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  • Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
  • Allopathic Medical School
  • Nashville, TN
Individual Feedback 5 312 Responses
Overall Experience

How did the interview impress you?

Response # Responders
Positively 271
Negatively 14
No change 21

What was the stress level of the interview?

Response Avg # Responders
2.61 309

0 = low, 10 = high

How you think you did?

Response Avg # Responders
7.61 217

0 = low, 10 = high

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

Response Avg # Responders
8.65 175

0 = low, 10 = high

Was this interview in-person or virtual?

Response # Responders
In Person 0
Virtual 1

Questions

How long was the interview?

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5 minutes 0
10 minutes 0
15 minutes 0
20 minutes 5
25 minutes 5
30 minutes 16
35 minutes 9
40 minutes 15
45 minutes 51
50 minutes 44
55 minutes 2
60+ minutes 165

Where did the interview take place?

Response # Responders
At the school 306
At a regional location 2
At another location 2

What was the style of the interview?

Response # Responders
One-on-one 309
In a group 0

What type of interview was it?

Response # Responders
Open file 282
Closed file 18

How many people interviewed you?

Response Average # Responders
1.15 310

What is one of the specific questions they asked you (question 1)?

"Describe a book, movie, etc that has changed the way you view or approach the world." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"There was one short, closed-file interview (30 minutes) where they asked you ethical/behavioral questions, and one longer, conversational open-file "summary interview" that lasted approximately an hour and 20 minutes with another interviewer." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about a time when you disagreed with authority (or something like rules)." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"There's 2 interviews. One short, one long. The long one is traditional (OPEN FILE) type questions, the short one is personal/creative questions (CLOSED FILE). In the first interview we discussed global health and my background and interests. The most difficult questions were regarding my research, but they were only difficult because I didn't prepare this!" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Where do you see yourself in 10 years (career wise)?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Describe a difficult decision you had to make (and other similar behavioral questions in the closed file interview)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Can you give me an example of a time you failed?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Give an example of a time you gave someone the benefit of the doubt and were glad you did." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your childhood." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would you contribute to Vanderbilt? Why should we choose you over thousands of other applicants?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Did you have any shadowing/volunteering experiences to make sure that this (becoming a doctor) is something that you want to do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Elaborate on _______ activity on your AMCAS." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about a difficult situation and how you handled it." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What one accomplishment are you most proud of?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Activities on AMCAS - which most meaningful" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do patients that make poor lifestyle choices deserve to get one of the limited number of organs available for transplantation? (This was the only ethical question)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your weaknesses?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"None really." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do plan on doing with medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your timeline (I have a confusing one with regard to what school when, what job when)." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Questions about non-science classes I'd taken." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why did you decide to pursue an MPH?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What community service activity had the most impact on you? Leadership activity?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your family and growing up" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why would you want to stay at Vanderbilt? (I go there undergrad)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your background/personal history." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is the one accomplishment you're most proud of?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are 3 adjectives to describe yourself?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are you doing right now?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Just a few questions about my motivations for medicine and specific classes I took. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What I wanted to know about Vanderbilt?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What qualities do you have that would make you a good doctor?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me what a day in your life is like?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How/When did you decide you wanted to go to medical school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How involved were you/what was your specific role in your research experiences? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your research project" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about this EC activity. What do you want me to know about you? Tell me about your basic sci research & why you stopped it. Why didn't you apply to medical school last year? What are you looking for in a medical school? Any questions for me? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your research experiences." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What distinguishes you from the rest of the applicants?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me why medicine? Why Vanderbilt?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What three qualities would your best friends say you have?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me more about X (on the AMCAS)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Where did you grow up?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What other schools have you interviewed at?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What should I emphasize to the adcom?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about x research" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"About my family" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How are you? How was your flight? Will you be staying for a few days or ...?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"what type of setting do you want to practice medicine in?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about one of your research experiences." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your research experience." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What Vanderbilt?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why engineering?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Asked about my research." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why did you take X course?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Where do you see yourself in 10 years?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your path to becoming a doctor. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Explain past experiences" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What did you do during your summers" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about anthropology." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How did you become interested in medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"what other schools did you apply to" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"how did you come to choose medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about yourself. This led to a 60-minute conversation." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why medicine" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Questions specific to my application. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"asked about my activities briefly" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"There really weren't questions, per se. At least not any that I remember directly." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How would you like me to present you to the admissions committee?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why medicine? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your ___ experience " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How did you decide on your undergraduate university?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why are you interested in medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Have you been to Nashville before?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"so what do you know about vandy?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why are you taking a year off?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"When did you first develop an interest in medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What draws you to Nashville?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me more about yourself." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why did you choose your major/degree?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why are you taking time off before medical school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Describe a specific example of how you helped another individual and what you learned from it?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why did you pursue your advanced degree?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about Earlham College and why you chose to go to school there." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"You have a good record, but your grades have slipped at certain points; why?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you plan to practice in the USA after your training?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How long have you been interested in a career in medicine and what spurred that interest?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me a little about yourself..." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your family" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"TEll me about urself." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"tell me about yourself and your family" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What made you decide to pursue medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you think your major will help you in medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do you want to become a doctor?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Major healthcare problems/solutions" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Favorite/least favorite class?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do you want to be a doctor" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Where have you demonstrated leadership? What are you strengths/weaknesses?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"strengths/weaknesses" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"I see you have athletics in your backround, compare that to medicine. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Explain your current research." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What was your favorite class? What was your least favorite class?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What other schools have you applied to?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your volunteerism abroad" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"asked about my research" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why did you wait until you graduated from college before applying to medical school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you plan on continuing your research in medical school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"we talked about dogs for a while before even got started" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about yourself?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why I am studying for an MA at Columbia." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your extracirriculars" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you know what kind of medicine you want to go into: specialty? academic/private practice?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is your favorite nonscience class?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why Vandy?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"My extracurricular activities" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"All of your community service is admirable, but I don't understand how that connects with your desire to study and practice medicine....um...so how does it connect?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"tell me about yourself" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about the latest book you've read. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What's your biggest accomplishment?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Most meaningful community service?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do you want to go to Vanderbilt? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your undergraduate experience." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your undergraduate experience -- why did you choose ABC university?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"what do you want me to tell admissions committee about you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Have you considered what field you might enter." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your medical leave" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Describe your college experience." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"I was asked about the C's on my transcript" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Have you thought about what field you want to go into? Why that field?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your research/college/other experience." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"why did you choose your undergrad institution?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do you want to be a doctor?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How was your "introduction to modern culture" class?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you want to get out of medical school besides just learning the academics?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How did you choose your undergraduate school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about this piano class you took." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What makes you better than everyone else?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do you want to study medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Research" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you want me to tell the admissions committee?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your life before undergrad." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do you want to attend Vanderbilt?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you could decide where to go to college again, would you go to the same school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you look for in a medical school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why did you take the MCAT twice? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are your strengths? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are you going to do about a family? (Aaack!)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"I am writing a recommendation for you to the admissions committee - what do you want me to put in it? I mean, what differentiates you from any other student?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"tell me about your childhood and growing up. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Name the top three reasons you want to enter medicine." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What volunteer experience do you have?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about a specific volunteer experience." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Is anyone in your family a doctor? What made you want to go into medicine, then?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your relationship with your family and your experiences growing up in a small town." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about what brought you here, why medicine, why vanderbilt etc.? (all given as one big question)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about yourself (growing up, school, family values)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What motivates you to practice medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you want to talk about?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are you looking for in a medical school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Describe your thesis research in terms that I could understand" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Wh o is your role model" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"what do you do if a patient dislikes you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How did you like (name of your college)?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"You were a non-science major. How did some of your non-science classes relate to the field of medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How did you spend your summers? What extracurriculars were you involved with?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What was this like, that like? etc. on my essay" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Give me a 2-minute autobiography." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your undergraduate experience?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"-What were the positive and negative aspects that you've gathered from your experience with health care? How would you improve it? -Why Vanderbilt?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What book are you reading now? Strengths and weaknesses? How would your friends describe you? 4-5 words or phrases." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"essay-specific question" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you could spend two hours in any museum, which museum would you go to?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why Vanderbilt? Why medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"all pertaining specifically to my amcas" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do you want to go into academic medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What in your college career has made you believe that medicine is the right thing for you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your experiences in the medical field." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What has been the most rewarding experience for you so far?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What's it like to be a whitewater kayak instructor?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Describe your research." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about yourself." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Describe a Clinical Experience" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your research" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Again, lots of questions on me (my undergrad experience, how I became interested in medicine, how I completed my pre-requisites, what other schools I applied to, my work experience...." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What was your most valuable research experience?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about XYZ research project. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your experiences?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your research." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"A difficult and complex case study of a patient with a potentially terminal illness that only responded to an exotic therapy that the insurance company refused to pay for because of its' contract. What would I do? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What questions to you have about Vanderbilt? (asked over and over) " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you have any questions for me?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What's the most meaningful volunteer work you've done? What's the most impactful leadership experience you've had. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What questions do you have for me? (Ask what the strengths and weaknesses are)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"My questions were mostly about my extracurricular activities - I didn't have any of the standard questions about my personality or motivations. But be prepared to defend yourself if you don't have clinical experience involving lots of hospital time during recent years. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"do you have any questions for me about the school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How would your friends describe you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me a little about time you've spent abroad." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"why is your second degree (unlrelated to med or phd) useful in the career you have ahead of you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why Vanderbilt?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"tell me about your family." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"what excited you the most about your college?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your research activities." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Who is your role model?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are your strenghts/weaknesses?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How diverse is your school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think of the politics in the Sino-taiwan region?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

What is one of the specific questions they asked you (question 2)?

"What are you scared of?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is the best, worst, or hardest decision you have made recently?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"From the short interview: "When was the last time you asked 'why'?"" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What habit do you have to relieve stress?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Discuss a type of pain that isn't physical and your experience w it or surrounding it." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What brought you to Vanderbilt?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"About my gap year position" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Can you give me an example of a time you were in a pain?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Give an example of a time that you changed your position on a topic, why?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What was your favorite class and why?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about a time you had to persuade someone into doing something that was not popular." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"I am interested to know when there was a time when you tried really hard but things just didn't work out the way you wanted to" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do you want to be a doctor?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How is (your extracurricular activity XYZ) relevant to medicine/medical field." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"List 3 words that a friend would use to describe you." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Can you think of a time when you gave someone the benefit of the doubt and were glad you did? Tell me about that." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"greatest accomplishment" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What role will your faith play when you practice medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Where do you see healthcare headed?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Purely conversational." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Talk about being from x place." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Give me an example of, in a leadership role, how you acted differently than you normally would." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Describe your research in Dr. X's lab" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about you growing up and your family." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"3 words that your friends would use to describe you." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How to fix problem of chronic disease in America" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do other describe you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are your faults?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Can you tell me more about your research?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Is there anything you want to add to your application?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Describe yourself in three words." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Favorite/most important research" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Can you tell me about a difficult personal situation and how you handled it?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you have any idea what type of medicine you'd like to go into?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think of the current health care reform proposals?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is your backup plan if medical school does not work out? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"It seems you have an interest in pediatrics/working with children, can you elaborate?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"We talked about the "professionalism" classes that medical schools teach." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your volunteer experiences." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why Vanderbilt over other southern schools such as Duke or Emory?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Summer Activites" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about yourself?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would your friends say is most annoying about you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Are you interested in continuing to do X in medical school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Fast forward to high school... what did you do in your free time?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Describe a medical situation that positively affected you." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What field of medicine/research are you interested in? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What have you done in medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"About some of my grades" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your family?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why MD/PhD?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you see yourself continuing research in the future?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your family." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Asked a question about my personal statement. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How have you handled yourself in group project situations?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about a leadership role." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are your favorite books?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Explain extracurricular activites" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What about yourself sometimes gives you trouble . . . In case you couldn't tell, this is a thinly veiled weakness question?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think about USC" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What was your most difficult class?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"why did you apply to (blank) school" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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"Why did you do X activity? Tell me about Dr. X and his impact on you. Tell me about X patients." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why should we accept you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why Vandy?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is your best and worst patient experience?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why not study medicine in-state?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about yourself. Tell me about Dr X and your experience with him (I'd mentioned him in my personal statement quite a bit)." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Would you consider clinical research" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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"When did you become interested in medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Where do you see yourself in ten years?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"thoughts on national health care" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What was your favorite undergrad class?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What area(s) of medicine do you see yourself participating in?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Where do you see yourself in 10 years? What do you do in your free time?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"I frankly don't remember other questions, because the whole interview was a casual conversation." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you could do it all over again, what would you do differently?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What intellectual role did you play in your research?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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"Tell me something important about yourself (very first question)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"You seem to have done so well throughout your education. How does yourf oreign education compare with your education in the USA" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your leadership activities" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Current problem(s) with the healthcare system" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your research" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your personal statement (add to it)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"why did you participate in such and such activity?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What can I do to convince you that Vanderbilt is the right school for you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Describe an experience in which you felt you made an impact on someone else." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you do to relax?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"ethical issue- AIDs treatment for indigent" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about this inter-spiritual dialogue club you started." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"what is missing from AMCAS" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How did you pick your college?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"why medicine" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Was there one experience in your life." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Have you done any research?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Where do you see yourself in 10 yrs." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What research did you do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"family" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"From this experience (a medical issue listed on my AMCAS), did you have any negative interactions with people in the medical profession?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you do that isn't science?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are your strengths and weaknesses?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How did you come to the decision to be a doctor?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you have any hobbies?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Describe all the research I had done." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think of Nashville?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do I have any questions?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What books have I read? Do I have a favorite author?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"A bunch of details about my AMCAS." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"how did you choose your undergraduate major?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"how did you choose your undergraduate majors?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you look for in a medical school program?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How would your friends describe you" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What field of medicine are you possibly interested in?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Most meaningful research?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What sets you apart from all the other candidates?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why should I recommend you over the other applicants?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Something about health policy." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is Human Services (my second major)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Give me a brief autobiography about your life." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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"How did you improve your MCAT scores?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Various friendly and light questions about my post-secondary experiences." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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"What lessons did you learn from volunteering?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"what other schools are you applying to?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Very specific questions about my research." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why Vandy? Do you have any questions for me?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why Vanderbilt? Why Nashville?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"where do you see yourself in 10 years?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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"What are you most proud of?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How was your study abroad." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"You didn't really answer the question. What makes you better than everyone else?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Politics- this was my choice- Bush vs. Kerry" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Any mentors?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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"why are you looking in nashville (given the region i live in)?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What inspires you toward medicine/" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why are you applying to school now?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Name the three extracurricular activities that are most important to you and why. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Where do you see yourself in ten years" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Name qualities that are necessary for a good physician?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What was your favorite leadership position?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about what you have been doing since graduation." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do you think we should accept you? Name three of your strengths." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why vanderbilt" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"everything else led from there, basically went over my application." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Many specific questions about my application (describe my research, what a city from my study abroad was like, etc.)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Are you going to graduate with honors?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Is there something that you want me to tell the admissions committee that is not anywhere in your application?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your research. Do you LIKE working with the mice?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Who has been a mentor for you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about what you do in your free time." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is a role model in your life besides a parental figure?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why did you transfer schools after just one year?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Are there any doctors in your family" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you think your parents' involvement in medicine has influenced you to follow that path?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are you looking for in a medical school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your research." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Was there one significant moment that affected your decision to become a doctor?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What will you do after you leave your job in December?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What hospital volunteer work have you done?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you have a mentor?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is hte most stressful experience you have ever had." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What else do you want me to know about you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How did you choose your majors?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why did you take a year off and how would you like me to explain that decision to the Admission's Committee?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me why you're applying to Vanderbilt." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think will be the most difficult part of being a doctor?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"-Tell me about your research, volunteer work, family, your favorite/least favorite class?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Bestworst experiences. 2 people - living or dead - you want to meet. Tell me about your research." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why medicine, why Vanderbilt?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What was your favorite non-science course in college?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you do outside of class?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is important to you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Did you enjoy your undergraduate institution?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is your research about?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Describe your family." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do you think you would be an asset to our school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do you want to pursue medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your research, and are you interested in pursuing research at Vanderbilt?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What did you do during the summers in college?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"tell me about your family" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Describe your community service. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Describe a research Experience" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Who or what influenced you to go into medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What was your most negative experience at your school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What was your most valuable volunteer experience?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How would your friends describe you? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why did you choose your undergraduate school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do you want to come to Vanderbilt?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What sets you apart from other applicants?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you think being a pediatrician/doing any sort of peds work would be too depressing/angering? (this was related to my personal statement, involved watching the death of a child)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What's the most meaningful extracurricular on your AMCAS?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you do in your free time?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your high school activities and college research." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"tell me about your college experience " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you like your undergraduate school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why Vanderbilt?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What made you want to go into medicine? Is anyone in your family a doctor?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"do you have a failure or major setback in the last few years - what is it? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Given your background, why did you choose medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"So what kind of research did you do? Be prepared to go into specifics." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"what do you think of managed care?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"You're from Canada...do you play hockey?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you do for fun?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why did you choose your college?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Describe your research." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

What is one of the specific questions they asked you (question 3)?

"Tell me about a time you interacted with someone who had a different perspective than you." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Specific questions about my application and activities in the long interview." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"From the short interview: "What was a time you witnessed suffering, and how did that affect you?"" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Most meaningful experience" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"When's the last time you asked 'why'? (this question isn't strict and doesnt have to be the LAST time you asked why. I talked about a random interest that I had a few years ago and she loved my answer!)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How has XYZ experience prepared you for the challenges of medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"File specific: "I see you did x, y, and z here. What motivated you to do that? Why do you think it will make you a better physician?"" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What type of medicine do you want to practice? What do you see yourself doing after residency?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Many questions about healthcare reform (see my full evaluation)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Can you tell me what experience you are most proud of?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Have you ever had to work with a difficult person (classmate, patient, etc)? How did you handle it?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think about the US health care system?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What could you do better?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Can you think of a time when you had to work with someone who was difficult to work with? How did you deal with it?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"motivations for entering medicine" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Describe the significance of X experience from your AMCAS. (Make sure to look over the experience timeline Vandy makes for you on the secondary! It is really cool and they definitely use it in the interview!)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about how you handled a particular challenge." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your research" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"There really wasn't a third one." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why should we accept you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think you will add to Vandy Med?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are you looking for in a medical school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Where do you see yourself after graduating medical school" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"2 words someone that just met you would use to describe you." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"interview touched on variety of non-medical topics - African dictators, religion and politics in America, etc" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your siblings and family" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me more about (specific AMCAS activity)." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why did you choose to apply to Vandy?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What have you done clinically?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How many other schools did you apply to?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"You seem like you have a very close family. How many brothers and sisters do you have?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Where you do you see yourself overall 10-15 years from now? (family, scope of practice, etc)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why not pursue an MD/PhD" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"I told him about the activities/programs that I'd like to get involved with at Vandy. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is the biggest problem facing the world?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What has been your favorite extracurricular experience?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Is there anything else about you I should tell the admissions committee?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why the south?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do you want to leave _____?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about x experience. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Describe research." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What other schools did you apply to?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"About soccer... (i love that sport..)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What other schools have you applied to? if you say 18, make sure you know all 18. I made a fool of myself. I only mentioned like 13, forgot about the others. not that they are not good schools but bc I didn't complete the secondaries...too much on my mind. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about yourself." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"He asked a lot of questions about my family and my life story, just to get to know me." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you do at your undergraduate institution?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you want in a medical school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you do for fun?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Asked about one of my extracurriculars." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What specialty are you considering going into?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your community service." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Where do you see yourself in ten years?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What distinguishes you from the rest of the highly qualified applicants we are interviewing?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your change in career paths." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why are you interested in urban medicine? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"The 10 years? question" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are you most proud of?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your rsearch" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are three things you'd like me to tell the admissions committee about you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are you 3 greatest strengths?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"why did you apply to vanderbilt, and what do you like about it" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Where do you see yourself in 10yrs?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your research experience." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Out of your experiences, when do you feel you have helped someone the most and when the least?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"None." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you think it'll be hard going to medical school far from home?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you have any further questions?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What sort of clinical experience do you have? (Followed by my interviewer professing to think that shadowing and clinic-based volunteering is a bunk requirement. Superficial, is what he called it.)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why Vanderbilt? What do you look for in a medical school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"there wasn't a third question really...." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you do for fun on the weekends?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why Medicine" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What field of medicine are you interested in?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How have you liked Vandy so far?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Describe one of your leadership experiences." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"what do you like to read?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What specialty do you want to pursue?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What was your favorite course at UM?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Questions expanding on/clarifying my AMCAS activities/classes." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you enjoy doing in your free time." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you have any questions about Vanderbilt?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What else do you want to emphasize to the committee about yourself that may or may not be included in your applications?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What draws you to Nashville?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"When in your life did you decide you wanted to become a doctor? Have your motivations about becoming a doctor or your impressions about medicine changed since then?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"I'm sure you're applying to other great schools, but why Vanderbilt?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What extra-carricular activities do you participate in?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why X undergrad? How did you pay for it?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How would your mom describe you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are some important qualities of a physician?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why did you become interested in medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What other medical schools have you applied to?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about ur research and what it means." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"what was the most shocking thing that you learned during experience X?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Most other questions were specific to my application" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Have you done any research?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"He asked about why I did some of my experiences, like teaching." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Family background" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"More specific questions about my ECs." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How would your acquaintances describe you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"what do you do for fun (basically making sure I had a social life)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"why vanderbilt" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your volunteer work." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Have you done any community service?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you do besides school and research?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do you want to leave Southern California's weather and football team??" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What sort of Emphasis Project do you think you would do if you came do Vanderbilt?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What did you learn in these classes?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"other schools i applied to" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your volunteer experiences." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Describe your two research experiences." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"what is skimboarding" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What makes you uniquely suited to come to Vanderbilt?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Anything else you would like me to know about you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do I feel about leaving NYC." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would you add to the diversity of the medical school? (did not have to be ethnically/culturally related)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"See above" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Lots of stuff about my current job and what I've done since graduating from undergrad. Where did I go, what did I do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What makes me someone who would add to Vanderbilt?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do you want to be a doctor?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"what are your thoughts about the "Emphasis" Program." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you want the committee to know about you." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you feel about Nashville?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are your hobbies" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"why vanderbilt?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What leadership position do you want to talk about?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How did you become interested in medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about where you see yourself in 10 years." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think are the "right" reasons to want to go into medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Asked about my health care experience, any patient in particular that had a profound effect on me." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What area of medicine are you interested in?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me why you enjoy being a musician" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Is anyone else in your family in medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you think doctors should be altruistic?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you have any questions for me?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you think your study abroad experience will help you in medical school or as a physician?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are your hobbies?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

""So, what are you looking for in a medical school?"" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"You've grown up and gone to college near/in a major city. What would the transition to Nashville be like?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Are you concerned about medical school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your research." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"what kind of research are you interested in?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do your parents do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you still play the violin?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Talk about a mentor you have had." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What has your favorite class been?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"You still haven't answered the question. What makes you better than everyone else?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your research and what you learned from it" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Extracurricular activites?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"what are you doing with your year off?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What was so special about your undergraduate institution?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"In what area of medicine do you see yourself practicing and why?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your research project." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you define success" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you bring to Vanderbilt?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do you want to go into medicine? Do you like memorizing?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Where have you interviewed thus far? How many schools did you apply to? (I think he was fishing around to make sure I applied to public institutions .... see rant about cost of school above)." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why Vanderbilt? Tell me about your research." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why not MD/PhD" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How would your friends describe you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is it that you do in your Fraternity?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you like Atlanta? (I live in Atlanta)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What factors directed you into a career in medicine growing up?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think of Vanderbilt?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are some things you would like to improve in your life?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How does your faith fit into your school and career goals (I'm from ND so this is kind of a gimme question, most ppl won't get asked this)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Will you have any biases in practicing medicine? (I did my senior project for my religion major on religious perspectives on medical ethics.)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Have you thought about applying to the MD/PhD program? (I have a lot of research experience - I wouldn't expect them to ask everyone this question.)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What was the most stressful situation in your life?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you have patient experience?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you have any physicians in your family?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What will you do if you do not get into medical school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What kind of research did you do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why be a doctor?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you plan on practicing in Los Angeles?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about a time when you felt that you let yourself and other people down. Tell me about a time when you made the greatest impact on another person." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Give me one sentence to tell the admissions committee why they should accept you." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is the number one killer in minority females between 18-30yrs of age? (AIDS)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"-Is there anything I have not asked that you wish to bring up?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Anything else to tell me? (How do you answer these!) Any questions for me?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What books have you read recently?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you do for fun? Also: Why do you want to go to Vanderbilt? (especially if you have applied to schools all over the country--They want to know why the Southeast attracts you)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"When did you decide you wanted to become a doctor?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you like Vanderbilt so far?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What did you study in college and why?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your clinical experience." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What kind of books do you like to read?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you have any questions about Vandy?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"tell me about yourself" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why medicine (academic medicine specifically)?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you look for in a medical school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your Bioethics class" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me a bit about your research." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Any leadership role(s)?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Where do you see yourself in 10 years? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is the worst situation you been in?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What area of medicine do you see yourself going into?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you have any questions about Vanderbilt, Nashville or Tennessee?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Where else are you applying and why?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What's your greatest weakness?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your research experience (be ready to elaborate specifically). " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your MCAT score. (He thought my score was lower than it actually was)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"tell me about your research experience" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Which area of medicine do you want to go into?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you consider your greatest accomplishment?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"So you've done some biochemistry research; what did you learn from that experience?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"who is the sovereign of luxembourg (standard Q, i suggest you look it up and memorize it)?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What was your favorite class in college, and how do you think it prepared you for medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"So why medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"tell me about your research/work/extracurricular activity/etc." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"(Jokingly) I see you have a 3.99GPA, what happened to the other .01?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you get a 10-year-old child to practice a musical instrument? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What did you learn from your clinical experiences?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What does poetry do for you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"The "summary", longer open-file interview had read my file very detailed, and asked me a lot of questions about small tidbits in the essay. It was really nice!" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about a time when you disagreed with authority (or something like rules)." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Discuss a time when you had to see something from someone else's perspective." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you like to do for fun?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"When was the last time you asked "Why?"" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Nothing really out of the ordinary" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"When were you glad that you gave someone a second chance?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Is there anything that you wish that you could redo or do more?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Discussion of the differences in the healthcare systems of the US and the country where I grew up." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would you do if you could not go to medical school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Are you sure that you want to be a doctor?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"our discussion on family life and time commitments in medicine" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why did you take a year off" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you know about Nashville?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Not really any." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"None in particular." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What was the purpose of your personal statement? What was your intent for the reader?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Imagine you are being interviewed on a news channel. Tell us about your math research in layman's terms." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Asked me why my band (something I mentioned in app essays/AMCAS activities) wasn't "getting big" on Music Row" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"The 2 words for just meeting one." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Background because I have a lot of stories to tell :-)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What's the deal with Mugabe?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why are you in a sorority?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"I really didn't get many questions, and when I did, he usually interrupted me after a sentence or two. The interview was basically an hour of him talking at me. He was nice, but I didn't feel like I was able to express myself much at all. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why Vanderbilt? (the interview was very conversational, I was able to take the direction of the conversation where I wanted to)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you could choose one social cause to take up what would it be?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What other schools have you applied to, followed by, what do other schools have that Vanderbilt doesn't?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Before entering medicine, what did you see as the pro's and con's?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"(When talking about my research) What color does it fluoresce? (She wasn't testing me, she was curious)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"The interview began by asking me to ask questions and we went from there." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What was your marathon time." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"I see you teach MCAT prep class. Do you feel like those prep classes are actually helpful? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you think there should be a 1-year mandatory civil service law in the US?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think about the health care reforms proposed by the presidential candidates?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"none" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"''I see you've done X... do you think you would be interested in continuing your work on that in medical school?''" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Don't remember" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"None, he was pretty quiet and got interrupted during our interview by his beeper." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about yourself--let's start from the beginning. (Didn't read any of my essays because she wanted an unbiased interview.)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Describe a situation (medical) that did not go well." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"None of the questions were especially interesting. It was more of a conversation about why I was applying, what I was looking for, and how I got interested in medicine." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is the biggest problem in the area you live?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Could you explain why your grades improved after sophomore year?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Really none..." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"I was asked: Do you have any burning question for me? about 3-4x so I wonder what else to say. Please arm yourself with info about what your interviewer does. and you can ask them about their work. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"I shadowed a Dr. in England so my interviewer asked, ''What are the differences in medicine between the US and UK?''" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you could address any issue, anywhere in the world, what would it be?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Questions were all rather routine." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Nothing too "interesting"" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you were assigned to be the leader in a group in medical school, and you had someone who was a obvious slacker, how would you handle them? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why engineering?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"pretty standard really. really conversational. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Nothing interesting per se. They have your information there and ask questions from it. He asked about some courses I had taken." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you consider yourself to be an MCAT expert?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you do for fun?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Specific stuff about my resume..." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"About something in my application." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Who is your favorite philospher (i'm a philosophy major)?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is your most significant community service experience?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"So I see you're on the Academic Dishonesty Committee . . . What's been the most challenging case you've seen?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think about USC (I go to UCLA - cross town rival)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about anthropology (my minor)." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"The interview was really open-ended. He just asked me to talk about myself. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do your bracelets mean?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"None - all questions were straight forward" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about a time you helped someone. What did you learn from it?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about a time you helped someone." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you think all McDonald's should close down?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What does the term 'doctor' mean to you" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"None that I can remember, really." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why should we accept you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"tell me about yourself" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think about the TV programming available to modern youth?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How did you come to be Korean? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"A question related to a unique part of my application." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"I see you have a background in medical imaging, could you see yourself exploring this opportunity in our emphasis program?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Have you given any thought to what it's like to be a woman in medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What was the one most imporant thing you learned from being a pastor?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think of Paul Farmer (public health guy)?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What makes you want to come to Tennesee?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"tell me about XYZ class... " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would you like for me to highlight about your application to the admissions committee?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How did you like your summer at Duke?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"All pretty generic questions, although there were a couple interesting questions relating specifically to why I took a class or expanding on a hobby." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Given your interests in ____ and ____, how have they influenced your decision to become a physician?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"It was a friendly chat, everything was interesting but also very laid back." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are some of your hobbies?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you have a choice between two med schools, what are your criteria for choosing between them." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why did I start a particular organization on campus and what was the value?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why did you decide to take Weaving as an art class?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What can I say to make you want to come here?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is your ethnic background?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"I was asked about my foreign educational background. The interview was very positive and I found this to be very encouraging because a lot of people have negative attitudes towards degrees from outside the USA, though from my experience, there is a lot of spoon-feeding in the USA educational system." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think the sol'n to America's obesity problems is? (follow up to something in a previous question)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you could have dinner with 2 people, living, dead or fictional, who would you choose?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would you propose to teach students a more humanistic approach to medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"My favorite undergraduate course" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"None really" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about something not on your AMCAS" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your research...i mean let's spend like 20 mins talking about it in depth." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your high school - it was interesting because I just didn't expect to go back that far." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"The interview was very conversational, not a lot of direct questions. Nothing really stuck out" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think the greatest challenge facing medicine will be over the next 30 years? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"The traditional questions were asked, "Why do you want to become a doctor" and "what do you do to relax"" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think the major health issues are for women in the Middle East?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"So what do you think about universal healthcare? (This was really just asked in a joking manner in response to something I had said, nothing serious)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If I asked your mom about your three best attributes, what would she say?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"who's your favorite artist" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Was there one thing that led you to medicine." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Can you help me set up a program like this here next year?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"The interview was more of a discussion. We talked about my research and background." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What kind cancer did your mother die from (They get specific on your AMCAS personal statement file!)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What sort of Emphasis Program would you do if you attended Vanderbilt?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"My interviewer asked me to summarize a few interesting courses I took in college." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why did you choose your undergraduate institution?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"My interviewer didn't really ask many questions - it was more of just a conversation." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why did you fly in on American Airlines and not Southwest?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"tell me about your dogs" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Nothing unusual." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Nothing really thought-provoking." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Nothing to interesting." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Everything was totally standard." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If medicine did not exist, what profession would you be in?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How my undergrad major (not a typical pre-med major) prepared me for medicine." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What was your favorite nonscience class?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Describe neuromarketing (for me_" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Are you familiar with Chinese philosophy?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"All of your community service is admirable, but I don't understand how that connects with your desire to study and practice medicine. Do you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"although we talked about interesting things, they all came about through the conversation. No really interesting questions were posed." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why Vanderbilt?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Name the other top 10 schools you are applying to?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"the interviewer asked very open-ended questions. it seemed like she was simply trying to get to know me." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you look for in a medical school program?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What gets your blood boiling? What makes you really really mad" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What has been your biggest accomplishment in college? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"None. I was really disappointed by all the boring questions. She wouldn't even bite when I mentioned things that other people usually find interesting." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"(for me): why did you join the military?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"He asked me to talk about my clinical experiences, my research, my major, my family... really just trying to get to know me." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"A question about my research in management - business fraud." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Nothing really interesting" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why did you decide to study in the US?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Nothing particularly interesting" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Nothing very interesting" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you had a day off to spend time with your family and a patient called, what would you do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"My interviewer asked me many questions regarding my volunteer work, some of which had little to do with clinical/research work (strictly speaking), which seemed unusual but were very much welcomed." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"N/A" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"what frustrates you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Aww, it just escaped my mind." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"So what do you think about the situation in Ukraine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you have any concerns about medical school (i.e. are you worried about it)?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Describe your usual role when working on a team." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"we talked about the importance of literature / the humanities in medicine, but I can't remember a specific question" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Nothing too interesting... Just basic questions you would expect." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What's the best thing that's ever happened to you? The worst?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"You have had many extraordinary experiences, which one was your greatest? Which one was your least favorable?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"We had a discussion about how my research related to his work." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Nothing interesting..." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"The interviewer had my AMCAS file memorized. He knew that I took a piano class my freshman year. When he asked me about it, I was kind of shocked." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"I was really only asked two questions: What makes a good doctor? And what makes you better than all the other applicants? She seemed to disagree with my answer to the first question. I didn't particularly like the second question, since I don't know anything about the other applicants. I just tried to say what made me different, which didn't work. At all." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What percentage of the GDP is consumed by healthcare in America? Don't worry guys, I probably led to this question by discussing the health systems in other countries and how much of the GDP it was consuming." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Nothing too intersting, just asked how I got interested in medicine." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Out of your community service experiences with people, describe a positive and negative experience. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"why a year off" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Nothing too out of the ordinary really. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"the whole thing was basically a conversation so it wasn't stressful really at all.. the questions just flowed and followed naturally." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why did you travel after college?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What makes a good doctor?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me something interesting about what you learned as a political science minor." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Nothing super interesting. He had me discussing my AMCAS application (which is all they have to look at), and I know mine like the back of my hand." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Did you find your thesis project or did it find you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What one aspect of your time at 'insert hospital here' most surprised you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How a class from my major could apply to medicine (not a typical cell bio, biochem, etc. class)." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Have you ever been accused of something that you didn't do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What role does religion play in a physician's life?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How exactly does a basic swing dance step go? (I told him I teach swing dance lessons)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about yourself growing up." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you do in your free time?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Describe your best friend." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about what brought you here, why medicine, why vanderbilt etc.? (all given as one big question)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Nothing really super sweet" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How have your parents' professions influenced you to become a doctor?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"All of the questions were about things on my application" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Nothing that really threw me - all pretty standard and expected." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Who has been an important mentor for you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"There wasn't anything out of the ordinary." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Who is more musically talented, you or your sister?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why pole-vaulting?!" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you watch Sex in the City?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"how do you show compassion?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Nothing was that interesting." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"A question that was really more in the form of a discussion of the role of alternative medicine in the US healthcare system." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"what is the best thing that has ever happened to you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about a time when you felt that you let yourself and other people down." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me what other schools that you've been looking at and if you have any questions of how they compare to Vanderbilt." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Hmm . . . nothing too crazy. I guess I liked the question, "If you had an absolutely free weekend, no strings attached and no cost applied, where would you go and what would you do?"" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would you do if you were partnered with another student who vehemently opposes your interest in serving underrepresented communities?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"None really---all were related to my AMCAS" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Not really anything interesting. Lots of personal stuff like my undergrad school, my family, aspects of health care that I've encountered, my research and clinical experience." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What makes a musician great? Can you tell the difference? (Don't worry - I wrote in my AMCAS that I play a ton of violin!)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What books have you read recently? (Interesting b/c it lead on to other related questions)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you could spend two hours in any museum, which museum would you go to?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you were writing your bio at age 70, what would it say?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How would your roommates describe you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"nothing really. all were very fair and off AMCAS" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Nothing really. Very conversational. Extremely nice interviewer. I was nervous before the interview because there was a large portrait of the Dr who interviewed me hanging in the First Year lecture hall but he was great." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How did you get a C in General Chem and then an A in Organic?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What type of medicine do you want to go into and why?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you manage to do all of this stuff?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What has been the most fascinating place you have seen in your travel experiences?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Nothing especially sticks out." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How did you get involved in whitewater kayaking?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"none particular" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Very conversational interview, so there were a lot of interesting topics, but they weren't really ASKED, just arrived at them naturally." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you do in your spare time? The questions were pretty standard." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"No unexpected questions - very conversational. You were basically given a chance to explain yourself. The interviewer tried to make you as comfortable and possible and just got to know you." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Nothing really" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your Bioethics class" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"None really, just a no stress interview. The basic getting to know you better." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What did you learn as a team player?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How is it living in Las Vegas?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"No really interesting/difficult questions. The interviewer was incredibly nice, and she basically let me discuss whatever experiences (research, volunteer, etc) that I wanted to." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about the impact of immigration on human capital. (a project i'd done some research on) " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is the worst situation you been in?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Questions about my research and research group." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"The interviewer described a difficult case study of a patient with a potentially terminal illness that only responded to an exotic therapy that the insurance company refused to pay for because of its' contract. What would I do? This lead to a discussion of the pitfalls of the current medical economy set-up" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How would your friends describe you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What were the best and worst experiences of your life?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What was the most meaningless extracurricular on your AMCAS?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"interesting convo overall - we talked about politics, healthcare, rural medicine (while I have experience dealing with rural patients, its not what I want to do)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"None, didn't really seem to ask the "usual" questions" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What extracurricular activity did you enjoy the least, and why?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your interest in art. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"None." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Who is your favorite jazz musician?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"none... all were specific to my file" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What's the difference between country music and bluegrass?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"please make a simple flowchart of the complex variants involved in healthcare mobilization based upon the Olerick model of statistical exchange. kidding. chill, its realy easy." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you had all the resources in the world to do whatever you want for a weekend, what would you do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Mainly discussed research and some current healthcare issues (i.e. malpractice insurance)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What was your favorite and least favorite classes?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"all specific to me - very chatty " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"After a long discussion of various problems in the health care system, what would I do to fix them?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are the advantages and disadvantages of socialized health care? (As a Canadian, I expected this question)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"1) Who is your role model? 2) How do you get a 10-year-old child to practice a musical instrument? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why did you choose the high school that you attended?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How would you compare what and how much students read for pleasure compared to 10 years ago?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Nothing terribly exciting; mostly standard "why did you transfer?" "what was your most favorite and least favorite class?" "how did you like Stanford?"" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Nothing was particularly interesting." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What does poetry do for you" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"The short interview questions were more specific and took more thought than those in the long interview since the longer interview was mainly focused on my application." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"From the short interview: "When have you wanted to go back in time and change a decision you had made?"" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about a time when you disagreed with authority (or something like rules)." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Regarding my research." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Give an example of a time you had trouble being empathetic." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Lots of very specific behavioral questions" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you know specifically what type of research you would like to do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Explain an ethical decision you made that you later regretted." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is your take on abuse in nursing homes?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"When talking about my volunteer experience at the hospital, the doctor asked me whether I have looked at the patient's medical chart and why I have decided not to." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is the most interesting fact you know?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about a time when your integrity was challenged." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think about the US health care system?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What could you do better?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"None really - it was very conversational" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why did you take a year off" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Interview was pretty casual. Length of interview is suppose to be around 1-hour, mine ended up being over 1.5-hours long, but you have plenty of downtime anyway so it was nice to have an extended interview." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"There weren't many questions, just pointless banter." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Lots of grilling about my research." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think you will change about yourself when you come to medical school? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What can you bring to this school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Questions about the future health-care, though we both came to the agreement that we don't know what was going to happen so we laughed it off and continued" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Chronic disease question" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why should we pick you over the other 5,000 qualified applicants?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Very specific details about my research" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why Vanderbilt?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are you most passionate about?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do other schools have that Vanderbilt doesn't?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you see yourself more likely to do basic science or clinical research?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"None were difficult. It was really very conversational and chill, as you can see from my examples." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Asking me to ask questions" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why not pursue an MD/PhD" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why did you stop your basic science research? Did it lead to any publications?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Nothing too out of the ordinary that I wasn't prepared for." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"None really... probably something open-ended like, ''is there anything else about you that I should tell the admissions committee?''" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Don't remember" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"None really." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How did you survive your family ordeal?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"above" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"A series of questions about protein purification and preparation of a mutant protein. Not exceedingly difficult, but they were very on the spot and brisk, so I felt a bit flustered." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why did you change your path?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Actually no 'difficult' question.." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What should I emphasize on your application to the Adcom? He told me that I'm an amazing applicant so I wasn't sure of what else to say from my experiences. Hey, but I said smthg and I think he loved it! OOh, pls try to smile as much during the interview to show that you are interested. It's not stressful at all....RELAX my friend." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"There were no difficult questions. All of the interviews were relaxed." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Nothing was difficult, but he did challenge me regarding my (lack of) interest in bench research and choosing not to retake the MCAT." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"He asked for more detail about my research and the implications of it than i was prepared for" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are the qualities that make a good physician? You could say so many things here!" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is your main weakness?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Nothing really difficult. It was very laid back and conversational." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"none." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you could go back and do things differently in college, what would you do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you do for fun?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is special about Drug X---why not use Drug Y? (for my research)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Nothing too crazy... I guess I had the most trouble with the ''what is your least favorite class from college'' question, just cause I hadn't really thought about it too much." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about a leadership role? Some initiatives you took with that role? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"1st question: Tell me what you know about Vanderbilt." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How would you bring diversity to Vanderbilt?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Explain how you differentiate between B1a and B1b cells (from my research - very specific question!)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What was your most difficult class?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Nothing really." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"There weren't any...it was very conversational" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you have to chose between (other school) and Vanderbilt, how will you decide? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me how you got to where you are today." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think is the most significant problem facing health care in the next ten years?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How would you change the curriculum?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Everyone seems to come into med school wanting to change the world and when they leave this seems to change. What do you think happens?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"None were too bad" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"what else do you want to know?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Personal question about AMCAS essay." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why not apply to your in-state schools?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is a problem with the current health care system and what would you do to solve it?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"N/A" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What was your least favorite class?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Describe a challenge and how you handled it." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"none really. although some of the questions were indirect. it seemed like the interviewer wanted you to talk rather than ask you a direct question" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Nothing was really difficult. Maybe "What are some of your concerns about entering medicine?"" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What area(s) of medicine do you see yourself participating in?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Were do you see yourself in 10 years?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you had to choose, what area of medicine would you go into? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What will be 3 major challenges in medicine when you graduate from medical school and how should the curriculum address those challenges?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your experiences as a homeschooler in high school." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would you like me to highlight about your application to the committee?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Really none. We had a very healthy discussion with my interviewer." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why did you spend time on X activity if you already were very committed with school and work?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me one social issue that interests you the most and why." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Should more money be devoted to education or healthcare?...Prevention or intervention?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Identify some problems with the current healthcare system." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"same as above" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why medicine, why not another health care career" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Nothing difficult, it's all about the AMCAS" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"none were difficult, most were just clarifying parts of my application" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you think that a medical school curriculum should be designed to meet that challenge?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Nothing difficult." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Question about my Amcas activity..." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How would your acquaintances describe you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What's the difference between an applicant and a supplicant?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"describe yourself in one word" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"All straightforward." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What else do you think we should know about you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"There really weren't any." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Nothing" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Of the activities you listed on your AMCAS application, which activity are you most proud of?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Nothing too difficult." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"tell me about your family" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What makes you better than other applicants" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Nothing to difficult." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Nothing. No surprises." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What diversity would you bring to the medical school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Specifics about my research" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Whether or not I see myself in academic medicine. Only difficult b/c I don't know." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Describe yourself." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Are you familiar with Chinese philosophy? (No)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Same as above." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would you want the admissions committee to know about you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What kind of research would you pursue if you did research here?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

""tell me about yourself" -this question is so general; i wasn't really sure how to start answering it." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you feel about Nashville?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you could choose two people to have dinner with, who would you choose and why?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"In ten years, what field of medicine do you see yourself in?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Nothing." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"nothing really difficult" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"(for me): what do you think of the military mother camping outside of Bush's ranch?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Nothing too tricky." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"You scored a 9 on the Verbal section of the MCAT, and your English grades are your lowest grades. Why do you think that is?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Regular questions" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"He was well versed on my personal statement and asked me to clarify very specific things I had written." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about this "medical leave" <I went nuts>" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Nothing difficult" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If a chronically ill patient asked you to assist them in committing sucide, would you do it?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Nothing much. Most questions were in regards to the details of my AMCAS." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"No difficult questions, really. The interview was very conversational." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What was your least favorite college course and why?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"what frustrates you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you think developed nations can contribute to improve the health care situation in developing countries? Do you think they should train more physicians in the developing countries or train physicians for instance here in the US. ( I think I steered the interview in this direction)." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"I see you had a hard time in some of your physics classes, but you stuck with it anyway, huh?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What other med schools are you applying to? (Is this even allowed??)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why Vanderbilt? (first question asked)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What other schools would you like to go to? (I don't know if this is a completely "legal" question in the med school interview process.)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"which do you prefer - the canadian health care system, or the us health care system?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Nothing really difficult." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"None really" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"You have had many extraordinary experiences, which one was your greatest? Which one was your least favorable?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What don't you like?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"All-open ended, nothing difficult" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Nothing difficult, just a friendly conversation about Vandy and Nashville." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Explain your research and tell me what you learned from this. This was not hard but I did some research that can be hard to explain...(don't laugh)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"(I would be an international student): You have many options for where to live, where would you choose? Talked about what he knew about people getting residency in US, asked if I knew about it. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"none was difficult, all expected" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"None really, we ended up chatting after a couple of questions about my application. I guess "Is there anything else you'd like to let the committee know?"" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"I wasn't asked any particularly difficult questions. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Talk about how your research applies to the larger objective of the lab." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What was a mistake you made? (My mind filled with answers, couldn't pick just one)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What makes a good doctor?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"No difficult questions." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Where do you see yourself in 10 year? (PS. I have no clue because I do not know what residency I want to pursue)." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"none were too bad." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"about a detail in my application that most people won't have to answer" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What was the one part of my study abroad that was most memorable or educational or something to that effect." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What percentage of Americans exactly are uninsured?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about yourself (this one always gets me nervous, I just want to say "I'm fine, how are you?")" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Will you add diversity to next year's class?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Was asked about one of my weaknesses in a round about way. Basically the question was what do i want to do in the future to improve a weekness of mine." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"No really difficult questions" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Describe your best friend." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"No difficult questions" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How would you like me to explain to the admissions committee that you had a poor freshman GPA?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"You got four C's as an undergraduate. How do you explain these grades?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"About the content of a bioethics paper on abortion" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Your MCAT score was lower than I would have expected given the strength of your application. How do you explain that? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you think the new HIPAA privacy regulations will impact the future of research? (I kinda brought it up, so don't worry it wasn't completely random or anything)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are you least proud of? What do you want to talk about?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about yourself." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are your weaknesses?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How did you choose your major?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why a doctor, why not another type of helath care professional?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"A very specific question about my research. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why did you take a year off and how would you like me to explain that decision to the Admission's Committee?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me more about your trip. (It's very hard to squeeze evrything releveant about a year in two to three minutes)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Nothing too hard either. He asked what I thought the hardest part of being a doctor would be. He also asked what one sentence I would give to describe me." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is a health disparity?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"There were some really personal but appropriate (family, religion)questions related to my AMCAS. I came prepared, so it wasn't a big deal." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why Vanderbilt? What did you do to reinforce your desire of becoming a doctor?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about a good deed you have done. Or what is your biggest accomplishment." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would you do to improve healthcare?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"a question specific to my essay" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why don't you draw a picture of my daughter while we talk? (Note: I wrote on my AMCAS application that I was an artist, so this will not happen to the unsuspecting.)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Something about health insurance..." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"very conversational...just relax and enjoy the opportunity to speak with a faculty member" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What's your worst quality?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"see above" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"None -- all were laid back" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think the committee will most question about on your application?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do you think that you, personally, would be an asset to the school." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"No real tough questions: very conversational." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why I chose to attend the high school that I did. (It's public, and the ONLY one in my tiny town.) I couldn't explain that well enough to my interviewer." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How did you hear about Vanderbilt? I know this is an easy question, but it was probably the most difficult one that was asked." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What did you do during the three summers in college? This question caught me by surprise, and my answer came out less refined than I would've liked. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"None, all very straight-forward." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What was your most important leadership role and why? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"No medical ethics or healthcare questions. Just stuff like: hardest/easiest class, why doctor, tell me about yourself, family, hobbies, research, weaknesses, etc etc etc" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think is an important problems that future physicians will face?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"None were really hard" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"None, again this interview was not stressful at all." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"So, what kind of person are you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Nothing really...most questions centered around getting to know me." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"See above." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"None were really difficult" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"No really difficult question" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think is the biggest challenge facing doctors today?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"The same case study question. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you travel a lot?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"None were really bad, but after being asked about 8 times if I wanted to ask him anything else about Vandy I about ran out of there. There's only so much to ask!" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about a failure and how you dealt with it." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you consider to be your biggest accomplishment thus far in life?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"nothing really" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"My first and pretty much only question for the first 40 minutes was "what questions do you have about Vanderbilt?"" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"So you have a 4.0 GPA. What's wrong with you? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why haven't you done community service or had experience in a clinical setting?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"A detailed question about my research because the faculty interviewer have done research in the same area as I have." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Out of the many applicants, we selected only 700-800 to interview, and then we admit about 100 students. Why should we accept you into our school compared to the rest of the interviewees?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"none" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Sorority? Greek letters? I'm not from the US, could you explain that system to me?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"what can i do to convince you to come here" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think is the greatest difference between Western and Eastern religions?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you see a difference between disease and illness?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"what do you think of the whole managed care thing?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"None, really-- all were very cordial questions" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do you want to come to Vanderbilt?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How can we stop people from engaging in unhealthy behaviors like smoking or eating junk food? Doesn't it all begin with personal responsibility? (I come with a public health background and don't always agree that everything begins with personal responsibility. We need to also modify the environment to make it conducive for healthy behavior.) " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is the number one problem faced in the world today?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do your friends think about your reading Dostoevsky for pleasure?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

""How would your friends describe you?"" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why is your MCAT essay score so low? (second question)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you think you write stream of thoughts versus real poetry?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"Looked at questions on SDN, prepared answers to the most common questions." More from this Member | Report Response

"Thought about how I would answer interview questions I saw on SDN." More from this Member | Report Response

"Read SDN, researched school" More from this Member | Report Response

"Read SDN interview feedback, re-read my app, and practiced with someone else" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN. No need to super prep tho." More from this Member | Report Response

"Reviewed my secondary" More from this Member | Report Response

"Researched the school and reread my application" More from this Member | Report Response

"Read primary and secondary applications and read through the school website." More from this Member | Report Response

"Read the CV of my interviewer, read up on Vanderbilt medical, reviewed my research and AMCAS essays, and read the interview questions posted here at SDN ahead of time." More from this Member | Report Response

"Reviewed AMCAS, SDN, and Vandy website; mock interviews with classmates" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, website, review my AMCAS and secondary" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, The Paddle, mock interview with friends" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, Reviewed AMCAS, VUSOM Website" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN interview feedback, reread my AMCAS (be super familiar with your AMCAS activities! Pretty much the entirety of my open-file interview involved the interviewer asking me to elaborate on each AMCAS activity), talked to student host, read the Paddle (Vandy's guide for incoming first years)." More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN interview feedback, mock interviews, spoke to VUSM students on campus" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, read about the school, read my application." More from this Member | Report Response

"Reviewed my AMCAS and secondary applications. Did some introspection. Did research about Vanderbilt SOM." More from this Member | Report Response

"reviewed AMCAS. Prayed. Researched the school." More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, talked to students" More from this Member | Report Response

"Reviewed why I liked Vanderbilt, SDN." More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, chat with student host, Vandy website, etc." More from this Member | Report Response

"Mock interviews. Interview workshop. SDN. Reviewed my AMCAS app and secondaries. " More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN feedback, website" More from this Member | Report Response

"Reviewed my application materials" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, mock interview, talked with a friend" More from this Member | Report Response

"kept up with New York Times and NEJM (sort of), reread primary app, reviewed old research experiences, read through admissions website" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, talked to friends who had interviewed there, mock interview" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN interview feedback, current medical student feedback, researching school" More from this Member | Report Response

"AMCAS book. Online material about the school. Talked to a current mstp student." More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN interview feedback, read my secondaries for all schools, reviewed AMCAS application, school website." More from this Member | Report Response

"read SDN reviews, reviewed my essays and AMCAS application, " More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, read website, read over AMCAS, practiced with friends" More from this Member | Report Response

"MSAR, SDN, Talked to other students, School's website, Reviewed AMCAS." More from this Member | Report Response

"Researched Vanderbilt's programs, looked over my application" More from this Member | Report Response

"Read SDN, read over my application" More from this Member | Report Response

"Read some McCain and Obama health care plans." More from this Member | Report Response

"Slept" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN interview feedback, school website, MSAR" More from this Member | Report Response

"Mock Interview, School's Website, Interviewer's Online Profile, Peppering Admin secretary with questions" More from this Member | Report Response

"I didn't really. I never do." More from this Member | Report Response

"Vandy website, read through my primary and secondary apps, SDN, a book called "the Medical School Interview" by Jeremiah Fleenor" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN feedback, School website, read blogs on healthcare, reviewed my applications and essays I had written for all schools" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, school website, read primary app (interviewer does not get secondary), slept well." More from this Member | Report Response

"Amcas, school's website, talking to students" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, read personal statement, school website" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, Website, Amcas, the usual." More from this Member | Report Response

"Having other interviews before this and going over the typical why medicine, and tell me about yourself questions as they pertained to me." More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, AMCAS application, vandy website" More from this Member | Report Response

"Website, sdn, amcas" More from this Member | Report Response

"Read over primary and secondary applications." More from this Member | Report Response

"Vandy website, SDN interview feedback, going over my AMCAS and Vanderbilt secondary." More from this Member | Report Response

"Visited the school website, talked with my student host" More from this Member | Report Response

"This website, reading newspaper, school's website." More from this Member | Report Response

"I read the interview feedback and read over the really long secondary essays I wrote." More from this Member | Report Response

"sdn interview feedback, website, student host" More from this Member | Report Response

"vandy's website" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, school website, read over my application, read over faculty descriptions of my interviewers" More from this Member | Report Response

"read SDN, my application. " More from this Member | Report Response

"Vandy website, SDN, practiced interview questions" More from this Member | Report Response

"hmm.. SDN, mock interview, really RESEARCHED school's website...random questions" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, didn't browse the school's website alot (My mistake! Please please send a lot of time on the web and asking students prior to interview). AMCAS and experience from my 3 other interviews." More from this Member | Report Response

"Read AMCAS, talked to student hosts" More from this Member | Report Response

"Looked over my AMCAS and Secondary, SDN, and school's website" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN feedback, talked to several Vandy med students I know, researched my interviewer online, read Vandy's website on the Emphasis program and their computer technology." More from this Member | Report Response

"AMCAS, this website, brainstormed questions that someone might ask me about background and interests and answered them" More from this Member | Report Response

"Mocks, SDN" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN Interview Feedback and researched Vanderbilt's website" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, NY Times, School's Website" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, school website, reviewed AMCAS app" More from this Member | Report Response

"read vandy website/sdn" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, Vanderbilt website, talked to a friend who went there" More from this Member | Report Response

"I re-read my AMCAS application (the interviewer has seen your AMCAS, but has NOT seen your secondary), looked up information about my interviewer (the school will provide his/her name to you ahead of time), read about the Vanderbilt curriculum, and read the previous interview feedback posted here on SDN." More from this Member | Report Response

"Read AMCAS, talked to students, SDN, Vandy's website" More from this Member | Report Response

"Reread AMCAS app and secondary essays, SDN, school website" More from this Member | Report Response

"Read previous interview questions from SDN, Read Vandy's website, reviewed my AMCAS application and secondary essays." More from this Member | Report Response

"Reviewed sdn pages, researched the new curriculum, reread my primary application. (The interviewers do not see your secondary.)" More from this Member | Report Response

"school's website, studentdoctor.net, thought about potential interview questions, read over AMCAS and secondary" More from this Member | Report Response

"Read over primary and secondary (even though the interviewer doesn't see the secondary). Read over info regarding the school." More from this Member | Report Response

"Read over primary, secondary, researched Vandy, and wikipedia'd some small details from my primary and secondary (plots from books I had mentioned)" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, online, read over my primary and secondary" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN Interview feedback, school website, reviewed my AMCAS application" More from this Member | Report Response

"AMCAS, SDN, talking to myself as if I were answering questions...yeah, sounds lame but it actually helps." More from this Member | Report Response

"VMS website" More from this Member | Report Response

"sdn, current events, read apps, practice interview, read website" More from this Member | Report Response

"read over ps, sdn interview feedback, standard questions. no mocks though" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, Vanderbilt's website, my own application and research" More from this Member | Report Response

"Read SDN, reviewed health-care articles, explored the school's website, talked with an alum of the undergrad program." More from this Member | Report Response

"read websites, interviewed at other schools" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN feedback, school website, my app." More from this Member | Report Response

"School's website, my application" More from this Member | Report Response

"Read over AMCAS application, SDN feedback, Vandy website, research pubs, interviewer biography." More from this Member | Report Response

"StudentDoctor, AAMCAS, website, MSAR" More from this Member | Report Response

"Vanderbilt website" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, Vandy website, read over my apps." More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, read the school website, asked questions of friends currently attending, looked at questions from other interviews" More from this Member | Report Response

"AMCAS, secondary, school website and SDN" More from this Member | Report Response

"Read AMCAS application, researched interviewer, studied the curriculum/website info" More from this Member | Report Response

"Read over primary (that's all the interviewer has) and read SDN feedback." More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN interview forums, previous investigation for interviews" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, website, read over my AMCAS (interviewers have not seen your secondary)" More from this Member | Report Response

"Read Vanderbilt's curriculum, looked over primary and secondary app, practiced answering questions" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, read secondaries" More from this Member | Report Response

"Practice interviews, read up on the school, reviewed AMCAS" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, AMCAS, read website, reviewed secondaries" More from this Member | Report Response

"Read through the website. Spoke to a friend who's currently a med student about interviews. Read comments on studentdoctor.net" More from this Member | Report Response

"sdn, school website" More from this Member | Report Response

"Read the latest news articles (esp. medically-related ones) from CNN.com and NYT online, googled my interviewer and printed/studied info about her and her interests, studied the school's website (esp. the research aspects, which is what I'm interested in), practiced some questions w/ a friend" More from this Member | Report Response

"Read SDN questions, browsed the website, reviewed my interviewer's profile" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, prepped some interview questions from Interview Feedback" More from this Member | Report Response

"read over my AMCAS application" More from this Member | Report Response

"Researched the school (of course, I did this before I even applied), read about my interviewer." More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, read about the school, spoke with medical school students" More from this Member | Report Response

"Reviewed my application. Secondary app not necessary to review. (your interviewer won't have it.) Answered practice questions from this website, Vanderbilt in particular. Studied the website." More from this Member | Report Response

"School Website, SDN, Students" More from this Member | Report Response

"Reviewed AMCAS (interview did not have access to 2ndary or letter of rec), studied school's website, MSAR" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, school interview feedback, talked to myself a lot" More from this Member | Report Response

"I had a nice breakfast at a friend's house." More from this Member | Report Response

"Read all the tips I could find about interviewing." More from this Member | Report Response

"Looked over the school's website." More from this Member | Report Response

"Reviewed my AMCAS application, this site" More from this Member | Report Response

"Reviewed my AMCAS and secondary, SDN, interview advice from undergrad school" More from this Member | Report Response

"Browsed school's website, read some articles" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, reviewed AMCAS application" More from this Member | Report Response

"this site, Vanderbilt website, practice from other interviews" More from this Member | Report Response

"AMCAS, website, student hosting" More from this Member | Report Response

"read SDN, talked with students the night before" More from this Member | Report Response

"Read SDN, read an interview prep book, got a lot of sleep" More from this Member | Report Response

"Practice questions" More from this Member | Report Response

"Vanderbilt's website has very little information about the school itself. Good info on the programs during the summer and if you want to take a year off." More from this Member | Report Response

"read over SDN stuff, looked at website curriculum" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, Vandy's website, mock interviews, reread AMCAS, prepared for frequently asked questions" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, mock interview" More from this Member | Report Response

"re-read AMCAS (they do not use the secondary) and information about what makes the school unique, practiced with friends and family" More from this Member | Report Response

"AMCAS, SDN." More from this Member | Report Response

"reviewed my AMCAS" More from this Member | Report Response

"Reviewed some application things, mock interview, researched school." More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, Interview Feedback, Vandy's website, my AMCAS (don't look at the secondary, the interviewer doesn't have it)" More from this Member | Report Response

"Looked over my application, looked at other responsed from interviews of this site" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, Vanderbilt's website and programs, The Paddle (first year student guide), MSAR" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN website, AMCAS application, Vanderbilt website" More from this Member | Report Response

"This site, read up on health policy, mock interview, re-read secondary and AMCAS, school website." More from this Member | Report Response

"read over SDN, AMCAS" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, read AMCAS, practiced interview questions, mock interview" More from this Member | Report Response

"Looked over AMCAS, read interview feedback on SDN, Vanderbilt website." More from this Member | Report Response

"Read SDN, website, one or two mock interviews with friends, AMCAS application." More from this Member | Report Response

"asked lots of questions of vandy students and people who had inerviewed, internet site" More from this Member | Report Response

"website, review applications" More from this Member | Report Response

"amcas, website, sdn, reviewed my research" More from this Member | Report Response

"Website." More from this Member | Report Response

"Reread AMCAS application and read past feedback for this school." More from this Member | Report Response

"Read over my AMCAS, read the school's website, looked up info on the interviewer." More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN,MSAR,schoo website" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, mock interviews, re-read AMCAS, vandy website." More from this Member | Report Response

"Read SDN, look over my AMCAS and read about Vanderbilt's curriculum" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, Vandy website, read AMCAS, read interviewer bio and text book" More from this Member | Report Response

"Read over AMCAS, talked to students" More from this Member | Report Response

"Read some stuff on their website, reviewed my AMCAS app." More from this Member | Report Response

"read over AMCAS, secondary application, posed mock questions to myself" More from this Member | Report Response

"Read school's website, SDN, watch TV. (I was still trying to finish my essays)" More from this Member | Report Response

"Read Vanderbilt prospectus." More from this Member | Report Response

"Reviewed school website, SDN reports, talked to other past interviewees, looked over the MSAR, and other typical stuff." More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, princeton review book, drank tea" More from this Member | Report Response

"Not much. SDN mostly." More from this Member | Report Response

"read over AMCAS app, this website, researched some healthcare issues" More from this Member | Report Response

"review AMCAS application, read SDN reports, really wasn't prepared enough for this interview" More from this Member | Report Response

"The interviewer only had access to my AMCAS application (not the secondary or my letters of rec), so I read over the AMCAS really well. I also looked at studentdoctor.net and copy/pasted a bunch of questions that had been asked at previous Vandy interviews to practice answers. DEFINITELY PRACTICE if it is your first interview, as it was mine. The practice was invaluable." More from this Member | Report Response

"this website, read over my AMCAS application as well as secondary essays" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, Vanderbilt website." More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, amcas and secondaries." More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, read interview book, definately re-read AMCAS" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, AMCAS, Secondary, Vanderbilt website" More from this Member | Report Response

"not enough, just read some info on the school. Bring up how they are one of the highest rated in terms of NIH grants" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, website, reviewed app." More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, web-site, reviewed app." More from this Member | Report Response

"Read SDNet, browsed Vanderbilt's website, prepared a few questions to ask my interviewer regarding Nashville." More from this Member | Report Response

"Read AMCAS app, read the material on Vandy's website, spoke with current students." More from this Member | Report Response

"sdn, some introspection" More from this Member | Report Response

"Read SDN, the schools website and my AMCAS application" More from this Member | Report Response

"This website, read my interviewer's bio ahead of time." More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, read my AMCAS, read about the school" More from this Member | Report Response

"I knew my AMCAS file, read the website information and the interviewer's bio available on the day of the interview." More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, read school's website, reviewed AMCAS application" More from this Member | Report Response

"sdn, vandy website, read up on health policy, read amcas app" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, read my AMCAS, thought about some basic questions." More from this Member | Report Response

"studentdoctor.net, reviewed research papers, website, AMCAS" More from this Member | Report Response

"I only read about my interviewer for a couple of minutes the night before the interview and it really helped, especially when it was my turn to ask the questions." More from this Member | Report Response

"Read over AMCAS, made a list of questions." More from this Member | Report Response

"Read AMCAS, this website, and my reseach." More from this Member | Report Response

"Vandy website, SDN, read my AMCAS stuff." More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN of course...read through the website etc. I really went all out preparing for this one." More from this Member | Report Response

"Went over AMCAS app, read over SDN, went over interviewer's bio" More from this Member | Report Response

"Read SDN, school webpages, talked with host, prepared for questions." More from this Member | Report Response

"sdn, went over research" More from this Member | Report Response

"Looked over AMCAS application...that's all the interviews are given. Looked over my research to make sure I could explain it well." More from this Member | Report Response

"read over my interviewer's page on the Vandy website, read over my app but i didn't need to b/c your interviewer does not see your Secondary, only your AMCAS.." More from this Member | Report Response

"Read their website, reviewed my application." More from this Member | Report Response

"Read SDN, vanderbilt website, practiced interview questions, read up on healthcare/health policy" More from this Member | Report Response

"Read AMCAS, SDN, Interview Feedback" More from this Member | Report Response

"read up on the school and brushed up on healthcare issues" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, Primary, School website." More from this Member | Report Response

"Read SND interview feedback, read up on Vanderbilt" More from this Member | Report Response

"Read SDN, looked over application" More from this Member | Report Response

"Student Doctor, mock interview, re-read AMCAS and got familiar with my research again." More from this Member | Report Response

"read my amcas, read information about the school" More from this Member | Report Response

"Read the website (especially the section on Emphasis), read about my interviewer (your status page should tell you his/her name), talked to a student host the night before." More from this Member | Report Response

"I looked over the website and practiced answers from a general medical school admissions book put out by Pfizer." More from this Member | Report Response

"Health care reports, Vandy website, SDN, etc" More from this Member | Report Response

"Re-read AMCAS and Supplemental. A lot of online research on the school and different medical issues." More from this Member | Report Response

"Read SDN, Vandy website, reread my AMCAS (they don't see your secondary), mock interview" More from this Member | Report Response

"SD.net, read over amcas (the interviewers do not see your vandy secondary app), scanned website, practice answering questions out loud." More from this Member | Report Response

"Read this website and the Vanderbilt website, reviewed my research and AMCAS" More from this Member | Report Response

"read SDN, reviewed AMCAS, medical ethics, talked to current students" More from this Member | Report Response

"Read interview feedback, read Vandy's website, talked to other people who had interviewed there." More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, re-read AMCAS and Vandy secondary, got familiar with me research, mock interview, read about the school on the web" More from this Member | Report Response

"Mock interviews, read all the questions from SDN, re-read my AMCAS and secondary applications, brought a demo of something I do research on." More from this Member | Report Response

"Read my application, reviewed website, talked to several friends who go there" More from this Member | Report Response

"Just read interview feedback and looked over the school website." More from this Member | Report Response

"read over my amcas and reviewed the research i've done, read feedback, did a mock interview at school" More from this Member | Report Response

"read earlier feedback" More from this Member | Report Response

"I read SDN, read their website and had a mock interview." More from this Member | Report Response

"Read about the school, looked at SDN" More from this Member | Report Response

"Read SDN." More from this Member | Report Response

"Read SDN, read over my AMCAS and Vandy secondary app, researched the school on its website" More from this Member | Report Response

"Vandy website, talked to Vandy prof, read NYtimes, SDN" More from this Member | Report Response

"read website, read my application" More from this Member | Report Response

"This website, the school's website, and a quick review of my AMCAS. " More from this Member | Report Response

"read over this site and my application" More from this Member | Report Response

"Vandy website, SDN, read over my application" More from this Member | Report Response

"Talked with other students, looked over Vandy website, re-read my AMCAS statement. On the day of the interview, I went to class for a few hours then went on the student tour and finally interviewed." More from this Member | Report Response

"Walked around campus, talked to people in department I was interested. Read this site, the VU site" More from this Member | Report Response

"Nothing. Just chilled and relaxed." More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN website, student hosts, other medical students that I met the day before my interview." More from this Member | Report Response

"This site and the vanderbilt website" More from this Member | Report Response

"Look up the website, but I didn't find much. Found out the name of the interviewer on the status page. Reread my files. Brush up on medical issues (completely unnecessary)." More from this Member | Report Response

"Here, talking to students, looked over application..." More from this Member | Report Response

"reviewed my AMCAS, visited this site." More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, webpage, read up on my research" More from this Member | Report Response

"Printed out AMCAS app, read these, read up on the Emphasis program" More from this Member | Report Response

"Read about special programs at the school, read over my secondary essays for all the schools" More from this Member | Report Response

"This website, reviewed my file, talked to others that had interviewed" More from this Member | Report Response

"read over my application" More from this Member | Report Response

"sdn, talked to current students, reviewed applications" More from this Member | Report Response

"This website." More from this Member | Report Response

" only needed to review amcas. they didn't even have a copy of my secondary in front of them." More from this Member | Report Response

"Read about Vanderbilt and read this website. Kept up with world events and health care issues." More from this Member | Report Response

"Read the school's site, my AMCAS, looked over SDN" More from this Member | Report Response

"Read school website, my application, MSAR; talked to friends who go there" More from this Member | Report Response

"I went over some typical interview questions. It was completely unnecessary, though, because we just sat around and talked about my AMCAS." More from this Member | Report Response

"Read this and the school's website. Reviewed my application." More from this Member | Report Response

"I read the website and my AMCAS" More from this Member | Report Response

"I stayed with a student host who loved to talk about the school, read over the website, reviewed current events, used this website, and talked to a lot of med students before my interview." More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN interview feedback, website, vanderbilt med students" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, read through my application, read about vanderbilt" More from this Member | Report Response

"Interview feedback, read AMCAS/secondary application." More from this Member | Report Response

"Lots of research on the school. Its helpful to look the school up in lexis nexis academic universe and see what comes up." More from this Member | Report Response

"Read SDN, review AMCAS and secondary, mock interviews" More from this Member | Report Response

"Read over my application, looked at the website" More from this Member | Report Response

"Read as much about Vanderbilt on their web page, reading interview feedback here, know yourself." More from this Member | Report Response

"Read SDN, feedback, thought about basic questions, read over application." More from this Member | Report Response

"Re-read my AMCAS application, my secondary application, SDN interview feedbacks, made some notes on the classic questions I expected (why medicine? why this school?)" More from this Member | Report Response

"I way overprepared for the interview by reading up on health policy, bioethics, etc. I wasn't asked anything regarding these issues. It was only about what was in my AMCAS. The interviewers don't even see your secondary responses." More from this Member | Report Response

"Read SDN, read up on school, relaxed..." More from this Member | Report Response

"read school website and read my application" More from this Member | Report Response

"Reviewed my application. Got a lot of sleep and relaxed." More from this Member | Report Response

"Read applications, read up on the school to have questions to ask them, kept up with the news, reading these reviews were a help too." More from this Member | Report Response

"read SDN" More from this Member | Report Response

"Read my secondary, looked up some info on Vandy, talked to the students before the interview." More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, read about their program online." More from this Member | Report Response

"really looked into the opportunities available there for me and why I would want to come there, sdn, talk to friends" More from this Member | Report Response

"Read papers to catch up on current events" More from this Member | Report Response

"attempted to meditate briefly" More from this Member | Report Response

"read over website, thought about likely questions, read over application, etc " More from this Member | Report Response

"Read AMCAS applications and secondaries. Looked at SDN." More from this Member | Report Response

"read about some old interview questions, read about the school online and their thick book at the admissions office, read over my application, and slept." More from this Member | Report Response

"went over what the school has to offer" More from this Member | Report Response

"Read about Vandy med." More from this Member | Report Response

"Read their website, read the feedback here" More from this Member | Report Response

"nothing" More from this Member | Report Response

"Read up on healthcare issues and bioethics, although I wasn't asked anything remotely related to these areas. I also went over my AMCAs, secondary, read this site and sdn" More from this Member | Report Response

"Reviewed current medical issues" More from this Member | Report Response

"went to the website and took the virtual tour, went online and read about my interviewer, reviewed my application materials" More from this Member | Report Response

"websites, interview feedback, read my app" More from this Member | Report Response

"Relaxed, Read some books on health care, etc etc" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, mock interviews, surfed the school's website" More from this Member | Report Response

"Mock interviews; read the school's website and their bulletin; talked with my student host about the school" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, relaxed" More from this Member | Report Response

"Read SDN interview feedback and a book called Severed Trust on health care issues." More from this Member | Report Response

"Just relaxed and read some AMA newsletters to see the state of medical care in the U.S." More from this Member | Report Response

"Read materials on school and application." More from this Member | Report Response

"My interviewer wrote a book. I read it. Score!!!" More from this Member | Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"The school did a great job of having friendly faculty/staff for interviews and was available to answer any questions we had. Interview day was small (only 6 other students in my "group") and didn't drag on for forever." More from this Member | Report Response

"Pretty much everything. The interviewers were super super nice, the students were all nice and pretty relaxed. The building we spent most of the day in was very open and all the school of medicine buildings were easy to get to. On my interview day, the M1s were on a field trip break day and they still came to say hi in the morning. Students seemed happy there and the faculty was really supportive." More from this Member | Report Response

"The interviewers were really kind, and especially all of the deans of admission. Also, the research is really impressive here." More from this Member | Report Response

"People at the admissions (not just my interviewer) seem to have read my app!" More from this Member | Report Response

"Curriculum 2.0, Nashville, facilities, administration" More from this Member | Report Response

"Friendliness of students/faculty, student enthusiasm, curriculum, research opportunities, surrounding Nashville area, facilities..." More from this Member | Report Response

"The interviewer knew my file completely and was very open about the whole application process." More from this Member | Report Response

"Strong focus on student wellness, personally and academically. Very friendly, down-to-earth environment. I didn't detect much, if any, pompousness among students or faculty. Very positive, constructive, collaborative environment." More from this Member | Report Response

"Prestige, organization, polite/supportive faculty, staff, and students, commitment to innovation, excellent facilities, and increased diversity efforts" More from this Member | Report Response

"small class size, people were friendly" More from this Member | Report Response

"Faculty and students were really friendly and nice." More from this Member | Report Response

"The people there are very friendly - we had many current students drop by the office to chat with us and a couple even stopped us while we were wandering around to ask if we were interviewing there. The facilities are also top notch." More from this Member | Report Response

"Close faculty-student mentoring relationships, huge focus on student wellness, really friendly interviewers." More from this Member | Report Response

"The fellow interviews were awesome. Administration and interviewers create a very calming and comfortable atmosphere." More from this Member | Report Response

"Everything about the school. It's beautiful, has great facilities, the people are really nice..." More from this Member | Report Response

"How nice everyone was (the interviewer, admissions office, students)" More from this Member | Report Response

"I love Vandy! Spent the summer here! It was AMAZING." More from this Member | Report Response

"Vanderbilt's simulation center (CELA) is by far the most extensive and impressive I have seen (I have interviewed at 10 schools including 3 top in the 10). The campus is beautiful. All of the staff seemed really fun to work with." More from this Member | Report Response

"The students at Vanderbilt were the most happy, chill and friendly of any medical school I've visited. Facilities were outstanding, although I wish I could have seen their new anatomy lab. Nashville seems like a fun place to live. The admissions office is the most friendly I've come across." More from this Member | Report Response

"Friendly students, admissions staff, and physicians. Many facilities are new, and the children's hospital is impressive. The students seemed happy to be at Vanderbilt. The brand new (opening next week) ICU." More from this Member | Report Response

"Overall friendly atmosphere. Nice facilities (anatomy lab, CELA, Children's Hospital), Value student feedback, " More from this Member | Report Response

"The medical campus. The children's hospital. The friendliness of everyone around. CELA." More from this Member | Report Response

"Facilities, CELA, anatomy labs, cohesiveness of students and campus, board scores, match list, Children's Hospital, everything..." More from this Member | Report Response

"Everyone LOVES vandy, the faculty seems VERY involved with the students, there is a lot of effort from the school to make sure students have fun, there is A LOT of support for independent research of any kind" More from this Member | Report Response

"Judy! Being walked to/from my interview, Children's hospital, CELA, friendliness of random people passing us in the hallway" More from this Member | Report Response

"umm...EVERYTHING???? incredibly friendly and blazingly intelligent people everywhere, beautiful, state of the art facilities, gorgeous campus, lots of new education technology" More from this Member | Report Response

"Everything!" More from this Member | Report Response

"Everyone seemed very happy. I liked how much peer mentoring there is (and how second years pass their textbooks onto first years...how nice!)" More from this Member | Report Response

"The facilities, students" More from this Member | Report Response

"Students were nice and actually go to class. They are also pretty honest about how hard medical school is. My interviewer was nice and pretty honest about the schools good and bad points." More from this Member | Report Response

"friendliness of everyone, amazing facilities - , med students seem really happy and have good relationship with administration, professors; they also get good board scores and matches" More from this Member | Report Response

"The friendliness of the medical students. They seemed to have a low stress-level, and they loved Vanderbilt." More from this Member | Report Response

"Everyone here was INCREDIBLY nice, including the admissions staff, the interviewer, tour guides, and even random medical students walking by. The new Children's Hospital is exactly what a children's hospital should look like. The campus had a comfortable feel, and the hospitals are huge. The new anatomy lab is the best one that I've seen yet!" More from this Member | Report Response

"The students really seemed to like the school, and the facilities were great. Curriculum updates seem to have gone over well. " More from this Member | Report Response

"The medical center is unbelievable. Everyone around was super friendly and upbeat! Nashville is unparalleled as a city - large but easy to navigate with a very vibrant social scene." More from this Member | Report Response

"The facilities are unreal. The anatomy lab and children's hospital are awesome." More from this Member | Report Response

"The people and the atmosphere of the school." More from this Member | Report Response

"Everything, the campus, facilities, the people" More from this Member | Report Response

"Fantastic new anatomy lab Great similation wing Extremely friendly students Three hospitals, med school and undergrad all on one campus" More from this Member | Report Response

"The anatomy lab and children's hospital were amazing!" More from this Member | Report Response

"The facilities are VERY nice. The new anatomy lab and CELA show that the school puts a lot of money into improving the medical student experience. Also, the flexibility of the curriculum allows students to explore their own areas of interest and feel supported." More from this Member | Report Response

"Everything was amazing. The curriculum is so well suited to students needs. There is flexibility and excellence at the same time. The CELA is incredible, the anatomy lab was over-the-top amazing. Nashville is just the right size. 5, soon to be 6, hospitals in a two block district would pay dividends as a rotating student/resident. " More from this Member | Report Response

"Children's Hospital, CELA, Judy, undergrad campus (so beautiful!), students were very happy" More from this Member | Report Response

"Children's Hospital, CELA, friendly students, school spirit, nice interview day box lunch, Emphasis Program, advisory colleges, " More from this Member | Report Response

"CELA, happiness of students, Judy" More from this Member | Report Response

"Bright, friendly and happy students, hot chicks, excellent facilities especially CELA, the anatomy lab and the Children's Hospital, and the emphasis program sounds awesome." More from this Member | Report Response

"My interviewer spent more time trying to sell me on the school. Also, everyone seemed really nice there even in the city, the shuttle driver, the hotel staff, everyone seemed to know interviews were going on." More from this Member | Report Response

"The students seem really happy. They have a lot of really fun traditions and the students seem to be involved in a lot of activities outside of med school. My interviewer was fantastic. The interview was a conversation, not an interogation. No tough questions were asked. The only information she had about me was my AMCAS so we talked a lot about my activities and interests. Also, the new children's hospital is incredible!" More from this Member | Report Response

"Very laid back atmosphere. Students and faculty seem to love the university." More from this Member | Report Response

"The facilities, the faculty, the students." More from this Member | Report Response

"New simulation facilities, new anatomy lab, new research building... pretty much new (or soon to be new) lots of things since there was so much construction going on. Students, faculty, and administration are all very enthusiastic about everything and really sell the school well. Also, this interview was by far my lowest-stress and most fun out of all of my interviews. My interviewer and I ended up going over the allotted time and he personally walked me back to the admissions office. Vanderbilt itself is also in a very awesome area in Nashville. Lots of little restaurants and shops nearby and within walking distance of some cool bars. " More from this Member | Report Response

"The children's hospital - it is really a state-of-the-art facility." More from this Member | Report Response

"The student tour guides were soooo enthusiastic and they had only good things to say about the school. It wasn't like they were trying to sell the school, they were really genuine about their passion for the school." More from this Member | Report Response

"The hospitals and facilities were very nice." More from this Member | Report Response

"facilities, admissions staff, students" More from this Member | Report Response

"happy students, great facilities, pretty much everything" More from this Member | Report Response

"Students, administration, faculty, facilities, Cadaver Ball!......and list goes on... " More from this Member | Report Response

"The students really seemed to like the University and the Children's Hospital is unbelievable. " More from this Member | Report Response

"The students were SO happy there. The atmosphere of the school was relaxed but professional. I liked the small class size and the way the students all know and hang out with each other." More from this Member | Report Response

"Vanderbilt looks like a really fun place to go to school" More from this Member | Report Response

"The students and profs. They really LOVE it there." More from this Member | Report Response

"The close proximity of the hospitals to the medical school that is you don't really need to drive to diff. hosp. to do rotations. everything is there! Lectures are also recorded so you can listen at home if you prefer. Also the new curriculum is amazing. I'm very glad that many major medical schools are moving to this system of educating us. It may not be the best but it is definitely excellent and on the right path to producing very competent physicians. One of the things that will impress you is that all the students will finish med. school with very unique experiences. There are vast opportunities to do whatever you want! Please read more about the medical scholars program. but overall, I was really impressed although I felt that I was way underprepared for the interview. " More from this Member | Report Response

"The students really seemed to enjoy that we were there and they came and talked to us at all possible times" More from this Member | Report Response

"The whole atmosphere at Vanderbilt really impressed me. It's a collegial collaborative research environment." More from this Member | Report Response

"Everyone truly loves the school. You can tell there are great opportunities to have unique experiences. Facilities are all being updated. " More from this Member | Report Response

"Children's hospital, everyone seemed to love going there" More from this Member | Report Response

"Facilities and enthusiasm of the school!" More from this Member | Report Response

"facilities, how well the students were treated" More from this Member | Report Response

"The reception of the faculty and students, the admissions office escorted you everywhere you needed to be, the children's hospital, the lunch (it was actually really good), the tours, and everything else" More from this Member | Report Response

"Great facilities, awesome faculty, incredible resources, laid back feel, not competitive, emphasis program" More from this Member | Report Response

"great school, excellent opportunities, very supportive faculty and administration, friendly students" More from this Member | Report Response

"the FLEXIBILITY of the curriculum. You really can do anything you want to. " More from this Member | Report Response

"The students are VERY happy. The associate dean is a psychiatry major and is very focused on student health. His office is directly across from the first year lecture hall, he made a point to talk to all of us. The secretary and the deans know all of the students personally. The professors I listened to had a great sense of humor. They are getting a lot of new facilities in the next month including a state of the art anatomy lab." More from this Member | Report Response

"1. The students seem friendly and appeared to have good camaraderie. All of the first-years were wishing us interviewees luck when we saw them in the halls. 2. The office staff were extremely friendly and helpful; Vanderbilt is an example of Southern hospitality at its best. 3. The interviewer was pleasant and conversational, and he had clearly taken the time to learn about me before the interview. 4. The facilities were on the whole very nice, especially the new Children's Hospital, the Cancer Center, and main Vanderbilt Hospital." More from this Member | Report Response

"The facilities were beautiful and the school had very advanced technological resources for students. Everyone was so FRIENDLY. Southern hospitality at its finest!" More from this Member | Report Response

"The student body is really close, relaxed...tons of faculty support and mentoring opportunities...the Emphasis program...Electives...Amazing hospitals and clinics" More from this Member | Report Response

"LOTS... How nice everyone was (including my interviewer); how happy the students seemed to be there; the investment and new construction that is going into the school; the emphasis program; the new curriculum; Children's hospital is beautiful" More from this Member | Report Response

"The facilities, children's hospital, new anatomy lab and simulated classrooms." More from this Member | Report Response

"This is a fantastic school- students are really happy there; rotations seem really valuable; great student-faculty relations and student-student relations; great location" More from this Member | Report Response

"How happy everyone was! Apparently Vandy med students rate highest on the ''happiness scale?!'' " More from this Member | Report Response

"EVERYTHING at Vanderbilt is AMAZING! Everyone is friendly and the facilities are unbeatable. " More from this Member | Report Response

"It's true what they say ... the students really seem to love Vanderbilt ... and I think the reason is that they seriously cater to the students - they try and make it as easy as a process for you while your're there. I was impressed by the new Childrens hospital and just how major of a medical instution it is ... theres 5 hospitals on the immediate campus all wihtin a 2 minute walk of each other" More from this Member | Report Response

"The facilities, happiness of the students , casual tone of the interview" More from this Member | Report Response

"The students were very friendly and very enthusiastic. They truly love the school. " More from this Member | Report Response

"enthusiasm of the student tour guides" More from this Member | Report Response

"students very happy, Emphasis program is interesting with good opportunities for international study, interviewer very proud and excited about school" More from this Member | Report Response

"administration, students, and overall vibe of the school" More from this Member | Report Response

"The students and my interviewer took a lot of time out of their day to ensure all my questions were answered and show me to locations they thought I would find interesting. My interviewer saved time to escort me to an office she knew I'd be interested in, and told me all about opportunities to study abroad, do service, etc. The students seemed to seriously LOVE Vanderbilt; I definitely saw why this school supposedly has the highest self-reported student satisfaction in the country. Between scheduled activities, an MSI student invited me to come sit on a lecture they were in, which is right across the hall from the admissions office." More from this Member | Report Response

"The emphasis program and available selectives are really neat. It seems like there is a lot of contact and individual work with professors here." More from this Member | Report Response

"everything! nashville isn't that bad (though still not home), the students were incredibly intelligent and down to earth. It's a bit more formal than some other schools. The facilities are great. The new curriculum looks like it will be incredible." More from this Member | Report Response

"The environment as a whole" More from this Member | Report Response

"The people were very welcoming, warm and more than willing to answer any questions I had" More from this Member | Report Response

"The facilities, and the way that Vandy seems to really take care of their students. The area surrounding the campus was very quaint and had a lot of southern charm. Downtown Nashville would be a fun place to spend 4 years." More from this Member | Report Response

"the students are supposed to be the self-rated happiest in the country" More from this Member | Report Response

"children's hospital is unbelieveable. library is also nice. students seemed genuinely happy." More from this Member | Report Response

"The STUDENTS." More from this Member | Report Response

"The facilities were state-of-the-art, all of the medical buildings were on-campus (no travel! Yay!) and were pretty new. Also, the students seemed really happy and welcoming." More from this Member | Report Response

"enthusiasm of students for the school, Emphasis Program, how concentrated the facilities / hospitals are - everything is right there" More from this Member | Report Response

"My interviewer, who was humorous, knew my application front to back and was a genuinely great guy, in general. Also, how supportive different classes are of one another. Emphasis program, funding for med scholars program, intersessions, really hands-on rotations." More from this Member | Report Response

"The school is phenomenal, as are the hospitals (especialy Children's). All the med students were really enthusiastic about the school and loved it there." More from this Member | Report Response

"How nice the campus is, but that's expected for 53K/yr" More from this Member | Report Response

"Everyone was so enthusiastic about the school. You can tell they really enjoyed it there. My interviewer said there is a lot more diversity in Nashville than you might think. Children's Hospital as everyone before me has said, is amazing." More from this Member | Report Response

"EVERYTHING. Vanderbilt was amazing. Both the students and staff were remarkably happy and very helpful." More from this Member | Report Response

"The Campus and Nashville!!!!! So beautiful. The student body is the happiest out of any where! Vandy bends over back wards to make them happy." More from this Member | Report Response

"Emphasis on teaching students, great faculty/student relationship, quality of facilities, co-location with undergraduate and other professional schools, happiness of students, proximity to downtown and cultural activities, affordability of housing" More from this Member | Report Response

"I basically was impressed by everything about the school, especially the student's excitement over 8 AM class." More from this Member | Report Response

"Everyone was very friendly and welcoming. Students were really enthusiastic and happy with the school." More from this Member | Report Response

"children's hospital" More from this Member | Report Response

"The Children's Hospital was really nice, all facilities were great, the library is new and would be a great place to study, and the students all seem to have a good social life in addition to med school work. Also, my host was SO kickass!" More from this Member | Report Response

"The students are insanely happy. It's almost scary. The first years had their first biochem test that morning, and they had breakfast prepared for them by the other classes. New labs for the first and second years are in the process of being constructed, and the new Children's Hospital is amazing. Construction and remodeling seems to be a way of life." More from this Member | Report Response

"the facilities are NICE, especially the Children's Hospital. Everyone was extraordinarily friendly." More from this Member | Report Response

"the medical center, friendliness of faculty/students" More from this Member | Report Response

"Everything. Nashville is a great city. The facilities are amazing at the medical school. The new children's hospital is top notch. Everybody was happy and friendly. It was almost surreal how great everything was." More from this Member | Report Response

"The students all seemed like they absolultely loved Vandy. The campus was beautiful and the Children's Hospital is amazing." More from this Member | Report Response

"The facilities are top notch. All the students love it here. Vanderbilt graduates are known to be the most satisfied with their medical education than any other school in the nation. Nashville is a nice friendly town and a great place for families. Students are encouraged to pursue their own interests and electives. Teachers are encouraged to teach in the manner that they feel is most effective for them. i.e. lecture, problem based, etc. Some may see the lack of problem based learning as a downfall but Vanderbilt's students do great without heavy emphasis on it." More from this Member | Report Response

"How friendly the students, faculty, and staff are. Everyone seems to be really happy to be at the school." More from this Member | Report Response

"Facilities are first-rate, Children's hospital is fantastic. Students, faculty, and admissions staff alike were all very energetic, friendly, and seemed to love their school. The area around campus seemed very nice and there was a lot of food and entertainment within walking distance." More from this Member | Report Response

"a whole lot... everyone is really nice and laid back; traditional curriculum with classes 8-5 (which is being much more integrated with a curriculum rehaul in 2007); P/F system eliminates competition; good residency matching; faculty really enjoy teaching; beautiful undergrad campus and nice medical facilities (all 10 schools, including law, business, medicine, nursing, education, and music, are on same campus as undergrad); electronic medical records and evidence-based system really help doctors make decisions" More from this Member | Report Response

"The students and the facilities." More from this Member | Report Response

"The reception by the diversity office and most students that I spoke to." More from this Member | Report Response

"The students all seemed really happy, and the Children's Hospital was gorgeous." More from this Member | Report Response

"Everyone was very laid-back and very friendly. The school is awesome, great facilities. Everything: med school and hospital very close together. The new children's hospital is amazing. I was very interested in the Emphasis program and the Electives for the 1st and 2nd years. All the students seemed really happy to be there and they enjoyed themselves there." More from this Member | Report Response

"the medical students, weather, & children's hospital" More from this Member | Report Response

"The friendliness of the people at the school" More from this Member | Report Response

"I really expected to love Vanderbilt based on all the good things I've heard about it, but nothing about the school really impressed me. I've filled out a bunch of these already (seven) and this is the only one I'm giving a negative impression to. Everyone was nice during the day, but a lot of the med students giving us tours were bent up on criticizing other schools. It gave the impression that they were insecure about the quality of their school. " More from this Member | Report Response

"Students seem really happy, very nice facilities, lots of oportunities for research" More from this Member | Report Response

"The caliber of the school and the girls there are hot." More from this Member | Report Response

"everyone really loves the school. the admissions office is also very nice, and they have a lot of candy." More from this Member | Report Response

"Facilities are amazing -- Children's hospital and new wing of main hospital. More new facilities should be ready by 2nd year." More from this Member | Report Response

"Happinness of the students" More from this Member | Report Response

"The caliber of fellow interviewees. Nothing spectacular, especially for a university that considers themselves the Harvard of the South." More from this Member | Report Response

"The students were very nice and seemed really happy. But the big draw is the Children's Hospital- I'd go there for that alone." More from this Member | Report Response

"Nothing unimpressed me. I absolutely loved the school!" More from this Member | Report Response

"Children's hospital is amazing!" More from this Member | Report Response

"Everyone was very friendly and it seemed like a big happy family. The Children's Hospital was amazing. There are lots of opportunities for students, something for everyone. Everyone I met in Nashville was very frendly (not just at the school) and it was a safe area. " More from this Member | Report Response

"The people are exceedingly friendly and satisfied with the institution." More from this Member | Report Response

"happiness of the students- evident cameraderie- good student host program" More from this Member | Report Response

"The sincerity of the students and staff." More from this Member | Report Response

"The facilities seemed nice, and Nashville is a great place to live (not for culture, though). Cost of living is low and the people were the type that seemed to have fun on the weekends." More from this Member | Report Response

"Everyone was so friendly! The students also seemed very happy. The newly built Children's hospital was amazing!" More from this Member | Report Response

"sense of community and friendliness toward one another; the fact that the students were just naturally hanging out in the student lounge; children's hospital; how well they treat medical students; diversity in programs for medical students; cadaver ball (look it up!)" More from this Member | Report Response

"The facilities are absolutely amazing and they are constantly building more. Every person I came in contact with seems to have loved their experience and the graduation rate is amazing!" More from this Member | Report Response

"1) The PEOPLE 2) Nashville 3) Facilities, especially the children's hospital" More from this Member | Report Response

"really supportive environment--they treat the students well, and take their feedbacks seriously, and a lot of positive changes have been made as a result of that" More from this Member | Report Response

"everything! the rapport of the students and staff, the facilities, the friendly people... " More from this Member | Report Response

"The hospitals and facilities are amazing, and everyone was extremely friendly." More from this Member | Report Response

"Pretty much the entire day impressed me. My interviewer was very helpful and willing to share various aspects about the school, students and culture. The buildings are all gorgeous. Parts of the medical center look like a 5 star hotel. They are definitely technologically advanced. All of the students are incredibly friendly, even during midterm week. The anatomy class I observed was very lively and an enjoyable experience." More from this Member | Report Response

"every single person here loves it" More from this Member | Report Response

"How happy the students were." More from this Member | Report Response

"students, faculty, curriculum, research opportunities, campus, new facilities" More from this Member | Report Response

"Attitudes, personalities, facilties. A beautiful place with a positive attitdue." More from this Member | Report Response

"It seemed very organized, and the students were very enthusiastic, friendly, and open to answering questions. Try to get a morning interview so you can take the tours in the afternoon without rushing or leaving early." More from this Member | Report Response

"Great facilities -- their children's hospital looks better than anywhere I've ever had a birthday party." More from this Member | Report Response

"Cohesiveness of entire medical student population as well as the entire campus" More from this Member | Report Response

"The extreme enthusiasm students, faculty, my interviewer have for Vandy & Nashville. The emphasis program & flexibility of curriculum to accomodate independent projects/dual degrees." More from this Member | Report Response

"The students are very friendly and seem to have a lot of influence at the school. The professors and students get along well. Everyone seems proud of their school but not arrogant. First-years receive a lot of mentoring and help from faculty and older students." More from this Member | Report Response

"children's hospital, nashville" More from this Member | Report Response

"The students were so welcoming, everyone was so nice" More from this Member | Report Response

"The facilities are pretty awesome, especially the new pediatric hospital. The students seemed to be really happy with the school." More from this Member | Report Response

"The students are VERY enthusiastic about Vanderbilt. There appears to be little competition among students, and the class is really close-knit. The fact that the undergraduate and all graduate programs share the same campus is a plus due because of the access to additional social and cultural opportunities." More from this Member | Report Response

"P/F first year. students were really nice. 1st/2nd year mentorship program. Biomed library" More from this Member | Report Response

"Quality of students and faculty, impressive location and campus of Vanderbilt." More from this Member | Report Response

"great facilities; nice people; well organized" More from this Member | Report Response

"The entire medical complex is wireless! Physicians can call up lab reports, medications, and recent relevant journal articles from anywhere on the medical campus." More from this Member | Report Response

"I stayed with a student which was an awesome experience, I really liked Nashville, Children's Hospital" More from this Member | Report Response

"ENTHUSIASTIC students! great tour. curriculum seems well planned. looks like a great school" More from this Member | Report Response

"Vanderbilt faculty seems extremely committed to their students. I was blown away by how cohesive the environment felt among everyone involved. The local community also seems to recognize this (or at least, my cab driver did.)" More from this Member | Report Response

"The interviewer was very friendly, making it a very relaxed interview; the students seemed really happy to be there and seemed to have lives outside of medical school" More from this Member | Report Response

"The facilities are absolutely amazing, much has been built within the last few years. The students are enthusiastic and really nice. I also sat in a couple of classes that were interesting." More from this Member | Report Response

"The Children's Hospital is the premier children's hospital in the nation in my estimation... just incredible; the students are collegial and friendly; the campus has some very pretty spots; first year is pass/fail (2nd year is honors/pass/fail); the Emphasis program is really cool (they'll explain at the info session); my interviewer was just a really nice guy, as were all the faculty/staff I met." More from this Member | Report Response

"The students and faculty were SO friendly. They all seemed to be really happy there. It seems like they make an effort to have fun and have a life outside of studying." More from this Member | Report Response

"The student body, facilities, people, Children's hospital, their match list, the emphasis program." More from this Member | Report Response

"The curriculum, which encourages research in a wide range of fields, and allows you to conduct research over a 2 yr period so u can really focus on one area or try out a whole lot of things.It is a wonderful school, and the faculty and students take such awesome pride in everything that they are." More from this Member | Report Response

"School was awesome, every student I met loved Vanderbilt, town had lots of interesting things to do, living facilities for students were really nice, good tour." More from this Member | Report Response

"The students were so friendly and seemed very comfortable there. Student body seems to be getting more diverse. " More from this Member | Report Response

"I loved the school, the students were genuinely happy to be there. Aside from the cowboy hats, Nashvillians are mad cool, not nearly as rednecked as I thought; very refreshing city" More from this Member | Report Response

"the professors seemed really down to earth; my interviewer was very nice" More from this Member | Report Response

"the lecture Power-Point slides are posted on the web; financial aid; students" More from this Member | Report Response

"I was a little worried that there would be a lack of ethnic diversity in the faculty and student bodies at Vanderbilt, but what I saw and heard at Vanderbilt during my interview day was very encouraging. For one, my interviewer was herself a woman of color. Also, during our group talk with several medical students, one girl who was Asian-Indian said she has had no worries so far despite the fact that most of the student body is Caucasian. The students and my interviewer were also quick to emphasize how supportive the faculty is of the students there and how the school values cooperation and camaderie among the faculty and among the students. Also, the Children's Hospital on campus, which was built only a year or two ago, is gorgeous." More from this Member | Report Response

"The students! All of the current students I met seem to be having a wonderful experience at Vanderbilt and in Nashville. Their enthusiasm, even after just finishing finals, certainly improved my opinion of the school." More from this Member | Report Response

"The students really seemed to enjoy going to vanderbilt. In addition, when I slipped into a classroom to observe the student sitting next to me randomly introduced herself and gave me her email in case I had any questions. She went out of her way to make me feel welcome and to say good things about the school. In addition, the admissions staff are wonderful, friendly people." More from this Member | Report Response

"beautiful student lounge and library, facilities are pretty fancy" More from this Member | Report Response

"The students loved where they were and what they did. I thought the Cadaver ball was very funny." More from this Member | Report Response

"The facilities are great, I encountered some really friendly people, Nashville (despite what other people say), high quality of life among students, good student/faculty relations." More from this Member | Report Response

"the students love the school, amazing Children's hospital" More from this Member | Report Response

"Everybody was very open adn friendly. They wanted you to engage them." More from this Member | Report Response

"As others as said, the interviewer had thoroughly reviewed my AMCAS application. Everyone-students, interviewer, admissions staff-was very friendly and warm. The campus is beautiful and improvements are continuously being made. Lots of space in the city!" More from this Member | Report Response

"children's hospital is amazing, though eerily empty. all of the construction is also impressive - shows how successful hospital is" More from this Member | Report Response

"The school is awsome! Beautiful campus, friendly and happy students, very nice faculty, nicest children's hospital I have seen." More from this Member | Report Response

"The people. Vanderbilt prides itself on its collegiality, with good reason. Class size is barely a hundred, competition is non-existent, everyone seems to get along, and USMLE averages are top notch to boot. " More from this Member | Report Response

"The students displayed great group dynamics and seemed to like the program. Mrs. Williams was a great hostess and her life story was an amazing testimony to Vanderbilt's excellence. I also had an informal interview with one of the faculty members and I was amazed at the level of detail to which she knew my AMCAS application and how she really wanted to know me as a person." More from this Member | Report Response

"The students LOVE the school. I stayed with a student the night before and she showed me around the town. It was great to talk with her and then get to go to her class the next day. The students are so happy there, they have a really good history of scores on the MLE and in residency placement." More from this Member | Report Response

"Students were all very happy" More from this Member | Report Response

"The interviewers are trained to be gentle. The students there seem to love Vandy." More from this Member | Report Response

"Vanderbilt has a very nice campus. I like how all the parts of the school are adjacent to each other. Nice weather. The new Children's Hospital is pretty amazing, and if I were gung ho pediatrics I'd stronly consider Vandy...but I still don't know what I want to do. Vandy ranks in the top 3 every year in student satisfaction, which I think is partly due to the selection of a specific type of applicant (not much diversity), but it's still a pretty impressive stat. Um, nice student lounge." More from this Member | Report Response

"Everything from the campus to the lovely staff. " More from this Member | Report Response

"The students were all incredibly nice and happy. The staff and faculty seem to be very supportive of all the students. " More from this Member | Report Response

"Admissions very friendly, organized. Host was also. Nice campus, construction in progress and new children's hospital." More from this Member | Report Response

"everyone was very friendly, great children's hospital" More from this Member | Report Response

"How happy and comfortable all the students at Vanderbilt seemed. It seemed like they had a close relationship with each other and also the faculty and support staff there. " More from this Member | Report Response

"OMG...you have not seen a Children's Hospital 'til you see the one at Vandy... wow. also..students were happy. and vanderbilt has so much $$$.. tons of scholarship" More from this Member | Report Response

"The interviewer was very friendly and clearly well versed with my AMCAS application. The students seemed very happy." More from this Member | Report Response

"many things. the students are incredibly happy and they told us that the faculty is always there to help. Also, the medical students seem to be a big part of the medical center and not just at the bottom level. Vanderbilt also has a great campus and Nashville is pretty nice. Emphasis program." More from this Member | Report Response

"Everyone was really nice and seemed very happy. Like everyone else said, the interview was VERY laid back and comfortable, which is great for a first interview experience." More from this Member | Report Response

"The commitment to students. We had multiple people talk to us - students, deans, financial aid peeps. They wanted to make the experience as stressfree as possible. The facilities are great - there is too much brick in my personal opinion, but otherwise, decent campus and lots of sunshine (always a plus)" More from this Member | Report Response

"The Children's hospital is beautiful! The campus in general is very beautiful. I relally liked the rec center also. I was impressed with how friendly everybody was. The med students seem to get along with each other very nicely and the faculty is very nice." More from this Member | Report Response

"Beautiful campus! The weather was perfect (mid 70's, clear skies), and this only enhanced the school's appearance despite all the construction." More from this Member | Report Response

"Talking to students and realizing that they are super happy. The new children's hospital. Everyone is so nice and excited about the school." More from this Member | Report Response

"Academics are incredible, pass/fail encourages teamwork, and everything regarding the students (happiness, attitude, etc)." More from this Member | Report Response

"the huge amount of construction and funding at the school, the medical informatics program, the genuinely happy student body, the low cost of living" More from this Member | Report Response

"the facilities are all amazing. everything is new. they seem to have money flowing out of their ears. the complex is really incredible. nashville is also a great city, not too large but not too small either. cost of living is low in relation to most cities its size. they are investing a lot of money into the school right now. " More from this Member | Report Response

"The collegiality of the students, administration, etc. Even my interviewer was incredibly nice. Also the Emphasis program is impressive. I think most schools of Vanderbilt's caliber have ample research opportunities, but with this program the funding is guaranteed, and the structure should lead to productivity with a tangible outcome (e.g. a publication). Lastly, the vast majority of students in both the first and second year classes attended the lectures we had a chance to peek in on. When asked why, they said because the teaching was so good." More from this Member | Report Response

"Everyone was so friendly. Everyone I saw came up to me and told me what a great program Vanderbilt had. I was also impressed by the organization of the hospital and school. Additionally, I was impressed by the timeliness of all events." More from this Member | Report Response

"ease of life in Nashville, professor excitement, administration" More from this Member | Report Response

"The enthusiasm of the students. They REALLY love being there. I thought they had to be put up to looking this enthralled." More from this Member | Report Response

"Every medical student I talked to was bright, happy and energetic. Student satisfaction was really high and there was lots of participation during classes, even with 105 people there. Be" More from this Member | Report Response

"I think everyone says this about vandy, but the satisfaction of the students...they are just all around happy to be there" More from this Member | Report Response

"How happy the students were, how nice the admissions staff and faculty were, and the quality of the instruction in the two classes I sat in on." More from this Member | Report Response

"the Emphasis program and the happy and upbeat student body. also, the fellow interviewees seemed like genuinely decent people." More from this Member | Report Response

"Beautiful facilities, very very nice and enthusiastic students, sat in on two classes whose instructors were great, p/f first year, h/p/f second year, emphasis program and electives." More from this Member | Report Response

"Student satisfaction was really high, the facilities are pretty nice, everyone seems really into the program there" More from this Member | Report Response

"Everyone was so happy to be there. Vanderbilt ranks number 1 in student satisfaction. The students have a lot of freedom -- the Cadaver Ball, the golden shovel award, the portrait of Yoda on the Wall of Deans." More from this Member | Report Response

"Proximity of the hospitals to the school and to the university campus, all the students are happy, decent amount of research opportunities, lots of resources for ECs (dual degrees, away clerkships, time off to do research), family friendly neighborhoods close to school" More from this Member | Report Response

"The students seemed very happy - not just the ones that spoke with us or gave the tours, but the ones I spoke with in the halls and in the restroom!" More from this Member | Report Response

"How happy and friendly all the students are - they seem to be having a great time and learning a lot too. My interviewer said vandy gets the best student satisfaction rating every year in a survey of all the med schools. They seem to have great faculty too, and the administration is really helpful - the school is very focused on the students." More from this Member | Report Response

"happy students, supportive faculty and administration" More from this Member | Report Response