesses?"
"Tell me about yourself."
"Tell me about your decision towards medicine. "
"What experiences do you have outside of the sciences that interests you?"
"What qualities do you have than you think i will make you a good clinican? "
"Do you have any volunteer experience?What would you do if you could not become a physician?"
"What are your weaknesses?"
"What's the greatest challenge you've had to face?"
"Why medicine? What are you trying to get out of this visit to GWU?"
"What have you failed at?"
"Tell me about yourself. (I hate that question.)"
"What would you do if there was no medical profession? (I hate this question. I told him that medicine has existed since sentient beings realized that they could heal one another. I said I would be a shaman.)"
"What one thing about yourself would you like to change?"
"Have you had any volunteer experience?"
"What kind of volunteer work have you done?"
"Why do you think you would make a good doctor?"
"What would you do if you do not get into medical school?"
"What are your plans if you don't get in?"
"why doc?"
"Why DC"
"Why GWU?"
"What is something you're not particularly good at?"
"What are some of your positive qualities that will help you as a physician? What are some of your negative qualities that you will have to work on during your training to become a physician?"
"How (experience from resume) affect your interest in medicine? "
"why dc?"
"Tell me about a time when you learned a valuable lesson."
"What would you do if you don't get in this year?"
"Tell me about a time you failed"
"What would you say is your biggest fault?"
"Have you done any volunteering or comunity service"
"What are some characteristics (read: weaknesses) you'd like to develop in preparation for becoming a physician?"
"What specialties might you be interested in?"
"why D.C."
"How will you manage your time (in medical school)?"
"Three faults"
"What are your future goals as a physician?"
"What do you think is wrong with healthcare today?"
"How would you change healthcare?"
"What do I do for fun?"
"What would you be if you couldn't be a physician?"
"Opinions on health care?"
"Why do you want to become a doctor?"
"What areas of medicine are you interested in?"
"What do you like about GW?"
"What would you do as a career if it was not possible for you to be a physician?"
"What attracted you to GW?"
"What characteristics do you think make a doctor?"
"What about GW makes you want to study here?"
"Why do you want to go to GW? What would you bring to the school? What do you have to offer?"
"Tell me about yourself?"
"What is something that you have failed at and what did you learn from it?"
"what I do for fun"
"What are some of the major issues facing healthcare today?"
"why gw? what makes you stand out?"
"Where do you see yourself in 15 years?"
"What is your greatest weakness?"
"Why do you want to be a physician?"
"Name a time that you failed and what did you learn from it? What strengths do you have that would make you a good physician? "
"Where do you see yourself in 15 years."
"Have you engaged in research while an undergraduate?"
"What do you do? Tell me about yourself? (I was talking too fast and he had to ask me to slow down here so he could write it all down. . . oops)"
"Describe your research."
"What volunteering have you done?"
"Tell me about your research and your job?"
"What would you do if medicine wasn't an option?"
"who are you and what are you doing in my office? (joking)"
"How would you solve the healthcare crisis?"
"What activities have you participated in that exposed you to medicine? Do you have any leadership experience during college?"
"What are your motivations for entering medicine?"
"What are your grades like? (they are not supposed to ask because it is closed file) My grades are good. How good? I have only had one A-. What the rest are C's? Ha Ha very funny."
"What kind of medicine do you want to practice?"
"what area of medicine are you interested in going into?"
"Tell me about your job. (I'm in my second year off after college.)"
"talk about your research experiences."
"Do you think that four years of medical school and five years of residency is too much training? Will you be able to handle that?"
"What do you see yourself doing in 12 years?"
"what do your parents do for a living"
"your weaknesses, your strengths"
"hobbies, what I like to do"
"How do you feel about coming to school across the country (i'm a west coaster)"
"Where do you plan to live if you come to GW?"
"tell me about your research?"
"How did you come to the decision to pursue medicine?"
"Have you considered any specialties?"
"Why move here from Southern California?"
"What is your best attribute / biggest weakness?"
"What do I plan to do with my medical school education?"
"What is your strong point? What is your weak point?"
"what type of specialty would you consider? long term pt care w/ follow ups, etc. (ie primary care) or short term, fast turnover, many patients?"
"What changed in your life that made you apply to medical school this year rather than last year or the year before?"
"What is your biggest character flaw? why do you think that is?"
"what do you do for fun"
"Talked about national health care with one of my interviewers...no real questions, though."
"What was the evolution behind your decision to become a doctor?"
"What is the biggest problem in healthcare today?"
"What are your strengths and weaknesses?"
"What are your strengths?"
"strengths/weaknesses?"
"what field of medicine"
"How do you see yourself in relation to other people (like what are the characteristics you value in others and hope to aspire to in yourself)"
"who is your role model?"
"How do you know you are ready for this field?"
"Why do you want to be a doctor"
"Where do you see yourself in 10 years?"
"why medicine"
"Why your major?"
"Where do you see yourself in 10 years? (faculty)"
"Why medicine? "
"Did you think one year of Calculus was enough to do well in your Physics classes?"
"why GW"
"What are you looking for in a medical school?"
"What do you think about HMOs?"
"Why G.W.?"
"What do you do for fun?"
"where do you see yourself as a physician 10 years form now?"
"The interview flowed from the first question, no real distinctly difficult questions."
"tell me about yourself"
"Why GW/Washington DC?"
"Where do you want to be 10-15 years from now, what kind of practice, describe your routine?"
"What will you do if you don't ever get into medical school?"
"Why George Washington?"
"Why medicine/Why GW"
"What sorts of extracurricular activities do you do?"
"Why do you want to come here?"
"where will you draw your source of support from in medical school?"
"why MD rather than PA or CNP?"
"what will your typical day be in 10 years? "
"tell me about yourself etc"
"What kind of activities are you involved in?"
"what specialty can you see yourself in? What interests you? "
"What do you think of the doctor-patient relationship?"
"How would you contribute to the diversity of GWU?"
"What are some characteristics you believe a good physician should possess?"
"What are the qualities that make a good leader?"
"Describe your leadership style."
"What is your most important clinical experience?"
"How will you handle stress in medical school?"
"What characteristics do you possess that are beneficial for a physician to have?"
"Very basic questions about who you are. It's closed file, so they want to get to know you."
"Tell me about yourself?"
"What questions do you have for me?"
"What do you do outside of class and work as a hobby or to relax?"
"What can you bring that is unique to GWU?"
"What is your biggest weakness?"
"Tell me about a time you were challenged?"
"Describe a time when you conflicted with others? How did you resolve this?"
"What leadership roles have you assumed? What is your leadership style?"
"Why do you want to become a doctor?"
"What do you do to maintain a balanced lifestyle?"
"What concerns do you have about a career in medicine?"
"specific questions about activities"
"Where do you see your career in 10 years?"
"Describe your research project to me."
"How do you stay balanced?"
"Leadership experience"
"Why do you think you would be a good fit at GW"
"What is something I should take away from this interview knowing about you"
"Tell me about yourself. Also, why GW?"
"Why do you want to be a doctor, why GW?"
"What do you do in your free time? Is there anything else you'd like to tell me?"
"What is the biggest problem facing the US Healthcare system? How do you think we could fix it?"
"What are some of your hobbies?"
"Tell me about your research."
"What do you bring to the school that no other applicant brings?"
"What led to medicine? What are 3 qualities you think are important for a physician to have? Why GWU? What do you think is the biggest challenge to healthcare today?"
"What qualities should a physician have"
"tell me about your leadership experiences"
"What made you want to go into medicine rather that research?"
"Was there a specific moment during which you realized that you wanted to go into medicine?"
"Tell me about your favorite EC activity."
"Tell me a little bit about yourself."
"Community Involvements"
"Describe your research."
"Why do you want to attend GW?"
"Why do you want to be a doc?"
"What do I do with my free time?"
"What do you see as the physicians role in society?"
"Opinion on health care"
"How did you get to this point?"
"What does "health" mean to you?"
"Describe a time when you failed and how you dealt with it"
"What was a time when you were in a difficult situation, and how did you overcome it?"
"Tell me about yourself (careful not to ramble on this one!)"
"(we were talking about pediatrics...and how it could be sad at times...) Do you think your emotional connection with a patient would ever affect your judgment?"
"Why GW/Washington DC?"
"What other professions did you consider?"
"Tell me about a time when you failed?"
"how do you think your research will help you in your future"
"You've only been in the medical field for x # of years, how do you know this is what you want to do for the rest of your life?"
"What would your Mom/Friends say the don't like about u?"
"Why are you interested in GW?"
"What are your extracurricular activities?"
"How will you be able to afford GW in light of your career plans (I talked about working with under-served populations)?"
"how do you see your practice in the future"
"What do you bring to the school?"
"Tell me why you want to practice medicine without mentioning that you want to help people."
"What do you do for fun?"
"what do you want me to tell the admissions committee that is not on your application?"
"What kind of doctor do you want to become?"
"What will you do if you don't get into medical school?"
"What is your greatest strength"
"How have you matured since starting undergrad?"
"What is your biggest strength? "
"Explain your clinical research experience."
"If you couldn't choose medicine as a profession, what would you do?"
"Tell me about yourself, where you came from, what you're doing now."
"What can you bring to the program?"
"What do you do to handle stress?"
"Problems with healthcare. "
"Interesting comment from one interviewer: He said, "I know that you will not be going to this school if you get accepted to a school in CA (very true)." I was shocked. I just sat there, all quiet because I didn't know what to say. "
"What was a time that you failed?"
"Why do you want to come out to DC from the West Coast?"
"What do you do for fun? Which specialty are you drawn to?"
"Do you have any experiences working or volunteering in the medical field?"
"Policy question (see above)."
"Tell me about your leadership style."
"what do you think you can bring to gw and the medicine in general?"
"Give two problems that health care in America faces?"
"What is your biggest failure/achievement? "
"What is your greatest weakness?"
"Talk about your clinical experience."
"What do you do to relax?"
"What do you feel has led to medicine?"
"How do you cope with stress?/What do you do to unwind?"
"What would you do if you didn't get into medical school?"
"What were your favorite courses and why.What courses did you least like and why."
"Why GWU"
"Why GWU. "
"How do you relieve stress?"
"Why do you want to come to GW?"
"What is one of your weeknesses."
"What did you do in your time off? Where else are you interviewing?"
"Any leadership experience?"
"Do you have a specialty in mind?"
"What would you like me to tell the admissions committee?"
"Done research?"
"Questions about some of the activities and experiences I chose to bring up."
"what do you like to do for fun?"
"What quality do you possess that would make you a good doctor today?"
"What are the problems in todays healthcare?"
"Why do you want to be a doctor, tell me about yourself, tell me about your community service activities, why GW, etc."
"Name a stressful situation that you've been in. How did you cope with it?"
"What is one thing that you wish you could have changed about your college experience?"
"Tell me about a time that you failed"
"What are your strengths and weaknesses? "
"Tell me about your medical experiences abroad."
"What do you like about GW?"
"What do you do to have fun?"
"What is wrong with the healthcare system and how would you fix it? Very standard questions - nothing inventive...I guess it's hard to be too inventive when they know nothing about you (closed file)."
"Do you plan to practice medicine in your home state?"
"Tell me about some of your hobbies..."
"Why DC?"
"What do yuo do for fun? "
"Where else did you apply?"
"What if you did not get into medical school?"
"what did you like about your university"
"What one trait do you possess that will help make you a good doctor?"
"How would you fix the healthcare situation in the US?"
"Do you have any weaknesses. "
"Do you think there are problems with the health system in the US?"
"Where do you see yourself in 15 years?"
"what do you like to know about GW?"
"What is a time when you were leader?"
"What's your thesis about?"
"What do you think constitutes a good doctor? "
"What do you think will be the most difficult part of medical school for you?"
"What do you do on your free time?"
"Tell me about yourself. A good number of "get-to-know-you" questions."
"How do you deal with stress?"
"What should I write on this paper to give to the admissions committee after you leave? "
"Any more questions? (they asked this one a lot)"
"why medicine"
"Why this school?"
"Have you done any volunteering?"
"How do you think that working since you completed your undergraduate degree has enriched you as a person?"
"Do you have any questions for me?"
"What would you bring to George Washington that is unique?"
"Describe a stressful situation in your life."
"What kind of movies do you like? What books are you reading?"
"What is it about kids that makes you want to enter pediatrics?"
"how do u handle stress?"
"Talk about your clinical experiences."
"What would you do if you were not accepted into medical school this year?"
"Where do you see your career in ten years?"
"Is there anything else that you would like me to know?"
"What was your biggest failure?"
"Why do you want to be a doctor?"
"have you ever seen Wicked? What did you think?"
"What will you bring to the incoming class?"
"What do you do to relax? What would you change about yourself if you could?"
"what do you do for fun/relaxation?"
"GW is a diverse place. How do you think you would contribute to the diversity of the class?"
"What would you do if not medicine"
"How do you like your undergraduate institution?"
"where do you see yourself in 5/10/15 years?"
"Why should GW pick you?"
"Tell me about your research "
"What qualities do you think would make you a good doctor?"
"How did you make the decision to enter medicine? What other careers had you considered?"
"Why med?"
"What do you want to go into?"
"Why do you want to be a doctor"
"Where do you see the practice of medicine (policy-wise) going in the future?"
"What brings you to medical school?"
"What makes you unique"
"Tell me about yourself."
"Give an example of a time you failed and what you learned from the experience?"
"What is one thing I would like to change about myself?"
"What fields of medicine are you interested in?"
"What have you done since you graduated from college?"
"Why did you take time off after graduating (i took 2 years off to do research). "
"What qualities make a good physician? Which of these do you possess?"
"tell me about your family, hobbies, and do you have any questions"
"What do you have to offer GW?"
"Qualities a physician should have."
"What do you think your greatest struggle will be as a doctor?"
"Very standard questions--student interview was very conversational, faculty interview read straight of a sheet of paper"
"How have your experiences prepared you for a career in medicine?"
"Why do you want to go into medicine?"
"Why do you want to be a doctor? Why are you interested in OB/GYN?"
"Why do you want to be a doctor? What qualities do you have that will make you a great doctor?"
"What kind of medicine I want to do"
"Why do you want to go into medicine"
"what do you do for fun? if you couldn't do medicine, what would you do?"
"Why do you want to be a physician"
"If--for whatever reason--you couldn't go into medicine, what would you do instead?"
"What would you bring to the class?"
"What do you do in your spare time?"
"What do you do for fun? Do you have any questions for me?"
"How do you prefer to study?"
"What are your goals for the future."
"Describe what activities you have been a part of."
"Where do you see yourself in fifteen years?"
"What leadership activities have you done in college?"
"What qualities do you have that will aid you in being a physician?"
"Tell me about a time that you failed."
"GW is an expensive school - can you afford to come here?"
"What do you like to do?"
"tell me about your research?"
"So what are your non-academic interests?"
"My interviewer was from the dept of biochem and he asked me about the biochemical pathways associated with my research."
"Where do you see yourself in ten years?"
"What is your MCAT score? A 35. Do you think that is good? I think it is okay. No, a 36 is okay. (remember thier average accepted is a 28) It was about this time I really started chuckling at the irony. Oh by the way, I got accepted to their school and gladly turned it down. I got a full tuition scholarship at a much better school."
"What can I tell the admissions commitee for you that is not already written on your application?"
"Refer to above"
"What kinds of volunteering experiences have you had?"
"Why medicine?"
"where else have you interviewed?"
"What are your strongest and weakest attributes?"
"how many schools did u apply to"
"why GW"
"greatest strengths and weaknesses"
"Why GWU?"
"What do your parents do?"
"What do you think is the biggest problem in medicine today?"
"Where do you see yourself 10 years from now?"
"What are your strengths/weaknesses?"
"A lot of, any more questions? any more questions you wish to ask? "
"What community service activities have you undertaken?"
"how would you deal with patients who are uneducated on health problems/issues?"
"What kind of doctor do you want to be?"
"If You could go to school anywhere, where would you go?"
"specialty?"
"Why did you choose the major you pursued?"
"How do you deal with stress in your life?"
"Tell me about your desire to go into medicine. (just standard stuff like this)"
"What do you plan to do with your MD degree?"
"What are you weaknesses?"
"Tell me about a good book that you have read lately"
"tell me about yourself (both interviews started this way)"
"Why GW?"
"What are you specific experiences that make you sure you want to be a doctor?"
"tell me about yourself"
"Why did you come to GW as an undergraduate?"
"Tell me about your life growing up (student)"
"What kind of research have you participated in? "
"Why medicine? Why GW?"
"where do you see yourself practicing?"
"What have you seen since you arrived in Washington?"
"What do you think your greatest challenge will be as a medical student and as a doctor?"
"What do you do for "recreation""
"Most significant point or accomplishment during undergrad"
"what are your hobbies?"
"What can I tell the committe that they don't already know about you?"
"What do you really like to do for fun?"
"What would you do if not medicine and why?"
"Are you someone who likes to solve problems and move on to the next one, or do you prefer to form relationships with people over an extended period"
"What made you interested in GW?"
"The opener...tell me about yourself."
"what are the experiences that have lead you to pursue medicine?"
"Why don't you want to be a Psychologist like your parents? "
"what do you do for fun"
"What are you looking for in a med school?"
"If there was something you could change in healthcare, what would it be?"
"What do you do for fun and other things outside work and school?"
"What would you change about the healthcare system in the US?"
"What are some ways that the healthcare system can be changed to help your community?"
"What is one thing you would change about yourself?"
"What do you feel is the most pressing issue in healthcare now?"
"What question would you want someone to ask you right now? (this is nice bc it opens it up for you to mention something you haven't already!)"
"Why MD specifically? (as opposed to PA, NP, RN)"
"Describe a time when you interacted with a diverse population that was different from your own. At the end of the interview, they asked me is there anything else I want to mention about my app that hasn't been mentioned thus far."
"What are you most proud of?"
"How do you de-stress and make time for yourself"
"Do you know what kind of medicine you're interested in?"
"What attracts you to study medicine in DC?"
"What do you do to decompress throughout school?"
"Which class did you take, not required for your major, did you enjoy the most and why?"
"If the interview ended now, what would have been sad we didn't talk about?"
"What can you bring that is unique to GWU?"
"What is your favorite team activity?"
"What do you think makes a good leader?"
"What is your opinion on the US and Canadian health care systems? Which is better and why?"
"How do you maintain personal wellness?"
"What interactions have you had with cultures outside your own?"
"What do you think is more stressful, being a resident or a physician in practice?"
"My student interviewer asked if I had applied to any other schools, and if GW was my top choice. Neither of these are generally permissible questions."
"What role do you think a physician should play in a community?"
"Tell me about a time you failed in your personal life."
"If you were a kitchen utensil, what would you be and why?"
"What is one thing you want to tell me not on your application?"
"What do you see the role of physicians in society as?"
"What is your favorite food?"
"What traits you have that you will need to be a doctor"
"It was very conversational and flowed more than questions and answers"
"What do you think will be the hardest thing about medical school?"
"Why do you want to become a physician instead of becoming a nurse? (Related to past work as a nursing assistant)."
"How would you pay your tuition?"
"Tell me something about yourself that many people don't know and you didn't include in your application."
"What do you like to do for fun?"
"Tell me about a time you've failed. What are some of your leadership experiences? Tell me about your path to medicine. Where do you see yourself in 10 years? What do you see as your biggest challenge as a physician?"
"describe what a perfect day in your life woud be like"
"Tell me something in your life you are most proud of?"
"If you had an epiphany and decided that you wouldn't or couldn't be a doctor, what would you do?"
"What is the most interesting thing about you?"
"what questions do you have for me?"
"In your opinion, what are the 2 most significant achievements in medical history?"
"What book are you reading right now?"
"What do you think is the biggest problem w/ health care system?"
"What does "health" mean to you?"
"They were all pretty standard"
"There were two separate interviews, one with a student and one with a faculty member. "
"Describe one of the stories of the refugees you worked with that most impacted you. "
"Do you think doctors should be allowed to influence the policies and law-makers?"
"All of the questions they asked were really general interview questions, both interviews were really more like conversations than anything else"
"What is the role of a physician in society?"
"If medicine did not exist, what would you be doing?"
"I didn't think any of the questions were particularly interesting. They were standardized questions from a sheet that the interviewer (who is most often NOT on the admissions committee) reads off of and fills in."
"medicine is very difficult and extremely long, are you sure this is what you want to do?"
"One specifically about a medical mission I went on."
"What would your friends say is one of you weaknesses?"
"describe a time you failed"
"Tell me about a failure and what you have learned from it."
"How many HIV patients do you interact with on a regular basis? (I was interviewed by a pathologist and we discussed the prevalence of HIV/AIDS patients in DC.)"
"Why do you believe that GW is a perfect match for you?"
"Are your parents doctors?"
"Nothing too interesting. It was very conversational, just have to be sure to make all of your positive points make clear."
"none particularly"
"none"
"How are you different/how have you matured since you started undergrad?"
"Compare yourself to who you were when you started college. What are the differences?"
"Compare yourself today to who you were when you entered college: what are the differences?"
"How I felt about the level of memorization medical school will require. (I wasn't a bio major)"
"Nothing out of the ordinary."
"Standard questions"
"They asked standard questions."
"What is the physician's role in society?"
"What would you do if you did not become a doctor?"
"Do you think you're going to go into clinical practice or research after med school?"
"Give an example of a time that you've failed and what you learned from it. "
"tell me about yourself. :) They don't ask many interesting questions. "
"They didn't really ask me any questions, except, "why medicine?" (by faculty), and "tell me about yourself" (by student). "
"Have you ever considered becoming a lawyer or going into business?"
"How have you matured since you started undergrad?"
"What my dad does in his free time. I mentioned he's a doctor so maybe he wanted to see if I've witnessed doctors who have lives outside of medicine..."
"In what aspect of medical school do you have an advantage over your classmates?"
"How much do you think physicians should be involved in healthcare reform? "
"Discuss a health policy issue pertaining to one of the areas you've lived in. (This was due to my personal interest in health policy.)"
"I was asked about an international volunteer experience I had"
"What are your thoughts on mandatory health insurance?"
"what do you do in your spare time?"
"Describe your biggest accomplishment? Describe your biggest failure? "
"What would you bring to our school if accepted?"
"Not anything out of the ordinary."
"What is your biggest weakness?"
"None, they were all prettys standard."
"What is the role of physicians in society?"
"none, really."
"What do you do to relax?"
"Where do you see yourself in 10 years?"
"Travels"
"You seem very committed to global medicine. Have you had the opportunity to experience any type of medical trip to another country?"
"So who have you read in your Literature and Medicine class? "
"What is your favorite medically related tv show?"
"What would you change about yourself?"
"Nothing too uncommon. Mostly just trying to get to know who I was and why I might make a good student."
"Suppose, for some reason I do not get into medical school, what would I do?"
"Why I wanted to be a doctor"
"The student interview actually extended our interview so that he could really get at the heart of my motivation for being a doc. Intense, but great, interview. "
"Nothing interesting"
"If you could have dinner with anyone tonight, dead or alive, who would it be and why?"
"n/a"
"If I were to bring your best friend into the room and send you out, what will she say about you?"
"Nothing particularly...standards slew: tell about self, what you do for fun, problem with US healthcare system, details about my various pursuits."
"Did you see the movie Stomp the Yard?"
"What do you think the underserved community will be like in the future?"
"How have your leadership experiences prepared you for being a physician?"
"What sort of support systems do you have in place."
"Where else are you interviewing?"
"Tell me about yourself? What recent movie have you like, why?"
"If I were to listen to your mp3 player now, what music would I hear?"
"why geore washington?"
"What medical tv drama do you watch, why?"
"How did you grow up? (i love talking about my family)"
"What is the last novel you read."
"After we already covered why I wanted to be a doctor and that I was a phil major, the student interviewer asked for the source of my motivation"
"How do you think a doctor contributes to his or her community?"
"How are you unique from every other student applying here?"
"Nothing really. Totally standard questions."
"What other things do you do for fun? "
"After seeing the limitations to medicine that you have [in South Africa], what makes you still want to go into medicine?"
"Nothing out of the typical questions they ask, describe yourself, volunteer experiences, why you want to be a doc, etc."
"How should other countries react to the North Korea nuclear weapon situation?"
"How will you handle coming to DC from a small town?"
"What would you like for me to tell the admissions committee?"
"What is your definition of diversity?"
"Do you turn to others when you need help?"
"If you could have any three wishes come true, which would they be?"
"why medicine and not social work? "
"How will you use your public health background in your medical practice?1"
"What characteristics do you have that will help your interpersonal interactions with patients?"
"What is your biggest faliure?"
"If you don't get into medical school, what would you do?"
"what do you like to know about GW?"
"Do you watch Days of Our Lives? I was definately caught off gaurd by this question bc I did not understand how this related to anything but in a round about way it kind of did."
"Why medicine instead of social work"
"If I got ten of your closest friends together what are the things they would say drove them crazy about you? Translated: what are your character flaws, or as I like to think of it, my character strengths presented as flaws when they are actually strengths ;)"
"What qualities do you have that will make becoming a doctor difficult?"
"They were all very standard. Just prepare for the most commonly reported questions from GW that are posted on SDN and you will do great!"
"None-they were all pretty standard."
"If you could be a pediatrician or a pathologist, which would you pick and why?"
"All were pretty standard."
"how would you incorporate your backrgound in religion with medicine?"
"If you could have dinner with two historical figures who would they be and why"
"What was your most challenging experience."
"Where do you see yourself 10/15 yrs from now?"
"What qualities make you a good candidate for the program?"
"None - all of the questions were pretty straightforward."
"If you were to lose your arms or legs, which would you choose and why?"
"None--one interview was a conversation, the other was by-the-book (Tell me about yourself; Why medicine; Strengths; What you would fix about health care; Volunteer work...)"
"Tell me about where you grew up."
"Nothing really interesting"
"How will you deal with time constraints of having a family and being an MD."
"Questions were very straightforward and the same as ones previously posted on the feedback website."
"You strike me as a very non-arrogant person but if you could allow yourself to be arrogant for a minute, tell me something you're good at."
"Asked about what inspires me to write music."
"Nothing too interesting -- just a general conversation about my background and my motivations for becoming a physician"
"What has been your biggest failure?"
"What do you want me to know that is not evident on your application?"
"where do you see yourself in 20 years?"
"What would your friends say is the most annoying thing about you? What about you really bugs them? "
"What achievement in life are you most proud of?"
"what traits do you have that would make you a good doctor?"
"What would you say is your biggest fault?"
"What do my parents think about me applying for medical school?"
"What do you think makes a good Dr."
"Typical questions but the conversation was interesting - philosophical topics not necessarily related to medicine."
"Tell me about someone you don't know who influenced your view of the world."
"Nothing struck me as interesting or off the wall--it was just getting to know YOU as a person so they can present you to the admissions board. Typical personal questions apply."
"what was your favorite class? "
"If you had the choice of loosing either both arms or both legs which would you choose and why?"
"What career would you choose if not medicine? (I know, not very interesting, but the whole interview was very straightforward)"
"All the questions were pretty basic. I spent a fair amount of time with the faculty interviewer going over my research."
"Tell me about you greatest failure and what you learned."
"Asked some in-depth questions of a non-science research I completed as an undergrad.... nothing invasive, more out of curiosity."
"What was a defining moment in your life? One from which you feel shaped your personality?"
"Can you cook? (We were in the subject of talking about Korean dishes.)"
"What makes you unique?"
"Is Albert Einstien in heaven or hell?"
"Basically, they wanted to know why I wanted to come to GW and tried to sell me on their school"
"What would you do if you could not be a doctor?"
"Do you think there are any problems facing healthcare today?"
"So listen up. First interview with med student. Casual. know why you want to go there. Second interview with a Doctor also laid back. Has set questions. One falure and what you learned, weakness and how your trying to better yourself, volunteering stuff, i mean standard stuff."
"Describe a situation where you failed and how you overcame this."
"nothing really, just the basic stuff."
"What is the hardest thing you had to do and what did you learn from it?"
"I see you're from a small town--could you handle living in the city?"
"Questions were exactly what I expected for a closed-file interview - "Why you?", "Why us?", "Why medicine?""
"Tell me how your interest in medicine developed."
"What do you do for fun"
"Describe your daily schedule in 15 years."
"very basic questions because all they have is your name"
"What is the definition of a doctor? (My interviewer was the dean of public health...btw, the answer he liked best was a teacher, he didn't seem to fond of 'healer'...)"
"nothing terribly interesting. the questions were really standard, and the most interesting parts were when the interviewer and i digressed into normal conversation outside of the "set list" of questions."
"What are your top choices?"
"Nothing really interesting."
"None really. I was mostly asked why I wanted to be a physician, etc."
"none. it was a regurgitation of my application."
"Describe a time when you failed, what you learned from it, and how you handled that failure (or something along those lines)."
"Nothing was really interesting or out tof the ordinary. Very easy going interviews."
"How woul you respond to a group situation when you recognize that a student in the group is resevred and shy and not contributing greatly?"
"Nothing out of the ordinary"
"Do you think that leaders are followers as well?"
"tell me about a time when you failed"
"Do you think poor people should get to go to the most expensive restaurant in town? No? Then why do you think poor people should have access to the best doctors?"
"If I gave you a million dollars, what would you do with it?"
"What I would do with $10 million"
"Ask me a question."
"No questions were really asked, accept the standard, the interviewr and I went off on a tangent.. very quickly"
"What exactly do you plan to do in health policy?"
"What characteristics do you posess that will make you a good physician? What do you think that you as a person will get out of medicine?"
"What are your motivations for going into medicne?"
"Why in the world would it take you five years to complete a four year degree?"
"Since the interview was blind, there really were no interesting questions."
"What did I like to do for fun?"
"what is the role of the doctor in the community"
"spend about 15 minutes telling me about yourself"
"All questions were fairly standard."
"What is your definition of success? (by the student interviewer)"
"How did you choose your undergraduate school?"
"There were no interesting questions, only general questions"
"What do you think is the biggest problem in medicine? What do you think is the role of a doctor in society? What are the downfalls of being a physician?"
"why not engineering?"
"Standard get to know you questions, what is the biggest challenge facing medicine etc."
"We talked a lot about what I thought about my research - which actually isn't very extensive at all."
"I wasn't asked any interesting questions."
"What is the best/worst thing that I as an interviewer could do to/ask you? "
"None were interesting. The interview was boring."
"What do you think the physician's role is in society?"
"How did you pick your schools? why do you want to come here?"
"What general area of medicine do you see yourself being best suited to? (a personality question- do I like to go in, fix things and get the job done or do I prefer to establish longer term relationships...) "
"all the usual ones"
"Tell me about yourself."
"Do you think homosexuality is on the rise?"
"What is your best attribute? What is your greatest weakness?"
"All of the questions were standard. Nothing different. "
"No interesting questions were asked."
"What are your views on the AARP vs Senator Kennedy issue? (Medicare Prescription Drug Bill) b/c I mentioned serving an elderly population"
"There weren't any particularly interesting questions asked. The interviewers basically just wanted to get to know you. The student interviewer asked me: What do you see as the biggest non-medical problem in the world today? He also asked me what the biggest problem in healthcare was in the United States. However, most of the questions were just to get to know me and to get a feel of my personality. Both my interviews lasted over the 25 minute time allotment. That was good because I didn't run out of things to say, and both interviewers seemed to really love talking to me. They found my personality very interesting. "
"Who will provide the emotional support you are going to need in medical school? I thought that one was a little odd."
"nothing"
"nothing really...all standard questions."
"Who are your heros or role models?"
"If you could go to school anywhere where would you go? Why? "
"pretty standard stuff"
"Have you been in a situation that was an ethical dilemma?"
"none, all standard questions"
"What is the responsibility of a physician?"
"Nothing out of the ordinary asked. One interview is conducted with a student and one with a faculty member. "
"What would you do if there was no field of medicine, what profession would you pursue?"
"What do you do outside of class?"
"who would you consider to be your role model?"
"What is the biggest non-medically related problem in the world today?"
"Why did you choose to switch from social work to medicine?"
"no questions i hadn't prepared for"
"You know you will give up everything...social life, family life, friends...for medicine, are you willing/ready to do this?"
"Nothing really"
"if i knew who the baby was in a virginia woolf story"
"Nothing out of the ordinary asked. On the other hand, my faculty interviewer did have a lot of his own interesting experiences to share, which was cool."
"None really interesting since it was closed file."
"current events question"
"nothing specific, just a get to know you, super low stress conversation"
"Why I chose my major"
"What hobbies do you hope to continue to pursue during medical school "
"What do you think is the best part of being the doctor? The worst?"
"Since it was close-file, nothing too out of the ordinary. No ethics questions."
"So what about boys? I mean do you date? This question didn't seem too kosher but I answered it anyway and it led to a pretty interesting discussion of the arranged marriage system stereotypes."
"What do you think are possible barriers to communication between patients and physicians?"
"Why George Washington? What are you looking for in a medical school?"
"If I could have a conversation with 3 individuals from the past who would they be and what would we talk about?"
"I wasn't really asked any questions, we just chatted."
"Nothing really. Pretty generic. It was totally conversational. Where are all the stress interviews I've been reading about?!"
"What was your greatest achievement in college? High school?"
"Inteviews were very conversational...all the questions came from the subject material of our conversation."
"all very standard question"
"What can you tell me that would convince me to admit you to my medical school? (by a graduate/physician) What do you do to relieve stress? (by MS2 student)"
"no questions that went beyond why medicine, and what i think of the health care system"
"What do you do for fun?"
"What does GW and DC have to offer for your medical education?"
"What do you think the hardest part of medical school will be for you?"
"None, all basic stuff"
"How would you approach the healthcare crisis?"
"What do you think the hardest thing about medical school?"
"where did I get my shoes"
"Nothing - it was closed file so I basically guided the entire interview"
"Nothing too different."
"Pretty typical questions for someone trying to get to know a person...where are you from, why do you want to go to GW"
"If a patient was definately going to die in the next 5 days, how do you treat him/her and what do you tell him/her?"
"faculty: can you cook? do you know my grandson's girlfriend? can you guess how many years i've been doing interviews? do you have a boyfriend? student: what specialty do you think i should go into?"
"Describe your ideal of a doctor's visit. Describe the reality of a doctor's visit. Why are these two scenarios different?"
"Why did yuo leave your former country?"
"What separates you from the other people who are interviewing today?"
"My first interview was with the Dean of Admissions, but was still very laid back and friendly. Her questions were very general and straight forward with no surprises. My second interview, which was also very relaxed, was with a second-year and she asked a lot about my experiences and interests outside of medicine, then asked, "If you met a stranger and had to tell them one thing about yourself, what would it be?""
"Will you be continiuing you extra-curiculars at Medical school?"
"Get me really excited about your hobbies."
"What role does spirituality play in your life?"
"What is the best movie you have seen in the last six weeks?"
"how will you cope with friends and family members who feel neglected while you are busy with work in med school. "
"why are the number of medical school applicants dropping?"
"Who is the president of Ukraine? (I'm originally from Ukraine)"
"Nothing really. "
"why do you think you will be a good doctor "
"tell me about your research (i.e. the questions were not all that interesting)"
"What are you doing next summer? (by the student interviewer, of course :) )"
"Nothing really, the interview was mostly a conversation asking about my activities, and since I was interested, his work as a pediatric oncologist."
"How do you feel about the events of 9-11? Would you be comfortable in coming to DC? What are you view points on bioterrorism and the role of physicians?"
"What is the single most overlooked failure in the current healthcare system."
"Where do you see yourself in 15 yers? (nothing very interesting)"
"The interviews were get to know you questions, Why medicine, why GWU etc"
"Tell me about the traits that make a good leader in healthcare?"
"Tell me about an ethical dilemma that you faced"
"Explain a time where you intervened during an ethical conflict/ describe a time where you handled conflict on a team (it was difficult because I struggled to come up with an answer on the spot)."
"Describe a time you challenged authority."
"What is your listening style? (I just was thrown bc I didn't know what context they meant lol)"
"How would you describe your leadership style?"
"When was a time you were on a team and challenged the leadership or decisions of the group?"
"What is one thing I would change about medicine?"
"What challenges will you face as a physician in a changing medical field?"
""Tell me about yourself. Impress me""
"How do you handle stressful situations?"
"Explain a time where you did not listen to instructions correctly and how you handled that."
"Why GW"
"How did you cope with a failure?"
"What is the hardest challenge in your life that you have had to overcome?"
"What about medical school are you nervous about?"
"What has been your biggest failure and what did you learn from it?"
"None. All straight forward questions about you, so you can basically just talk about stuff mentioned on your AMCAS cuz they haven't looked at it."
"Describe a time you failed, and what did you learn from that experience."
"My faculty interviewer really pushed on "why medicine". He seemed to be looking for a specific answer that I wasn't providing, although I had prepared extensively for the question."
"What is your greatest intellectual achievement?"
"Where do you see the state of healthcare going over the next 10 years?"
"What was your greatest intellectual achievement? (not scholastic, but new personal ideas in a research-sense)"
"What do you think accounts for the high cost of healthcare?"
"What is the biggest issue, as you see it, with healthcare in the U.S.?"
"Why would you be fit to be a doctor? It wasn't supposed to be particularly hard to answer, but then once I told him why, he wanted more....."
"Don't really remember. Nothing was all that difficult"
"Personal Weakness"
"Nothing- it can be hard to answer the tell me about yourself but I had prepared this in advance"
"How do you cope with stress?"
"No questions were particularly difficult."
"Tell me about yourself."
"Tell me about yourself. (summarize but nake sure to present yourself as well-rounded)"
"Tell me about a time that you had a positive patient experience. Why?"
"Why wouldn't you complete all the pre-reqs during your undergraduate degree?"
"What do you think is the biggest challenge to healthcare today? How do you think this will affect your practice as a physician?"
"What do you think about Obamacare"
"what are your weaknesses/strengths"
"None of the questions were very difficult."
"Tell me about a time you fail? and how you overcame it?"
"Name three things that the U.S. health care system does well. --THEN-- Name three things that it could improve upon."
"What qualities do you have that would make you a good doctor?"
"What is the best thing you've done in the last five years?"
"Who is your favorite author"
"What will you do if you don't get accepted to medical school?"
"nothing out of the ordinary..."
"You know that medical school is hard, right? (SERIOUSLY?! Are you kidding me??)"
"What was your GPA and MCAT? (closed file, but I was surprised my interviewer asked me)"
"None. (But it would have been possible to ramble on any of them.)"
"Tell me about yourself. (So vague!)"
"What would you want to change about yourself to prepare yourself for medical school? "
"Tell me about a time you failed and what you learned from it...(i knew this question was coming, but I could not come up with a concrete example, so I just answered abstractly)"
"Whether or not I should answer this: What is your MCAT score?"
"There weren't any difficult questions, really. They were the usual. Very low key and conversational. "
"Tell me about yourself? Why are you here?"
"tell me about a time you didn't do well/ failed (forgot exact question but essentially asking that)"
"You've only been in the medical field for x # of years, how do you know this is what you want to do for the rest of your life?"
"NONE!!"
"How would your mother describe you?"
"describe a time you failed"
"The faculty interviewer asked some questions about my MCAT"
"None. It was very conversational."
"how do you see your practice in the future"
"nothing out of the ordinary, very common questions"
"Please tell me what you think about each presidential candidates platform."
"So what brings you here?"
"How are you different/how have you matured since you started undergrad?"
"What was a time that you failed? What did you learn?"
"How have you failed and handled it?"
"none really"
"none really- they kept it pretty low stress to just try to get to know you. "
"What are some of the challenges you think you will encounter as a physician practicing with the current health care system?"
"What do you think will be a great challenge in medical school or in your medical career?"
"What is your weakness?"
"Why didn't you apply for the MD/PhD program since you have a strong interest in research?"
"Pretty standard questions: Why GW? Why Medicine?"
"probably the same one as above"
"tell me about yourself. They don't ask many difficult questions. "
"Where do you see yourself in 10 years (I'm still not totally clear on how I can tie my education experiences together - something I'v GOT to clarify soon :/"
"So tell me about some controversial issue in health and your position on it."
"What part of your life would you improve on right now?"
"What would you change about yourself"
"They were all pretty straight forward"
"What aspect of your personality might pose a challenge to your success as a physician?"
"How much do you think physicians should be involved in healthcare reform? "
"Given the salary doctors earn today, how are you planning to pay for medical school? ?????"
"Nothing too difficult--mainly just getting to know me."
"Nothing difficult, just trying to get to know you."
"how do you handle stress?"
"Give me 3 characteristics your friends would use to describe you."
"If I asked your friends what quirk bothers them the most about you, what would it be?"
"Not really anything difficult either."
"Take me 10 years into the future. Where are you and what are you doing?"
"what schools did you apply to"
"Tell me about yourself/ what do you like to do for fun."
"Research"
"Tell us about yourself (its so open ended you needed to have something written down for this and practice it)"
"Are you sure you want to be a doctor? "
"Both interviewers asked about a challenge or weakness I had - but it was conversational, and not difficult at all."
"What do you think medicine will look like 10-12 years from now?"
"What is an example of a time you failed."
"Tell me about yourself. So much to tell and so little time"
"''why GWU'' by one of the admissions deans in passing after my tour (took me off-guard). At a place like this, you are *always* being vetted by everyone you meet during the day. "
"Nothing difficult"
"Tell me something about yourself (a fact, a story, an experience) that I wouldn't be able to see on paper if I were able to open your file and read it right now."
"Where do you see yourself in 15yrs?"
"Nothing really, the interviews were very laid back and conversational."
"If you could not enter medicine or become a physician, what would you do? (just be honest and throw a couple of interests out there)"
"None were difficult. They weren't trying to stump you and I really felt they were trying to get to know me as a person and not necessarily how much information I could spout off."
"What do you think the underserved community will be like in the future?"
"Nothing out of the ordinary. I guess just explaining the reasons why I chose to apply to GWU, because there are so many. When I mentioned the TRACK Program my interviewer was pleased that I had really researched that aspect of the curriculum."
"What challenges will medicine present to you."
"What number author were you on your published paper?"
"What is the future role of physicians in politics?"
"Nothing... questions were meant to get to know you as a person, not to stomp you on some vague medical subject"
"they were all pretty conversational - nothing too difficult, "
"What quality do you possess that would make it difficult for you to be a doctor?"
"maybe what are the problems with healthcare in the US (because he disagreed with my answer)"
"None, really."
"What are your strengths and weaknesses?"
"Tell me something that is not in your AMCAS file or application that I should know. (I was caught off guard here)"
"Tell me about yourself...(so general, so vague, and so much that you could say!)"
"How will you handle being overwhelmed while in medical school? "
"When did you decide you wanted to become a physician? (no hard questions!)"
"What do you think make yourself different from other 9,900 applicants?"
"Failure, and how you dealt with it."
"Do you have any other questions?"
"Nothing really difficult......"
"What is your biggest failure/something you have failed at?"
"What is your definition of diversity?"
"What other schools did you apply to?"
"If you could have any three wishes come true, which would they be?"
"why medicine and not social work? "
"How would you fix the health care system?"
"What is wrong with the US healthcare system and how would you fix it?"
"No difficult questions"
"What is your biggest failure?"
"What should I write on this piece of paper for the admissions committee?"
"Probably the days of our lives question. The questions were very straight forward, they just seemed to want to get to know me."
"What else should I know about you?"
"Tell me about a failure you had and what you learned from it. "
"None. There were no ethical questions or any HMO/PPO pop quizzes."
"None were difficult because I prepared for the most common questions posted on SDN for GW."
"How intelligent do you think you are?"
"why are you doing research right now?"
"Where do you think you'll be 15 years from now."
"How do you think your bioethics background will be useful in medicine? (it was with a tone that implied that it would not useful)"
"nothing...everything was pretty straightforward"
"Nothing difficult (it was def a stress free interview)"
"Nothing too difficult"
"Name 3 things that you have done that you normally wouldn't want me to know."
"How do you plan on handling medical school with a family?"
"There were no difficult questions."
"What will your greatest challenge be in medical school?"
"How would you design the ideal medical system?"
"Typical question, but still difficult -- What negative qualities will you have to work on while training to become a physician?"
"What has been your biggest failure?"
"Why not become a nurse practitioner or nurse?"
"What are you going to do if you don't get into medical school?"
"why medicine?"
"No real difficult questions, both interviews were very conversational."
"What has been your biggest failure thus far?"
"who is your role model?"
"How would you contribute to the diversity of the class?"
"Name some characteristics of mine that will make me a good doctor and name specific examples of when you have shown these characteristics in the past"
"Tell me about a time you failed"
"What would you do if you didn't become a doctor?"
"What is your greatest failure"
"What aspects of the health care system do you foresee being a problem for you as a physician 10-15 years from now? (He told me this was an experimental question that he hadn't decided about keeping or not)"
"none. it was all about me."
"It was very straightforward, not really difficult questions"
"what do you consider to be your biggest failure?"
"What is a defining moment in your life?"
"As a physician, what type of skills do you think you, personally, will have to improve upon?"
"What would you do if you couldn't be a doc?"
"What are your three biggest weaknesses?"
"Tell me your three biggest faults."
"the above question"
"If a colleague (physician) started abusing alcohol and nicotine, what would you do if it started effecting your practice?"
"Give an example of a time you failed and what you learned from the experience?"
"What do I think about socialized health care?"
"Just the standard questions. Why do you want to be a doctor. Why do you want to come to GW? The student interviewer read from a sheet."
"What unique quality do you have to contribute to medicine?"
"Where is GW on your list? "
"What is your weakest quality and how would you improve upon this to make you a better physician?"
"they were all straight forward. if you honestly know your self and motivations the it should come to you easily."
"Describe a time you failed. What did you learned from it?"
"I mentioned I would be interested in expanding my expertise with an MBA or an MPH in the future. The faculty interviewer proceeded to grill me on the areas of health care management and public health."
"greatest weakness and plans to improve this weakness"
"Nothing too difficult."
"nothing too difficult; as with any school, just do research on why you want to go there and how you see yourself fitting into their lifestyle"
"What is the definition of a doctor? "
"why do you want to go into medicine? it's not an inherently difficult question, but you've got to nail it when they ask you....and they will ask me. both the student and doc asked me that."
"Is GW one of your top choices?"
"Where I saw myself practicing? I have no idea and don't want to limit myself."
"Name a time you failed and what did you learn from it?"
"none."
"Describe a weakness."
"Nothing"
"Describe a situation when you failed."
"Where do you see yourself in fifteen years?"
"Ditto"
"same"
"GW is an expensive school - can you afford to come here?"
"What was the title of your thesis? (I couldn't remember!)"
"How would you solve the healthcare crisis?"
"Describe a situation where you failed."
"My favorite philosipher....What about him did you like? I don't know much about philosophy!"
"If I would ever go back to the country I am from and practice medicine."
"Nothing really that difficult. However, the deal I interviewed with asked me, Give an example of when you acted as a leader and an example of when you acted as a follower."
"is there anything else you want me to tell the admissons commitee?"
"none were really difficult"
"Tell me about yourself. (I can't stand these.)"
"none because no surprises"
"Why do you want to be here? (because by then I did not and I had to make up something)"
"What are your weaknesses?"
"What are your weaknesses? What is the role of a doctor in society?"
"What is the biggest challenge facing medicine today"
"Got the basic questions about myself although the Dr. joked about it being kind of cheezy to ask questions like what are your greatest strenghts, weaknesses..."
"NO difficult questions...maybe why did I want to go to GW because I really didn't want to go there. That made it difficult to answer."
"What is your greatest asset? Since most of the questions were very conversational, this was really the only one that was actually asked and i had to take a minute to think about. Not difficult though, one of the ones we prepare for. "
"What is your stance on abortion, how would in intergrate training into a curriculum?"
"Why didn't you apply to Georgetown? What do you do when you are stressed out? I wasn't prepared to answer because I hadn't thought about it. "
"Nothing difficult - everything was very straight-forward. If you know yourself, you will be prepared to answer anything they might ask."
"Tell me a joke"
"Same as above. I have a variety of interests in medicine so it is difficult to gauge just where I might end up. "
"Is there anything else you want us to know? Because the interviews were closed file, they did not ask specific questions about my experiences and background, and it was difficult for me to figure out what to tell them."
"What is the biggest healthcare problem today and how can you solve it? That's always a tough one."
"No difficult questions were asked."
"What past experiences or mistakes have changed you for the better?"
"What are your weaknesses (I hate this one!) "
"I was kind of put on the spot about taking time to work after my undergraduate years. My interviewer kept asking why I had chosen that route, what purpose that served, etc."
"..."
"Nothing really. Just open-ended, tell me about yourself, why medicine, etc."
"above"
"who is your role model"
"Do you identify with (the main character of a book I mentioned)?"
"Tell me how you dealt with a dilemma in your life?"
"Why GW? "
"How would you solve the problem of medicare and medicaid being maxed out?"
"What stressful and/or difficult situations were you in personally and academically, and how did you cope with them?"
"How do you see your life in 10 years?"
"nothing really, all the question were really straight forward."
"nothing really...they just wanted to find out more about the applicants."
"How do you think it will be from you to go from being a New york city native to a "Washingtonian?" Apparently this has been an issue for many people"
"What makes you different than all of the other applicants?"
"Nothing really...honest."
"same as above"
"Hmm, nothing out of the ordinary again. What would you do if you couldn't get into a medically related field?"
"What was my greatest strength and weakness."
"Why medicine versus banking or international finance"
"What persistent negative traits have you noticed about yourself"
"Do I see myself as a long-term care provider or in a specialty that does not have continuation of care?"
"It was mostly basic."
"Would you agree that most doctors from other countries come to the U.S. only for the money? This was interesting because I strongly disagreed with my interviewer's view point on the issue but he seemed to like that I was sticking up for my stance."
"see above"
"I really wasn't asked any very difficult questions. The interviews were conversational and the faculty really acted like they were enthused with their school and dedicated to teaching. "
"none"
"I really don't remember a single interview-based question. Just questions like, oh yeah? Why? etc..."
"Nothing."
"Why should you be chosen over the next person?"
"Would you rather have long term relationships with patients or see more people on a short term basis?"
"Do you really know what it takes to make it through medical school?"
"What was the most significant part of undergrad education?"
"How do you think you will cope with the rigors of medical school? This one was given by the student interviewer who prefaced it with examples of how being a med student is very demanding and how you lose out on certain life experiences(ie missing bdays, weddings, not enough time for hobbies etc.)"
"Why GW? Does it matter that it is so far away?"
"same as most interesting"
"See above."
"Why GW? I hate those questions."
"what time is it? (I didn't have a watch)"
"nothing really"
"Nothing too bad. "
"Tell me three of your strengths and three of your weaknesses"
"What is the difference between you and me? (I so wanted to say...well your the doctor, and I am trying to become one)."
"nothing really... i guess relative to the other ones asked, "why medicine" maybe"
"Why an MD versus an RN or a NP?"
"None!"
"How will you differentiate between GW and Georgetown (I was interviewing at Georgetown later that week, but had only seen GW, had no basis of comparison)"
"Where do you see yourself in ten years?"
"Talk about your three strengths and your three weaknesses"
"What would be your policy for reforming health care in the US? "
"what would you do if you didn't go into medicine?"
"What would you like me to say to the admissions committee?"
"really, there were NO difficult questions"
"What made you want to be a doctor and when?"
"N/A"
"What would you do with a non-complient patient?"
"None really."
"Read mission statement, reviewed primary and secondary."
"Did mock interviews, looked at SDN, went over my file, wrote out points for common questions like why doctor, tell me about yourself and why us."
"Researched about the school, looked at interview questions in SDN, and watched YouTube videos."
"Mock interviews/sdn/interview prep book"
"Mock interviews, SDN"
"Mock interviews, researched GW website, practiced common interview questions on my own"
"Reviewed SDN interview questions for GWU"
"Did a lot of research on the school"
"SDN, interview book, GW website"
"SDN, practice"
"Mock interviews, watching informative videos, asking friends who have interviewed for medical school before"
"SDN, Reddit, Youtube"
"Website, SDN, reviewed my C.V., primary app, secondary app"
"practice questions/mock interview style, researched school, reviewed application"
"Looked over their website"
"Read the website"
"Mock interviews, preparing answers to common questions"
"Read up on the school website"
"This site, GW website."
"Researched info on GW website, watched videos from the school online, etc."
"GW website, SDN, practicing questions"
"SDN, Practicing with friends familiar with the process"
"Reviewed AMCAS, secondary, GWU website."
"SDN, reading interview prep books, mock interview with a physician and a friend."
"Reading this site, having answers to common questions prepared"
"Researched questions online, wrote out notes on possible answers"
"Research, friends who had interviewed there, SDN, mock interviews"
"Looking at other questions interviews asked as posted on studentdoctor.net. There were many of the exact same questions asked."
"Reading through SDN. going through some interview prep books, going over my GW secondary essay, practiced saying my interview questions, etc"
"Primary, Secondary, School's Website, Interview Feedback"
"SDN (feedback questions were the most important!!)"
"interview feedback, GW website, read over my application, mock interviews, practiced 'tell me about yourself'"
"SDN, research school, review AMCAS and secondary, know my volunteering and shadowing with specific examples"
"Extensively studied GW online, read the interview prep on SDN."
"SDN interview surveys, healthcare policy refresher, mock interviews with relatives."
"Student doctor, read my AMCAS and secondary application, mentors"
"mock interview, SDN feedback surveys"
"Reviewed school's website, interview feedback"
"Make sure you can answer "tell me about yourself" and "why medicine". review health care reform, review PS and secondary application, look over GWU website for curriculum info and specific reasons I applied to/want to attend GWU"
"SDN, website, my application"
"Mock interviews, and SDN"
"SND interview feedback, Interview skill books, Friends, and Family"
"SDN interview feedback, "The Medical School Interview""
"practice questions w/ friends"
"Read SDN questions"
"sdn interview feedback, school mock interview"
"SDN, and made a list of questions about the school"
"Because it was a closed file interview, I expected to answer "Why do you want to be a doctor?" "Tell me about yourself." "Why this school?" etc I read all the information about the school on their website."
"SDN, reread my application materials, read the newspaper"
"SDN, career center at my school"
"Read over AMCAS and secondary, practiced in front of a mirror, read SDN forums"
"SDN feedback"
"SDN, school website, practiced answers aloud"
"SDN, mock interviews, school's website"
"Thoroughly read the GWU website, reviewed interview info on SDN, and reviewed AMCAS and secondary applications."
"SDN, made friends and family interview me"
"SDN, taking a shower beforehand"
"website, read through secondary, primary, reviewed my research experiences"
"SND Interview feedback!!! (3 questions were verbatim). GW website & info they provided with interview invitation....MAKE SURE you know about the track program, they love it! Reviewed primary and secondary apps, emphasizing extracurriculars & current activities. CHECK THE WEATHER!"
"SDN Interview feedback, GWU website, talking to a GW med student, GW Viewbook"
"Reviewed the website in effort to find valid reasons for why I want to go to GW."
"SDN, school website, jotting some notes down"
"Reread secondary. As this was my 4th interview in 2 weeks, I had already reread my amcas and interview prep questions."
"Went over my personal statement, resume, etc."
"SDN interview feedback hands down is the best/ looked over AMCAS and PS/ practiced responses w/ friends/ anticipated questions"
"SDN/Interview Feedback, AMCAS, current reading on health issues, medical journals, school website, exercise & sleep!"
"SDN, AMCAS, student hosts"
"Re-read secondary and primary apps. SDN interview feedback."
"SDN, practicing answers with family and pre-med advisor, talking out loud in my room and my car (seriously...it really helps to hear yourself out loud)"
"sdn, amcas"
"Mock interview, SDN"
"SDN Interview feedback, read two current books on state of health care, read over GW and AMCAS applications, researched info on their website, talked through 'common interview questions' with family/friends"
"read SDN mock interview (which helped alot)"
"SDN, AMCAS."
"Read up about the school on websites and in books."
"Practice. SDN, Mock interview"
"read brochure, website, my AMCAS, CNN, ethic topics"
"Read over AMCAS and SDN - made sure to have answers to he basics "what are you strengths, weaknesses, something to improve on in med school""
"sdn, application, other interviews"
"The GW website, viewbook"
"Reviewed my AMCAS notes, research the school online"
"Looked over SDN interview feedback for past year or so, and practiced answers to questions. Some of them were verbatim!"
"sdn, mock interviews, read GW's website"
"GW website, MSAR, SDN interview feedback, read up on current events & bioethics"
"Looked at this website, read over application, read school's website."
"read SDN interview reviews, glanced over my AMCAS and GW secondary, looked at GW website"
"Read this site, apps, and school internet info."
"sdn feedback, my application, school website"
"SDN, mock interviews, school website, and MSAR."
"SDN, school website, spoke with current MD students, mock interviews with friends"
"SDN, school's website, read over AMCAS and secondary applications. "
"I read the admissions pdf, and browsed the website. I also read the SDN feedback here, as well as the interview feedback in the pre-professional office."
"read over AMCAS, secondary, and school website."
"read up on the school (website, MSAR), looked over my resume, slept"
"SDN advice column, SDN interview feedback, thinking through answers to common questions on here, mock interview with med student friend"
"Website, became familiar with my responses to most common questions asked at school (thanks to this site)"
"SDN, practiced with family members"
"UofW bioethics, sdn, asked my brother questions (he's a first year here)."
"SDN, website, talk to friends who interviewed there in recent years."
"SDN, read about school, practice"
"SDN, AMCAS app, GW app."
"SDN, GWU Website"
"Read AMCAS and secondary to figure out what I wanted to talk about since the interviews are blind, GW website (very informative and dropping the names of programs they have helps), SDN"
"sdn, website"
"GWU booklet online, mock interview, SDN"
"SDN and AMCAS."
"Read the sdn interview feedback, used mock interview service at career center, reviewed AMCAS"
"reading other's feedback, experience from other interviews, etc."
"amcas, student doctor, gw handbook"
"Mock interviews, MSAR, school's website, SDN"
"SDN, read AMCAS and secondary, researched school"
"mock interviews, sdn and reading health care articles."
"wedsite, sdn"
"SDN, looked over healthcare issues. Reread my personal statement. I was probably overprepared since the interviews were entirely closed file."
"my primary and secondary, SDN, and GW website (which is really good)"
"I prepared fairly well. Since the interview was closed file, I was expecting a very conversational ''get to know you'' type interview. "
"GWU handbook, SDN, a few books on doctoring and health care"
"School web site & SDN."
"SDN, school website, I had visited GWUSOM earlier this year."
"Schools website, SDN, spoke with other students at the school."
"AMCAS application; secondary application; School's website; thought over practice interview questions online; talked to med students at the school"
" Book about the US health system and a book whose title was ''get into medical school: a guide for the perplexed''. I thought this was fitting book because I was indeed a little perplexed at the beginning of the medical school application process.The latter book was a good reference guide."
"SDN, website, re-read AMCAS, read healthcare news"
"SDN, brochure, website"
"SDN interview feedback was EXTREMELY helpful, GWU website, practice questions with friends currently in medical school."
"SDN, reviewed my application(s), school website, friends who are students at the school"
"School website, mock interviews, ''standard'' interview questions, this website."
"Reviewing application, reading info on their site, mock interview, reading current events related to healthcare"
"SDN, reviewing AMCAS, secondary application, personal statement, mock interviews, researching school and D.C. area, curriculum, health care policy, medical ethics, current medical news, outlining key points for answering questions"
"Looking through studentdoctor.net, reading school website."
"SDN, website, mock interviews"
"Read GW website, looked at its publications, read about U.S healtcare, reviewed some medical ethics, read sdn questions and thought about responses. Thought about how to sell myself, ect."
"AMCAS application, SDN, school website"
"SDN, george wash. website, read over amcas and secondary"
"SDN, GWU website, AMCAS app"
"interviewed elsewhere, read the website"
"Lots of mock interviews, read the GW handbook and website, did online research on the U.S. and Canadian health care systems, SDN"
"thought about the usual questions beforehand, read over GW's TRACK program and website, SDN"
"I read through the website's curriculum overview and program descriptions."
"read GW website, looked at AMCAS"
"SDN, Read Viewbook, Studied Website, Talked to friends about their interviews, Reviewed ethical issues and healthcare policy book."
"Mock interview, questions from SDN feedback, research from the school's website"
"Read SDN, my secondary application and my personal statement, read up on recent medical news"
"sdn, looked over amcas appl and secondary"
"Read sdn interview feedback, school interview workshop, mock interview with my mentor, read about my research area"
"SDN, previous interview experience, "
"SDN, AMCAS, 100 Interview Questions via the internet"
"SDN, school website, school feedback site"
"SDN, secondary, looked over school's website"
"I went thru the school website and made sure I knew about the features of the school and its program that I was most interested in, SDN, my AMCAS and secondary, talked to a friend who has interviewed their 2 yrs ago"
"Read website, re-read secondary, SDN"
"Looked over the school's website, read SDN feedback, read some ethics, etc."
"reading application, thinking about possible questions, reading website"
"AMCAS, secondary application, SDN feedback, read up on health care system, re-read parts of Mountains Beyond Mountains"
"Read SDN, Healthcare Meltdown and other healthcare websites/books, 2 mock interviews, researched GW, re-read AMCAS and secondary."
"Read SDN, read AMCAS, prepared answers to questions asked on SDN"
"read school's website, SDN, MSAR, reread my secondary application and my personal statement"
"Read SDN, AMCAS, GW website"
"SDN, moc interview @ my university, reading about healthcare issues"
"SDN site, GW website, my application, ethical and current events (not needed), health policy issues (also not needed here)"
"SDN, Reread AMCAS and the secondary"
"Read Newsweek, reviewed school website, did mock interview with co-worker. "
"SDN website and reviewed my strengths weaknesses and the usual tell me about ourself response."
"SDN, GW website, my AMCAS application"
"Prepared for the most commonly reported questions from GW that are posted on SDN."
"School's website, SDN feedback"
"SDN, website, read over application, current events"
"read other interview feedback on SDN, browsed gwu website, looked over amcas "
"read website, amcas, spoke with former students"
"Talked students there. Read up on their website"
"SDN, read application, read ethics book, looked at website"
"SDN, Personal Statement"
"Read my AMCAS application and the school's facilities and program."
"Read SDN, reviewed AMCAS and secondary"
"SDN, GW website, AMCAS"
"SDN, GW website, list of most frequently asked interview q's"
"Practiced briefly for stock questions. Hot bath the night before the interview."
"SDN."
"GWU Website, SDN"
"SDN, AMCAS, School's Website, CNN.com, info from my Premed Office"
"I didn't really"
"AMCAS, GW secondary, read over website. Knowing it was closed file helped direct the focus to more inward questions (Why medicine, plans if you don't get in)"
"SDN, looked at school website, didn't sweat it much.. had heard GW interviews are not meant to be stressfull. So everybody relax"
"SDN. GW websight."
"I thoroughly examined everything on the website, including the school of public health."
"Reviewed GWU's website, my application, and the SDN interview feedback."
"Interview feedback, school website"
"SDN, read over my AMCAS and GW secondary, read the GW website material"
"Reviewed application, viewbook, general medical/ethical topics"
"SDN, reviewed application, looked at GW application and website"
"read over amcas, sdn, their guidebook"
"read their website, other interviews"
"Looked at GW's website, read SDN"
"SDN, school website, my AMCAS statement"
"Read SDN feedbacks, read brochure, mock interview."
"This website, GWU website, looked over application"
"SDN, med school book, their website"
"SDN, my AMCAS and secondary applications, read up on the school and its program, read up on healthcare issues on an "hot topics" in ethics"
"this website, school's website, handbook provided by my college"
"re-read my AMCAS and secondary, SDN, school's website"
"read over application, school website"
"SDN, GW website"
"SDN, looked over school brochure."
"This site, read the school's site, reread my application"
"didn't... just relaxed. you learn pretty much everything about the school during the interview day."
"SDN, looked over researh and applications, school website"
"Student doctor net AMCAS practice interview"
"SDN interview feedback, GW website, GW brochure, AMCAS personal statement, reviewed my research."
"sdn. no true preparation."
"sdn and school website."
"SDN, Read over my AMCAS application and secondary application"
"sdn, read about the book via internet"
"Read SDN, reviewed AMCAS and Secondary, read GW materials."
"Reviewed the website. Used this website."
"AMCAS application, talking to GW students"
"website, SDN, application"
"SDN; Website; Journals; Newspapers"
"Read this site. "
"SDN, mock interview with faculty member, school website, good nights sleep."
"a couple mock, talked to current students, looked at the curriculum, read over amcas, and this site of course"
"Website, SDN"
"Admissions brochure, SDN, school website"
"Read up about the school on the web"
"SDN, school website, admissions bulletin"
"SDN, meditate, pray, review secondary, became very familiar with material on the GW website"
"this website, GW website, reread AMCA and secondary application, reviewed government healthcare policy, mock interviews"
"MSAR, sdn, reviewed application, gw website"
"school website, sdn"
"This site, GW site, read over amcas essay."
"reviewed website, read app"
"AMCAS, SDN, primary/secondary apps, health policy books and articles, GW website and their mission"
"read over my amcas, this website, had my friends ask me interview-type questions, wrote down questions i had for the interviewers."
"Mock interviews, this website, school webpage"
"SDN, gwu.edu, AMCAS application"
"gwu website"
What is one of the specific questions they asked you (question 1)?