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Learn about ZoomInterviews' special features
We provide the highest quality medical school admissions interview videos available,
including full-length school admissions interviews and
the most frequently asked questions (FAQs)
you could be asked during your own interview. In order to take full advantage of these videos to learn how to
interview well, it is important that you be familiar with the many features that are included. Take a
few moments to review the video features described below.
Full-length Admissions Interview Videos:
By watching these strong interview examples you will see how other top medical students craft their answers to questions, practice fundamental interviewing skills and utilize more sophisticated interview techniques appropriate for a medical school admissions interview.Watch Interviews
Features:
- Actual top-tier med students. Most full-length interviews you will watch were filmed with actual students and alums from top medical schools. The results are highly effective interviews by students that essentially re-create the admissions interviews they went through, with the benefit of now having insider knowledge about the medical school experience and what it takes to be successful.
- User-friendly menu. These interview videos provide a complete breakdown of the interview by question, allowing you to jump to any point in the interview, view any of the interviewee's answers at any time, and view a particular answer over again to fully understand the subtleties and nuances that make the answer strong.
- Expert analysis. Full-length interviews also have a Zoom In and Zoom Out feature, which allows you to view real-time expert analysis and tips on the interview as the video is running. You will be able to see this content in a pop-up layer that appears in the lower part of the video screen, which will give you an in-depth understanding of how to answer behavioral questions.
- Interview follow-up. At the end of most interviews, both the interviewer and interviewee provide their feedback and insights on how the interview went, as well as give tips for how to best prepare for the medical admissions interview. This allows you to hear tips and advice from those who are most familiar with the medical school experience and the admissions interview process. You can find the interview follow-up by scrolling to the bottom of the interview menu.
Admissions Interview FAQ Videos:
To show you how to answer additional questions you will likely encounter during your interviews, we have provided Admissions Interview FAQ Videos. These FAQs give you a deeper understanding of why certain questions are asked and provide you content ideas that can help you formulate your own answers.Watch FAQs
Features:
- Interview expertise. All FAQs are authored by top medical students with the assistance of a professional interview coach. These medical students have crafted effective answers to all types of interview questions typically encountered in the admissions interview.
- Question insights. In order to have an effective answer, you must understand what the question is truly asking - the "question behind the question". Each FAQ has an explanation of what the interviewer is seeking in terms of information and insight from the interviewee. This will help you understand what is being asked and how to then construct an effective response.
- Effective answers. Each FAQ is carefully scripted to emphasize the interviewee's unique selling points and give the admissions committee an overall positive impression of the applicant. The answers are delivered with a level of preparedness and sophistication that is expected of well-prepared medical school applicants.
- Best practice tips. Each question has "key points" for you to review - expert analysis by our team of medical content specialists and interview coaches on what to focus on in the answer, as well as tips on how to best approach each question. The subtle nuances and details that make an answer great are explained.
