Do they ask "Why do you want to study at this school" at MMI interviews

An MMI is an formal interview...

MMIs can ask anything they want and if you want to go to that medical school, you should know the course well, how it's taught and why you want to study there

An MMI is an formal interview...

MMIs can ask anything they want and if you want to go to that medical school, you should know the course well, how it's taught and why you want to study there

or do they only do that at formal interviews?

Come on, try and be helpful not antagonistic.

I don't think @Mrs House was being antagonistic at all.

@Kraytz implied that an MMI was not a formal interview. It is a formal interview.

And then the original question was succinctly answered.

It's clear the OP didn't use "formal" in the way of formality more to mean "traditional" or "panel" interview. If you can see past that then you can see the crux of the post.

It's clear the OP didn't use "formal" in the way of formality more to mean "traditional" or "panel" interview. If you can see past that then you can see the crux of the post.

But did you see past the first line of the response? The question which the OP had was answered. Which is kind of more than what you did...

OP may have meant panel interview, but it's important to clear things up in the forum to ensure that misinformation is not propagated.


To sum up:

Yes, an MMI is a formal interview.
Yes, they can ask for your reasons for applying to that specific Med School and what you like about that course/uni/area - in the same way as a non-MMI might.

No, no no no ahaha you're missing the point on the post. The OP asks that can MMI entail more structured and straight foreword questions much like a panel interview. To which possibly (que my response)

No, the OP asked whether or not they 'ask "Why do you want to study at this school" at MMI interviews'.

You just added the rest with your interpretation. And then answered with telling them to look at literature the med school would already have provided...

Whereas the other two responses answered the question. And told the OP that you can be asked anything at MMI, in the same way as a Panel interview...

Moving on...

But did you see past the first line of the response? The question which the OP had was answered. Which is kind of more than what you did...

OP may have meant panel interview, but it's important to clear things up in the forum to ensure that misinformation is not propagated.


To sum up:

Yes, an MMI is a formal interview.
Yes, they can ask for your reasons for applying to that specific Med School and what you like about that course/uni/area - in the same way as a non-MMI might.

I meant formal as a traditional, panel interview because that's how my interview book uses the word. I'm sorry for not being the clearest but thanks everyone.