Is 7 days enough time to prep for an interview

[chillstill]

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I've been working so much and have had no time whatsoever. Luckily, this next week I am not working much and prepping for my interview. Is this enough time for both an MMI and a traditional interview? Curious, thanks. Love you all!

 

[ecobio]

I dont think it's necessary to spend more than a day or two interview prepping. Reflect on what kinds of questions to expect, research the interview style, and run a couple practice interviews with a buddy.

love you more xoxo

 

[JakAttk]

Yeah. I prepped for like 7 basic questions and then a "why us" for each school. Also make sure to have some anecdotes ready for situational questions. Beyond that it's just generally getting comfortable interviewing.

MMIs require even less prep imo, just do whatever will make you less nervous.

 

[olofmeister]

personally I prepared for my MMI for about a week, just learning about all sorts of ethical issues & how to structure the answers. Literally nothing I learned showed up in the interview but I still think it was good preparation.

Like the other people said, just learning how to interview should be sufficient!

 

[Mr.Smile12]

You were already ready. Secondary essays are written interview questions. (I don't know if you did Casper, PREview, or a recorded interview, but that's become more common).

Plenty of help on the forums and in the SDN articles archive.

Learn to control your anxiety while being mindful of time.

 

[chillstill]

You were already ready. Secondary essays are written interview questions. (I don't know if you did Casper, PREview, or a recorded interview, but that's become more common).

Plenty of help on the forums and in the SDN articles archive.

Learn to control your anxiety while being mindful of time.

I did the Casper but not the PREview. I will be practicing, thanks. Also, my anxiety makes my username very ironic.

 

[chillstill]

I dont think it's necessary to spend more than a day or two interview prepping. Reflect on what kinds of questions to expect, research the interview style, and run a couple practice interviews with a buddy.

love you more xoxo

thank-you. Will practice

 

[Jjdoctor18]

thank-you. Will practice

REALLY echo the fact that secondaries are just written interviews. If you applied to enough schools the diverse prompts schools that make you write will cover 90% of the questions you could ever be asked in my experience. Just yesterday in an interview I got asked a question about AI and pretty much just verbally stated my take on AI in medicine from another school’s secondary.

 

[Butalbusaur]

I would suggest you read MMI prep book by Dr. Desai. It helped me a ton. You might feel nervous in the first station, but it truly shakes off. Let me know if you need the pdf version of the book!

 

[olofmeister]

I would suggest you read MMI prep book by Dr. Desai. It helped me a ton. You might feel nervous in the first station, but it truly shakes off. Let me know if you need the pdf version of the book!

this is what I used as well, it's quite helpful and has lots of examples with detailed explanations, u can just download it on libgen

 

[chillstill]

My family uses spectrum and the wifi is literally so damn bad. SO SO BAD. In my room I literally have no WiFi and I begged my parents to switch but they won’t and I’m getting really frustrated. I don’t go to college anymore, I already graduated so idk how I can book a room on campus. I need some advice please, my fear is my wifi to disconnect

 

[wysdoc]

I merged this question with your previous thread.
Even with weaker wi-fi I'm sure you know which room in your house has the best signal, so choose that room for your remote interview

 

[JakAttk]

My family uses spectrum and the wifi is literally so damn bad. SO SO BAD. In my room I literally have no WiFi and I begged my parents to switch but they won’t and I’m getting really frustrated. I don’t go to college anymore, I already graduated so idk how I can book a room on campus. I need some advice please, my fear is my wifi to disconnect

If it's that unreliable, you could also ask your local public library! Mine has some study rooms that you can book that are quiet and private with great wifi.

 

[HuskyMD Emeritus]

My family uses spectrum and the wifi is literally so damn bad. SO SO BAD. In my room I literally have no WiFi and I begged my parents to switch but they won’t and I’m getting really frustrated. I don’t go to college anymore, I already graduated so idk how I can book a room on campus. I need some advice please, my fear is my wifi to disconnect

Bad wi-fi may not be the provider's fault (my parents and in laws also have Spectrum and it works great). The problems are usually associated with router placement or the home/apartment have too many walls or structures/furniture in the way of the signal. Don't place the router under a desk or in a closet. If there are lots of walls or stuff in the way of the signal, make a mesh network (I have Netgear's Orbi bought from Costco, my daughter has eero bought from Best Buy, examples only, not endorsing them). The mesh network solved the poor wi-fi problem at my place. (May cost over $100 to set up the mesh network though, depending how many satellites you need, but worth it if you rely on the internet)

As for preparing for interviews, the keys are be yourself and know what you wrote in your essays. My school does both MMI and traditional interviews. When I do traditional interviews, I will have read the entire application, including all essays, activities, and LORs and ask questions based on them.
MMI's may be different at different institutions, so they are difficult to prepare for. Just be ready to address problems associated with conflict resolution, learning from mistakes, dealing with ethical dilemmas, etc. There are no right answers. We are looking at how you respond to these challenging situations.

Good luck!