Question 1

Please complete the interview essay in your applicant portal.

Accepted Answer

Applicants report a typed essay in the AMP portal, open from 2 days before the interview to 24 hours after (2025); a 2020 applicant also reported a typed short essay. It shows how you think and write without help. Check the portal as soon as the window opens and set aside quiet time. Answer the prompt directly with one concrete example and a clear conclusion. Proofread once before submitting.

Question 2

Let's go around the group. Tell us a bit about yourself.

Accepted Answer

Not reported word for word, but applicants describe the student group as starting with standard questions, closed-file, with 2 to 4 applicants per student (2022). The student cannot see your file. Keep it to about a minute: where you are from, what you do now, and the one or two experiences that brought you to medicine. Leave room for others and show interest in what they say.

Question 3

What would you be like as a classmate here?

Accepted Answer

Not reported as a direct question, but applicants describe the student group as mainly a check on whether you would fit in as a classmate (2025) and on collaborative sense (2024). Give one concrete example of how you have supported peers, such as studying together or covering for a teammate. Mention something you would add to a learning society, since Drexel sorts students into six societies that run service and social activities.

Question 4

Why medicine?

Accepted Answer

They want a personal, considered reason for becoming a physician, grounded in what you have actually seen and done. Anchor it in one or two specific moments from clinical or service work and what you saw a physician do. Say what you want to do as a doctor. Keep it under two minutes, since MMI stations are short.

Question 5

Why did you choose to apply to Drexel?

Accepted Answer

They are checking that you know what Drexel offers and that you would choose it. Applicants advise linking your primary application experiences to specific Drexel opportunities (2025). Pick two features and tie each to your history: for example, the longitudinal practicum and Health Advocacy Practicum on social determinants of health, the Frontiers weeks on topics like health informatics and patient safety, or clerkships across inner-city, suburban and rural settings. Note Drexel's long history in physician-patient communication and medical humanities if that fits you.

Question 6

What kind of doctor do you want to be?

Accepted Answer

They want to hear your values as a future physician, not a fixed specialty choice. Describe the qualities you want in your practice, such as how you talk with patients or which communities you want to serve, and give one example that shows why. It is fine to say you are open on specialty.

Question 7

Why you? Why should we pick you?

Accepted Answer

A 2020 applicant listed it with "Why medicine?" and "Why Drexel?" as a common question. It tests whether you can state your strengths with evidence. Give two strengths, each backed by a specific example from your experiences. End with how those strengths would serve your classmates or patients at Drexel.

Question 8

Tell me about this experience. What did you learn from it?

Accepted Answer

Applicants report (2010) being asked to walk through activities and say what each taught them. The interest is in reflection, not the list. Choose your most meaningful experience. Say what you did, one moment that changed how you think, and how it shapes the doctor you want to be.

Question 9

What is an accomplishment you are proud of?

Accepted Answer

Applicants report it from the 2024-25 cycle. It shows what you value and how you describe your own work. Pick one accomplishment with a clear goal, what you personally did, and the result. Credit others where it is due and say what it taught you.

Question 10

What is your weakness?

Accepted Answer

Applicants report it from the 2024-25 cycle. It tests self-awareness and honesty. Name a real weakness, give a short example of when it showed, and describe what you are doing about it now. Keep the focus on progress.

Question 11

What do you think will be a challenge for you in medical school?

Accepted Answer

They want to see that you can anticipate difficulty and have a plan. Name a specific, honest challenge such as the volume of material or being far from family. Say what has worked for you before and which supports you would use.

Question 12

Think about a time you worked on a team that was struggling. What did you do?

Accepted Answer

Applicants report "think about a time" prompts at Drexel's MMI (2025); this is the kind of prompt described, not a reported station. Teamwork links to what applicants say the group format tests. Use the thinking time to pick one example and outline it: situation, your specific actions, the result, what you would do differently. Show how you listened to others.

Question 13

Think about a time you faced a setback. How did you respond?

Accepted Answer

This is the kind of behavioral prompt applicants report at Drexel's MMI (2025), not a reported station. It tests resilience and honesty. Choose a real setback, own your part, and spend most of the answer on what you changed afterward. End with how that will help you in medical school.

Question 14

Here is a situation. What would you do?

Accepted Answer

Applicants report "what would you do in x situation" stations (2025) built on ethical and interpersonal scenarios (2026). Restate the problem, name who is affected, list what you would want to find out, then weigh two or three options and choose one with a reason. Say how you would follow up.

Question 15

Here is an ethical dilemma. Talk us through how you would handle it.

Accepted Answer

Applicants report the MMI focuses mostly on ethical scenarios (2026), and a 2020 applicant advised reading up on medical ethics. Identify the competing values, such as patient autonomy versus safety. Consider each person's view, choose a course of action, and explain the trade-off honestly.

Question 16

Here is a conflict between two people. How would you approach it?

Accepted Answer

Applicants report interpersonal scenarios as a main focus of the MMI (2026); this is the kind of station described, not a reported prompt. Start by assuming good faith and planning a private, calm conversation. Ask questions before judging, look for a shared goal, and say when you would bring in someone with more authority.

Question 17

What is a current issue in health care that matters to you?

Accepted Answer

A 2020 applicant advised reading up on current healthcare events; no Drexel report gives this exact question. It tests whether you follow the field and can reason about it. Pick one issue you understand well, summarize it fairly, and say how it affects patients. Link it to your experience or to a Drexel focus such as population health or social determinants of health.

Question 18

What role should artificial intelligence play in medicine and medical education?

Accepted Answer

Not reported as a Drexel question; applicants report ethical MMI scenarios and advise knowing current events. Drexel began using AI to assist human reviewers in initial application screening starting with the 2026-2027 cycle. Give a balanced view: uses that help, and risks like bias and over-reliance. You can mention Drexel examples: the AMP AI tool supporting holistic review, and students who built PIAT Learn, an AI standardized patient platform. Stress that human judgment stays central.

Question 19

What questions do you have for me about Drexel?

Accepted Answer

Applicants report the student group ends with Q&A (2022) and advise preparing good questions. Your questions show real interest. Prepare about three questions per session, as a 2022 applicant advised. Ask about student life, the learning societies, or clinical sites, and listen to the answer.

Question 20

Any questions for our faculty?

Accepted Answer

Applicants describe a 30-minute faculty group Q&A (2025) and advise preparing questions any faculty member could answer. Ask about curriculum or advising: for example, how the Pathways advising works in the fourth year, or how the third-year lottery and regional campus options play out. Keep questions short so others can ask too.

Questions Drexel applicants report

Before and at the start: the essay and the student group

Why medicine and why Drexel

Your experiences and yourself

MMI stations: behavioral, ethical and interpersonal

Current topics, including AI

Closing: your questions