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Hey everyone,
so the school that I'm interviewing at is doing MMI style interviews (2 mins to read question, 6 minutes to answer). I feel like they may ask some traditional interview questions, so I thought it'll be a good idea to think about some general questions.
For these two questions: "Tell me about yourself" vs "Why do you want to be a doctor? What inspired you?"
Can these two questions be approached and answered the same? 6 minutes is a long time to talk, so I was thinking of making my answer into a story. For both of them, I was thinking of talking about how I grew up, my initial interests, what made me pursue medicine, etc. Or for the first question, do they want to know about everything other than medicine i.e. my hobbies, family, school life?
What are you strengths and weaknesses? Your greatest strength? Your worst weakness?
I know that for interviews, you're supposed say a weakness, and then show how you've overcome it or are trying to work on it. I did some self-reflection and thought of some answers
1. Used to have trouble public speaking
Improved on by taking leadership roles in ECs and where I have to talk in front of large committee. It's a work in progress. I still do get nervous, but I'm improved a lot. I can do public speaking now but sometimes when I'm really nervous my voice sounds a bit shaky. Im just worried that I'll sound nervous during my interview, and they'll end up thinking that I suck at public speaking lol. So I don't know if I should use this example?
2. Introverted. I don't know if being introverted is a bad thing. It's not that I was shy, it's just I was somewhat reserved initially when I met new people.
Now I make an effort to be more sociable?
I've worked to improve this by joining more campus students organizations, volunteering at clinics, interacting with different groups of people
3.Used to take criticism to heart.
I can now use criticism as a fuel and motivation to improve myself
4. Tends to set high expectations of everyone around me. I tend to overanalyze things and get worked up
When things don’t work out the way I wanted them to, I used to get frustrated. Now I realize that things won’t always work on out the way you want them to, and that’s okay. I know I tend to do this, so I often collaborate with others for feedback
5. I'm not very optimistic. Always consider the worst case scenario.
Now I realize when I’m negative, and I make an effort to have a more positive outlook.
6. Procrastinator
Even though I procrastinate I still manage to do relatively well in tests. Can I say I work well in pressure?
If I had to pick 3 weaknesses which ones should I talk about? 1,2,5, and 6 are actually true. 3,4 I made up.
If they ask for 3 strengths or 3 adjectives to describe myself? what should I say?
I was thinking of saying determined, responsible, and compassionate.
Any feedback is appreciated. Thank you.
so the school that I'm interviewing at is doing MMI style interviews (2 mins to read question, 6 minutes to answer). I feel like they may ask some traditional interview questions, so I thought it'll be a good idea to think about some general questions.
For these two questions: "Tell me about yourself" vs "Why do you want to be a doctor? What inspired you?"
Can these two questions be approached and answered the same? 6 minutes is a long time to talk, so I was thinking of making my answer into a story. For both of them, I was thinking of talking about how I grew up, my initial interests, what made me pursue medicine, etc. Or for the first question, do they want to know about everything other than medicine i.e. my hobbies, family, school life?
What are you strengths and weaknesses? Your greatest strength? Your worst weakness?
I know that for interviews, you're supposed say a weakness, and then show how you've overcome it or are trying to work on it. I did some self-reflection and thought of some answers
1. Used to have trouble public speaking
Improved on by taking leadership roles in ECs and where I have to talk in front of large committee. It's a work in progress. I still do get nervous, but I'm improved a lot. I can do public speaking now but sometimes when I'm really nervous my voice sounds a bit shaky. Im just worried that I'll sound nervous during my interview, and they'll end up thinking that I suck at public speaking lol. So I don't know if I should use this example?
2. Introverted. I don't know if being introverted is a bad thing. It's not that I was shy, it's just I was somewhat reserved initially when I met new people.
Now I make an effort to be more sociable?
I've worked to improve this by joining more campus students organizations, volunteering at clinics, interacting with different groups of people
3.Used to take criticism to heart.
I can now use criticism as a fuel and motivation to improve myself
4. Tends to set high expectations of everyone around me. I tend to overanalyze things and get worked up
When things don’t work out the way I wanted them to, I used to get frustrated. Now I realize that things won’t always work on out the way you want them to, and that’s okay. I know I tend to do this, so I often collaborate with others for feedback
5. I'm not very optimistic. Always consider the worst case scenario.
Now I realize when I’m negative, and I make an effort to have a more positive outlook.
6. Procrastinator
Even though I procrastinate I still manage to do relatively well in tests. Can I say I work well in pressure?
If I had to pick 3 weaknesses which ones should I talk about? 1,2,5, and 6 are actually true. 3,4 I made up.
If they ask for 3 strengths or 3 adjectives to describe myself? what should I say?
I was thinking of saying determined, responsible, and compassionate.
Any feedback is appreciated. Thank you.
