Midwestern University Medical School Mock Interview
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Tell us about your overall academic performance so far. Where have you excelled, and where could you improve?
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Rachelle Enns is an interview coach and job search expert. She works with candidates to perform their best in employment, medical, and post-secondary admission interviews.
The interviewers want to know how your undergraduate program has prepared you for attending medical school at Midwestern University. Discuss what interested you the most and where you had the most significant challenges. While attending undergraduate studies, you likely learned some core skills that would be transferable to your time at Midwestern University.
Think about what you learned:
- Time Management
- Creative Thinking
- Proposal Writing
- Public Speaking
- Presentation Building
- Independent Learning
- Academic Research
- Self-Motivation
Rachelle Enns is an interview coach and job search expert. She works with candidates to perform their best in employment, medical, and post-secondary admission interviews.
"I am very proud of my achievements during my undergrad education. Those courses added so much value that I will bring to my graduate program. My best courses included X, Y, and Z. I feel I excelled in these because they are related to the medical specialty I plan to follow. Regarding areas of improvement, I can better my time management. I overextended myself last semester with volunteer opportunities, and my study time suffered slightly. Now that I have identified the reason behind my time management challenges, I will only see improvement moving forward."
Rachelle Enns is an interview coach and job search expert. She works with candidates to perform their best in employment, medical, and post-secondary admission interviews.
"The basic sciences are the core courses for any pre-med student, and I have shown in my GPA that I am well above average in my ability to excel in these courses. However, because I have spent so much time on those courses, you will see that my liberal arts courses have taken a back seat concerning my GPA. This result is because of the importance I have placed on my basic science courses. I am working at finding a better balance so that no courses will take a back seat during my studies in medical school."
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In addition to explaining where you excelled and can improve academically, it is an excellent idea to mention soft skills you learned or could improve upon. Those skills will be helpful in medical school, and when you become a physician, so they are relevant to the question. Also, when you describe an area where you need to improve, mention what you are doing to improve.
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