i had an interview at hopkins last month and it went horribly. the first 20ish minutes was fine but then once we got to the list of questions that they ask every applicant, my interviewer started getting really annoyed and repeating the same thing along the lines of "i'm trying to understand... blah blah blah... or HOW exactly did you...." or "i get _... but i'm really trying to understand." "right, but WHAT exactly would you_." it felt really unproductive and i've done mock interviews and other traditional interviews before so i know my responses have been solid and well liked by different people. it felt like she was really grilling me and unsatisfied with what i was saying so she kept asking follow up questions. even when i felt my answers had been adequate and i'd shared a good patient story or provided solid logic, it felt like she was just shooting down everything i said. i tried to not get flustered and just take it by stride but it felt really demoralizing. she seemed super disinterested throughout the interview, would often interrupt me, and i saw her yawning during one of the responses. i also asked solid questions linked to the work she was doing in the baltimore community and she still seemed so zoned out and like she didn't care. i was really shocked by this interview experience because i've had amazing, warm, and conversational traditional interviews at other schools. it was surprising because a lot of the current students and applicants this cycle were talking about how chill and conversational their interview was and mine felt like the exact opposite. (the student interview was wonderful though). hopkins is obviously a dream school but i feel like this one person has ruined my chances at something i worked so hard for. it feels so unfair. does anyone have a similar experience or thoughts on what to expect? i'm really scared and this is going to be eating at me until march.
