"Do you have any questions for me"

[Eurekaa]

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At the end of the interview, with this inevitable question, how exactly do you answer? I read in some places that we should definitley have something prepared for this, rather than just saying "thanks but I'm good." And it's much better to have a serious question than something casual. Although one of my friends asked his interviewer what she thought about the health care reform lol. I guess they probably connected well during the interview. Anyone have some suggestions? Thanks.

 

[J ROD]

I tried to ask something unique to the school so it looks like you have actually looked over the school. For example, my med school has ultrasound equipment that is incorporated in the first semester and we learn how to become "experts" at using it. So, I asked one about that...

Then, we are trying to expand our number of students by sending more students to another hospital system. So, I asked about that....

Know what big issues the school itself is dealing with.....

 

[rockaction]

"Why are YOU at School X?"
"Do the students seem happy here?"
"How easy is it to get into a research project here?" (for schools that don't mandate it)
"How easy is it to shadow physicians around here?"
"What sort of community service opportunities are there?"
And any sort of question you've heard along the day from any of the other interviewees that sounds interesting to you
And always if you see something unique about the curriculum or facilities ask them to give you more info on it
And you can also ask about dual degrees if your interviewer seems to be a big academia person

At two interviews I was at (Pitt and Case), half of the interview was me asking questions. Every time the interviewers answered a question they'd be like "what else?" Luckily I was able to ask a bunch of questions. Be prepared for interviews like that!

And don't be afraid to ask the same question over and over to different people. The important thing is that you simply ask questions in the interview to show your interest in the school and whatnot.

 

[Lokhtar]

Can I fellate you for an acceptance?

 

[Alvarez13]

Hahaha!

 

[boaz]

At the end of the interview, with this inevitable question, how exactly do you answer? I read in some places that we should definitley have something prepared for this, rather than just saying "thanks but I'm good." And it's much better to have a serious question than something casual. Although one of my friends asked his interviewer what she thought about the health care reform lol. I guess they probably connected well during the interview. Anyone have some suggestions? Thanks.

It's best to ask questions that have ramifications particular to the school in question. Most interviewers aren't looking to discuss topics of general interest such as the above. It's not like a date. These are good examples:

"Do the students seem happy here?"
"How easy is it to get into a research project here?" (for schools that don't mandate it)
"How easy is it to shadow physicians around here?"
"What sort of community service opportunities are there?"

 

[boaz]

"Why are YOU at School X?"

Are you serious about that one?

 

[BBender716]

I asked that question in different forms, too. "What do YOU feel is X's biggest strength?" blah blah They really get into it most of the time!

 

[LiveUninhibited]

I asked that question in different forms, too. "What do YOU feel is X's biggest strength?" blah blah They really get into it most of the time!

Agreed. I've asked that one three different times. They always responded well to it.

I've had mixed results with less generic questions. On the one hand, it's a little awkward if they can't answer it well, and on the other, it can show you're well-informed on the school.

 

[rockaction]

Are you serious about that one?

Yes. I always ask my student interviewers why they picked the school and how the faculty interviewers came to be at the school. Why not? It's interesting and helps you gauge the strengths of the schools based on why people have chosen to be there. And people love talking about themselves. It gives off a positive vibe once they are writing their review of you, in my opinion.

 

[FirefighterDoc]

can i fellate you for an acceptance?

+1

 

[LiveUninhibited]

Can I fellate you for an acceptance?

I wonder if anything like that has ever actually happened.

 

[boaz]

Yes. I always ask my student interviewers why they picked the school and how the faculty interviewers came to be at the school. Why not? It's interesting and helps you gauge the strengths of the schools based on why people have chosen to be there. And people love talking about themselves. It gives off a positive vibe once they are writing their review of you, in my opinion.

It would definitely be a good one for most interviewers. But what if this particular interviewer happens not to be happy about being there? Or even if happy, maybe there are personal contingencies they won't want to talk about. In general, I'm thinking some interviewers (especially the older generation) might be rubbed the wrong way...

 

[SoutherNtellect]

Ask something about their own career journey. From my interviews, I've learned that docs love talking about themselves...or just hearing themselves talk.

 

[OMSTR]

Can I fellate you for an acceptance?

lmao. works everytime 🙂 ... well, except when they say no 🙁 lol

 

[La Doctora]

lmao. works everytime 🙂 ... well, except when they say no 🙁 lol

Ahahahahha

 

[red10]

At the interview I just had the interviewers prefaced the "do you have any questions for us" with "we probably won't be able to answer a lot of questions about the school, but..." Of course I asked a question about a program and they couldn't answer, but the interviewer admitted he has no freaking clue and started talking about how easy it was to get in touch with doctors and profs and how willing people are to help you find the answers you need.

I figure I'll be answering the 'do you have any Qs" question with questions i have about programs that seem interesting or with some of the ones previously mentioned about shadowing, interactions with docs and profs, etc.

 

[ILikeDrugs]

I doubt there's anything that one could ask that would actually impress an interviewer. "is there anything that you would like to ask me?" seems to be nothing more than some end-of-interview formality. No matter what question you think of, there's a 99% (yes, I made that up) chance that it won't be original. And since it won't be original, it won't be impressive. I doubt it will make anyone look like "they're really interested in the school". I think it'll just make someone look like they're trying to add another check-mark on their pre-med "must do" list.

 

[NotSur]

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