Yes and no. The vast majority of students are real MD students who have recently graduated medical school. All of these students were successful in their interviews, are well informed about school specific information and demonstrate cultural aspects of their relevant schools through their interviews. The interviewers are actors reciting commonly asked questions in real medical school interviews. These questions have been passed on from real medical students who have gone through the application process.

No. Interviews are meant to give an impression about your personality and communication style and there is no exact science for interviewing well. Our interviews demonstrate how admitted students to top MD programs answer interview questions in a structured and succinct way, communicating the information that interviewers are looking for. You should learn from these answers, but adjust your own answers to fit your personality and communication style. Medical schools are looking to admit diverse groups of students with interesting and distinct personalities, who show a fit with the unique characteristics of the school. This requires that applicants deliver their goals and experiences in a clear, structured way.

Not necessarily. Interviews will vary depending on the interviewers and their interviewing styles and the type of interview being conducted. All interviewers, however, will look for students who fit that school's culture and who have excellent communication skills, which are qualities that are highlighted by the students in our interviews. Your approach to the interview should be flexible and you should be prepared to adjust yourself to the interviewer's style. Our videos are primarily educational and their goal is to guide you on how top students answer interviewer questions effectively. While all our interviews are based on in-depth research of medical school formats, as well as the first-hand interview experience of the actual students participating in the videos, they don't necessarily represent the entire range of interviewing styles you may encounter.

We at ZoomInterviews recommend that you pursue as many avenues as possible to prepare for your interviews. Although reading books and practicing with friends to prepare for the interview process is helpful, ZoomInterviews provides you with an insider's view to the interview room. Through watching our videos you will see how each interviewer will have a unique style. Watching and learning how the applicants establish a fit with an institution is captured real-time for you to model. Our examples are researched in-depth and simulate what could happen in your interview. This gives you the opportunity to learn from top medical students with significant interviewing experience and time already spent in rigorous medical school programs. These videos will accelerate your preparation and help you build a strong knowledge base and understanding of the interview process.

Yes, it is still absolutely important to prepare. The admissions process for medical schools is highly competitive and candidates who are more prepared will definitely do better in real interviews. Watching ZoomInterviews' videos and reading the comments that appear with each video will allow you to understand the communication styles that work and teach you tactics to provide answers that convey what admissions officers are looking for. Seeing a wider array of interview styles and questions will help you better anticipate what you could encounter in your own interviews. You will build on the communication skills you have developed thus far. And you will walk into the interview room confident that you put your best effort forward.

If you are applying to more than two schools, it is recommended you purchase a subscription, which will allow you to gain access to a wide range of different types of interview questions. You will be able to implement this information not only in the interviews, but in other parts of your application as well. Each video contains different questions, feedback and expert commentary by professional interview coaches, all of which include important and valuable tools to help you succeed in your interview.

You will find several useful tools to help you evaluate the interviews. Each interview will be accompanied by comprehensive guidance for each question, as well as a short overall evaluation of the interview. In addition to this, best practice interview tips will pop up while watching the interviews, allowing you to learn in real-time what are effective interview techniques and why.

All of our interviews were performed by admitted and enrolled students from premier medical schools and were supervised by consultants with admissions experience in top graduate schools and professional interview coaches. ZoomInterviews' combination of extensive interview research, filming protocol, preparation of the students, and professional interview coaching recreates as closely as possible what could be encountered in the actual admissions interview.

Admissions officers will understand that you may have language difficulties, but will still expect structured answers from you. As the American interviewing style is very different from those in other countries, the cultural aspects of our videos may be especially useful to international students to help you to feel comfortable and more confident in the interview. When interviewing with an American admissions officer, faculty member, or medical student, learning how to talk "off the script" and not sound overly rehearsed is especially valuable. The interview is your chance to show that you are a great fit.