Your Step By Step Med School Interview Action Plan, by Cracking Med School Admissions on YouTube. 1 min 24 s.
- Video length
- 1 min 24 s
- Time to do it
- 1 to 2 weeks
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Steps
- 8
What you need
Steps
Start from the one question behind every behavioral question: should we trust you to care for our patients? Keep that idea in mind as you build every answer.
List your experiences under five headings: leadership, team conflict, failure, patient interaction and resilience. Pick 5 to 7 stories that cover all five areas.
Write each story in the STARR format: Situation, Task, Action, Result, Reflection. Keep each one short enough to say in about two minutes.
Add a real reflection to every story. Say what you learned and what you would do differently, since that is the part interviewers listen for.
Read each story out loud until it sounds like conversation, not a script. Cut jargon and long setup so the action and result stay clear.
Record yourself answering one random question per session and play it back. Note where you ramble or rush, then tighten that story.
Run a mock interview with a friend, teacher or advisor. Ask them to interrupt and follow up so you practise thinking on your feet.
Prepare two or three questions to ask your interviewers about the school and its clinical training. Write them down the night before.
Tips and common mistakes
Reuse one strong story across different questions instead of memorising a separate answer for each one.
Keep your reflection to one or two sentences, otherwise the story loses its point.
Practise with a timer so you notice when an answer runs past two minutes.
Do not invent experiences. Interviewers often ask follow-up details that expose a made-up story.
Questions
How many stories do I need?
Aim for 5 to 7 strong stories that together cover leadership, conflict, failure, patient interaction and resilience. Fewer, well-reflected stories beat a long list of shallow ones.
What does STARR stand for?
Situation, Task, Action, Result and Reflection. It gives each answer a clear shape and makes sure you end with what you learned.
Do I need to memorise my answers word for word?
No. Learn the shape and the key details, then practise out loud so the words come out naturally on the day.
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