Interview Day Preparation

[Miss155]

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Hi

How do you prepare for your interviews? Like how many interview questions do you review for the big day. Is reviewing 75 questions good enough? Thanks for your input.

 

[Law2Doc]

Hi

How do you prepare for your interviews? Like how many interview questions do you review for the big day. Is reviewing 75 questions good enough? Thanks for your input.

Depends what you mean by questions. Have answers in mind for the more typical generic non-resume based questions - probably a dozen or so (eg. Why medicine? Where do you see yourself in 15 years? What specialty interests you most? Why this school? What is something you have done that shows leadership ability? Describe an ethical dilemma you have faced and how you handled it. What is the biggest problem with healthcare and how would you fix it if you were surgeon general? What should I know about you that is not in your application? Tell me about yourself?). Also review your application and essays so you remember what you said. Review the interview evaluations on SDN. Review the school's web site. Have in mind a handful of questions you can ask the interviewer when they inevitably turn the floor over to you. And ideally practice being interviewed by advisors, friends, family so you can work out any nervous tics you may have.

 

[WhatUpDoc!]

Hi
Is reviewing 75 questions good enough?

Nope, not even close. You'll need to tackle at least 150 to even have a decent interview 👍 Naww... j/k I'd take Law2Doc's advice and review the biggies (why medicine, why our school, healthcare... etc). Then, it would be wise to brainstorm some major points you would like to get across to your interviewers (i.e. amount of volunteer work, working full-time while taking classes, and so on). Don't do like I did and stay up till 4am the night before thinking of every conceivable question that was likely to be asked during the interview. I totally crashed after my interview and failed a biochem test the next day. The best advice I received and would give to anyone is to just be yourself. I know that sounds common sense, but believe it or not, your first instinct is to come across as the "perfect candidate," and then you're left looking dumbfounded when a question like "so tell me about your weaknesses" is asked. Be calm, and make the interview fun... it's only torture if you make it that way 👍