interview coaching

Hey SDN, If you're a pre-dental student looking for ~a year of very personalized, detailed application/interview assistance, I'm happy to help. In dental school, I was elected to the admissions committee for 3 years (max terms), reviewing applications, interviewing, and voting on hundreds of...

After your medical school interview, it is appropriate to send thank-you notes to all the people who helped you throughout the day. These days, most people send a thank you via email. Here are some helpful guidelines for doing so effectively. A thank-you email begins and ends with gratitude. It...

During your MMI, keep in mind that the interviewers could toss out wildcard discussion topics that have nothing to do with medicine. “Sometimes applicants are stumped by arguably super-easy prompts like ‘Explain the plot of your favorite book,’” one admissions officer told us. “They spiral and...

There are times when your personal beliefs may conflict with your ability to provide a legal medical procedure, such as abortion or physician-assisted death. So, what then? You can be a conscientious objector. But that doesn’t preclude you from providing your patient with information on a doctor...

In this episode of Admission Straight Talk, host Linda Abraham addresses the concerns of medical school applicants who have not yet received interview invitations. She debunks the myth that not receiving an invitation by Thanksgiving means rejection and shares insights from several admissions...

Most applicants come away from their first med school interview saying, “That wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be.” As with many things in life, the anticipation of a stressful event can sometimes be worse than the event itself. Although many med schools work hard to make interviewing...

Hi Current Med School Applicants! How can you improve your Multiple Mini Interview skills so that you will receive a better interview score? Do lots of practice MMI questions! Applicants found our original 50 MMI practice questions extremely helpful. So, we added 200 more MMI questions on our...

I am currently a third year resident physician with extensive experience in MMI interviews, MMI question development and MMI Coaching. I remember how stressful medical school and CARMS interviews can be, so I wanted to create a coaching service that can help you excel in your interview and...

The greatest challenge I overcame was helping one of my students build confidence and overcome her self-doubt to achieve her goals. When I was a tutor at .....college, an elderly lady came to me who needed help with chemistry. Moreover, she didn't know how to use a computer and she felt as if...

Congratulations! You have been identified as one of the most promising applicants for medical school during this application cycle. Follow these seven steps to ensure that you ace your interview and receive an acceptance: Step 1: Celebrate! While you may be nervous about embarking on the next...

Hello, I, along with a few of my other friends currently applying to medical school, have created a service to solve a major issue we ran into during our application cycle. We formed MedPrep to fix the lack of affordable and professional medical school interview preparation resources. Our...

Applicants who attended the How to Nail Your Medical School Interviews webinar learned crucial strategies to help them get ready for interview day – even how to prepare for difficult questions like the “weakness” question. They’re now armed with proven techniques and strategies for interview...

You can still sign up for our live, free webinar, How to Nail Your Medical School Interviews, on Tuesday, January 8th at 4pm PT/7pm ET. In just one hour, Accepted med school admissions expert Cydney Foote will give you must-know strategies to help you ace your upcoming interview. You’ll learn...

Your med school interview: it’s exciting, but stressful. You have a chance to impress the admissions committee in person – and you’ll also have the chance to tour the campus, meet students, and truly start to picture yourself as a med student at that school. On the other hand, all that...

PRACTICE, PRACTICE, and then some more PRACTICE! According to Dr. Sheryl Neuman, Accepted’s expert in residency and fellowship admissions, one of the most common residency interview question asked will be: “Why did you want to become a doctor?” Practice your answer to this question ahead of...

Hi, I've had 3 interviews (2 top 20) so far and after each one I come out feeling very unsatisfied with how the conversations went. Of course, I've made small adjustments with my answers/techniques since my first interview, but I still feel like I am unable to "crack" the interviewer and connect...

Since the Multiple Mini Interview (MMI) format can be difficult to prepare for, this post will give you four specific strategies for success to help you with the different stations: traditional interview questions, ethical questions, collaborative activities, and fake scenarios with actors...

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...

Hey guys. I interview at USA November 15th and I was curious if anyone has gone through this interview before? I'm looking for some common questions that are asked and any advice would be awesome! I'm also curious as to how fast those 70 seats fill up. I feel like a November interview isn't late...

Hi, I have no prior research experience. I am currently a sophomore majoring in Biology. I am so glad to have the opportunity to have an interview with with a hematologist, oncologist physician and researcher. I am really worried about the interview (I tend to get anxious and concerned). I...

Hi Fam, The interview season is upon us, so I thought I would conduct free, 1-hour mock MMI interviews. I have been helping this community by editing PSs and, because I have some experience in interviewing at my job in addition to having been the interviewee 4-5 times (MMI and traditional), I...

So I talked to my advisor today about what her previous students have done that have gotten into Dental School, and she told me that one of her previous students, (A non-urm girl if it matters) had a OGPA of 3.3 and a science even lower than that. However, since her sophomore year, she had been...

3 Key interview questions and how to answer them: 1. "Tell me about yourself." The most open ended of questions and often the first question. Although this question can seem intimidating it is actually an opportunity. This is the chance for your to structure the interview and present your...

http://www.dentalgoal.com/ A professor told me “the days will be long, the years will be short”. This was in reference to our journey as dental students. I completely resonated with this as my undergrad felt very much like this. The caviat is that in fact the duration of your undergrad is a...

It might not really seem like much, its not but I might finally have an opportunity to get a job working at least somewhat closely with animals. I sent an email to a local pet store owner and he replied half an hour later, asking when I could come in for an interview and how many hours i'm...

Hello, I have been selected for another interview and I am stressed out trying to prepare for it (I have 3 weeks still). I interviewed at west coast university and felt like it went alright, but I know I am capable of better. I am very charismatic in interviews and am 110% comfortable talking...

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...

I have been interviewed by my dream medical school three times... (twice in one year). I know that all other parts of my application are strong, but I don't interview well enough to push me over the threshold. I know that the general SDN consensus is that this is a waste of money...however, in...