East Lansing, MI
Allopathic Medical Schools | Public Non-Profit
Application Cycle: 2009-10
⭐ Overall Impressions
How did the interview impress you?
Positively 🙂
What was the stress level of the interview?
1 out of 10
0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress
How you think you did?
8 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What are your general comments?
I applied for the RPP, and they matched me to interview with a student who is in the RPP. I thought that was really nice. They have access to everything but your MCAT scores, grades, and classes that you took. I did not get any questions about them either from the interviewers. It is so nice to find out so soon after your interview if you are in! Dr. Shafer called me a little after 8pm on the following Tuesday...so don't get worried if you don't get a call earlier in the evening. I hope to see you great people in the fall! :-)
💬 Interview Process
What is one of the specific questions they asked you?
Student: Where do you see yourself 8 years from now, and how will CHM help you get there? What has been a difficult person for you to work with? What are the professional responsibilities of a physician? He told me that he would get those questions out of the way to begin with and the rest of the interview was basically conversational. He asked me a few things about activities and my major. Also asked me where else I interviewed and if I applied to MSUCOM (because I belonged to Pre-SOMA). Otherwise it was just conversation about the both of us.
What was the most interesting question?
My faculty interviewer asked me to describe an ethical dilemma, what makes it ethical, and how I would approach it. What made it interesting was that when I got done answering she told me about a real case that happened recently that was similar but different. She then asked me several questions on what I would do about that.
How did you prepare for the interview?
I read through all of this feedback, read through the bioethics website that someone else posted here (very helpful), read through the CHM website, and I also did my undergrad at MSU so I knew a lot about the school. This was my second interview so I learned from mistakes in the first & stayed relaxed.
What was the most difficult question?
What should I tell the admissions committee about you that isn't in your application? After rambling on some, she clarified that I could talk about hobbies, sports, what I do for fun, etc. :-p
What impressed you positively?
The friendliness of the students and staff and other interviewees. I love this school.
What impressed you negatively?
Nothing really except it really is a long day. (9:30-4) Expect to have some downtime in the afternoon between interviews (like an hour or more).
What did you wish you had known ahead of time?
That I shouldn't have worried so much about it. At my first interview (at another school) one of my interviewers was really an ass so I expected more of that. My interviews here were really relaxing and conversational.
📍 Travel and Logistics
Who was the tour given by?
Student
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