What information do student interviewers get?

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[gyngyn]

Anyone who knows you will be required to recuse themselves.

 

[gyngyn]

Thank you for the answer. Do you have any insight on the first part of my question?

It will vary by school.

 

[ciestar]

Thank you for the answer. Do you have any insight on the first part of my question?

Definitely varies.

 

[Goro]

Hi,

I was just curious if someone had any insight on what information student interviewers get for med school applicants during the interview. Is it a blind interview or do they get more information? Do they read our essays and about our achievements? Our background, race/financial status? Our undergraduate school and major?

Also, are the interviews confidential? I am just asking because I have friends at some medical schools and people who are the opposite of friends. I don't want past misunderstandings or issues to influence the interviewer's decision. I already assume interviewers recuse themselves if they know the interviewee, right?

interviews are supposed to be confidential.



At my school student interviewers have the applicants filed.



Not all schools have students doing interviews.

 

[seeinghowitgoes]

Hi,

I was just curious if someone had any insight on what information student interviewers get for med school applicants during the interview. Is it a blind interview or do they get more information? Do they read our essays and about our achievements? Our background, race/financial status? Our undergraduate school and major?

Also, are the interviews confidential? I am just asking because I have friends at some medical schools and people who are the opposite of friends. I don't want past misunderstandings or issues to influence the interviewer's decision. I already assume interviewers recuse themselves if they know the interviewee, right?

Where I went we got activities and personal statement.

Yes interviews themselves are confidential and people should recuse themselves if they know the applicant, but just being honest current students and faculty can reach out (positively or negatively) on behalf of applicants they know are interviewing. Probably varies by school how much the administration cares and how involved the student/faculty is on the adcom, and at the end of the day it’s just one more data point anyway and also not worth worrying about things you can’t change anyway. But I feel the need to say this because as a general rule with all things in life, nothing is completely fair and as such it is possible politics can play a role in med school.