Interview advice needed

[mav3r|ck]

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I'm lookin for advice for a med school interview.
What kind of questions should I ask as the applicant?
The reason I am asking is because for every question I think of,
I can think of 10 reasons why it is a stupid question.

For example, should I ask questions about demographics of the school?
No, because all of that information should be on their website.

Most schools give you an interview after the tour of the school. In that
tour the guids pretty much answer every question you may have.

Should I ask a health care policy question, and get the opinions of the
interviewers or does that just look like I am throwing any questions out
there just so that I have a question?

Do you see what I mean?? 😕 thanks!

 

[drtongue_danger]

I find that school like question that they can talk them selfs up (brag) Questions like "If I were to ask 10 of your students what the best thing about this school is what would they say?"
This lets them go off about things that they think are important, and what they are proud of. I think that I read somewhere that with all the applicants that get interviews the school just remembers the overall feeling. and if you were talking about something that they think is important they will remember that
hope that was a little help

 

[uclabruin2003]

uh how about asking more pertinent stuff as well....stuff you can gain from...

where are your clinicals? how do students do on the board? whats it like to live in XYZ city? what type of medicine do you like and why? what do students like the most about the school? what's the best place to grab pizza? etc....

 

[Amy B]

I asked...."What do you think your school's greatest strength is? and then I asked...."DO you think the school has any weaknesses and what is it trying to do to strengthen that weakness?"

I also asked... "Do you feel that the students here now work together or against each other?"

 

[otter1812]

I asked each of my interviewers what their job was at the school and what made them choose to be there.

 

[Nate]

I asked about student competition as well, I said something like, "with your grading system do you feel there is a lot of competition between students?" I also asked about points in their curriculum that interested me. I think the main thing they want to know is that you have looked into their school and have some specific interest in them.

 

[bessem0822]

Other questions to consider...

-what progams is the school renowned for? (MD, MD/PhD, MD/JD...etc)
-what are the stats of graduating students matching with their top choice residencies?
-does the school encourage students to participate in extracurriculars, clubs, organizations
-what support systems does the school have in place for students (womens' support grps, minority...etc)
-how do students' board results compare to national stats?
-housing, parking, library/research services available to med students

 

[deleted9493]

Whatever questions you may choose to ask, just be yourself and try to be warm and maintain eye contact...try to be genuine without being sappy.
I can't say that I have a list of good questions to ask as I only applied and interviewed at one program. I wouldn't go in with set questions to ask. I think questions that go with the flow/context of the conversation show that you are interested in what your interviewer has to say and that you're a good listener. Quell those nervous inclinations and try to have fun with it. (Easy for me to say from this side of the fence, right?) Good Luck.

 

[Doc Hef]

I didn't ask any q's on my interview. I don't think it mattered. I would spend much more time preparing your answers than I would preparing questions. They pay most attention to answers - I think the whole "do you have any q's for us is just to be polite" on their part.

 

[Willie B]

You might even ask them what a normal day is like for the students.