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I just got back from an interview at a school I absolutely loved, and thought I would be an amazing fit for. Unfortunately, my "conversational" interview with a current and emeritus faculty faculty member didn't allow me to highlight why I was such a good match. The majority of the interview just consisted of both faculty members talking to each other about random people and the older interviewer telling me stories covering his 50+ years in practice
Something like:
Dr. A: "Hey Dr. X, do you know Dr. Y, from Z town?"
Dr. X: "Why no, Dr. A, I don't, what field is he in?"
Dr. A (Not responding to the question): "You know, amakhosidlo, back in the 60's, physicians dedicated a good deal of time to helping the indigent. When medicare came along, it did away with all that" (Pauses, sort of expecting a response from me)
Me: That's...really a shame? (And the moral of the story is? Was that a question?)
I know they were trying to go for a 'conversational' interview, but it ended up being a conversation to which I was really just an audience. I would jump in where I could, but at the risk of talking over them and cutting them off (which I'd heard was a no-no) I just let them talk and ask questions when they felt like it (They did ask the 'bare essentials', so I got in my "Why medicine" and "why X school" answers, a few others).
At the end of the interview they thanked me for coming in and told me I was "Very.....pleasant". 🙁. I looked at their comment sheet, and they hadn't written anything. (Which I've heard is a bad sign).
So....now I'm trying to think of things I can do to communicate that either A) I got gyped on my interview, and go on to say what I wanted to get across at my interview, or B) That my visit really confirmed how much of an amazing fit I feel the school is for me.
They said they'd make their decision in 2 weeks, so if I'm going to send a letter or call or something I have to do it quickly. What sort of options do I have available? Is it generally considered kosher to send a supplemental letter pointing out how I felt my interview didn't allow me to express myself, and go on to say what I wanted to say?
Something like:
Dr. A: "Hey Dr. X, do you know Dr. Y, from Z town?"
Dr. X: "Why no, Dr. A, I don't, what field is he in?"
Dr. A (Not responding to the question): "You know, amakhosidlo, back in the 60's, physicians dedicated a good deal of time to helping the indigent. When medicare came along, it did away with all that" (Pauses, sort of expecting a response from me)
Me: That's...really a shame? (And the moral of the story is? Was that a question?)
I know they were trying to go for a 'conversational' interview, but it ended up being a conversation to which I was really just an audience. I would jump in where I could, but at the risk of talking over them and cutting them off (which I'd heard was a no-no) I just let them talk and ask questions when they felt like it (They did ask the 'bare essentials', so I got in my "Why medicine" and "why X school" answers, a few others).
At the end of the interview they thanked me for coming in and told me I was "Very.....pleasant". 🙁. I looked at their comment sheet, and they hadn't written anything. (Which I've heard is a bad sign).
So....now I'm trying to think of things I can do to communicate that either A) I got gyped on my interview, and go on to say what I wanted to get across at my interview, or B) That my visit really confirmed how much of an amazing fit I feel the school is for me.
They said they'd make their decision in 2 weeks, so if I'm going to send a letter or call or something I have to do it quickly. What sort of options do I have available? Is it generally considered kosher to send a supplemental letter pointing out how I felt my interview didn't allow me to express myself, and go on to say what I wanted to say?
. It was a smaller, newer school back east. I dunno, the more I think about it the more I get the feeling that they might've made their decision before I walked in the room, in which case sending an "OMG I love your school so much!" letter would be kinda pointless. Then again, the entire day the administrators went on about how this was more about us seeing if the school is a good match, not the other way around, so I'm kinda torn.
