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

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

2 out of 10

How you think you did?

7 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

9 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)?

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

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

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

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

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

What was the most difficult question?

"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." Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"SDN, chat with student host, Vandy website, etc." Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"Overall friendly atmosphere. Nice facilities (anatomy lab, CELA, Children's Hospital), Value student feedback, " Report Response

What are your general comments?

"Everyone was very nice, and in talking to my student host, the level of collaboration between students is really impressive. Rather than emphasizing a specific program like PBL, the school has professors teach using whatever style they find fitting. Podcasts of lectures are available. The hospitals are right next to each other which is really convenient. Overall it seems like a great school!" 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?

7+ hours

What was your primary mode of travel?

Airplane

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

< $100

What airport did you use?

Nashville International Airport

Where did you stay?

With students at the school

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

10/16/2009

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?

7 out of 10

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

7 out of 10

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

10 out of 10

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