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What haven't you done?
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Why did you apply to WUSTL?
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"I couldn't imagine how an interview could be less stressful. Both interviewers were genuinely interested in what I had to say and made me feel completely relaxed as soon as I stepped into their offices. I wasn't even asked why medicine or why washu (a question I was dreading to answer since washu is pretty traditional). We really just talked about interesting things that would pop up in the conversation, or things they found interesting from my file (they really read it carefully beforehand). However they did ask me in depth questions about my research. Overall the best interview experience I have had so far."
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"From your application, and the way that you present yourself, it seems that you are pretty competitive. Would you agree with such a comment?"
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"tell me about your research, x/c's, etc. nothing that's not been asked before - and most were drawn from my file. that was a plus, that my interviewer had obviously read my file."
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"see above -
also, are you from a huggy kissy family?"
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"The above and,
Trace your past experiences and let me know how they led to medicine (standard question)."
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"Related to my medical school app."
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"application stuff"
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"Very conversational interview, most questions specific to my app."
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"Very few typical questions were asked. The only one I remember being a prepared question was "where do you see yourself in 10 years?" It was essentially an hour long informal conversation."
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"This really wouldn't help as every question was directly off of my application. It was just pleasant and conversational."
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"See Above"
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"Musicians are like doctors. Why?"
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"Questions about my family. He seemed to find a kindred spirit in my mom. It was nice talking about her."
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(cuz i never thot of it)"
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How would you change the washu curriculum (this popped up only because we were talking about the subject)"
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"Nothing in particular. There weren't many actual questions it is more conversational."
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"None, they all were killer questions. "
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"What to do about health care disparities?"
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"Some people wonder if its worth saving premature babies who won't have a very good quality of life--do you have an opinion on this? (or something to that effect)"
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"n/a"
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"He asked my about politics and vegetarianism."
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"What do you do for fun?"
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"About "
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"Most of the questions were tailored to my AMCAS application...I don't think many were generally applicable"
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"Whether a well known personality is still alive. Caught me completely off guard."
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"How did reading the Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe compare now as an adult to when you read it as a child?"
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"What do you think about the theory that says the language that uses clicks in central africa was the predecessor of all modern languages?"
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"tell me about your family"
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"Are you popular/do you have many friends?"
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"If you were selected to choose three items for a time capsule to be opened in 500 years, what would you pick?"
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"Where do you see yourself in 10 years?"
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"Martini? (after I said no thanks to coffee and tea)"
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"Do you read Harry Potter?"
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"tell me what do you think people's impression of your home as separate island entities vary from your own impression."
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"What do you like about Southern Literature?"
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"What do you think of the current administration"
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"nothing too interesting, just general "tell me about yourself" kind of stuff. "
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"What do you think are the major issues surrounding physician-assisted suicide?"
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"Tell me more about medical anthropology."
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"Discuss the pros and cons of physician assisted suicide."
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"Follow-up question to discussion of a class I took: Some say that Locke's writings were based on Plato's, what do you think? Who would you say would most likely agree with Plato-- Hobbes or Locke?"
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"How do you think English classes will help you in a career in medicine?"
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"Nothing that interesting, just went down my list of ECs and had me explain each."
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"Do you think the learning of languages is linked to the learning of music theory? (Question was asked as a follow-up to my response regarding my language studies.)"
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"Very general interview"
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"Questions about my research"
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"Why did you want to stop playing music in a band?"
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"Tons of ethics and health policy questions regarding California, my home state."
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""I didn't get to read your file, so where are you from?"(I mean do I really want this guy to present me to the admissions committee. He came in 45 minutes late too)."
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"Tell me about the economics / politics of the places you've lived in."
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"What classes did you seem to have the most trouble in college and why?"
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"nothing interesting"
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"nothing extraordinary"
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"After your college experience, what would you look back and say you wish you could have done?"
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"Would you like to grab some cookies from our holiday party before you leave?"
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"It was actually not a question - it was "I wasn't good at physics, either!" How do you respond to that? "
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"Can't remember the exact wording, but something about race relations in Mississippi (my home state)."
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"I really couldn't understand my interviewers' questions. I thought they were asking questions, but then they seemed to turn into lectures, or self-guided commentary."
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"nothing super interesting"
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"What makes a good medical student and what qualities do you have that would make you a good student next year."
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"Do you know the origin of the word "migraine"? (I have them...)"
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"So he started by asking me what questions I had for him and this is why my interview was so short."
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"About my views on when life begins (related to thesis research)"
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"Questions regarding my research. "
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"My interviewer didn't really ask any questions. It was really laid back, and we just chatted about random stuff for over half an hour."
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"My interviewer asked me a total of three questions, all listed below. I was the one asking questions. "
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"if you were in an interview and the interviewer had something in his or her teeth and you thought you were going to crack up would you tell her/him about it?>"
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""Would you write me a sentence in Cherokee?" (I had taken 3 semesters)"
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"How would you handle someone else's pain?"
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"Is there anything about your application that you'd like to clarify? (likely bc of my below avg GPA)"
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"What was your research experience?"
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"About my research."
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"The interviewer asked me a bunch of physics questions because he was trying to help his son with his homework. (I was an engineering major and have taught physics.)"
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"I think he talked about things that had to do with my ethnic background. Not personally, just general stuff. That was interesting."
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"why do you think the US is so hated around the world? and then ... so what do you think? (this sortof arose out of a discussion we were having)"
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"standard questions"
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"nothing too out of the ordinary to report"
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"Why did you apply to two schools? You should have applied to more! (I know, but I hold a teaching appointment and a research appointment at the university!)"
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"So, you have lived outside the U.S. How was that?"
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"No particularly interesting questions. The interview was conversational for the most part."
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"The questions were basic questions; nothing was out of the ordinary."
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"There are a lot of applicants who take a year off before medical school. Do you think this indicates a lack of motivation? Do you think it might even be selfish? (I am taking a year off.)"
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"Do you have any regrets about your undergrad experience?"
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"What are some drawbacks that you see in a career in medicine?"
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"What books have you read recently?"
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"How did your hometown get it's name?"
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"What do you think of Kofi Anang? (Don't worry, I have relevant UN stuff, and it evolved out of another question)"
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"the most difficult one"
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"What do you think about the Medicare bill? (i have relevant things on my application; I expected this question)"
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"Questions about whether a doctors religous views should override his duties as a doctor. e.g. abortion"
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"How do you react to adversity?"
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"Interview was purely conversation and based on my background and application. My interviewer had actually gone through my app and taken a page worth of hand-written notes on me, so he knew me particularly well and tailored the interview around me so it was very laid back."
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"The interview had read my file and annotated it! I would suggest that you definitely review every piece of info you sent in to them to refresh your own memory. There were mostly questions about my childhood (I wrote about it in my secondary)"
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"what were your mcat scores again? and your gpa? (shouldn't this be in my file?)"
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"Do you hold a grudge against your dad (he's a doctor) for his long working hours...do you feel he hasn't been there for you?"
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"Have bicyle tires improved as much as car tires have in terms of avoiding flats?"
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"All pertained to my research."
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"Have you seen "Kill Bill?" (We had been talking about my thesis, which was on film)"
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"What's your recipe for lamb?"
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"What is fencing?"
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"Where have you been scuba diving?"
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"What would you say if you wanted to sell your undergraduate school to a prospective student? What do you like least about your school?"
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"What was the hardest thing about being a resident advisor?"
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"Honestly, the 2 hardest questions she asked was: 1.) why are you applying to med school and 2.) what did you do in college? Really straight-forward."
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"How do you handle stress as it relates to seeing other people in pain? "
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"What is the best movie you've seen lately"
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"What haven't we talked about that we need to?"
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"Have you ever failed?"
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"How do you think the low ratio of females to males (1:8) has affected your social interaction?"
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"He literally flipped through my file, and just asked about stuff as he saw it."
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"How did you find Japanese people to be? (I lived inJapan for a year)"
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"interview was based on life experiences in application, and sharing/comparison of those experiences with that of the interviewer."
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"What is the worst thing that has ever happened to you?"
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"Have you ever been iceboating? (related to the fact that I'm from Minnesota)"
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"Tell me about yourself?"
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"Who do you think should be responsible for the regulation of the use of the knowledge gained from stem cell research, genetic engineering . . . (Came out of a conversation we were having)"
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"Are you aware of the positive and negative ways in which health care had changed in the past twenty years?"
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"Why I thought marine organisms hold the most potential for cancer treatments (part of my research...don't worry)."
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"Tell me about Spain (study abroad)."
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"Why is medicine more of a business in Asian countries than in the United States? (Don't worry -- This came out of a discussion we were having... I brought up the topic due to background)"
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"Why shouldn't North Korea have nuclear weapons?"
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"what I thought the patients (at a particular hospital where I had volunteered) wanted from me, what were they looking for"
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"Discuss how your time in London affected your perspective on different types of medical systems."
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"Lots of questions about my thesis?"
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"None really--pretty straightforward questions."
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"Why do you think there is a disparity in health care amongst blacks and other minorities?"
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"Nothing interesting--the interviewer basically dissected my AMCAS and supplementary, point by point."
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"Arcane research questions...can't remember the details. I think I did ok in the group interview."
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"can a man call himself a feminist? (md interview - my history deg conentrates in gender and intl human rights). "
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"What was your most excellent experience?"
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"how have parents affected your decision to pursue medicine"
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"How has September 11th affected you and your generation?"
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"I was asked about my views on patients with Alzheimer's but this was related to my personal statement"
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"General questions about my hobbies, interests, and jobs"
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"What in the medical news was interesting"
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What are your suggestions for the admissions office?