mock interviews

[lakersbaby]

how helpful is it to do mock interviews and what is the best way to get a mock interview if your school does not provide any type of service.

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[ruthieblackdog]

I made a list of questions that I expect to be asked and had a friend run through them with me. I have thought about my answers to these before and I just wanted to make sure that I could get something coherent to come out on the spot. However, at the strong advice of several academic physicians that I work with, I have not scripted any of my answers.

My first interview is Monday so I'll know then whether the practice helped.

 

[ruthieblackdog]

I should note that the friend I chose works in academic medicine and, while not applying to med school herself, is fluent in healthcare issues.

 

[630670]

yah, one of my friends aspiring to be a lawyer, is pretty intense so I asked him to go through mock interviews with me. I think he really likes the authority so I figure if anyone it might as well be him. He also proctored some of my practice MCATs and totally took the job seriously so I figured I could rely on him

Similarily I would recommend finding a friend that is fairly well versed in healthcare/ethical medical questions. Or just get them to ask you a bunch of questions that you can get from the interview feedback section.

 

[Darkshooter326]

a bunch of questions that you can get from the interview feedback section.

Where are these questions? How do I get to the interview feedback section?

 

[DoctaJay]

Where are these questions? How do I get to the interview feedback section?

http://www.studentdoctor.net/interview/interview_read.asp

 

[notdeadyet]

If you have the funds (and I know that many do not), I'd consider hiring a premed consultant who does mock interviews for a living. An hour runs anywhere from $100-$160. That's enough for a basic interview and feedback to work on.

Any practice you do is great help. Friends are good. Colleagues are better. School resources with people who don't know you are better yet. But if you have the money lying around, I think it's money in the bank.

Getting feedback from someone who has been on an adcom and done interviews him or herself is invaluable and a pretty small price to pay. I'd happily get a slightly less nice suit if it improves my actual interview.

 

[juiceman311]

I'm doing one with an old physician that I don't know and have never met -- he is my optometrician's (spelling..?) father, and he told me his dad used to do mocks back in the day...called him up and said he'd love to help me out. My opt. told me his dad does the mocks very uncomfortably, so it'll give me experience with the more rigid ones I may face. I'm doing another one with a physician I've worked with extensively who's a professor at a prominant med school, he'll probably be the more laid back interview.