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  • Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
  • Allopathic Medical School
  • Nashville, TN
Overall Experience

How did the interview impress you?

Negatively

What was the stress level of the interview?

6 out of 10

Questions

How long was the interview?

60+ minutes

Where did the interview take place?

At the school

How many people interviewed you?

1

What was the style of the interview?

One-on-one

What type of interview was it?

Open file

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

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

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

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

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

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

What was the most interesting question?

"What was the most meaningless extracurricular on your AMCAS?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"Tell me about a failure and how you dealt with it." Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"SDN" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"Gorgeous campus, good school." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"Nashville, classes seem very hardcore, ABCF grading system (which will add so much unnecessary stress), lack of diversity." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"My interviewer and I talked for about 3 hours. He told me that I am going to make a tremendous physician, but said I'll probably get waitlisted. I was completely dumbfounded. I wanted to ask him why they invited me for an interview to tell me that." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"Good except for when my interviewer told me that despite being a great applicant, I'll be waitlisted." Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Student

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

10/14/2002

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