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Just how important is a mock interview if you have a graduate school admissions interview coming up? Listen to Linda Abraham’s 2-minute answer to this often-asked question. Wondering how applicants who participated in mock interviews feel about them? Here is some recent feedback from two of our clients: “Our session went exactly like the simulation… Thank…
The Woman’s Guide To Dress For Med School Interview Success
In a medical school interview, a first impression is often the only impression you get to make. With just a handshake your aim is to come across as professional, confident, and trustworthy. After all the hard work you have put in to your pre-med journey, this is your moment to shine as the outstanding applicant…
Boost Your Interview Endurance and Train for Your MMI!
The med school Multiple Mini Interview tests your ability to think quickly on your feet about important ethical and medical issues. Are you ready to tackle this interview head on? Have you trained adequately? Is your endurance up? We’ll gladly help you get to that point of confidence and readiness – just check out the…
The Anatomy of a Thank You Email
After your medical school interview, it is appropriate to send thank you’s to all of the people who helped you throughout the day. These days it is rare to receive a thank-you card. You can easily set yourself apart by sending out handwritten notes. If, like most people, you only have time to send a…
The Men’s Guide to Dressing for Medical School Success
After the tests are scored, resumes printed, and applications submitted, interview day is the last—and potentially most—stressful part of getting to your school of choice. This is your chance to make a great first impression with the interview committee, and your appearance should mirror the image of a medical student; clean, professional, and detailed. Follow…
Practice, Practice and More Practice to Prep for Your Med School Interview
One of the most-asked medical school interview questions will be: “Why do you want to become a doctor?” In order to sound coherent and avoid rambling, you should practice your answer to this question before your interview. Your answer should be long enough that is sounds conversational, but not so long and full of details…
Your One Stop Shop for Medical School Interview Tips
We’ve taken the best of the best of our med school interview blog posts, updated them, and wrapped them up all together in one concise guide. You can now read all the tips you need in one spot…and for free! Check out our guide, The Ultimate Guide to Medical School Interview Success, for expert advice…
The 4 Most Surprising Things You Should Know About Interviewing
Think you know everything there is to know about interviewing and that interview prep and mock interviews just aren’t for you? “It’s sad to see an applicant do well throughout the entire application process, only to crash and burn during their interviews,” says Accepted consultant Dr. Barry Rothman. “Many applicants assume that an interview is something…
So What IS an MMI Anyways?
Now’s your chance to learn the ins and outs of the mysterious Multiple Mini Interview, during TOMORROW’S webinar, 12 Tips for MMI Success. During the webinar you’ll learn everything you need to know about the MMI, focusing on important tips for tackling questions at each interview station. This isn’t your typical interview, so you won’t prepare…
3 Common Myths About Medical School Interviews
Have you received a med school interview invite? Nice job winning the attention of the adcom by writing persuasive essays! But you’re far from done…now you have a whole new set of challenges to prepare for in order to receive that golden acceptance. To help you prepare for your interview, I will dispel some of…
What the Adcom Looks For During an MMI
During the MMI, you’ll be evaluated by many different people at several different stations. Having multiple reviews and reviewers provides a more consistent way to evaluate applicants because schools have more data available from the evaluations provided by each person who observes you. They rate you based on how you interact with others—your process— and…
Introducing the MMI (Multiple Mini Interview)
In 2004, Canada’s McMaster University published a study that examined how the Multiple Mini Interview (MMI) method can be used to more accurately assess candidates for medical school admission. The study found that the traditional interview format was not a reliable admissions tool because too often the interviewer was influencing the quality of the interview….
Med School Applicants: You’ve Come This Far….
…don’t think you’re done with your admissions work simply because you’ve secured your interview invite! There are loads of applicants who get invited to interview, but who then get rejected because their interview performance was subpar, or downright bad. Learn how to become one of the lucky ones by checking out the valuable information you…
Not So Secret Secrets to Nailing the Medical School Interview
Right now, every week, there are a slew of fresh faces coming to interview for a coveted spot at our medical school. They come mostly from Tennessee; many have done undergraduate work all over the country, had previous careers, and are very impressive on paper, but they all share one thing in common: a feeling…
Post-Interview Advice for Med School Applicants
As the interview day is nearing its end, you may find yourself in the company of other applicants. Try not to engage in discussion about your interview in detail. These conversations only serve to increase anxiety and often lead to self-doubt. Talking about the school or topics you may have discussed with current students is…
What to do During Your Medical School Interview
Some of these tips are obvious, some less so. All are important and will help you maintain a sense of professionalism, project confidence, and prove to the interviewer that you’re a top med school shoo-in. 1. Make sure you smile. Chances are, your interviewer will smile back. 🙂 2. Maintain eye contact throughout the interview….
Last-Minute Pointers for Your Med School Interview Day
Most interviews are a day event that includes a welcome session, a school walking tour, a financial aid session, a lunch, and of course the formal interview. Here are some recommendations for the day of your interview: 1. Plan to arrive 10-15 minutes early for the start of the day. You definitely DO NOT WANT…
What Should You Wear to Your Med School Interview?
Now you know what to say. But what should you wear? For the men, suits are most common. You want to dress neatly and professionally. Applicants should have their hair groomed and it is best to wear business style walking shoes. Women, on the other hand, do not need to wear a suit but often…
Typical Medical School Interview Questions
Enter interview day ready to share what you feel you can contribute to the entering class and why you are confident you are a good match for this particular program. You will have already spent loads of time looking inward at yourself and outward at your target program – so these points should be no-brainers…
Sample Questions to Ask Your Interviewer
When your interviewer asks if you have any questions, you don’t want to come up empty! Since your goal should be to come up with questions that are specific to your situation, I can’t give you a list of must-ask questions without knowing who YOU are. But here are a few sample questions that you…
