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Did you lie about ANYTHING at your interview? I often hear of people saying they want primary care when they really don't?
Be honest and post your lies!!!
Be honest and post your lies!!!
Originally posted by Jalbrekt:
•Figured I should add a few details to my last post. I caught a person cheating on a lab report (I'm a TA), and I asked the student if she cheated. She said no. The professor asked her if she was cheating and she said no. The professor then gave the report back to her saying we had nothing to go on. I was pissed. I had photocopied the report without him knowing about it, so I took it to the dean on my own and got her kicked out of school. I shortened this story by leaving out the part where I asked the student if seh had cheated.•••
Originally posted by qwert:
•Sorry Jalbrekt, you're just a jerk. I'd never shake your hand.•••
Don't cheat and you won't have to worry about anything like this happening to you.
Though I wouldn't have pressed for the girl to be booted out, I would have no remorse if she did. She got what was coming to her.
Originally posted by Jalbrekt:
•Figured I should add a few details to my last post. I caught a person cheating on a lab report (I'm a TA), and I asked the student if she cheated. She said no. The professor asked her if she was cheating and she said no. The professor then gave the report back to her saying we had nothing to go on. I was pissed. I had photocopied the report without him knowing about it, so I took it to the dean on my own and got her kicked out of school. I shortened this story by leaving out the part where I asked the student if seh had cheated.•••
Hey Jelbrekt, I definetly don't condone cheating, but I think you took the incident too far. As a TA the highest spot I would've taken it was the Professor as you initially did, but from there on, considering it was brought to the student's attention by both you and the professor that should've been enough to teach her a lesson. If I were a faculty member interviewing a prospect, and he told me about putting the hammer down like you did, it would've been a turn-off. I would've perfered to hear that you notified the professor and then spoke to the student about how serious the offense was. Just my opinion. By the way,
Back to the subject at hand, I've specifically noticed interviewers probing into my ECs and hobbies as if trying to see if they were legite(sp?)
For example, at a recent interview somehow the conversation went into baseball, and I mentioned I was a fan and as well had played varsity baseball in highschool. Immediately he asked me what I thought of the "trade". Well, considering I'm either in class, work, interviewing or worrying about interviewing I haven't kept up with baseball, so I asked him what trade he was refering to. I got myself out of the corner by bringing up some additional baseball stuff showing him that indeed I was well-versed in it.
The interviewers are pros so they can smell bacon a mile ago. They will catch people lying. He even asked me detailed questions as far as what bait I use to catch Mackeral (I mentioned that I liked fishing).
Originally posted by jmejia1:
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He even asked me detailed questions as far as what bait I use to catch Mackeral (I mentioned that I liked fishing).•••
Well, everybody knows you use cigar minnows to catch mackeral! DUH!!!
Originally posted by SwampMan:
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Well, everybody knows you use cigar minnows to catch mackeral! DUH!!! •••
Yea but you can also use squid with great results, especially at night!
Originally posted by tryingagain:
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Oh by the way, wish me luck on the MCAT in April. I am actually going to study for it this time. <img src="graemlins/laughy.gif" border="0" alt="[Laughy]" /> •••
If you actually study, you won't need luck!
Originally posted by marleybfour:
•Let me tell you about lying.....Twenty years ago I had a GPA 0f 1.7 and was kicked out of college. I went into a panic as my parents had no idea how badly I was doing. I went to the Dean with a fake medical report that said I had Hogkin's disease. ( I didn't even know what that was!) I told him that was the reason I was doing so poorly. The real reason was much simpler: alcohol and boys. He gave me another chance and allowed me to graduate when I brought my GPA up to 2.0 When they called my name at graduation, the Dean stood up and clapped for that " sick little girl with Hodgkin's disease."!! To this day my parents have no idea of this story.
I have since earned another 150 credits and a 3.86 GPA.
No, I wouldn't lie now.•••
<img src="graemlins/wowie.gif" border="0" alt="[Wowie]" />
Originally posted by serpiente:
•Hasn't anyone been asked--would you attend expensive private school X over state school Y (while interviewing at X)? I've certainly been a little less than honest in answering this type of question. When I was honest, I wasn't accepted. I'm just scared that I won't get into my state school (many highly qualified applicants do not). Even if I say that a school is my second choice and explain that I probably won't get into my state school, I feel that I'm less likely to be accpeted than if I make up reasons why I'd rather attend the private school. Am I a terrible person?•••
Nah, that's not lying. I've been wondering how to get around that question too (even though I'm not applying until next year). Obviously I want to attend any of the medical schools I'm going to apply to, so if they ask which is my first choice I'll probably list the reasons why I want to go to that specific school. And then explain that I'll be happy just to receive a medical education and will have to weigh my options carefully if I need to choose between acceptances. But I'm only applying to 3 schools, so if you're applying to 20 that might be harder to pull off
BTW, my school is very harsh on cheating.. the least that will happen is a zero on whatever you cheated on (like a lab report), or a failure in the class if you cheat on an exam. Most likely you'll also be kicked out for at least 6 months with a permanent mark on your transcript. People still work together on lab reports, but I would never outright copy one. I've heard that the engineering faculty turns a blind eye to duplicate assignments, but the faculty of Science is really stingy about cheating.