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

How did the interview impress you?

No change

What was the stress level of the interview?

9 out of 10

How you think you did?

9 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

7 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)?

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

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

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

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

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

What was the most interesting question?

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

What was the most difficult question?

"Why did you spend time on X activity if you already were very committed with school and work?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"Looked over the school's website." Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"The students all seemed really happy, and the Children's Hospital was gorgeous." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"My interview was really confrontational; I left expecting a rejection only to later find out that he'd given me the highest interview rating possible. So, don't let a weird interview experience worry you. The other thing that negatively impressed me was the financial aid- almost no grant money available. " Report Response

What are your general comments?

"We had a little bit of downtime before the interview, and then afterwards we had a financial aid presentation. But basically the presentation was all about how to take out the necessary loans." Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tourguide seem?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

8 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

Out of state

What was your total time spent traveling?

4-6 hours

What was your primary mode of travel?

Airplane

About how much did you spend on room, food, and travel?

$301-$400

Where did you stay?

Hotel

How would you rate the hotel?

10 out of 10

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

The one reccommended by the school

Would you recommend the hotel?

yes

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

11/28/2005

How do you rank this school among other schools to which you've applied?

8 out of 10

What is your ranking of this school's location?

10 out of 10

What is your ranking of this area's cultural life?

10 out of 10

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