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Tell me about a question that you weren't able to answer without things getting awkward.
Had that happen too lol... Then he asked me which schools ... LolI only had one awkward moment, and it was when one of my interviewers asked me where else had I interviewed, and I said nowhere else.
+1 haha!Had that happen too lol... Then he asked me which schools ... Lol
+1 haha!
I only had one awkward moment, and it was when one of my interviewers asked me where else had I interviewed, and I said nowhere else.
It was awkward because he was really impressed with my application and didn't understand how I couldn't have had any interviews (upcoming or already done) aside from that one (at that point)."So what do we have to do to get you to consider us more than HMS?"
"What do you mean?"
"Well, I saw your father went there, I assume that you want to as well."
"My father always said that the best interns in his class at B&W came from JH."
"Was he lying?"
"I don't know, do you think he was?"
"No, our students are better."
"Well alright then."
"So I see your Step 2 score is lower than your Step 1 score, why is that?"
"I didn't study nearly as much."
"Do you think that was wise?"
"I live by the maxim, 'never let your schooling interfere with your education.' I didn't think that a few points on a Step exam was worth getting in the way of my away rotations."
"That's stupid."
Program director. Only program that I didn't rank and the only program that didn't match fully of the programs that I interviewed at. ps. my step 2 score was 242.
Me: "Explain how your hobby relates to Medicine?
Interviewee: stares blankly at me...all cortical functioning goes dark for about 20 seconds, then "I don't know."
Any decent interviewee can BS their way through this question, and that's what I was indeed looking for.
Me: "Explain how your hobby relates to Medicine?
Interviewee: stares blankly at me...all cortical functioning goes dark for about 20 seconds, then "I don't know."
Any decent interviewee can BS their way through this question, and that's what I was indeed looking for.
Interviewer: I see that you are from X county.
Me: Yes, sir. I certainly am.
Interviewer: Did your folks ever work on (very famous ranch)?
Me: Yes, we have.
Interviewer: How 'bout that! Your folks have worked on my Daddy's ranch!
Me: How 'bout that!
The power differential was not lost on me.LOL! Great way to build rapport: "your dad works for my dad!"