advice about interview evaluations

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my interviews at my first-choice school weren't totally terrible, but i didn't feel like either of the interviewers "got" what i am about as a person or liked me. neither was particularly engaging, and both made comments just this side of "you shouldn't be doing med school". i didn't screw up in any big or obvious ways, but i certainly didn't do the best job ever, and i was just flustered enough to forget to work to conversation around to some of my stronger points that had been underemphasized.

now i have to fill out interview evaluations and sign them. do i play it cool, just say everything was fine, and wait for my results? do i write that i didn't manage to present myself well? (they ask)

i would REALLY like to go to this school.

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[PBMaxx]

My advice is to fill out your evaluations honestly. They are probably ananymous. Then in a week or so (before the next committee meeting if possible) write a letter of intent and bring up some of the points that you missed and feel are important.

 

[tinkerbelle]

I was really honest on my interview evaluations. Although, i think they were all anonymous. But I mean, I gave details, so they could have ID'ed me if they wanted to. I had a crappy interview at one school, and said so on the feedback form. I still got accepted, so i guess they didn't mind that i said their interviewer seemed totally uninterested in me and barely asked me any questions.

I think it would look really wierd if you said that you thought your interview when fine and you interviewer gave you a really crappy review. Don't put yourself down, but it won't hurt you to say that you were really nervous and the interviewers may not have seen the "real you".

 

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they are NOT anonymous.

 

[tinkerbelle]

they are NOT anonymous.

you should still be honest. As I said before, it'll look really wierd if you say your interview went ok and your interviewer says you don't belong in medicine. At least if you're honest and admit you were having an "off-day", the AdCom might think about giving you a second interview or putting more weight on your recs/app than on your interview

 

[ajt2003]

they are NOT anonymous.

Hey - was that at Yale? Sorry to pry, but I interviewed there last Friday and am about to send my evaluation forms in, too. I feel the EXACT same way you do - so annoying that my interviewers basically, well, sucked. (I'm a good judge of interview experiences as I've had the opportunity to be an interviewer many times.)

I definitely don't feel like I was able to give an accurate representation of myself, but I think that it's best to spin everything towards the positive (e.g., while it was great we spoke about X, I would have liked to elaborate on Y and Z").

I think the fact that they're NOT anonymous is supposed to be a plus - here's a chance to have your say (politely and eloquently, of course).

Best of luck!

 

[PBMaxx]

they are NOT anonymous.

What makes you say this? NONE are anonymous, or not all are anonymous?

I figure that they can ID you, provided the interviewee pool was small enough, but at a place like Indiana where there were roughly 40 applicants at the same interview day, I would think that the ADCOMs would be hard pressed to figure out who is who.

Anyway, anonymous or not be honest.


Upon rereading your post, and letting it get through my thick Skull, I understand that you meant this particular evaluation is not anonymous.
Ha ha 😳 silly me.

Be honest, not defensive. Use it as an opportunity to address the things that you wanted to but were unable.

 

[AStudent]

I waited a little while before submitting mine. That way I got to think about the interview a little more, and a little less about how I did.

Whether you send it in now, in a month, or two months won't make a decision if you're accepted or not.