How is the interview weighed?

[Necr0sis713]

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I had my second interview that was MMI and regular interview. I felt like this one went WAY better than my first. My first one I bombed, but on this one things went pretty well. Me and the interviewer were laughing and it was very friendly.

I was wondering how an interview consisting of multiple people is weighed. Let's just say that I got along well and had good delivery with the main interviewers (2 people), and all the MMI interviewers except one. I was pretty nervous on this one when answering the MMI question, and kind of rambled. I noticed some disinterested body language in the guy. The thing is, he was the director of admissions I think...and he even called me out on my ankle socks :/ (I was NOT aware that there was a formality in terms of dress socks).

How do interviews consisting of multiple interviewers get weighed?

 

[bananafish94]

This is pure speculation, but I imagine each of them have some kind of evaluation that they fill out, which are then presented to the committee when discussing what the decision on your application is. I wouldn't worry a whole lot about the socks, as he was probably just joking. But yeah...wear long socks with dress shoes.

 

[Chelsea FC]

I had my second interview that was MMI and regular interview. I felt like this one went WAY better than my first. My first one I bombed, but on this one things went pretty well. Me and the interviewer were laughing and it was very friendly.

I was wondering how an interview consisting of multiple people is weighed. Let's just say that I got along well and had good delivery with the main interviewers (2 people), and all the MMI interviewers except one. I was pretty nervous on this one when answering the MMI question, and kind of rambled. I noticed some disinterested body language in the guy. The thing is, he was the director of admissions I think...and he even called me out on my ankle socks :/ (I was NOT aware that there was a formality in terms of dress socks).

How do interviews consisting of multiple interviewers get weighed?

Ankle socks with a suit??? I would reject for such a fashion faux pas, I would end the interview if it didn't match your pants as well ... But on a serious note I doubt it would factor much in anything.

 

[Goro]

Go dig up my post on interviews -behind the curtain.

I had my second interview that was MMI and regular interview. I felt like this one went WAY better than my first. My first one I bombed, but on this one things went pretty well. Me and the interviewer were laughing and it was very friendly.

I was wondering how an interview consisting of multiple people is weighed. Let's just say that I got along well and had good delivery with the main interviewers (2 people), and all the MMI interviewers except one. I was pretty nervous on this one when answering the MMI question, and kind of rambled. I noticed some disinterested body language in the guy. The thing is, he was the director of admissions I think...and he even called me out on my ankle socks :/ (I was NOT aware that there was a formality in terms of dress socks).

How do interviews consisting of multiple interviewers get weighed?

 

[Necr0sis713]

Go dig up my post on interviews -behind the curtain.

haha just what I was looking for, thanks! Can I get this thread deleted?

 

[Sardinia]

@O731 Reminds me of when I used to do Lincoln-Douglas debates in high school and the judge mentioned it in additional comments that if I was going to pick black ankle socks to not use Nike. In his words, "Just (don't) do it!"

 

[theonlytycrane]

Swaggin' at the interview like

 

[Matthew9Thirtyfive]

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Swaggin' at the interview like

No. No he can't.

 

[GiveMeThatMD]

⬜Crazy
⬜Not Crazy

 

[Necr0sis713]

That is generally what happens. Each interviewer will have an evaluation/summary/scoring sheet, designed for each part/kind of interview, usually with some sort of value/numbering system and a series of "characteristics" that they score upon, with space for comments and perhaps even bonus point (or bonus minus). Think AP exam kind of scale, though I find 6 to 1 being fairly common. Generally, "extremely well qualified" down to "unqualified." You may have 6 "categories of characteristics" (critical thinking, values, etc), each with either +2, +1, 0 that can be assigned and "overall" impression of +3 to 0, so a total score of 15 for each traditional interviews. Lots of ways to score MMI, but someway they boil it down to possible 30 points total across MMI. Your primary and secondary are scored in a similar way (think of this also as an interview priority).

The total score isnt so much your acceptance, but both your review priority and summary as the 15-30 members of an adcom review you and vote on you.

Excellent!

 

[Hospitalized]

Props to you for going through the entire pre-med process but never learning what kind of socks to wear with a suit.

 

[Gurby]

Go dig up my post on interviews -behind the curtain.

Here is a link for the lazy. The whole thread is a goldmine!

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/threads/interviews-from-behind-the-curtain.1116219/

 

[Necr0sis713]

How can I get this thread deleted?

 

[theonlytycrane]

it's here, on SDN, forevz