91: Preparing for the Medical School Interview
The Premed Years
Ryan Gray
4.8 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 20 August 2014
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Summary
Back again for the fourth time, Dr. Greg Polites graces today’s show.
Dr. Polites is an Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at Washington University School of Medicine. He serves as Chairman of the Central Subcommittee for Admissions to the School of Medicine and is the former coursemaster for the Practice of Medicine for the 1st and 3rd-year medical students there.
In today’s episode, Greg and I talk all about preparing for the medical school interview. Before we get started, I also want to mention my book all about the medical school interview. Check it out on Amazon: The Premed Playbook: Guide to the Medical School Interview.
Links and Other Resources
- Full Episode Blog Post
- Check out my book about the medical school interview: The Premed Playbook: Guide to the Medical School Interview.
- Other Premed Years episodes with Dr. Greg Polites:
- Session 23, our first interview.
- Session 35 on Fixing a Med School App.
- And Session 88 on Personal Statements.
- Need MCAT Prep? Save on tutoring, classes, and full-length practice tests by using promo code “MSHQ” at Next Step Test Prep!
Transcript
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| 0:55.0 | You really want to use that time to get to know the students and try to start assessing whether or not you were a good fit for the school. |
| 1:02.0 | And that's what I think the most important thing about that interview, |
| 1:06.0 | the night before the interview, is... |
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