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Tips for Visiting Med Schools: What Questions to Ask

Questions to Ask When Visiting Medical Schools

This article is part of a series of tips about visiting medical schools. In today’s post, we’ll cover the types of questions you should ask during your school visit.

The kinds of questions that you ask when visiting medical schools will reveal a lot about you as an applicant. It’s a good idea to come with a list of questions prepared. Do your homework! Read all about the school a few days before your trip to allow yourself enough time to come up with some thoughtful questions. Write them down and bring them with you.

DO ask questions about:

1. The curriculum

All medical schools have a slightly different curriculum. Read the information available on their website and come up with some questions that would help you better understand the learning environment they provide. By demonstrating your knowledge of their school, you will impress the people you meet. And you will learn more about what they can offer you as a student.

2. Student interest groups

Look at the groups the school offers on campus. Are there any that look interesting to you? Or is there one that you would like to start? Ask about what they offer students in these areas.

3. Volunteer opportunities

If you have years of volunteer service in your background and you want to continue this service in medical school, ask for details about how to get involved with medically underserved communities. Some schools have student-run clinics with websites of their own while other schools don’t have much information about volunteer work available on their website.

4. Global health initiatives

If you speak another language or have completed mission trips to other countries, you may be able to help a medical school develop their global health programs. Look into what they currently offer and ask questions that demonstrate your knowledge and experience in this area. If you have never been to another country before, is this an area of your education that you would like to explore and expand?

5. Support available

What kinds of support does the medical school you are visiting offer its students? Most schools do not have much information available about this topic on their websites. What type of help do they provide for learning skills, career advising, etc.?

6. Surrounding areas/community

Depending on how active you are in your community, finding out all the different ways that you can interact with the people living in the area through your involvement with the medical school can help you adapt to a new city. It’s a healthy way to make a home in a new place. If the information is not readily available on their website, find out how you may be able to maintain or continue some of the activities that you currently enjoy.

7. Housing

To be practical, there often isn’t much information available about housing on medical school websites. By thinking ahead and considering all the pros and cons of different medical schools, you can find out more when visiting the schools by asking about housing – cost, accessibility, etc.

DO NOT ask questions that are:

• General

• Personal

• Overly confident about the status of your application (meaning, don’t assume you got in until you’ve read the acceptance letter)

Take notes during your visit so that if you have to choose between multiple medical schools, it will be easier for you to compare the schools. Having a standard series of topics that you ask about at each school can make it easier for you to compare pros and cons. Use these trips as fact-finding missions.

In the next post in this series, I will discuss how to stay in touch with the people you met during your med school visit.

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Alicia McNease Nimonkar admissions expertAlicia McNease Nimonkar worked for 5 years as the Student Advisor & Director at the UC Davis School of Medicine's postbac program where she both evaluated applications and advised students applying successfully to med school and other health professional programs. She has served Accepted's clients since 2012 with roughly a 90% success rate. She has a Master of Arts in Composition and Rhetoric as well as Literature. Want Alicia to help you get Accepted? Click here to get in touch!

 

Related Resources:

• The Ultimate Guide to Medical School Interview Success 
• How To Research Medical Schools
• Where Should I Apply To Med School?

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