How many people interviewed you?
| Response Average | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 7.92 | 12 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Positively | 11 |
| Negatively | 1 |
| No change | 0 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 3.92 | 12 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 8.08 | 12 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 7.42 | 12 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| In Person | 0 |
| Virtual | 3 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 5 minutes | 0 |
| 10 minutes | 0 |
| 15 minutes | 0 |
| 20 minutes | 0 |
| 25 minutes | 0 |
| 30 minutes | 0 |
| 35 minutes | 0 |
| 40 minutes | 0 |
| 45 minutes | 0 |
| 50 minutes | 0 |
| 55 minutes | 0 |
| 60+ minutes | 11 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| At the school | 10 |
| At a regional location | 0 |
| At another location | 2 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| One-on-one | 6 |
| In a group | 4 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Open file | 1 |
| Closed file | 8 |
| Response Average | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 7.92 | 12 |
"Gave me a map and asked me to provide the MMI interviewer instructions on how to get from A to B."
"Imposter syndrome is a something student deal with, how do you deal with it?"
"Central Michigan University College of Medicine uses an MMI format so the questions vary every year."
"Standard MMI prompts, some ethics, some situation judgement, some role-playing"
"Why do I want to be a physician?"
"Gave a list of 8 or 9 patients with demographic information and brief personal information and asked to rank these patients on who should be prioritized for a liver transplant. This was a group activity."
"Given a list of patients who need an organ, who should get the organ first."
"How is rural medicine important?"
"mostly practicing MMI interviews by recording myself then reviewing the recording. check out this blog post with MMI tips: https://www.savvypremed.com/blog/the-10-commandments-for-the-mmi-interview. Also finding free MMI question banks online."
"practice MMI questions"
"MMI practice questions"
"Re-reading my application materials and learning more about the MMI format and what that may look like at Central Michigan."
"Mock interview"
"Practice MMIs and Bioethics"
"Reviewed my app, and did a practice MMI"
"MMI practice"
"Really easy to use interface. Very kind and personable interviewers. Also easy ton reach admin staff if you have any questions."
"The faculty seemed very chill and funny! Tried to keep things concise and on-time which was appreciated."
"Very comfortable atmosphere, interviewers genuinely seemed to care about me as an applicant and were very warm in their interactions. Small group interviews made me feel very comfortable and facilitated great conversation with our interviewers and fellow students."
"Everyone from the interviewers, to the students, to just other staff members that happened to encounter us were incredibly kinda and welcoming."
"How excited the students and faculty were about the school. Also the facilities are new and very nice. Cost of living is extremely cheap."
"The kindness and knowledge of the staff"
"The students and staff"
"There was no closure. When you finish your last station, it automatically signs you out for the meeting. It felt super weird to leave without saying anything or having a general presentation."
"A few of the MMI interviewers seemed disinterested in asking follow up questions."
"Nothing."
"Lack of discussion reguarding research opportunities."
"Mount Pleasant in the middle of nowhere."
"Very little to do in the town."
"The town"
"It's super low-stress, so don't worry about it too much. They give you three minutes to review the MMI question on your own, which is more time than traditional MMIs, so I usually had a minute to just breathe before seeing the interviewer."
"The Individual MMI portion seemed to have much more pressure."
"Just relax, there really is no way to be better prepared for this MMI than to be genuine."
"How laid back the interview day is."
"How relaxed the interview day is"
"Be prepared to answer tough questions and stay on your toes."
"The interview process for this school greatly increased my desire to go to CMU. Very warm, welcoming, and seemed like the emphasis they place on the student body being a "family" was very apparent in the way the interviewers interacted with me and other interviewees. Overall very comfortable and inviting."
"This was a great school with kind funny and helpful staff throughout. This was possibly the least stressful interview I've ever been to in my life."
"Pretty laid back interview day, stay on your toes during interviews and be prepared to discuss topics with other students and solo during interview period."
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Student | 8 |
| Faculty member | 2 |
| Admissions staff | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Enthusiastic | 9 |
| Neutral | 1 |
| Discouraging | 0 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 6.75 | 12 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| In state | 7 |
| Out of state | 4 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 0-1 hour | 0 |
| 2-3 hours | 3 |
| 4-6 hours | 3 |
| 7+ hours | 2 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Airplane | 3 |
| Automobile | 5 |
| Train or subway | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
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| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| At school facility | 0 |
| With students at the school | 0 |
| Friends or family | 0 |
| Hotel | 5 |
| Home | 1 |
| Other | 0 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| < $100 | 3 |
| $101-$200 | 2 |
| $201-$300 | 2 |
| $301-$400 | 0 |
| $401-$500 | 1 |
| $501+ | 0 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 7.50 | 12 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 3.75 | 12 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 3.50 | 12 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 7.67 | 12 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 8.00 | 12 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 6.67 | 12 |
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