Preparing for the Interview

This is the most important interview of your life. Preparation is key. At this point, it would be safe to say that most applicants are on a level playing field so you need to hone in on your interviewing skills. What I did to prepare was the following:
THOROUGHLY read your application. Reread all my papers/research articles (I was asked a lot about my research, and had to go so far as explain my research project to the interviewer).
Read several books on interviewing. I did not stick to ‘getting a residency’ type books, but read everything from ‘Interviewing for Dummies’ to ‘Getting into a Top Business School’ type books. There are certain things that you need to prepare for.
Clean-up. Appearance is important.
Spend days on the school’s website. Look at everything from the curriculum to the school’s research. Why do you want to come here?????? I was asked that question.
Read the list of interview questions in Iserson’s, you’ll get an idea of what you might be asked.
Mock interviews: ask around. I found a website where you can pay someone on Stanford’s adcom-$500…wow! Not worth it as a broke med student IMHO. I was very fortunate to have wonderful friends who were experienced with interviews. I had them give me stressful interviews to prepare for the interview. I was also lucky to have a very nice resident who was on the adcom at a very good medical school. He gave me 2 hours of his time and hosted a mock interview. He told me where I could improve my answers. A lot of interviewing is giving the interviewer what they want to hear. You can also ask your undergrad for a mock interview. Try recording yourself if you can.