Today, we'll discuss the best medical school interview strategies and how you should prepare.
If you've received a medical school interview invitation, congratulations! This validates all of the hard work you've put in to become a qualified medical school candidate.
But what are adcoms really looking for when they interview medical school applicants?
This video goes beyond canned advice like "use a firm handshake" and describes what your behaviors and responses actually communicate to your interviewers. Moreover, we provide specific guidance on how to stand out in your interviewers' mind so you can ace your medical school interview.
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TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Introduction
0:05 How to Ace Your Medical School Interview
0:39 Why Medical Schools Interview You
1:39 Before Interview Day
2:58 How to Answer the "Tell me about yourself" Question
3:52 How to Answer the "Why Medicine?" Question
4:23 How to Answer the "Why Us?" Question
5:31 Questions to Ask Your Interviewers
6:01 Thank Your Interviewers
7:12 What to Wear: The Von Restorff Effect
7:44 The Halo Effect
8:26 Mirroring
Who we are:
Shemmassian Academic Consulting (SAC) was founded by Dr. Shirag Shemmassian, a medical school admissions expert with over 15 years of experience helping thousands of students get into top programs such as Harvard, Mayo, and UCSF. Despite a roughly 40% medical school matriculation rate nationally, the SAC team’s approach has resulted in over 90% of their students getting accepted the first time they apply. SAC has been featured on The Washington Post, US News and World Report, and NBC.
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