Advise for my last interview

[ejf]

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I've titled myself the queen of the wait-list. The way I see it, if i made it to the interview stage, my wait-list or rejection status is not because of my scores or grades but a poor first impression that i've made. I have one more interview--at KCOM. Any advise would be welcome. Here's what i've been told so far:

--dress conservatively, with hair up
--take out all piercings
--remember most interviewers are conservative--at least socially
--be yourself (which doesn't seem to work wonders with first impressions, especially when i'm nervous)
--have answers to the regular questions prepared ahead of time (got that down)
--be well educated on current issues relating to medicine and public health
--don't share more than they need to know

Is there something i'm missing?

 

[Robz]

I've titled myself the queen of the wait-list. The way I see it, if i made it to the interview stage, my wait-list or rejection status is not because of my scores or grades but a poor first impression that i've made. I have one more interview--at KCOM. Any advise would be welcome. Here's what i've been told so far:

--dress conservatively, with hair up
--take out all piercings
--remember most interviewers are conservative--at least socially
--be yourself (which doesn't seem to work wonders with first impressions, especially when i'm nervous)
--have answers to the regular questions prepared ahead of time (got that down)
--be well educated on current issues relating to medicine and public health
--don't share more than they need to know

Is there something i'm missing?

I know it sounds stupid but


have fun.....

 

[macpappy]

When I get nervous I have a tendancy to NOT TALK. It is my opinion (and only that) that most medical schools want to see that you can communicate and interact with people, since someday your whole job will be communicating and interacting with people all day every day. Communicate and interact equals TALK. I would have at least 10 or more things that were well rehearsed, researched, etc and fit as many into your conversation as possible. Have you every been in a conversation where the person talks too much? This does happen, but even worse, have you been in a conversation where you can't get 2 words out of the other person. The person that won't say 2 words is much more difficult to be around than the person that says 200 words. This is just my 2 cents

 

[medicomel]

What about that dreaded question:
"So do you have any questions for us?"