Seeking interview advice for Early Admission Program (EAP)

[canbonbon]

Looking for suggestions on how to prepare for an EAP interview. I have started going over the SDN interview resources but I feel there is nothing specific about EAP and they are more catered towards general admission. I understand most of them would apply so that is why I am going through them. But I was wondering what else they usually focus on when talking to someone who might still have 2 more years to go. If anyone has gone through this process, it would be great if they can offer any suggestions.

 

[mochi_]

Hey! I was accepted to Tufts EAP (I think that’s the EAP interview you’re talking about). They do ask the typical questions, so it’s good to review those (have a solid answer to why medicine). Another EAP-specific question might be what you’ll do in that extra time, which they already ask as a part of the PS (so you can expand or add something new). The questions also really depend on the interviewer since you may have a combo of chill or serious interviewers. People in the year above me also had stress-test questions or a bunch of situational questions, which didn’t happen to me. I also remember a lot of questions about what I learned from specific experiences (surprised that they literally went down my experiences list and asked tell me about your research, what did you learn from your patient care experience, volunteering, shadowing, internships, programs).

I also recommend having questions prepared, looking at the interviewer bios helped with that. Also wear a blazer (everyone except one gal had a blazer on in my interview session), I wore one but remember thinking that no one tells you this for EAP interviews.