Interview question

[darkknight9000]

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I have a MD school interview coming up-
1. I'm trying to imagine how a perfect interview would go. Does anyone have any stories.
2. When they ask about an activity, is it enough to restate whats on my amcas or do i need more material.
3. Is there a right answer to the "tell me about yourself" question.

 

[mvenus929]

1. A perfect interview is one in which you are both relatively calm, the interviewer learns about you, and you form some sort of rapport. Beyond that, I have no stories.

2. This depends. If it's a closed file interview, then yes, it's okay to restate what's on your AMCAS. However, if it's open file, then they already know about what's on your AMCAS and are asking you about the activity because they want to know more about it.

3. No. Physicians start interviews with open ended questions. That's the easiest open-ended question to throw out there to start the interview. It also demonstrates what's important to you.

 

[Mr Avante]

I have a MD school interview coming up-
1. I'm trying to imagine how a perfect interview would go. Does anyone have any stories.
2. When they ask about an activity, is it enough to restate whats on my amcas or do i need more material.
3. Is there a right answer to the "tell me about yourself" question.

1. Perfect Interview: Everything that came out of my mouth made sense.
2. You should construct more on previously stated activities.
3. Nein.

 

[Goro]

My best interviewees give thoughtful, from the heart answers. They show their passion, are articulate, and project the air of someone I'd be comfortable with as a colleague, or treating my children. I can "see" them wearing the white coat. They answer the question and only the question, they don't dissemble, nor do they to switch the answer to something else. They display grace under pressure, and don't babble.either.

For #2, answer from the heart.

For #3, I never ask that because I expect a cannned answer, which I hate.

I have a MD school interview coming up-
1. I'm trying to imagine how a perfect interview would go. Does anyone have any stories.
2. When they ask about an activity, is it enough to restate whats on my amcas or do i need more material.
3. Is there a right answer to the "tell me about yourself" question.

 

[calgirl1234]

for the tell me about yourself question, i find myself talking mostly about why i want to be a doctor and then some stuff i like to do for fun. is this okay, or should i save the medicine stuff for why medicine questions?

 

[SN12357]

I have a MD school interview coming up-
1. I'm trying to imagine how a perfect interview would go. Does anyone have any stories.
2. When they ask about an activity, is it enough to restate whats on my amcas or do i need more material.
3. Is there a right answer to the "tell me about yourself" question.

There isn't one specific 'right' answer to #3, but there are wrong ones. Don't open with a biography of yourself starting from kindergarten. Don't make self-deprecating jokes. Don't start rambling and not stop for ten minutes.

Choose a few relevant points you want to hit (ie, major and school, brief summary of most important extracurriculars, main 'why medicine' reason), and hit just those. It's a starting point for a conversation, so treat it as such.

As an interviewee it's impossible to know what a perfect interview is. Some interviewers are total hardasses who will then write good reports. Some people are really, really skilled at making you feel comfortable while actually being intensely harsh assessors. Just try and do your best and don't agonize over what you wish you had done better once it's over.