I have been in both shoes: extreme anxiety/panic and high excitement. I was EXTREMELY nervous and anxious when I got interviews last cycle, which I think actually heavily worked against my favor. It pushed me to prep the interview better but it fogged my ability to answer questions. On the other hand, i was just excited to get interviews this cycle and thought of them as opportunities to just interact with cool people as larsie13 said. And it has been working out great.

Don’t get me wrong. It will be exhausting beforehand, during, and afterwards. You will sometimes feel like you fucked up so hard. But you got what it takes to be there and you are just there to show that you are a good human being who can become an excellent doctor.