Anyone ever find romance at an interview?

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ever have a connection with someone at an interview---maybe a fellow applicant--and wanted to see them again? at interviews we must be very professional, no funny business, but i met this one girl at an interview recently and we hit it off and clicked really well, hung together the entire day and even got drinks at the airport later.... but given that this person lives far away--i just let it go. anyone ever have this happen to them? im a bit heartbroken....😎
 
Yup. I have met a couple of people at interviews - some current students, some applicants, that I was definitely interested in. On in particular.

Unfortunately, I'm thinking possible romantic potential isn't the BEST reason to choose a school. Anyhow, I sabotage relationships, so I'm not thinking I'll miss out on too much, lol.

It's tough, though. I catch your drift.
 
My advice is that you wait until you start med school to avoid long distance relationship problems. Besides, you may end up attending the same school as the person you're interested in. You never know.
 
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Its amazing to me that anyone would have the wherewithal to get a date on an interview day. I really wasn't thinking about getting laid, but hats off to people who tried and succeeded I guess, as long as they paid enough attention to the real reason they were there.
 
I actually had a pretty attractive female interviewer at my last interview. I almost offered her a little hot lovin for a spot in the class 😉

Fortunately my better judgement won out.
 
I boinked four of my interviewers, at different schools, of course. Hence my many acceptances (two with scholarships, boo yah). If skin color is a tool, so's my pheromone supply.
 
This seems surprisingly similar to this psych experiment where they tested the correlation between sexual attraction and nervousness. The more nervous you are, the more endorphins your body sends out, which the mind construes as sexual interest if there is a guy/girl present. Were you a bit nervous perhaps?
 
im almost never nervous on interview due to the fact that ive had so much practice...maybe she was? we totally connected though..she even gave me a big hug and a kiss on the cheek when my plane was departing...🙁. i also have her number but its pretty much useless....unless im ever in boston again 😉
 
inaminute said:
I boinked four of my interviewers, at different schools, of course. Hence my many acceptances (two with scholarships, boo yah). If skin color is a tool, so's my pheromone supply.
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hmm...classy...
 
BigMDT said:
im almost never nervous on interview due to the fact that ive had so much practice...maybe she was? we totally connected though..she even gave me a big hug and a kiss on the cheek when my plane was departing...🙁. i also have her number but its pretty much useless....unless im ever in boston again 😉
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haha what if she's reading this post.
 
Long story, but I followed a girl that I had met the summer before to graduate school. It wasn't a particularly good idea. Your medical education comes first. Romance is fickle. Your body is programmed to pursue it, but try to listen to your brain as well.
 
Didn't you say you had a girlfriend in that thread about that interviewer hitting on you? Is this stuff for real?
 
At one of my interviews, one of the adcoms mentioned that she overheard a male interviewee asking for the phone number of a female interviewee and she rejected him. She thought it was really unprofessional, and it showed he really wasn't interested in attending that school.

Lesson: wait till your done with your day and go somewhere else before trying that sort of stuff!!!
 
I actually met a female medical student the day I interviewed at one of the schools. We ended up dating for a little while...quite fun too!
 
wjustice said:
Didn't you say you had a girlfriend in that thread about that interviewer hitting on you? Is this stuff for real?
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His gf prolly found out about that, meaning he's now back on the open market haha
 
LOL! Back to the subject of the OP...

Yeah, so how can we actually get to know someone well enough in one day to actually have that factor in to our school decision? For that matter, does anyone else think it's a by-product of the tremendous stress of this process that we tend to form, or think we form, extremely close relationships with others in our situation in a short period of time?

I wonder, when the app stress is off, how many of these quasi-relationships would actually last in medical school, even if both parties ended up at the same school.

Whoops, there's my inner cynic again...
 
I made out with what I thought was an admissions officer, turns out it was just one of the four admissions office secretaries. But I've waded through my share of dentures before...just usually with better results.

I did get coffee out of it though, but then, so did everyone else.

here's to hoping I get in!
 
Unless you're married or pretty serious, you are quite unlikely to keep up a long distance relationship through your first years of medical school!

That being said, if you meet someone you hit it off with, find a way to hang out with them outside the interview day and ask for the number. Sure it'll probably be nothing, but hey, you never know.

But definitely don't make your move while you are STILL there for the interview day!! "We should share dinner before our flights!" is okay... "Hey baby, can I give you a booty call?" is not 🙂
 
No "romance", but there was one student interviewer who I thought was adorable, and we spent a lot of the interview talking about our common interest in videogames and poker, which was pretty cool. Heh, unfortunately we got so caught up in conversation, we almost ran over time, and I was nearly late for my faculty interview. In the mad rush, I forgot to ask him for his email address, so I couldn't write him a proper thank you note. I wouldn't have asked him out of course, sooo not appropriate. As it was, I think I was a little "too" relaxed since I blurted out a "what the hell" at some point during the interview, and then apologized for swearing, lol.

(And if my interviewer's reading this, thanks for the fun interview!)
 
not that it matters really, but i have an open relationship with my gf.....

i think it IS possible to make a connection in one day. sometimes it just hits you and it clicks. and to address what someone else posted earlier---it was found in a ucsf study that medical students who marry eachother ( a med student med student marriage) have a VERY high divorce rate... something like 80% they said it was bc med students often find/settle for eachother in the high stress/rigorous/time demanding years of medical school, only to find that once they are done with school they move elsewhere (different residencies) and also find that they can meet more people...

isnt the national avg for divorces like 50% of marriages or so?
 
BigMDT said:
not that it matters really, but i have an open relationship with my gf.....

i think it IS possible to make a connection in one day. sometimes it just hits you and it clicks. and to address what someone else posted earlier---it was found in a ucsf study that medical students who marry eachother ( a med student med student marriage) have a VERY high divorce rate... something like 80% they said it was bc med students often find/settle for eachother in the high stress/rigorous/time demanding years of medical school, only to find that once they are done with school they move elsewhere (different residencies) and also find that they can meet more people...

isnt the national avg for divorces like 50% of marriages or so?
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It appears that the general population is underrepresented in divorce proceedings compared to physicians.
 
BigMDT said:
not that it matters really, but i have an open relationship with my gf.....

i think it IS possible to make a connection in one day. sometimes it just hits you and it clicks. and to address what someone else posted earlier---it was found in a ucsf study that medical students who marry eachother ( a med student med student marriage) have a VERY high divorce rate... something like 80% they said it was bc med students often find/settle for eachother in the high stress/rigorous/time demanding years of medical school, only to find that once they are done with school they move elsewhere (different residencies) and also find that they can meet more people...

isnt the national avg for divorces like 50% of marriages or so?
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Relax people. He calls himself BIG, which probalby means he can handle more than one girlfriend, unless of course he calls himself big for a different reason.
 
BrokenGlass said:
Relax people. He calls himself BIG, which probalby means he can handle more than one girlfriend, unless of course he calls himself big for a different reason.
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one of my favorite songs is "Area Codes" 👍...
 
BigMDT said:
it was found in a ucsf study that medical students who marry eachother ( a med student med student marriage) have a VERY high divorce rate... something like 80% they said it was bc med students often find/settle for eachother in the high stress/rigorous/time demanding years of medical school, only to find that once they are done with school they move elsewhere (different residencies) and also find that they can meet more people...
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This explains a lot.
 
Boogsie said:
At one of my interviews, one of the adcoms mentioned that she overheard a male interviewee asking for the phone number of a female interviewee and she rejected him. She thought it was really unprofessional, and it showed he really wasn't interested in attending that school.
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The hell it does. Assuming the guy isn't a complete schmuck, it's not like he planned on meeting someone that he'd want to get a number from while interviewing at that particular school.
 
RPedigo said:
Was it the guy sitting to your right at Applebees? 😉

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LOL! That guy is awesome, but I'm a flirt. Don't misread my flirtatiousness based on one interview. I've met guys at several schools. Meanwhile, I would def. make out with him if he didn't have a gf. Beyond that, I barely know the guy.

And I find that supremely hilarious. When I posted that, I actually thought that you of all people, may see that post, think you had it figured out, and post something to that effect. LOL! You crack me up, sir.
 
DoctorDreamer said:
LOL! That guy is awesome, but I'm a flirt. Don't misread my flirtatiousness based on one interview. I've met guys at several schools. Meanwhile, I would def. make out with him if he didn't have a gf. Beyond that, I barely know the guy.

And I find that supremely hilarious. When I posted that, I actually thought that you of all people, may see that post, think you had it figured out, and post something to that effect. LOL! You crack me up, sir.
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hahaha... damn, I thought I had it.

I think you predicting that means I spend waaaaaaaaay too much time on SDN though. Best of luck at Hopkins (although as I said before, you don't need it). Don't flirt with too many people in Baltimore... 😉
 
RPedigo said:
hahaha... damn, I thought I had it.

I think you predicting that means I spend waaaaaaaaay too much time on SDN though. Best of luck at Hopkins (although as I said before, you don't need it). Don't flirt with too many people in Baltimore... 😉
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I can't help it... I ooze pheremones (sp?). If I find time to hop on here, I assumed you would, too. You know, we're more alike than I'd like to admit, friend. Check your PMs.
 
DoctorDreamer said:
LOL! That guy is awesome, but I'm a flirt. Don't misread my flirtatiousness based on one interview. I've met guys at several schools. Meanwhile, I would def. make out with him if he didn't have a gf. Beyond that, I barely know the guy.

And I find that supremely hilarious. When I posted that, I actually thought that you of all people, may see that post, think you had it figured out, and post something to that effect. LOL! You crack me up, sir.
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Got to love all the free time WashU gives you to bond with fellow interviewees!
 
NotMeNow said:
Got to love all the free time WashU gives you to bond with fellow interviewees!
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LOL! You knew we were talking about WashU... So... Is this Britt or Michael? LOL!
 
Of all the places to go after an interview, why Applebee's? Did you at least go after 9 for half-prize appetizers?
 
DrZaius said:
Of all the places to go after an interview, why Applebee's? Did you at least go after 9 for half-prize appetizers?
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LOL, it was close to the mass transit system back to the airport, and one of the four of us was taking off pretty quickly. And we walked and had to go back to the school for luggage. It just made sense. 🙂

Besides, the heated conversation and quasi-arguments would have made any restaraunt top-notch! Right, Ryan?
 
When I was interviewing for grad school, we had a reception at the admissions director's house. One of the other interviewees started hitting on one of the girls there... turns out she was the director's wife...


he didn't get accepted... :laugh:
 
that must have been one young or at least very attractive wife!?
 
You know, our friend above is staying pretty silent. Me thinks I have some sleuthing to do... Unless he or she wants to come out with it already?
 
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