Match week interview practice
Be ready to make your case when the program calls.
Practice your introduction, specialty choice and difficult questions in short AI interviews. Get specific feedback and use the time between calls.
For residency applicants going into SOAP week.
- Voice only, no camera
- Ready in about two minutes
- 10-minute sessions
$12.99 a week or $29.99 a month. Cancel anytime in Settings.
“You didn’t match. What do you think happened?”
- Clinical knowledge and reasoning
- Communication and patient-centeredness
- Judgment, ethics and professionalism
- Teamwork and leadership
“I needed to say why I was open to another specialty without sounding like I’d take anything. Practicing that answer gave me something concrete to work on.”
Questions you’ll practice
Common phrasings of what this interview asks, and what each one tests. An AI program director works from your own application, so expect follow-ups on what you say.
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“You didn’t match. What do you think happened?”
Tests: honest reflection without blame
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“Tell me about yourself in one minute.”
Tests: a short, calm summary under pressure
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“Why are you applying to a different specialty now?”
Tests: a credible reason for the change
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“Why are you interested in our program?”
Tests: quick research and genuine interest
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“What would you bring to our program from day one?”
Tests: concrete strengths, stated plainly
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“Tell me about a time you handled a setback.”
Tests: resilience you can back with evidence
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“Where would you see yourself after a preliminary year?”
Tests: a realistic plan that respects this position
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“Tell me about a time you worked well on a team.”
Tests: teamwork in a busy clinical setting
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“Do you have any questions for us?”
Tests: interest in the position, kept brief
Setup takes about two minutes.
In 2026, 2,581 positions were offered through SOAP, 330 more than the year before. Source: NRMP
You may only have minutes between calls. Have the answers that work ready before they come.
Know what to change before the real interview
See where your answer lost its point, what was missing and what to try next. Your own words, with feedback on each question and scores across four skills.
Honest, but it ran past the point.
“So I think, um, maybe my list was a bit too narrow, and also the interview season was…”
One sentence on what happened, one on what you learned, then straight to what you bring here.
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“You didn’t match. What do you think happened?”
No blame, good. Cut it to two sentences and move on.
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“Tell me about yourself in one minute.”
Calm and clear. End on why this program, not on your history.
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“Why are you applying to a different specialty now?”
Believable. Name one thing about this specialty you want.
Illustrative example. Your scores will differ.
“I was too wound up to read more advice. A short practice call helped me get through my introduction and the question about what had happened this season.”
One question, and what a strong answer does
An example of the kind of question you’ll be asked, and what the feedback looks for.
“You applied to a different specialty. Why are you interested in our preliminary program?”
Follow-up: “Where do you see yourself after this year?”
What a strong answer does
- Answers directly and honestly, without running down the first choice.
- Names something specific about this program or this year that fits.
- Shows what you bring to the team from day one.
- Keeps it under two minutes.
What a mock residency interview costs
A human mock is one hour with a physician, booked and paid per session. Here is how the options compare, from each service’s own site on October 4, 2026.
One hour with a physician mock interviewer: $500.
A week of Bossed interviews: $12.99.
Source for the $500| Compared on | Bossed | MedSchoolCoach |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $29.99 a month or $12.99 a week, up to two hours of interviews a day | $500 for one mock interview; $1,400 for four source |
| A session | You pick 10, 15 or 20 minutes, at any hour, up to two hours a day | One hour: questions in the first half-hour, feedback in the second source |
| Who asks, and how | An AI program director, out loud and voice only, built from your CV and the program’s page | A physician interviewer and former admissions member or interviewer, online by video source |
Price
- Bossed
- $29.99 a month or $12.99 a week, up to two hours of interviews a day
- MedSchoolCoach
- $500 for one mock interview; $1,400 for four source
A session
- Bossed
- You pick 10, 15 or 20 minutes, at any hour, up to two hours a day
- MedSchoolCoach
- One hour: questions in the first half-hour, feedback in the second source
Who asks, and how
- Bossed
- An AI program director, out loud and voice only, built from your CV and the program’s page
- MedSchoolCoach
- A physician interviewer and former admissions member or interviewer, online by video source
A MedSchoolCoach mock is an hour with a physician interviewer and detailed verbal feedback. Use Bossed for the reps between calls. Details for other services are as each publishes them on its own site, checked October 4, 2026.
Spoken interview sessions, up to two hours of interviews a day
A week of focused preparation when your interview is just days away.
Need more than a week? Two weekly payments total $25.98. From three weeks on, the monthly plan costs less.
Cancel anytime in Settings, with no cancellation fee. You keep access until the end of the period you paid for.
Before you ask
How fast can I start?
Setup takes about two minutes and needs no account. You choose a plan before your first interview.
Is a week enough?
The weekly plan is $12.99: a week of focused preparation when your interview is just days away. Need more than a week? Two weekly payments total $25.98. From three weeks on, the monthly plan costs less.
Is an AI good enough?
For the reps, yes. It asks, listens and follows up on what you actually said, up to two hours a day, at 2 a.m. or the night before. Then it scores four skills and quotes your own words back, so you know exactly which answer to fix.
Can I practice for the program that just called?
Yes. Paste its page and the interviewer asks why that program, from what the page says. It is built not to guess at facts the page doesn’t give.
How it works
Set up in about two minutes, then interview out loud and see your scores.
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Add your CV and the program
Upload your CV and paste the program’s page if you have it. No account needed, and setup takes about two minutes.
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Interview out loud
Pick 10 minutes to fit between calls, or 15 or 20 if you have time. One AI program director asks, listens and follows up.
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Get scored on four skills
Clinical reasoning, communication, judgment and teamwork, with your own words quoted back and a note on every question.
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Go again before the next call
Swap in the next program’s page and run another 10 minutes.
The night before
The same evening, two ways.
Without rehearsing
- You’ve refreshed your email more times than you’ve said your answers out loud.
- Your “why a different specialty” answer doesn’t exist yet.
- You don’t know how you sound on a short call.
After practicing out loud
- Your short “tell me about yourself” is said out loud and lands on fit.
- Your “why this specialty” is honest, short and ready.
- You’ve run a short interview between calls, and you’d do it again.
The season’s dates
From the organizations that set them, so you can plan your sessions backwards.
- Mar 3, 2027
Rank order list certification deadline, 9 p.m. EST
Source: NRMP - Mar 15, 2027
Match Week and SOAP begin, 10 a.m. EDT
Source: NRMP - Mar 19, 2027
Match Day, 12 p.m. EDT
Source: NRMP
Good to know
15 minutes by default
Choose 10, 15 or 20 minutes. Pick 10 to fit a session between calls.
Voice only
Voice only: no camera and no video. Your spoken answers are transcribed so they can be scored on what you say.
Your interviewer’s accent
Your interviewer speaks with an American accent. You can change it in Settings.
Match Week and SOAP begin on March 15, 2027, at 10 a.m. EDT. Practice before then.
Questions
What to know before you start practicing.
How fast can I start?
Is the interviewer a real person?
Does it use my camera or record video?
How long is a session?
What does it cost?
What doesn’t it cover?
Related interview practice
Updated on
Ten minutes now, steadier on the next call.
Voice only, scored on four skills, with your own words quoted back and a note on every question.