Asking questions at the interview

[CheddarIsBetter]

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I would like to ask about how many questions one should ask when interviewed.

I've poked around the threads a bit, and many people had a number of great questions to ask/keep in mind when on campus. However, I was wondering how many questions you all had for the interview panel at the end. Just one, or two? Slightly more?

I know it's important (and you SHOULD) ask questions, but I am wondering how many you can do until it's more an annoyance.

 

[ceftazidime]

Don't ask questions for the sake of asking questions... ask them because you're actually curious. If you think about the fact that you're going to be dedicating 4 years of your life to this particular medical school, while also trying to obtain a residency with the education provided by that school, a lot of questions should pop into your head. Ask as many as you have... they will politely let you know when the interview is over. I personally wouldn't find it annoying if someone had a lot of questions... rather, I would be impressed that they thought so hard about this.

 

[LSU Alex]

Ask questions till they run you out of the room. You are there to sell yourself to the school, and they are there to sell themselves to you. They can tell if you are asking questions just to ask. So don't do something silly like that. But if you have 50 legitimate questions, ask 50 legitimate questions. Medical education is expensive... they should be able to handle a few questions. Bonne chance!

 

[CheddarIsBetter]

Thanks for the replies 🙂 The questions that I've found on SDN are very good questions, mostly hard questions about the 3rd and 4th year, which is where it seems the schools will diverge the most on the quality a student gets. Questions that I wouldn't have thought to ask if I hadn't looked around on here *sweats*

I'll pick out the questions that I want to know about the most and ask until they let me know it's time.

 

[Buckeye(OH)]

I used to interview students, I didn't give extra points for asking questions.

 

[PunkmedGirl]

I used to interview students, I didn't give extra points for asking questions.

Ouch.

 

[MSUSpartan642]

I used to interview students, I didn't give extra points for asking questions.

Did you ever take off points for asking questions though?

 

[bigDinLV]

Did you ever take off points for asking questions though?

Guess it depends on if they are stupid questions. There is such a thing.

 

[da Vincis World]

You certainly need to ask questions...if you can't think of anything, ask them what brought them to this particular school.

Look at their diploma hanging on the wall, if it says 'University of Florida' ask them about Florida.

 

[It'sElectric]

I used to interview students, I didn't give extra points for asking questions.

Ditto. I think the most advantageous thing you can do is somehow find a connection between yourself and at least one of the interviewers and appear genuinely excited/interested in being there - there are a number of ways one can express that.

 

[CheddarIsBetter]

I think it's important to ask SOMETHING. If you just walk out of the interview with no questions, I think it would come off as not being prepared, or inquisitive enough, when coming to the school. Obviously, one cannot know everything there is to know without asking, and having questions also shows you are interested in what the school can offer.

The questions I have in mind are not just questions for the sake of questions. Mostly, from looking through SDN it's stuff concerning the rotational years.

 

[bleeker10]

Definitely ask questions about rotations since that is the most important time in your education. I always made sure to ask what brought them to this school, what they personally like about it and the city, what their favorite/least favorite class was (if they went to school there). The questions allowed me to speak about what I like about the school and the town.