Tell Me About Yourself: How to Answer this Medical School Interview Question

In this video, we discuss how you should answer the “Tell me about yourself” question during your medical school interviews.

Imagine it. You sit across from your first interviewer and hear: “Tell me about yourself.” You freeze. Where do you start? Should you list your medical experiences? Talk about your family? Share your biggest accomplishments? What do they want to hear? What kind of answer will impress your interviewer and paint you as the perfect med school candidate?

“Tell me about yourself” is one of the most common medical school interview questions, and also one of the most stressful. A weak response to this question can lead to a poor first impression, whereas a strong response has the power to positively influence the course of your interview and improve your odds of getting accepted to medical school.

If you’re stressed about the “Tell me about yourself” question, we’re here to help you craft a strong response so you can start your medical school interview off on the right foot.

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Who we are:
Shemmassian Academic Consulting (SAC) was founded by Dr. Shirag Shemmassian, a medical school admissions expert with nearly 20 years of experience helping thousands of students get into top programs such as Harvard, Mayo, and UCSF. Despite a roughly 40% medical school matriculation rate nationally, our team’s approach has resulted in over 90% of our students getting accepted the first time they apply. SAC has been featured on The Washington Post, US News and World Report, and NBC.

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[ккє-оц]

Just remembering that I'll have to do an interview fills me up with anxiety. I'm shittiпg bricks just imagining it HELPP

[TheLightSpacer]

Thank you for taking the time to put together this incredibly useful video!

[laineweis]

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[stevenn]

I have my EM residency interviews in 2 weeks! Going to live by your videos, wish me luck!

[cristiancarpio]

This was super helpful thank you! I love the interactive component and made connections I previously hadn't even thought of

[twoteen]

Thank you so much for this. I'll be having my interview tomorrow. Wish me good luck.

[fatimasameh]

I am from Egypt and l want to study medicine abroad and take a schoralship, how can l do it, and thank you for these awesome videos

[ananyap]

Great video, I was stuck on this question but I have a good idea of how to structure my answer now!

[harineepriya]

Thank you so much. This video was helpful, and I can even relate to the sample example you gave.

[lydiadunstan]

Thank you. Has been very helpful to me.

[Nicole-ugri]

This is truly the most useful video I have watched regarding how to answer this question! Thank you so much. I found the example especially useful, as this gave me the confidence to reflect on and share my own personal experiences which I think I would have avoided had I not watched this. I can understand the purpose of being asked this question now

[nawshadnasreen]

Can I talk about how I love the part that People love to talk to me about their problems and they feel really comfortable.. because they actually think I'm really a good listener and it makes them feel good when they talk to me...
Ik it's a bit weird.. bt there are people around me who says these things.. and they think I can really understand People...

[nickaiphone]

Thank you for the video, it has been immensely helpful! I was wondering if we should approach the interview differently if the interview is known to be a closed file interview. Should we spend more time highlighting things that we have on our resumes, considering they do not have it in front of them?

[juliabeegood]

I am a fellow Tourette's-haver :) I already talked about TS in my secondaries, but should I address it at the beginning of the interview too, just to clear the air about why I am blinking and twitching?

[cerulean]

thank you for this!! I hope I get accepted cause this is my second and last chance of applying :(

[amiralikarimi]

Thanks for all your efforts and advice. Do you have any videos on how to apply for residency or guides for it?

[yoldaaluz]

I speak English slow it would take me 5 min to talk about myself but I will practice THANK YOUUU!

[Pickettland]

I have a medical condition (congenital glaucoma) that required me to have numerous surgeries as a child. This is at the heart of why I want to become a physician. Would you recommend that I go ahead and disclose this physical condition when applying for med school/in the interview, or do you think it would automatically put me at a disadvantage?

[stephenbechtel]

I winged all my interviews applied to 11 interviews at 4 and have been accepted to two so far will find out in a few months at the others

[FunfettiShortcake]

I have my sonography interview in a month. Will these tips apply to that interview as well? Or do these tips apply only when becoming a doctor?