Emory Interview

[TheElephant]

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I have my interview at Emory coming up pretty soon. I was not told of the name of my interviewer in the initial e-mail that I received, so if you ask the administration would they be willing to divulge this info to you? Also, what kind of questions should I expect to be asked during the group interview?

 

[Psycho Doctor]

I have my interview at Emory coming up pretty soon. I was not told of the name of my interviewer in the initial e-mail that I received, so if you ask the administration would they be willing to divulge this info to you? Also, what kind of questions should I expect to be asked during the group interview?

I think it's ok to call and ask. When did you take the MCAT?

 

[DrYo12]

I have my interview at Emory coming up pretty soon. I was not told of the name of my interviewer in the initial e-mail that I received, so if you ask the administration would they be willing to divulge this info to you? Also, what kind of questions should I expect to be asked during the group interview?

I haven't applied to Emory, but the schools that I've called and asked have said that I'll find out when I get there. It doesn't really matter who interviews you, as long as you can convey the things about yourself that make you a good fit for the school and some solid reasons why you want to be a doctor.

 

[Psycho Doctor]

I haven't applied to Emory, but the schools that I've called and asked have said that I'll find out when I get there. It doesn't really matter who interviews you, as long as you can convey the things about yourself that make you a good fit for the school and some solid reasons why you want to be a doctor.

unless you can find out info on the interviewer before you get there and be prepared appropriately.

 

[DrYo12]

unless you can find out info on the interviewer before you get there and be prepared appropriately.

This is an interesting question. What is the comparative advantage to knowing who your interviewer will be? I suppose if you want to be able to discuss their research with them, that might work, but I wonder how you could prepare any better for trying to be yourself in an interview. Hmmm....talk amongst yourselves...

 

[bigdan]

OP-

May not be worth asking for your "interviewer" (singular) since you will have "interviewers"...3 members of the committee (2 profs and one med student, in my interview) will interview you and two other students all at the same time. Then you'll follow up by meeting with one person that WASN'T on the committee - mine was the President of the Emory Med Alumni.

The process doesn't really lend itself to any of that "I heard you research..." type of interviewer ass kissing...er...discussion that might be found elsewhere. My advice is to make sure that you are comfortable speaking in front of others and make sure that you DO NOT have to dominate a conversation.

Good luck with it. I LOVED the school.

dc

 

[LauraMac]

anyone doing the student host thing? i emailed the person responsible for it and haven't heard anything back yet.

 

[Johnisit1234]

I have my interview at Emory coming up pretty soon. I was not told of the name of my interviewer in the initial e-mail that I received, so if you ask the administration would they be willing to divulge this info to you? Also, what kind of questions should I expect to be asked during the group interview?

Hey,

I'm a current first year student, and truthfully, I don't think it's necessary to know the name of your interviewer. Your group interview will be you and two other students, plus three interviewers (one the interviewers is a student).

You could be asked a wide variety of questions during the group interview. It's actually not bad at all, more interesting to have more people there. You learn a lot about others as well, about how they interact during interviews and whatnot. You could be asked Why Medicine to why you wrote something in your essay to certain ethical/current event issues. Don't be stressed. Be yourself, as someone above mentioned.

Let me know if you have any more specific questions....

Good luck and remember to enjoy yourself!

 

[apar01]

anyone doing the student host thing? i emailed the person responsible for it and haven't heard anything back yet.

I just interviewed at Emory and did stay with a student host. In fact, it was one of the student coordinators of the hosting program that I stayed with. The problem is that sometimes they have a lot of requests for hosting, but not enough willing students to host...especially when it falls right before their exams. I suggest giving it some more time, and eventually they will let you know.

It's always wise to book a hotel room as a backup. When you hear back, just cancel your reservation. Hope this helps.

 

[gdk]

i interviewed at emory recently but didn't stay with a student host.

i've interviewed at 3 schools now and didn't see any advantage i would have had by knowing who my interviewers were.

i guess you could talk about research, but their objective is to see if you're a good candidate for emory, and your objective is usually to sell yourself as such and find out if the school is right for you. given that, i don't see much value in spending time with "i read your research about caveolae-mediated endosomal pathways.... it was really interesting." 🙄

when you get to emory they will give you a list of who your interviewers are. i think you'd learn more by asking about their specialty and how emory is a good school for that, if perhaps you're also interested in that specialty.

one more point: our group was about 18 students. 9 had am interviews and the other had afternoon interviews - after the long tour. so make sure you are ready to walk a lot before your interview just in case.

p.s. i hope i get in. 😍

 

[captbadass]

I just interviewed at Emory and did stay with a student host. In fact, it was one of the student coordinators of the hosting program that I stayed with. The problem is that sometimes they have a lot of requests for hosting, but not enough willing students to host...especially when it falls right before their exams. I suggest giving it some more time, and eventually they will let you know.

It's always wise to book a hotel room as a backup. When you hear back, just cancel your reservation. Hope this helps.

good advice on the hotel situation. im interviewing there shortly. i've been on a few interviews already but for some reason i am really nervous about the panel interview. in some ways it will be cool because you get to see how other students interact. on the other hand, i can also see it being a bit akward if you want to talk about something more personal. so, im curious to know what your experience was with the group interview. did you find the other interviewees to be cool, or did you just get a weird vibe from the whole thing? i guess ishouldn't stress too much about this. i just think it will be weird. thanks

 

[VCMM414]

good advice on the hotel situation. im interviewing there shortly. i've been on a few interviews already but for some reason i am really nervous about the panel interview. in some ways it will be cool because you get to see how other students interact. on the other hand, i can also see it being a bit akward if you want to talk about something more personal. so, im curious to know what your experience was with the group interview. did you find the other interviewees to be cool, or did you just get a weird vibe from the whole thing? i guess ishouldn't stress too much about this. i just think it will be weird. thanks

This obviously differs from group to group. Each group's dynamics changes depending upon the specific interviewees/interviewers permutation. Even if someone did have a bad experience, it does not mean that you'll also have the same bad experience. Bottom line is, there's not much you should worry about, just go and enjoy the experience. Group interviews are certainly pretty novel.

 

[TheElephant]

Thanks for the feedback guys.

 

[gdk]

mine wasn't too weird. the first question to each of us was off our amcas essay, so that one was personal... but not too much that you wouldn't want to talk about it in front of another person. mine was like "you described yourself as x, when have you displayed those traits".
other questions were not all that deep: misconception people have about you (the quiet person said that they were quiet, the laid back person that they were laid back - it was kind of fun), how you would want to be remembered, etc.

also, the staff does a pretty good job trying to relieve the stress. we saw our interviewer at lunch at grady and he said a couple times "you are all going to be doctors, you wouldn't get an interview here if we weren't sure of that. the goal is to see if emory is the right place to start." (or something like that). that was nice thing to say and kind of took the pressure off, i thought.

overall, just relax (tired of hearing that yet?) and listen to what the other people say - you might start a side conversation which i think is the point - lets them see you interact with each other.

 

[Psycho Doctor]

This is an interesting question. What is the comparative advantage to knowing who your interviewer will be? I suppose if you want to be able to discuss their research with them, that might work, but I wonder how you could prepare any better for trying to be yourself in an interview. Hmmm....talk amongst yourselves...

well partly i meant research or what he stressed. If we knew others who had the same interviewer we could find out what kinds of questions they asked. We could know ahead of time if it was stressful or relaxing (yea right!), whether he/she was nice or problematic. I don't know, i jus tthought the more i knew about a situation the better prepared i would be and the less anxious.

 

[iamgoaloriented]

As far as the student hosting goes, they seem to take a long time to set it up. I emailed the guy who is one of the coordinators a month before my interview, and only found out who I was staying with a few days beforehand (my host was unbelievable generous though, so I can't complain).

During my group interview they asked two questions for the whole group to answer. Tell me about yourself/Why medicne/When did you decide on medicine and What kind of activities do you expect to get involved in with your classmates. We also got a few questions that were addressed to us individually. The other students got questions drawn from their essays, but I got asked what I would do if I didnt go into medicine, and another question asked in resonse to my answer.

I think knowing too much about your interviewer could potentially make you look like some kind of creepo.