"Throw away the stress tests. Stop playing the games via email with your "show me your interest". The reality is that students need to play the admissions game if they want the best chance at admissions. If you want a great yield for your institution, I suggest changing the system rather than using these tactics. Also never forget the fiasco where they accepted everyone who interviewed and then rejected everyone without explanation, and then proceeded to blame the admissions portal software company (which isn't reasonable because thing like this has never happened in the past and the portal literally does not have any control over sending out acceptance letters). The response was not only delayed but also unprofessional. Applicants never received an explanation. When when they called us to apologize, they still played this "you are on the waitlist" vs "you are HIGH RANKING on the waitlist" game." More from this Member | Report Response

"Keep doing what they're doing!" More from this Member | Report Response

"Not sure what good those highly ranked emails do..." More from this Member | Report Response

"Stay amazing!" More from this Member | Report Response

"Keep rocking it!" More from this Member | Report Response

"Keep doing what you're doing." More from this Member | Report Response

"Don't change a thing. Your school and office is wonderful and friendly. You really put me at ease." More from this Member | Report Response

"I enjoyed all of it. There is really nothing I would change." More from this Member | Report Response

"More info on the pre-interview time line would be helpful." More from this Member | Report Response

"Nothing. Perfect day." More from this Member | Report Response

"There will be one stress-test interviewer who will try to make things tough on you. This is usually the administrator MD (a dean, senior chair). They might grill you, claim you lied on your app, tell you that your views are wrong, or etc. For me, they attacked my personal identity by saying they have a hard time believing people from my background experienced what I experienced." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What about starting medical school concerns you most?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"A presented ethical dilemma and asked how I would respond" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How would you explain your research if I were a six-year old?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about a time when you dealt with a difficult person." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why medicine? Tell me about yourself" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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"How would your mother describe you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you deal with death?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think are the qualities of a good leader?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are you strengths/weaknesses? What would your friends and family say about you!" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about yourself" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about _____ activity." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Explain your research to someone with no scientific background. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"For the record: I had two interviews that were each one on one. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is your greatest weakness? I would counsel every applicant to have an answer prepared for this question at any school." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"So, tell me about (insert specific experiences)." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How would you explain your research to a 12 year old?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Most of my questions were inspired from the experiences and activities I discussed in my AMCAS and secondary applications." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about a leadership experience" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"why mayo" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How to fix current healthcare system." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Summarize your contribution to one of the research projects you listed." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why MD/PhD?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Are you comfortable with your own mortality?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Have you ever been a patient? How was your experience as a patient?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would your dad say is the most impressive thing about you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What was the focus of your Master's thesis?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Explain the research you did in your NIH-funded program." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you like to spend time alone? What do you think about when you're alone?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How would you go about resolving health care issues in developing countries?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What does ELISA stand for and describe the process/reason for its use. (related to my research)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me more about (blank) experience." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Have you ever helped a company start, increase in sales or prosper? Would you spend more time with a patient who obeyed your orders, or with one who followed them? Would you ever give up hope on a patient?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"asked about my job " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Talk to me about your job and what you've been doing since you graduated." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your research. One whole interview was on nothing but the small amount of research I have done." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me what you've been doing since high school." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would your friends say about you if I asked them about you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Asked about my research and volunteer work. Asked about my recommendation letters. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would I do if a patient refused to be treated? What would I do if a patient did not like me? Would I ever give up on a patient?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is one thing you want me to make sure that I tell the Admissions Committee?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Describe your research." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"They were all posted on this site. Go have a look!" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How will you deal with your mistakes as a doctor? Have you ever started your own business or organization? Are you a perfectionist? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Describe a positive learning experience. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"See previous postings." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"just app stuff." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is your favorite book " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Same as posts above, just different order so don't rely on reading." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Descirbe myself in one word" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why Mayo?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your clinical experiences. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are some ways that the current health care system can be reformed?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Is it important for a physician to be humble? Why? On a scale of 1-10, how humble are you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Describe some of your leadership experiences and tell me what they taught you." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How would one of your friends describe you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your research." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What's your take on abortion? Euthanasia? Stem cell research?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Standard: Why Medicine? Why Mayo?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is your opinion on ethical issues that don't have a definate wrong or right answer? (Ex - euthanasia)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Have you ever helped a business to expand or recruit new members?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Should the standards and ethics by which professionals must adhere to at work extend into their private life?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do you want to be a Mayo graduate?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"When was the last time you cried?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you do with the rest of you? (on other identities besides my major cultural group)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you could sum yourself and application up in a short pitch what would you say?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about a time when you disagreed with someone or something. How did you work that out?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Conversational" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What kind of singing will you do once you're in medical school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Explain your research to ... " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"The research one. I loved it. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Rate your humbleness on a scale of 1-10. ...talk about a catch-22. :) On the upside, I had a funny answer prepared since this question was asked in previous years." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What career would you pursue if there was a pill that cured every illness and there was no need anymore for medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What does diversity mean to you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How would you explain your research to a 12 year old?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Mostly conversational about Mayo, Rochester, other places I've lived and travel experiences" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How did I fit with Mayo's 3-shield tradition (the shields represent education, research, and clincical practice)." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"I applied to a lot of top schools, so they wanted to know why Mayo instead of some other good school...which was easy to answer once I was there, being there I could see how different it was and it was easy to explain/talk through in the interview." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Where do you think you obtained your understanding of the doctor-patient relationship? What pieces have you sung?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"if i was surgeon general, how would i fix the healthcare system?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you view the day of a typical practicing MD/PhD?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"why r u here?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Who is your hero?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would your dad say is your most impressive quality?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you see yourself being a part of reforming medical care?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Was your father wrong or right in his decision not to teach his children to speak Spanish?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would you do if you had unlimited resources (after discussing my time abroad in 3rd world countries)." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you think about your own mortality?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Nothing too out of the ordinary, how would I reform health care in developing countries (based of my extracurriculars)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Have you ever been in a situation in which you feel you were not fully recognized or awarded? (Answered yes, which lead to a second question) How do you deal with those situations and continue to work hard?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you feel about diversity?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you think your sibling would describe you? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you see as the biggest problem in health care and how would you fix it?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"The interview was not as difficult as I expected. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Questions about my profession and experiences I've had there." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about someone you met volunteering at the soup kitchen." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you miss your old major? (I wasn't a science major.)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Nothing too interesting or hard" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do I feel McDonald's should be held responsible for our overweight society? If I was a car what color would I be?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"AM I a perfectionist? Do I expect perfection of others?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"There weren't any surprise or unusual questions." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What's Mayo Clinic's weakness?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you feel about your mortality? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How I felt about national health care." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are some solutions for the healthcare crisis we are currently facing?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you worked in a group with a colleague who was an irresponsible, bad doctor, what would you do, if anything?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do yout think about your death?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think about your own mortality?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is one moment in your life you are most proud of?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Nothing. The questions were mostly specific to my AMCAS application and things I said on the phone interview." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Discrepency in my two MCAT scores" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"I'm going to be your advocate on the admissions committee. What would you like me to say about you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Describe yourself but only use 2 words." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think about when you are alone?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Have you come to terms with your own mortality?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If there was one moment in my life that I could relive (good or bad) what would it be? Why?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How can you prove to me that you can relate to people of different backgrounds from yourself?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you do for fun?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Say you are Bill Gates...Come up with a way to fix health care as it currently stands." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you had one word you wanted me to tell the committee to describe yourself, what would it be?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Have you thought about your own mortality?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you ever spend time alone? What do you think about when you're alone?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What does it mean to be a professional?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Describe an educational experience in which you turned a negative situation into a positive situation." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too