I have never met "that guy" in interviews. Have you?

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This forum is full of people complaining about "that guy."

That guy who's always asking questions during speeches. That guy who is interrupting. That guy who comes in with khaki shorts and green hair. That guy who brags constantly about his amazing MCAT score. That guy who neglects to notice that the admissions staff are frowning at him.

That guy who...

Has anybody actually met this person? Honestly, every single individual I've met on my interviews (four of them, see how I actually told you how many LOOK I AM BUCKING THE TREND) has been extremely friendly and at least reasonably sociable. Thinking back, I don't believe I saw, heard, or noticed any real faux pas; everybody was pretty cool in fact. There have been the occasional odd pauses or who-is-going-through-the-door-first-is-it-you-because-you're-a-girl-oh-no-that's-sexist-maybe-I-should-go-oh-nope-they-moved-their-leg-they-must-want-to-go-first-should-I-hold-the-door-oh-god-I-am-so-awkward moments, but nothing major. Nothing really even that memorable.

So... have YOU met that guy? Did you really? How bad was he, exactly? What did he do?






...I hope this isn't one of those "if you look around and don't find that guy, it's you" kind of things.

Is this guy similar to the "**** was so cash" guy: infamous yet nonexistent?
 
Most people I've met were actually very normal, sociable people (no sociopaths).
Maybe the schools I went to for interviews do not attract "that guy?"
And maybe the schools you went to for interviews do not attract "that guy."
Who knows?
But I know I've run into "that guy" in some of my classes. Yes sir, have I.
 
Interview when you get to med school. I guarantee you will finally meet That Guy.
 
Myuu said:
Interview when you get to med school. I guarantee you will finally meet That Guy.
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Does everybody manage to disguise their ThatGuyosity until they're fighting over residencies, or what?

I hear stories of such rampant douchbaggery, but never actually see the sloshing vessels of cleansing fluid themselves.
 
centrigeugle said:
Does everybody manage to disguise their ThatGuyosity until they're fighting over residencies, or what?

I hear stories of such rampant douchbaggery, but never actually see the sloshing vessels of cleansing fluid themselves.
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I've always wondered what "that guy" does to make him such a gunner douche during clinicals?
 
centrigeugle said:
This forum is full of people complaining about "that guy."

That guy who's always asking questions during speeches. That guy who is interrupting. That guy who comes in with khaki shorts and green hair. That guy who brags constantly about his amazing MCAT score. That guy who neglects to notice that the admissions staff are frowning at him.

That guy who...

Has anybody actually met this person? Honestly, every single individual I've met on my interviews (four of them, see how I actually told you how many LOOK I AM BUCKING THE TREND) has been extremely friendly and at least reasonably sociable. Thinking back, I don't believe I saw, heard, or noticed any real faux pas; everybody was pretty cool in fact. There have been the occasional odd pauses or who-is-going-through-the-door-first-is-it-you-because-you're-a-girl-oh-no-that's-sexist-maybe-I-should-go-oh-nope-they-moved-their-leg-they-must-want-to-go-first-should-I-hold-the-door-oh-god-I-am-so-awkward moments, but nothing major. Nothing really even that memorable.

So... have YOU met that guy? Did you really? How bad was he, exactly? What did he do?






...I hope this isn't one of those "if you look around and don't find that guy, it's you" kind of things.

Is this guy similar to the "**** was so cash" guy: infamous yet nonexistent?
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Umm, at one of my interviews this guy started telling me how he hated the school, and now that he was thinking about it he would hate to be a doctor because he doesn't like patients, so the only specialty he may do is diagnostic radiology :idea: And then he proceeded to tell us how he hates volunteering because he has too much pride for it 😱 ...At some point, I thought the admissions committee had "planted" him there just so they can see our reactions. It was an interesting experience...😎
 
I only met 1 weird person at my 4 interview.. the guy wasnt a sociopath but wasn't well dressed and obviously had a great MCAT score and did give a eff about getting into the school we were interviewing at.
 
I met that girl at my second interview. Rapid-fired really aggressive/annoying questions at the tour guides, had to look at EVERYTHING, pretty much ignored everyone else interviewing that day (and definitely NOT because she was shy in any way). The only time she talked to any one of us was to ask where someone was from, and while that person was still answering, she turned to me and asked me the same question. WTF.

You could tell the tour guides were doing their best to pretend that her questions were totally normal, and they did a pretty good job. Anyway, I loved this school, but I hope she's not there if I end up going. :scared:
 
Did anybody else just google "godfather pose?"

Do you mean the leaning way back with your legs stuck out in front of you, each arm over the chairs to your side, doing the "look how cool I am you can tell by how I act like I don't care about stuff" pose?
 
dpsPanda said:
Yes that's it. He just needed a cigar and hat to complete the look lol.
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Now I'm paranoid because I'm trying to think if I ever did that.

oh my god what if I was just stretching my arms out to the side and somebody saw me!

also while I have you here the name "dpsPanda" always makes me think about DotA. Anyone else? Just me? Nobody? Okay then...
 
I've been to 5 interviews, so let's ballpark and say I've seen/interacted with ~150 other applicants, and I've only seen ONE "that guy." He wouldn't stop talking about his interview at Yale, his parents both being doctors (one of which works at the school we were interviewing at), and his ivy league UG.

I also met a guy who wore blue dress slacks, a yellow shirt, a green tweed sport coat, and a red paisley tie...not sure what he was thinking.

Yes, "that guy/girl" DOES exist, we aren't making it up. You've just been fortunate enough not to come by him/her (or unfortunate...it's pretty humorous).
 
dpsPanda said:
Another student in the morning welcome session was sitting with the 'godfather pose' as the dean was welcoming everyone. Pretty sure he was oblivious to how rude and arrogant he was being.
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That? I might have been guilty of doing that. 😳 (its just a posture that is comfortable for me - no disrespect)

And usually my legs are hidden under the table or something similar.
 
XklusivGuy said:
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That? I might have been guilty of doing that. 😳 (its just a posture that is comfortable for me - no disrespect)

And usually my legs are hidden under the table or something similar.
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:laugh:
 
Haven't applied but my friend met a guy with no tie and a popped collar.
 
Maybe that means youre that guy

Edit: Noooo this revelation was already made in the first post. Well, guess you have met that guy and its me!
 
First rule of med school: if you look around your class and don't know who the gunner is, it's you. Perhaps the same applies to "that guy"
 
centrigeugle said:
Now I'm paranoid because I'm trying to think if I ever did that.

oh my god what if I was just stretching my arms out to the side and somebody saw me!

also while I have you here the name "dpsPanda" always makes me think about DotA. Anyone else? Just me? Nobody? Okay then...
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loool
i went through the memory of every one of my interviews as well
 
Ive seen a lot of these types of individuals on my interviews.

A few didn't talk to me after they found out what school I was from (They were ivy leaguers and we were at a top 15 school) while others cut ahead, didn't show any manners, and talked about themselves.

All in all, I think I have seen 10 of "that guy"

I actually may try it out at one of my next interviews ;-)
 
tap5103 said:
First rule of med school: if you look around your class and don't know who the gunner is, it's you. Perhaps the same applies to "that guy"
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Totally hope not cause I totally have been read as "that guy" during courses. Granted, I try to be on best behavior on interviews, which means no clerks 2 allusions.
 
I have met "that girl" before. The same one. At multiple interviews. It gave me the willies because I thought she looked like she'd literally kill to get in to med school.
 
dpsPanda said:
Could it be that someone else tied it for him that morning?! 😱
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Didn't somebody make a topic a few months ago about how they couldn't tie their own shoe? Could it possibly be? :laugh:
 
Nymphicus said:
One of the other interviewees fell asleep when we stopped to sit for a moment during the student tour. He was Canadian.
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This was me during one of my interview days. My small-ish interview group was being taken by bus back to the school from the hospital tour. I had gotten very little sleep the previous night due to an unfortunately well-lit hotel room (it was impossible to close the blinds, and there was a light right outside my window); I was very tired. Also, I tend to fall asleep during car/bus rides. One of the admissions office members was standing in the aisle, facing us, and giving us some info about the school, and I entered that awful state where there is basically no way to stay awake short of standing up and walking around (I'm sure some of you know what I mean). I fortunately was wearing sunglasses (everything about this interview trip was too well-lit, it seemed), but this didn't keep me from leaning into the aisle after entering those seconds-long sleep spells. I tried to fight it, I really did...

Oh, accepted here, btw. lol Good school. I felt so rude, but I couldn't help it. 😳
 
I interviewed at a school that apparently draws its class mainly from Ivies, and 11 out of the 15 people at my interview were also from an Ivy, and they wouldn't talk to us state-schoolers.

At another school, an interviewer asked me if the only reason I went to a state school is that it was "convenient" [he and all my co-interviewees were from Ivies].

At a third school, an interviewer spent the entire hour boasting about his children, and at some point told me explicitly that his daughter got a much better education at Columbia than she would have at "state schools like UC[insert my school name here]". I tried to defend my school but he kept talking over me. I didn't get in.

At a fourth school, a co-interviewee never made eye contact, mumbled to himself, only looked at the ground, and had memorised the student:cadaver ratio in all the schools he had interviewed at. Next Cragislist killer, anyone?
 
At two of my interviews I ran into the same person who kept boasting about their undergrad. Yet, they seemed friendly and they somehow did not come across as conceited, just a bit oblivious.

Also, I like DotA. 👍
 
i'm definitely not that guy that you guys are talking about, but i am the guy that tries to make jokes in the awkward moments and talks too much in the waiting room

i'm THAT guy

the weirdest people that i've met on the interview trail have been a few that just exuded arrogance, like they were already in, or people that were too shy or scared to look up from the ground. in both cases i feel like it might be some people's defense mechanism to take on a certain persona when they're anxious. like for me, i try to make unfunny jokes in awkward moments...
 
I've only met nice people on my interviews. A few people have been super shy, but that's about it. Also, none of the Ivy-leaguers at my interviews have been pretentious about it--and I'm not from an Ivy, so I'm not just saying that. Maybe I've just gotten lucky.
 
I've only been able to pick out one, but boy was it obvious. She was definitely real tall and real cute, so as is protocol I decided to make acquaintances. I facepalmed almost immediately - as soon as I introduced myself, she put on something I like to call the "noddy-smiley" persona, and proceeded to do so for the ENTIRE TOUR. It's exactly what it sounds like - anything ANYONE said to her (but especially the admissions people and our tour guide) was met with conspicuously enthusiastic nodding and smiling. It was unreal how enthralled she was by the guide's anatomy lab spiel. It must have taken tremendous endurance, honestly; I almost respect her for it. Almost. Mostly I wanted to kick her in the shins.

I got proof when it wasn't just me when the tour guide, seeing her walk out the door, exclaims to me: "damn, she's pretty, but she's weird as all hell." BAM - independent confirmation.

Oh, and how could I forget this exchange?

Me: So where are you coming from?
Her: I go to school in [...]!! :nod:
Me: Oh that's great, do you come down to [...] a lot?
Her: :nod: Oh yeah!! Have you heard of the Student Doctor Network? They have a lot of really good information on interviews. They have places to stay and questions they ask and everything!! :nod:

It really was that out of the blue. It was pretty flabbergasted at the sheer randomness of it. HEY YOU - if you're reading this, I'm sure you're fantastic! Whether it's because you're nervous or you just have slightly the wrong idea, it's something easy to fix. I hope you don't mind some humor at your expense 🙂
 
I buy Power Treads so I can run ahead of everybody and hold the door open for them.
 
I'm going with the consensus here. Nearly everyone I've met at interviews has been pretty decent/polite/med school material and what-not. Definitely some awkward moment here and there (though I'm definitely getting used to not opening doors for myself anymore, hehe) though.

But on one interview, I did get a business card from another interviewee that basically said "Name. Premed." Just like in those horror stories about obnoxious premeds. Except this guy was just one of the nicest guys I ever met. Either he's the real thing, or I've been had by a master. :scared:
 
Once you start school you'll realize "those guys" were actually at your interviews. They just managed to conceal it for interviews and maybe the first few weeks/months of school.
 
I met "that guy" at Columbia. He had a laminated copy of his MCAT score report that he "accidentally" let slide out of his Coach portfolio at lunch (44T, if you must know)
 
JHU 2010 said:
i'm definitely not that guy that you guys are talking about, but i am the guy that tries to make jokes in the awkward moments and talks too much in the waiting room

i'm THAT guy

the weirdest people that i've met on the interview trail have been a few that just exuded arrogance, like they were already in, or people that were too shy or scared to look up from the ground. in both cases i feel like it might be some people's defense mechanism to take on a certain persona when they're anxious. like for me, i try to make unfunny jokes in awkward moments...
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Lol like a real life chandler bing.
 
centrigeugle said:
I buy Power Treads so I can run ahead of everybody and hold the door open for them.
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Haha, so you are that guy. I also noticed at one interview you wore special gloves for extra door holding grip.

Seriously, I have met a lot more cool interviewees than I thought. That is a refreshing thought since these people are future classmates and coworkers for life.
 
TheGloaming said:
Haha, so you are that guy. I also noticed at one interview you wore special gloves for extra door holding grip.

Seriously, I have met a lot more cool interviewees than I thought. That is a refreshing thought since these people are future classmates and coworkers for life.
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I was just about to say... if you never ran into 'that guy,' chances are you are him.
 
I have this sneaking suspicion that I am "that guy," so much so that I made a point to check every post on this thread to make sure I was not "that guy" referenced...
After all, on occasion I like to talk about this or that, and it might be misconstrued as...arrogant?

But I try to be the nicest person in the room to make sure that I am not "that guy" in any situation, still I have a sneaking suspicion that perhaps I am a closeted "that guy." Perhaps, I am over compensating...

In fact, I propose that all of us SDNers are to some degree "that guy." I think we could potentially create a SDN "that guy" normal curve, and I bet it only becomes an issue after you have hit 2-3 SDs over the norm. Which is usually what "that guy" scores on standardized tests and orgo exams...

If this is the case, we could simply convert the MCAT normal curve into a "that guy" normal curve. Furthermore, you have to score at least in the 80th percentile of the MCAT to even be considered competitive for medical school, and we all have had interviews...

The implications of this theory are dire my friends...dire
 
digitalsea11010 said:
I have this sneaking suspicion that I am "that guy," so much so that I made a point to check every post on this thread to make sure I was not "that guy" referenced...
After all, on occasion I like to talk about this or that, and it might be misconstrued as...arrogant?

But I try to be the nicest person in the room to make sure that I am not "that guy" in any situation, still I have a sneaking suspicion that perhaps I am a closeted "that guy." Perhaps, I am over compensating...

In fact, I propose that all of us SDNers are to some degree "that guy." I think we could potentially create a SDN "that guy" normal curve, and I bet it only becomes an issue after you have hit 2-3 SDs over the norm. Which is usually what "that guy" scores on standardized tests and orgo exams...

If this is the case, we could simply convert the MCAT normal curve into a "that guy" normal curve. Furthermore, you have to score at least in the 80th percentile of the MCAT to even be considered competitive for medical school, and we all have had interviews...

The implications of this theory are dire my friends...dire
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Your definately that guy.
 
I've had the good fortune of meeting many of those guys: The Sizer-Upper, the Social Awk, the Smug Diva, the Aloof Superiority Complex, the Nervous Twitch, the Bitter Asian, the Walking Med School Application, the What Not to Wear, the Compulsive Phone Checker, the Excessive Small-Talker, and the Self-Righteous Gift to Humankind.
 
If you haven't met 'that guy', it's because you ARE 'that guy'.
 
Oh wow really, I thought i was being so clever....
 
percy said:
I've had the good fortune of meeting many of those guys: The Sizer-Upper, the Social Awk, the Smug Diva, the Aloof Superiority Complex, the Nervous Twitch, the Bitter Asian, the Walking Med School Application, the What Not to Wear, the Compulsive Phone Checker, the Excessive Small-Talker, and the Self-Righteous Gift to Humankind.
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How about the guy that's overly critical of everyone?

😀
 
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