That would be so awesome... "Why do you want to attend the University of Medicine?"
I'm with @familyaerospace, on my primary I can absolutely say with 100% certainty that I was as truthful as possible and made every effort to accurately represent hours where the number was unknown. I didn't exaggerate my experiences, I didn't misrepresent my motivation; My motivations for medicine really are legitimate and true, and I don't find it hard to believe that's the case for many other applicants as well. I haven't submitted secondaries yet, but for all the school-specific ones I'm prewriting, I'm not putting anything dishonest in there. I'm not going to tell a school they're my top choice in a secondary (I don't even have a top choice at the moment), and I've chosen the schools I have because there are legitimate things I like about these schools; that's what I'm putting in the essays, not exaggeration about my "intentions" toward the schools or anything like that.
Honestly I think the non-rounded numbers look better. If I see too many numbers ending in 0's and 5's I tend to think they are made up, or at least somewhat inaccurate. When you can't know the number it's understandable, but if you should easily be able to find that out, it just looks like you rounded up to make yourself look better.
The problem is that response doesn't tell the interviewer anything. You're not independently wealthy and looking to have the job for funsies? Shocker! Why are you applying to this position though? The question isn't a literal means-to-an-end question, it's a chance for the applicant to articulate why they should get the job.
Pretty much exactly what I did. If I knew an exact number, I put the exact number. If I was estimating time over several years, I tried to use conservative estimates and then round down just to be safe.
Probably because schools care about having mature medical students with diverse life experiences instead of just numbers.
Let's be real here. Can't tell if you're joking or not. 1,000 hours volunteering is unlikely for someone who goes to class and works full-time. I'd need to complete 62 hours per week to have 1,000 hours completed by the end of the year.
No offense to the person, but they seem a bit disturbed.
Yes, I did. But nonetheless my ID was taken because I wasn't a "current volunteer". I'll ask them about how many hours I have and see if it matches up.
I think she didn't like me from the get-go, though why, I have no clue. She never smiled, and she only asked negative questions: "You don't" "You fail to demonstrate" etc etc
I was joking.
Yes, I was told only my personal information could be corrected. My AMCAS is already verified.
This is hilarious and sad at the same time.
At this point, that's what I might have to say. I probably won't address it though unless they specifically ask about my volunteer work. It just sucks because it makes me look dishonest. They could easily call the volunteer coordinator and see the discrepancy. This whole thing issue just makes the whole interview process even more stressful and worrisome.
