Interviewing for Admission to Professional School

Interviews are common for medical school, health professional school, professional psychology program, and some business school applicants. Other graduate or professional schools may occasionally require an admissions interview. If you're required to interview, follow these simple steps to prepare. While many of these resources are pre-med or pre-health focused, you can adapt them for any type of admissions interview.

Understand the Process	Learn what to expect and how to prepare for an admissions interview with The Professional School Interview handout.
Attend an Interview Interactive workshop	Workshops offered in the Fall and Winter quarters teach you to make the most of your interview and let you get interview practice and feedback. Check our calendar for dates and times.
Prepare	Use the Interview Preparation Checklist to find resources, links and tips to prepare for your interviews.
Anticipate the Questions and Learn What to Expect	How you would answer potential interview questions? Find sample questions in our handout , on our list of Commonly Asked Questions , and in the Professional and Graduate School Library. Visit www.studentdoctor.net to read other students' experience with their own recent interviews at specific schools of medicine (M.D. and D.O.), dentistry, pharmacy, optometry, podiatry, veterinary medicine, audiology and psychology (PsyD and PhD).
Practice	Get on-camera interview practice with our online, webcam-based InterviewStream tool. If you don't have a webcam, you can practice interviewing in the Career Services Center during Express Advising hours Monday - Thursday 1:30 - 4:00 pm. Practice answering questions out loud with friends and family to get comfortable talking about yourself and your accomplishments.

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