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What would you do if you do not get into medical school this year?
About you: Tell me about yourself, why this school, strengths, weaknesses and plans.
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Sample answer outline
- Show commitment and calm: you would reflect, ask schools for feedback and reapply.
- Name concrete steps aimed at your real weak spots: more clinical hours, a course, a stronger personal statement.
- Show you would keep doing meaningful work in the meantime, and why that work matters to you.
- Restate briefly why medicine remains the goal.
What makes it work
- A specific plan shows maturity and self-knowledge.
- It turns a stressful question into evidence of resilience.
Avoid
- Sounding desperate, or naming a different career as plan A.
- "I haven't thought about it."
How to approach about you questions
- Answer the question you were asked in your first sentence.
- Back each claim with one concrete example.
- Connect it to the program and the career.
- Keep it to one or two minutes.
What it tests
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