The 2019 class was selected from a total of 6604 applicants, with the mean MCAT score being 507 and the mean cumulative GPA 3.64. The school states that competitive GPAs begin at 3.5 for both science subjects, non-science subjects, and cumulative. They emphasise that the range can be influenced by the total pool’s results. In 2020, 5958 students applied, with 347 being interviewed and 178 places given.
The interview is a traditional style interview, consisting of a ‘private interview with a small team of faculty members.’ On the day of the interview you should also expect to meet an admissions counselor, be provided with information regarding the decision making process, have presentations on the school, and be able to tour the school and partake in an interactive session over lunch – as well as a separate Q&A session.
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Interviews begin in September and will continue until April. The deadline for the last MCAT is December 31st. The deadline for the submission of your primary application is January 31st, and the deadline for submission of secondary application is February 28th. The interview period ends at the end of April.
​Motivation and Insight into Medicine
What are your career plans and what led you to these decisions?
Why medicine?
What is the future of healthcare in your view?
What was your most meaningful community service experience?
Tell me about your volunteer experience.
What type of medicine are you interested in?
Why did you choose your undergraduate major?
How is your undergraduate degree related to Medicine?
We’re appointing you the health care czar, how do you fix health care in America?
Why NSU?
Tell me about a time when you demonstrated initiative.
What qualities do you think an outstanding physician should possess?
What do you think is the most pressing issue in medicine today?
Imagine you are a physician. You are working with a patient who is refusing a treatment that you believe is necessary. What would you do?
What do you think will be your greatest challenge in completing medical school or learning how to be a doctor?
What is one thing you would fix about Health Care Reform? Do not discuss legal issues.
Why are you interested in our program in particular?
What impact do you want to have on the medical profession?
Why would you be a good doctor? What do you feel are the most important qualities in being a good doctor?
What is one thing medicine is doing wrong, right now?
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Ethical Dilemmas
Define professionalism and talk about a time that you were professional.
Say you were a doctor and your patient is terminal. The patient looks at you with hope and asks if he will make it. What do you tell him?
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Communication Stations​
Tell me about a time when you faced a conflict or anger with another individual.
Tell me about a time when you were criticized unfairly.
Would you consider yourself to be outspoken?
Teamwork Tasks
Describe a situation in which you have worked with a diverse group of people. What did you learn from that situation?
What experiences have you had that exemplify your leadership style?
How are you able to demonstrate your leadership abilities?
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General / Personal Statements
What is one thing that you currently do that you will keep doing once you start practicing?
If you could start your college career all over again, what would you do differently?
What were your most memorable accomplishments in your college career?
What two things would you consider your greatest strengths?
What two things would you consider your greatest weaknesses?
What extracurricular activities were you involved in during your undergraduate major?
How do you manage your time?
What other schools did you apply to and why?
What would be the hardest adjustment to make in medical school?
Tell me about your lowest grade.
How do you manage your time? How do you make time for all your responsibilities?
Tell me about your highest grade.
Tell me something about yourself that isn’t in your file.
Tell me about a time when you found yourself struggling in school.
If you could invite anyone from the past to dinner, who would it be and why?
