We sat down with Dr. Kaveri Korgavkar, a dermatologist in New York and MedSchoolCoach advisor about what a medical school interviewer looks for in an applicant. Her advice is extremely useful to those who are interviewing for medical schools at any point! As a medical school interviewer, what are you looking for in a prospective student?

We sat down with Dr. Harvey Katzen, a clinical oncologist and former admissions committee member at George Washington University School of Medicine where he interviewed hundreds of applicants for admission. He shared with us some secrets of what an admissions committee member is looking for in a candidate! Since you’ve been a part of many

by Renee Marinelli, MD. Renee is a former admissions committee member at UC Irvine and a MedSchoolCoach advisor. Since 2010, several medical schools have incorporated the use of the “Computer-based Assessment for Sampling Personal Characteristics” or “CASPer”, into the evaluation of prospective medical school students. Similar to the mini-medical interview or MMI, the CASPer tests

One of the questions that is commonly posed during the medical school interview is “Why do you want to go to this school?” While the obvious answer for many pre-medical students is “because it is a medical school!”, the more appropriate answer is one that demonstrates the applicant has some knowledge and particular interest in

Medical school interview courses are a dime a dozen (well not really a dime, they are expensive!). Everyone knows how important the medical school interview is. You do well during your interview, you get into the school. You don’t do well, well you do not get into medical school. For this reason, medical school interview