Preparing for a pre-medical interview

Questions to Ponder

Why do you want to go here?
What are the benefits of staying in Oregon for Med School? For going to a different environment?
How have your life experiences prepared you for a career in medicine?
How will you deal with patients different from you?
Why do you want to be a doctor?
What will you do if you don't get into any medical schools?
What do you think is the biggest problem facing the medical industry today?
How would you fix it?
How did you choose your major?
Do you think we should go to war? What are the consequences?
Why were you motivated to do these things…religion?
Where do you see yourself in ten years?
Why don't you just become (whatever your major is)?
What will you contribute to our class?
What is your greatest accomplishment?
What are your biggest weaknesses? How will you deal with these in a medical career?
The future of medicine looks bleak, why do you want to enter it?
Were you encouraged by your family to pursue medicine?
How did you have time to do all that?
What are you most proud of?
Tell us about a time you really helped someone.

They will ask you to evaluate ethical dilemmas.
Have three questions ready to ask the interviewer.
Look extensively at the school's website. What is unique about the school? What makes you want to go there?