If I had a terrible interview - would I get blacklisted forever?

[JohnsonJohnson]

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I haven't applied to med school yet - but my cousin had slip of tongue and said during an interview that the state where he was interviewing has a huge shortage of primary care physicians - "so that would be a good thing for business."

Basically - he inferred that he wanted to go into med for money.

Does med school blacklists an applicant forever due to a very unfavorable interview answer or any other part of application? Or do you start fresh the next cycle?

 

[La Presse]

"Money is a dirty word in medicine."

 

[Mosa]

Based on my experiences this cycle, all of my interviews which went horribly horribly horribly resulted in an acceptance. It is highly variable and depends on so many factors. The only people that know if it blacklists an interviewee are the interviewer and subsequent review committee.

 

[LaCroix09]

I haven't applied to med school yet - but my cousin had slip of tongue and said during an interview that the state where he was interviewing has a huge shortage of primary care physicians - "so that would be a good thing for business."

Basically - he inferred that he wanted to go into med for money.

Does med school blacklists an applicant forever due to a very unfavorable interview answer or any other part of application? Or do you start fresh the next cycle?

I am almost positive you wouldn't be "blacklisted" unless you said something that led them to believe you would be a horrible physician. Something along the lines of: "When I was younger, I set a lot of kittens on fire and masturbated to it." That might do the trick, but I certainly did not say anything like this in my interviews! 😉

 

[bearofthesnow]

Based on my experiences this cycle, all of my interviews which went horribly horribly horribly resulted in an acceptance. It is highly variable and depends on so many factors. The only people that know if it blacklists an interviewee are the interviewer and subsequent review committee.

Same here. My phone vibrated during an interview and I thought I was done for, but I was accepted. I don't begin to understand the application/interview process, I'll just take what I can get.

 

[mimelim]

Money is a factor for most students. Certainly not the only factor, but is just short of 'always' being a factor. Nobody works for free. Now, if you said you were going into medicine to make tons of money, that would be cause for concern. Not because you wanted to make money, but because you obviously have no idea what you are getting into.

 

[fahimaz7]

No. I butchered my school's the first go round and got accepted at a later time.

 

[JohnsonJohnson]

Thanks for y'all's experiences.

I am just wondering even if the school do not formally blacklist this person - but next cycle pulls out his previous file for comparison - and saw what he said about money - wouldn't this really hinder this applicant's chances still?

 

[Gut Shot]

I haven't applied to med school yet - but my cousin had slip of tongue and said during an interview that the state where he was interviewing has a huge shortage of primary care physicians - "so that would be a good thing for business."

Basically - he inferred that he wanted to go into med for money.

Does med school blacklists an applicant forever due to a very unfavorable interview answer or any other part of application? Or do you start fresh the next cycle?

Admissions committees are populated by humans. Humans have memories. Humans talk to each other. Memories are imperfect.

In summary, perhaps, perhaps not. Balls.

 

[deleted307836]

I don't see that line as that bad tbh. I wouldn't have phrased it that way during an interview, but depending on his tone of voice that could have been interpreted as a joke or even as an earnest desire to run a practice in an underserved area. Don't sweat it.