Hello everyone!
Today I create this blog to document my experiences as a medical student and to organize all the thoughts that I may have along the way. I’ve been accepted to the September 2009 semester at American University of the Caribbean, and am very excited to begin my journey. I hope the next few years I can be as open as I can on this blog to paint a realistic picture of my experiences.
Cheers to a new beginning!
How was the interview conducted? I love how detailed this blog is. Thank you for sharing!
Hi Tatiana,
Not everyone gets interviewed by AUC. Often, students get accepted into the school without an interview, particularly if they have decent scores and a good application. However, if the school feels there needs to be some clarification in your application, they will ask for an interview. The interview is conducted over the phone. From what I understand, they will ask you the basic med school questions as well as some pertaining to AUC, like:
- Why do you want to become a doctor?
- What characteristics do you have that you feel would make you into a great doctor?
- Why AUC?
- Did you get into a US/Canadian med school? If not, why?
- What are your strengths/weaknesses?
- How do you feel about living in a foreign country with a different culture and standard of living?
Also it would help to know some of the current issues in healthcare right now, and if you have anything that raise eyebrows in your application, make sure you know how to explain it.
Best of luck!
Benji
Thanks a lot Benji!