Medicine Interview Tutor

The sessions were only somewhat helpful. It helped to practice, but the material was generic and didn’t feel specific to me as an applicant. It was quite pricey, and in my opinion, not worth the high cost. Constructive feedback was also lacking.

It was very useful to get interview practice with a range of tutors . Each gave their own individual advice and also a clear structure to follow .

felt, my daughter been supported very well.The tutors are very experinced and passionate, I strongly recommend.

I cannot explain how thankful I am for all the honest help and suggestions I got for my interview performance. These guys were absolutely amazing and would defos recommend them over anyone else! I had tried MedicMind the year before but felt that MSAG made the real difference. Thanks again!

I think the interview preparation is really great. Wished we used it earlier. Great to identify progression.

Tutors were knowledgeable and friendly. Sessions really boosted confidence.

Our son has found the support through the interview coaching hugely helpful. The sessions have supported his confidence both in how he presents himself and in his sense of preparedness for his interviews. The tutors have all been professional, supportive and encouraging. Thank you, MSAG!

Excellent coaching and customer service

Excellent, very helpful dentists and doctors who helped me to get numerous offers.

The tutors had always planned the coaching before the lesson, they would then simulate an interview environment and evaluate your performance. I did find this to be the most efficient way to improve. The tutors would always write a feedback form about your performance during the lesson which I always used to reflect upon by myself. I did like having different tutors in the majority of my lessons as they would always add something different, and it was good not to become too familiar with a tutor, as, in the actual interview, the person would obviously be a stranger. Overall, I would definitely recommend it for anyone preparing for a panel-based interview or an MMI for Medicine.

I had a great experience with theMSAG's interview coaching for medical school interviews. The tutors were incredibly helpful and competent, allowing me to build on my interview skills, such as answer structure and overall communication. The best thing I gained from the coaching was confidence. Practicing interview questions with personalised structured feedback allowed me to build my confidence, as I got to understand not only what I could improve upon, but what I was already good at and could use to my advantage. Overall, I would recommend the 1:1 interview coaching!

It was very useful lots of good tips from teachers

My daughter academically was excellent but her school had not prepared her for interviews. She was quite shy and not used to answering structured questions orally. She had an interview with little time to prepare and so much information to take in. We tried various companies Day courses and found the MSAG to be the best, but a day course was not enough. We discovered that the MSAG had one to one interview training and decided to give it a go. The improvement in my daughter from just one session was incredible. Dr Jiva personally made a coaching plan concentrating on my daughter's weaker areas and she chose tutors that would be best suited for my daughter. They would provide detailed feedback after each session. In a short period of time, my daughter was able to answer questions more easily and was confident. My daughter did well in her interview and got the offer! This could not of been done without the help of Dr Dibah Jiva and her team, who were absolutely amazing!

My son really enjoyed each session and the trainers are awesome.

I'm a re-applicant and last year I had not done as well as I had hoped for in the interview stage which led to my search for interview tutoring. I have had different tutoring sessions from other application services but the MSAG was by far the best. I have done the 1-1 interview session, the interview course, mock panel and mock mmi circuit. All these different sessions have really helped me prepare for my interview this year. To be honest, at the start I was a bit doubtful of the amount of progress I could have gained out of these interview session, but Dr. Dibah had insisted that I tried an interview course and reflect on the session afterwards. Starting with the interview course, it set up a good foundation for me especially regarding the structure of my answers which is definitely not taught and emphasized by other tutors in other services and that was when I realized the value in these sessions and how much I needed to work on interview skills to secure a place. What I really appreciated with the 1-1 interview session was the quality of tutors. Dr.Dibah has carefully selected each tutor and honestly every tutor was really professional and I was learning very valuable tips in each session. The sessions were also personalized for my progress and around my strengths and weaknesses. The mock panel and mmi circuit were also incredibly helpful because the MSAG tailors the question to the specific university I was applying to and I was able to practice past questions from those universities and sometimes even be interviewed by tutors who had studied at that specific university. I have already tried out so many different methods and working with the MSAG is by far the best option out there. I understand interview courses can be quite expensive but I would look at it as an investment for yourself and it will really be worth it when you secure a place instead of reapplying again which is a lot more time and resources needed. Moreover, working with the MSAG reduced an immense amount of time I had to waste trying to look for questions and directions during the preparation which saved me a lot of time and helped me avoid burnout like I had last year. if I could do my application all over again I definitely would have started working with the MSAG from day one. Best of luck with your application! Special thanks to Dr.Patel, Dr,Vernazza, Dr. Marshall, Dr. Drewek, Dr.Vyas, Dr.Fardon and Zahra!

Tutours were extremely helpful and they did a lot for me in terms of specifics

It was a great experience and the feedback was really helpful.

My son found the interview course very useful, especially the feedback he received at the end. All participants had the chance to get involved thanks to the small group.

Amazing. My tutor, Rimsha, was vert knowledgeable and patient, amazing at teaching, and was always available to answer doubts. I would never have expected such a great tutor and I have no doubt she played a great role in my offer! I can't thank her enough.

The quality of coaching was excellent. I had my lessons with Dr Rachel and she was really helpful at getting me ready for my interview.

Really helpful. I think although it was expensive it was money well spent in terms of preparing me for interview. Dr Jiva had good knowledge of each med school and how they interview, what they will be looking for. Both Dr Jiva and Dr. Rachel were really accommodating and went over and above to ensure that I got the most out of the consultation. Thank you!

The service was excellent, very efficient and easy to book. The quality of tuition is very good and taylored well to my individual needs. Many thanks again.

Dr. Rishi Patel was a really good tutor, he studied at Southampton so he was really able to help me with lots of specific details on the university. He was really friendly and helped me on multiple occasions for long hours.

Very helpful for pre-interview jitters, The MSAG team have been so helpful with each stage of my application for Medical School and supported me through out the process.

I found having the 1:1 sessions to be extremely useful and really recommend them, Dr Rachel was very encouraging and helped me to build my confidence as I struggled in the beginning a lot with eye contact and fidgeting. I was able to do both my interviews feeling prepared and had much more self confidence, and even have been given an offer at one of my chosen unis! Thanks for the help and guidance! :)

Loved preparing for my MMIs with Dr Ash! He is very knowledgeable, patient, supportive and a great communicator/mentor! He even made time for me on his day off, December 31st, so as to schedule a 1-2-1 session with me right before my MMI in Nottingham. I'm feeling much more confident now and really grateful for all his help! Happy New Year! Anna xx

Very impressive and would recommend to others

Hugh found this very helpful. Thanks.

I felt well educated and trained. Dr. Dibah is highly skilled at pinpointing individual flaws and how to correct them.