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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?

8 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

10 out of 10

Questions

How long was the interview?

30 minutes

Where did the interview take place?

At the school

How many people interviewed you?

2

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)?

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

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

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

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

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

What was the most interesting question?

No Response

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." Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"Thought about how I would answer interview questions I saw on SDN." Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"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." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"Nothing really" Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

No Response

What are your general comments?

No Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tourguide seem?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

9 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?

Automobile

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

$201-$300

What airport did you use?

No Response

Where did you stay?

Hotel

How would you rate the hotel?

8 out of 10

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

No Response

Would you recommend the hotel?

No Response

General Info

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

10 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 responsiveness of the admissions office?

10 out of 10

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

10 out of 10

How eco-friendly are the school's application materials and interview process?

7 out of 10

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

No Response

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