How to Answer "Tell Me About Yourself" During Your Medical School Interview | BeMo

You're likely to run into this question during your med school interview: "Tell me about yourself". It’s usually the first thing you’ll be asked when you sit down. And it should be one of the easiest questions to answer — because you can expect and prepare for it — but, just as commonly, it’s one of the most anxiety-provoking and confusing questions. This video will help you prepare for your medical school interview by providing a guide for how to answer this question.

You’ll see step-by-step examples from brainstorming to going through the best sample answers to help make your answers unique and personal. It's essential that you know how best to answer this question in a unique and personal way that really reflects who you are and how you came to this point of applying to med school. It's important to take the time to prepare for this question and know what to include and what doesn't need to be included when answering this question. Your interview, just like this question, is not something you can perfect in a memorable way without some careful consideration and planning. Practicing your answer to this question will have you impressing the admissions committee and ideally leave them wanting to know more.

Your conclusion must tie your answer together. Preferably, your conclusion will satisfy the admission committee member's curiosity about how you got here. Hopefully, your answer will not only satisfy their curiosity, but generate further questions and leave a lasting impression on the committee. This video will help you prepare, reflect, and analyze how you should answer this question in a way that stays true to who you are, is an actual personal response, and one that is unique and stands out to allow the admissions committee to remember who you are and why you're applying to med school - beyond your resume and other materials, you've submitted.

Here are the timestamps and what we'll cover in this video:

00:00 - Intro
00:23 - Dos & Don'ts When Asked 'Tell Me About Yourself'
01:07 - Discover Your Key Motivators
04:59 - How to Discuss Your Key Motivators Effectively
07:20 - Outro

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100 Sample Med School Interview Questions:
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100 More Medical Schools:
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