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Tell me about yourself, why this school, strengths, weaknesses and plans.

• About youIntermediate·Traditional one-on-one, Panel · Most programs

  What's the weakest part of your application?

  Self-awareness · Integrity

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  1. 1Name it directly. Pick the one an interviewer would notice anyway: a low grade, a gap, thin research or clinical hours.
  2. 2Give one sentence of context, with no excuses.
  3. 3Show what you did about it and the evidence: later grades, a job, a new experience.
  4. 4Close with what it taught you that will make you a better student or clinician.

  What makes it work

  • Naming the weakness first shows honesty and takes the sting out of it.
  • Most of the time goes to the fix, not the problem.

  Avoid

  • Saying you can't think of one.
  • A long list of reasons it wasn't your fault.

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• About youIntermediate·Traditional one-on-one, Panel · Most programs

  We have 5,000 applicants for 150 seats. Why should we pick you?

  Self-awareness · Communication

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  1. 1Choose two or three strengths and back each one with a single piece of evidence.
  2. 2Connect them to what this school values: its mission, community, research or service.
  3. 3Say what you would add to the class: a perspective, a skill, a commitment others may not bring.
  4. 4Finish confidently and briefly. Don't compare yourself with other applicants.

  What makes it work

  • Evidence keeps confidence from sounding like arrogance.
  • Framing it as fit with the school answers the real question.

  Avoid

  • A list of adjectives with nothing behind them.
  • Putting other applicants down.

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• About youIntermediate·Traditional one-on-one · Most programs

  How do you stay accountable to long-term goals when day-to-day demands pile up?

  Resilience · Self-awareness

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  How to approach about you questions

  1. 1Answer the question you were asked in your first sentence.
  2. 2Back each claim with one concrete example.
  3. 3Connect it to the program and the career.
  4. 4Keep it to one or two minutes.

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