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Originally posted by SilverAngel1110
at one of my interviews back in october, i asked my interviewer if there were any opportunities for research aside from md/phd (something the school ever made clear). the guy then looks me in the eye, and, dead serious, says "well, of course there ARE opportunities... but we generally frown upon our students having any outside interests. in fact we like to make sure that they have time for nothing else besides schoolwork. for example, the gym we have downstairs in the lounge... it's a big joke among the faculty here because we know that our students certainly don't have time to work out! so of course you COULD work in a lab, but most students here participate in very little besides classwork. i hope that answers your question."
Originally posted by conure
I was interviewing with a 4th year student and I had my legs crossed. Well my foot fell asleep. Not just pins and needles but dead, numb asleep and I didn't realize it. The interview ended and I went to stand up and couldn't feel the lower half of my leg as it hit the floor to take a step. I almost feel over but thankfully the table was there and I braced myself as I realized my foot was asleep.
I gave it a shake and the pins and needles hit. I tried taking a few steps but it looked as though I had polio because my foot was just flopping around as I tried to step.
I don't think the interviewer noticed because I only had to walk a short distance. But god I'm lucky I didn't break my ankle with that first step.
Perhaps they will think I'm slightly disabled. Good or bad?
Originally posted by tedstriker
What school was that, if you don't mind my asking? Einstein?
Originally posted by JlazyMD
I stayed at my grandmother's house prior to my UMASS interview (my top choice), and a mixup packing left me with only sneakers. After frantically searching the house over, the only thing remotely matching my dark suit was a pair of old black leather and wood Danish clogs, with a 1 1/2 inch heel.
I'm a 6'1'' guy.
Clopity clop, clopity clop.
Still havn't heard (they are notoriously slow).
okay, now that had to have been brought up during the interview!
Originally posted by JlazyMD
Actually it wasn't. Now that I think of it, I have never noticed what shoes any of my interviewers wore either. What does this mean?
Originally posted by buglady
oh crap...i just remembered about this dude who interviewed at UCLA the same day as me. He scheduled his interview around the time he was going to be on Jeopardy. Yeah, that's right Jeopardy!! He was the hit in the admissions office that day. He actually won the first game, then he lost on the second time (damn final jeopardy). I have no idea if he's been on tv yet. Perhaps he checks this board and will let us now!
This was all on the day before he interviewed. I was like, "damn, now you really can impress your interviewer!"
Originally posted by vladtaltos
..and who forgets the structure of histidine and cysteine? Lord I was stupid...it was my first interview.....
Originally posted by Rudy1223
Originally posted by appomattox
After sleepwalking through a long day of interviews, and downing many many Diet Cokes to stay awake, my final interview begins with "Did you ever wish you were a black soul singer?"
And that was only the beginning of the weirdness. I swear the interviewer had a total crush on me (if I went on here I think I would reveal my identity, but suffice it to say there is a certain line in complimenting someone's physical appearance that divides politeness from macking).
Originally posted by vladtaltos
well did u hit on her/him back?
"Yeah, I thought I'd just keep the ball rolling. Hey, thanks for meeting with me, by the way!"Originally posted by Bones99
"So I guess you've had some interaction with COMMON FOLK then."
Originally posted by vladtaltos
well did u hit on her/him back?
Originally posted by appomattox
After sleepwalking through a long day of interviews, and downing many many Diet Cokes to stay awake, my final interview begins with "Did you ever wish you were a black soul singer?"
Originally posted by conure
I was interviewing with a 4th year student and I had my legs crossed. Well my foot fell asleep. Not just pins and needles but dead, numb asleep and I didn't realize it. The interview ended and I went to stand up and couldn't feel the lower half of my leg as it hit the floor to take a step. I almost feel over but thankfully the table was there and I braced myself as I realized my foot was asleep.
I gave it a shake and the pins and needles hit. I tried taking a few steps but it looked as though I had polio because my foot was just flopping around as I tried to step.
I don't think the interviewer noticed because I only had to walk a short distance. But god I'm lucky I didn't break my ankle with that first step.
Perhaps they will think I'm slightly disabled. Good or bad?
Originally posted by Louweezel
Then at my Columbia interview a few weeks earlier, my interviewer asked me, "So what books have you read lately?" I explained I didn't have much time to read unfortunately, but named a few books that I had read. Interviewer: "And what else have you read?" I named another. "And what else?" I named another. "And what else?" I took this opportunity to say that was about it for recent reading and promptly asked him what he liked to read. Thankfully he moved on after that, but then he proceeded to ask me to come up with a plan for how I would revamp the entire healthcare system of a third world country. Waitlisted, by the way. [/B]
Originally posted by vladtaltos
so @ my Harvard interview I get asked;
..and who forgets the structure of histidine and cysteine? Lord I was stupid...it was my first interview.....
Originally posted by canadagirl
They seriously asked you the structures of histidine and cysteine in your interview? Is that a standard thing? I haven't been asked anything substantive like that in any interviews.
LOL, though hard to believe. Unexpected cussing is damn funny.Originally posted by Lab-Rat21
I am minding my own business, interviewing when my interviewer gets a cell phone call. She asks if it's OK, I said I understand. She then picks up and starts a fight, with cussing and everything!
I try to just zone out a bit, but she looks at me while she fights and curses. Then, she hangs up in the middle of it all, says my f-ing boyfriend and then says "you were saying you liked research, what do you work in." As if nothing I finished my interview and she said I did well...I have not had a worse one YET.
Originally posted by geromine
LOL, though hard to believe. Unexpected cussing is damn funny.
My story, though not as funny and perhaps even repeated somewhere in this endless thread. So I was at this school and all the interviewees were together and waiting for the interviewers to come over and get us. This really old guy comes out and calls out this girl's name. When she stands up, he takes one look at her and says: "I'm sorry I don't think we can accept you, seeing as to how you're wearing green". Everybody else there (14-15 of us) just happened to be wearing black.
Everybody started laughing but I don't think the girl got the joke cause she had this stunned look on her face, was blushing heavily, trying to force herself to giggle. The funniest part of this was that the interviewer suddenly realized what he'd done and became totally apologetic: "no, no, I was just kidding, this has absolutely no bearing on your application..." and he went on for a long time trying to make up for it.