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Mock Interview Prep?
Your school should have a career counseling center. If so, make use of it.
Suggestions for non-trads who don't have access to a college career center?
If you know of anyone who works in Human Resources capacity, ask them for help in receiving a mock interview. This website has an interview feedback section where interviewers could find material to ask you
Also look on YouTube for videos on Medical School interviews. There are ones that show definitely what not to do!
Thanks, @Goro!
Don't pay money. If you want, watch Youtube. Remember, interview prep should be about helping find your voice, being comfortable in the setting and acting professional. If you can do those and know your application extremely well, you should be fine. If you have perceived weaknesses they may ask about or interesting facts about yourself, create some bullet points, not whole canned answers. They may not ask you in the way your answer was written and it'll either sound off and totally forced, or it'll trip you up and you'll get nervous.
If they ask you something totally out of the blue, it's fine to give yourself a moment to gather your thoughts. Say something like "That's a great question. It's not something I've experienced/truly thought about extensively." Medicine is full of both introverts and extroverts, so don't shy away from who you are. Both personalities have successfully sold themselves to AdComs for years, you can too.
If they ask you something totally out of the blue, it's fine to give yourself a moment to gather your thoughts. Say something like "That's a great question. It's not something I've experienced/truly thought about extensively." Medicine is full of both introverts and extroverts, so don't shy away from who you are. Both personalities have successfully sold themselves to AdComs for years, you can too.
You should still contact your alma mater career counseling center. Mine has this online program that records you and then you watch it back. They could also do a Skype one. Good luck!
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Found these questions helpful from a quick Google search: FREE: 100 Sample MMI Practice Questions! | BeMo Academic Consulting This will help you if your trying to do your own mocks etc. Also some good Youtube videos out there as well.
Great suggestion 🙂
My institutions career counselling centre has loads of interview prep resources - has been really useful 🙂
I would just Google "med school interview prep" or similar and then review the offers and call up at least 3 companies. Everybody is different and I think this is a decision you should make on your own after doing some research
Yeh really good advice, I think some of them do free consultations as well which can be helpful as well 🙂
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