University of British Columbia

MMI based interviews - 10 mini-interviews with 2 minutes to read a prompt and 7 minutes to respond to that prompt to an interviewer. Prompts can be anything, but generally fall into the following categories: ethical, critical thinking, role-playing, health-care system knowledge, rural care knowledge

Don't stress if they keep asking you if you have anything more to say or anything else to add. Just say no if you don't. UBC admissions is crapshoot, so don't take it personally if you don't get in. Try again.

I wish UBC will get it into their thick heads that the MMI is just a popular trend. I thought it would be better than the panel, but no, nothing much has changed, except maybe they've taken out some bias factor (but interviewers are human, there's always bias). It's still impersonal, they still don't know anything about you, and they can't have a normal conversation with you. The interview experience was the most awful one I've ever had. The interviewers don't know anything about you, and it doesn't seem like they want to. Several of my interviewers apologized to me for being so cold because they were instructed not to show any emotions to prevent ''treating applicants unfairly.'' Each station is 8 minutes, and if you finish your piece early, you are not allowed to talk to your interviewers, you are supposed to sit there in awkward silence. ''Be yourself''?! That's total BS in this interview format.

Nothing at all. But I do appreciate some of my interviewers for ''breaking the rules'' and having somewhat of a conversation with me.

Didn't. Had some interviews before this one, but this was my first and last MMI.

I was relaxed and gave full answers. I wanted them to see my personality and I believe they did. The interviewers seemed genuinely interested in what I had to say. We finished the standard questions in 40 minutes and chatted until it was time to go . . . we ended up talking about the Simpsons!!

Do not go early!! I arrived five minutes before my slot. Other applicants had been sitting there stewing for 30 minutes.

Can't think of anything!

The whole interview process was very well organized.

Knew my essay and resume inside and out. Thought of a few key stories, examples that could answer a variety of questions. Asked current med students for advice. Prayed!!!

It's a big crapshot. Some of my friends had very accomodating interviewers; others, like me, were not very fortunate. UBC seems to be looking for different qualities from most other schools.

Pretty much everything else. My interview panel was very stiff, didn't bother to make much eye contact with me or make me comfortable in any way, and even cut me off in one of my answers (which didn't even go beyond a minute and happen to be to the question ''Why medicine'').

The facilities and students... but then being a UBC ugrad they weren't any surprises.

This was my 7th and last interview, so I slacked a bit.

The whole interview process was very impersonal. The interview itself was very stiff.

Vancouver is an amazing city. Also, the new building is beautiful and top notch.

I practiced some standard interview questions. I did a couple mock interviews with friends.

very comfortable and relaxed atmosphere. NO question opportunity for the interviewee as the interviewers are not school reps.

nothing

the subsiduary programs seem very good but I'm not thrilled with having to start out at UBC for first 4 months, then have to move over Christmas to IMP or NMP.