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hiraeth9 said:
I have an interview coming up soon. It is in 5 days :nailbiting:, but one day is practically gone for travel! I'm really worried about not being prepared and wanted to know the pros and cons of rescheduling versus going in with less prep :shrug: Thoughts?
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I personally think it is bad to over-rehearse and practice interviews. If you get too comfortable with practice questions or a script...you will perform even worse when the throw you something that you aren’t prepared for. Genuinely, interviewing is a skill that you cannot acquired through practicing interviews. It is a talent you get better at through prolonged exposure to public speaking and leadership roles. All you need to do is just calm down, don’t stress or fret and just talk. Everyone gets nervous, and if you focus too much on the practice (particularly feeling like you havent had enough) then you will be more stressed for the real thing and will fail harder than with less practice/less stress. You will do just fine - go to the 5 day from now interview.
 
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This is ridiculous. You'll never feel ready, there's not such thing. You'll always feel nervous.

Rescheduling now is going to hurt you so much more than just going in 4 days. Whatever "extra" time you get will not prepare you enough to overcome the inconvenience to the school at this point.

You need to just chill and be yourself. Go read my interview tips thread.
 
Don’t reschedule. It’s normal to feel nervous, but remember that you are the expert on you. Talk about what you’ve done naturally (not just saying what you think they want to hear), and it will work out if it is a good match. Being overly-prepared is also not a good thing.


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Don't reschedule. I stopped "prepping" for my interviews; just look over your application, be prepared to talk about anything and everything on there. Think of a couple of questions to ask at the end of the interview. Honestly, trying to prepare too much made interviews feel more procedural and unnatural. Just relax and talk...
 
Crayola227 said:
This is ridiculous. You'll never feel ready, there's not such thing. You'll always feel nervous.

Rescheduling now is going to hurt you so much more than just going in 4 days. Whatever "extra" time you get will not prepare you enough to overcome the inconvenience to the school at this point.

You need to just chill and be yourself. Go read my interview tips thread.
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strongly with agree this!
 
If you can answer “why medicine” and “why this particular medical school” and are a normal functioning human in conversation- do not reschedule.

If you do not meet the criteria above, we have bigger problems on our hands.

Enjoy the interview. If you were honest in your app you have nothing to remember.
 
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