asking questions during interviews

[drtobeOH]

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I hear that it is key during an interview to ask them questions, not to just wait and see what they are going to ask you. I can see how this would be very important, but what kind of questions do you ask. Ask about their program, boards, the weather?

any help would be awesome!

 

[UIC Killa]

I hear that it is key during an interview to ask them questions, not to just wait and see what they are going to ask you. I can see how this would be very important, but what kind of questions do you ask. Ask about their program, boards, the weather?

any help would be awesome!

One of my interviewers was a student at the school and I specifically asked him about community service clubs and how he is able to budget his time with the school work, lucky enough for me he was actually a president of one of the clubs and he gave me a very good answer...just ask questions that seem relevant and doesnt seem "pre-thought"...sometimes many of your questions will be answered well before the interview (tour, students, and counselors who talk to you...) so dont ask them just for the sake of asking, tell them politely that you had questions but were answered by the staff...etc. Thats just my input...good luck

 

[HemaOncoDoc]

I hear that it is key during an interview to ask them questions, not to just wait and see what they are going to ask you. I can see how this would be very important, but what kind of questions do you ask. Ask about their program, boards, the weather?

any help would be awesome!

Be proactive. They want to know you're as interested in getting to know them (school) as they are interested in getting to know you. It is about finding students that would excel and best fit their curriculum, lifestyle, etc...Once they accept you, they want to know that you'll want to come. They want to retain their students.

I had a wide range of questions for the interviewers. If there were information sessions before my interviews, many of my questions were answered through the sessions or by raising my own hand to ask them. Usually, by the end, I had 3-4 questions that I was able to ask my interviewers. Best of luck!

 

[TerpDO]

I feel that if your interview is going well... and conversation is flowing, questions with answers that you are interested in will just come out naturally. Before my first interview I tried to read over the "list" of typical questions to ask interviewers and trying to memorize them just made me more nervous. Don't DO THAT. Just go to the interview, pay attention to what people say and anything you need elaboration on or if there is something that is not clear then ask about it at the end of the interview or during the day. Pretty simple huh?

 

[Dunkin'DO]

so dont ask them just for the sake of asking, tell them politely that you had questions but were answered by the staff...etc. Thats just my input...good luck

Not sure I agree with that advice. Of course, it's all interview-dependent. If during the course of your interview you've had the opportunity to ask a lot of questions, then there's no need to "ask for the sake of asking" at the end. Otherwise, I think it's a big mistake not to have a few questions lined up.

 

[UIC Killa]

Not sure I agree with that advice. Of course, it's all interview-dependent. If during the course of your interview you've had the opportunity to ask a lot of questions, then there's no need to "ask for the sake of asking" at the end. Otherwise, I think it's a big mistake not to have a few questions lined up.

well, what I meant was that you shouldnt ask questions in which you were already given the answer to, just for the sake of asking...for example...before my interview I had plenty of questions that dealt with finances but luckily enough for me they gave us a half hour session on financial aid right before the interview...if I were to ask during the interview my questions about financial aid then it would seem like I was either not paying attention or I am just asking for the sake of it...it is very IMPORTANT to have questions but make sure they are relevant is all I am saying

 

[kaikai128]

I hear that it is key during an interview to ask them questions, not to just wait and see what they are going to ask you. I can see how this would be very important, but what kind of questions do you ask. Ask about their program, boards, the weather?

any help would be awesome!

I always asked something like,
"As I am well aware that a lot of time and effort goes into designing the perfect medical school curriculum, what (if any) changes do you expect to see in your school's curriculum in the next five years."

This question feeds into the trends that there has been and increase in Problem Based Learning and an increase in early clinical hours with a reciprocative decrease in lecture hours. I had very receptive responses to this question at all schools.

Another question,
"I always admired the amount of early clinical education that your school encorporates, what is it that you feel is your school's biggest strength."

As questions that make you 1. look intellignet, and 2. look as if you have done your research on the school. It is one last chance to leave a good impression.