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I know I'd get singled out for forgetting my sarcasm brackets around my 7 8 10 answer... lol
most bizarre interview moment?
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We have a winner!!!! What do we have for him, Johnny?? 
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We have a winner!!!! What do we have for him, Johnny??
hahaha did not get that one - and probably would've panicked 😛
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LOLLLLLLLLLLLLL that was not a ****ing riddle at all. you should have slapped him man for being lazy. just get on the computer and look something up if you are gonna ask a riddle.
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I know who EXACTLY you interviewed with. Same schtick.
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Do you know who I am????!?! I am B-f'ing-Bender716! Get out the way!
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lmao, that's hilarious that you actually know who I'm talking about. Nice man but god... lol
What's funnier is that he told me a story about interviewing for medschool for HIM while walking to the interview room. He told me, "When I interviewed 50 years ago, the interviewer flung a live spider at me and said 'describe what you see.' That's what we did for the entire interview. It was at that time that I vowed to become an interviewer some day and make the experience completely different!"
After the interview, I was convinced that he succeeded in the worst way...
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That's not how I solved it. (909-9)/9. I wouldn't have asked details about whether or not I could use the zero. I would have just given him that answer. Maybe that means I'm reckless?
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yup i first thought of 99 +9/9 one and the one that you came up with. i think the interviewer just made up some **** on the spot to take up your time. have you seen inside man, where the guy thats robbing a bank gives denzel a nonsense riddle to buy more time?
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No, but it sounds like a good idea.
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Alright, so mine is not exactly an interview moment, and it totally gives me away to the other people who were interviewing with me, but I'll share because it's horrendous.
The shuttle from my hotel was making a stop at the hospital, then at the medical school. I had to get out at the hospital to let the other people out, and as I was getting back in from the sidewalk, I heard this giant ripping noise. I hoped it was just a seam or something small, but when I got out at the school, I felt a giant gaping hole from the hem of my skirt almost up to my butt...Yeah, I'd apparently stretched my skirt too far getting back in, and the slit looked a little too skanky for an interview. The shuttle only ran on the half hour and if I took it back to the hotel to get my pants instead, I'd miss the start of the interview day. So I frantically met my fellow interviewees and then used a sewing kit the secretary had to very, very messily stitch up the hole. I had to take my skirt off to sew it, and the room where I'd mended it ended up being the room my interview was in. My interviewer sat in the chair where, an hour earlier, I'd been sitting with no pants on.
The shuttle from my hotel was making a stop at the hospital, then at the medical school. I had to get out at the hospital to let the other people out, and as I was getting back in from the sidewalk, I heard this giant ripping noise. I hoped it was just a seam or something small, but when I got out at the school, I felt a giant gaping hole from the hem of my skirt almost up to my butt...Yeah, I'd apparently stretched my skirt too far getting back in, and the slit looked a little too skanky for an interview. The shuttle only ran on the half hour and if I took it back to the hotel to get my pants instead, I'd miss the start of the interview day. So I frantically met my fellow interviewees and then used a sewing kit the secretary had to very, very messily stitch up the hole. I had to take my skirt off to sew it, and the room where I'd mended it ended up being the room my interview was in. My interviewer sat in the chair where, an hour earlier, I'd been sitting with no pants on.
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One of my interviewers (who was going from questions he had after reading my slew of essays) asked me:
So, how ARE you different from your grandmother?
Wow that felt like it came out of nowhere until I remembered the point I was making in one of my essays about cultural differences...kind of funny actually
So, how ARE you different from your grandmother?
Wow that felt like it came out of nowhere until I remembered the point I was making in one of my essays about cultural differences...kind of funny actually
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Alright, so mine is not exactly an interview moment, and it totally gives me away to the other people who were interviewing with me, but I'll share because it's horrendous.
The shuttle from my hotel was making a stop at the hospital, then at the medical school. I had to get out at the hospital to let the other people out, and as I was getting back in from the sidewalk, I heard this giant ripping noise. I hoped it was just a seam or something small, but when I got out at the school, I felt a giant gaping hole from the hem of my skirt almost up to my butt...Yeah, I'd apparently stretched my skirt too far getting back in, and the slit looked a little too skanky for an interview. The shuttle only ran on the half hour and if I took it back to the hotel to get my pants instead, I'd miss the start of the interview day. So I frantically met my fellow interviewees and then used a sewing kit the secretary had to very, very messily stitch up the hole. I had to take my skirt off to sew it, and the room where I'd mended it ended up being the room my interview was in. My interviewer sat in the chair where, an hour earlier, I'd been sitting with no pants on.
hahaha. clutch
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Alright, so mine is not exactly an interview moment, and it totally gives me away to the other people who were interviewing with me, but I'll share because it's horrendous.
The shuttle from my hotel was making a stop at the hospital, then at the medical school. I had to get out at the hospital to let the other people out, and as I was getting back in from the sidewalk, I heard this giant ripping noise. I hoped it was just a seam or something small, but when I got out at the school, I felt a giant gaping hole from the hem of my skirt almost up to my butt...Yeah, I'd apparently stretched my skirt too far getting back in, and the slit looked a little too skanky for an interview. The shuttle only ran on the half hour and if I took it back to the hotel to get my pants instead, I'd miss the start of the interview day. So I frantically met my fellow interviewees and then used a sewing kit the secretary had to very, very messily stitch up the hole. I had to take my skirt off to sew it, and the room where I'd mended it ended up being the room my interview was in. My interviewer sat in the chair where, an hour earlier, I'd been sitting with no pants on.
Because of this story, I'm going to pack a sewing kit on my next interview. 🙂 Thank god that secretary had one available for you to use.
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Haha I think the key thing here is to get to your interview early, way early (plan at least 1 hour in advance if you aren't flying) rather than pack for all possible situations.
A girl at one of my interview days last year had her suitcase go missing after her flight. She had her suit in the carry-on, but no professional shoes since they were in the trunk. But since she was early, she stopped by and bought some cheap yet semi-professional shoes before the interview day began.
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So, I interviewed at UT Southwestern... and, of course, my first interviewer was a neurosurgeon. We started talking, and it came up that I speak Spanish. He then starts asking me where all I have interviewed. One of the other places was Texas Tech.
So, he says that he used to work in West Texas and was on the faculty at Texas Tech - I assume not concurrently with his job at Southwestern, but his next statement makes me question this. He says since I speak Spanish, I should go to Texas Tech 🙁 (What about Southwestern?!), and then mentions that I shouldn't say anything bad about Tech since he used to work there.
I thought it was a little strange. Maybe it just means I'm going to get into Tech, though.
I'm fine with that... 😀
So, he says that he used to work in West Texas and was on the faculty at Texas Tech - I assume not concurrently with his job at Southwestern, but his next statement makes me question this. He says since I speak Spanish, I should go to Texas Tech 🙁 (What about Southwestern?!), and then mentions that I shouldn't say anything bad about Tech since he used to work there.
I thought it was a little strange. Maybe it just means I'm going to get into Tech, though.
I'm fine with that... 😀
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Alright, so mine is not exactly an interview moment, and it totally gives me away to the other people who were interviewing with me, but I'll share because it's horrendous.
The shuttle from my hotel was making a stop at the hospital, then at the medical school. I had to get out at the hospital to let the other people out, and as I was getting back in from the sidewalk, I heard this giant ripping noise. I hoped it was just a seam or something small, but when I got out at the school, I felt a giant gaping hole from the hem of my skirt almost up to my butt...Yeah, I'd apparently stretched my skirt too far getting back in, and the slit looked a little too skanky for an interview. The shuttle only ran on the half hour and if I took it back to the hotel to get my pants instead, I'd miss the start of the interview day. So I frantically met my fellow interviewees and then used a sewing kit the secretary had to very, very messily stitch up the hole. I had to take my skirt off to sew it, and the room where I'd mended it ended up being the room my interview was in. My interviewer sat in the chair where, an hour earlier, I'd been sitting with no pants on.
props to you, it could have been worse... seems like you kept your composure at the actual interview... and who knows, maybe the interviewer didn't even notice since it was sewn back together.
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I can't wait to post in here after hearing back from a school (I've told the story too many times and want to preserve a little anonymity until the result is announced)
btt though
more stories PLEEEEZZZZ
btt though
more stories PLEEEEZZZZ
So in an interview I had recently, the interviewer spent approx 2 min out of a 15 min interview 😱 telling me I should have gone to a different Texas school for undergrad because it was the "best place ever". Note: he himself did not choose to go to med school at the affiliated institution...
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i had some seriously tough ethical questions on my first interview this cycle!
interviewer: so let's talk about some ethical situations. there's no right answer i just want to see how you think
me: ok!
i: so say there is a big conference in a really large hotel in downtown. there's the biggest ice storm of the century and the roof of the building collapses. hundreds of people are injured and they get sent all over the state. a bunch of them get sent to your ER. your first patient comes through with labored breathing and a practically crushed lung. he is a young college student in his early 20s and wants to be a doctor. you can spend 2 hours on him and MAYBE save his life but leave everyone else in your ER on their own. or you can say, sorry, ill get to you if i get to you, but there are a lot of people waiting outside and go see people in your waiting room. what would you do?
m: 😱
i: it's fine if you want to think about it...
m: uhh...umm...well seeing as i could probably save more people if i tended to those in the waiting room, and as you said there's no guarantee i'd save him with a whole 2 hours...i think i would...umm...i guess go with the ones in the waiting room
i: *silence for 5 min* ok. so the kid dies. then the dust has settled. 2 months later his parents come to see you. heartbroken, saying how could you do this to our child. what do you say
m: uh...well that there were a lot of people there that day and we had to prioritize and make a decision. and that i'm extremely sorry for their loss.
i: his mother says to you "who the HELL are you to make that kind of decision? was my johnny's life not worth anything to you? who gave you that authority"
m: *FREAKING out* umm umm well...i would reassure her that we did the best that we could have in the circumstances and express more sympathy for their loss i guess
i: "well my johnny wanted to be a doctor and now he will never get to do that."
m:...................... "i'm so sorry?"
i: well that was FUN
i was like "FML. FML. FML." over and over again! i think it went well though, we talked for over an hour and he said "i noticed i made you uncomfortable...it's ok you handled it pretty well"
that's one hell of a memorable first interview....
interviewer: so let's talk about some ethical situations. there's no right answer i just want to see how you think
me: ok!
i: so say there is a big conference in a really large hotel in downtown. there's the biggest ice storm of the century and the roof of the building collapses. hundreds of people are injured and they get sent all over the state. a bunch of them get sent to your ER. your first patient comes through with labored breathing and a practically crushed lung. he is a young college student in his early 20s and wants to be a doctor. you can spend 2 hours on him and MAYBE save his life but leave everyone else in your ER on their own. or you can say, sorry, ill get to you if i get to you, but there are a lot of people waiting outside and go see people in your waiting room. what would you do?
m: 😱
i: it's fine if you want to think about it...
m: uhh...umm...well seeing as i could probably save more people if i tended to those in the waiting room, and as you said there's no guarantee i'd save him with a whole 2 hours...i think i would...umm...i guess go with the ones in the waiting room
i: *silence for 5 min* ok. so the kid dies. then the dust has settled. 2 months later his parents come to see you. heartbroken, saying how could you do this to our child. what do you say
m: uh...well that there were a lot of people there that day and we had to prioritize and make a decision. and that i'm extremely sorry for their loss.
i: his mother says to you "who the HELL are you to make that kind of decision? was my johnny's life not worth anything to you? who gave you that authority"
m: *FREAKING out* umm umm well...i would reassure her that we did the best that we could have in the circumstances and express more sympathy for their loss i guess
i: "well my johnny wanted to be a doctor and now he will never get to do that."
m:...................... "i'm so sorry?"
i: well that was FUN
i was like "FML. FML. FML." over and over again! i think it went well though, we talked for over an hour and he said "i noticed i made you uncomfortable...it's ok you handled it pretty well"
that's one hell of a memorable first interview....
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Kudos for sticking to your decision.
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I interviewed with someone who spilled their coffee within a minute of starting the interview. He ran to grab something to soak it up and said "Sorry! I guess now you're gonna go and give me a bad rating."
🙁 I wasn't thinking anything of the sort, but that comment made me want to laugh! He was a sweet guy. 🙂
🙁 I wasn't thinking anything of the sort, but that comment made me want to laugh! He was a sweet guy. 🙂
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i had some seriously tough ethical questions on my first interview this cycle!
interviewer: so let's talk about some ethical situations. there's no right answer i just want to see how you think
me: ok!
i: so say there is a big conference in a really large hotel in downtown. there's the biggest ice storm of the century and the roof of the building collapses. hundreds of people are injured and they get sent all over the state. a bunch of them get sent to your ER. your first patient comes through with labored breathing and a practically crushed lung. he is a young college student in his early 20s and wants to be a doctor. you can spend 2 hours on him and MAYBE save his life but leave everyone else in your ER on their own. or you can say, sorry, ill get to you if i get to you, but there are a lot of people waiting outside and go see people in your waiting room. what would you do?
m: 😱
i: it's fine if you want to think about it...
m: uhh...umm...well seeing as i could probably save more people if i tended to those in the waiting room, and as you said there's no guarantee i'd save him with a whole 2 hours...i think i would...umm...i guess go with the ones in the waiting room
i: *silence for 5 min* ok. so the kid dies. then the dust has settled. 2 months later his parents come to see you. heartbroken, saying how could you do this to our child. what do you say
m: uh...well that there were a lot of people there that day and we had to prioritize and make a decision. and that i'm extremely sorry for their loss.
i: his mother says to you "who the HELL are you to make that kind of decision? was my johnny's life not worth anything to you? who gave you that authority"
m: *FREAKING out* umm umm well...i would reassure her that we did the best that we could have in the circumstances and express more sympathy for their loss i guess
i: "well my johnny wanted to be a doctor and now he will never get to do that."
m:...................... "i'm so sorry?"
i: well that was FUN
i was like "FML. FML. FML." over and over again! i think it went well though, we talked for over an hour and he said "i noticed i made you uncomfortable...it's ok you handled it pretty well"
that's one hell of a memorable first interview....
I would have made minced meat of that question.
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I interview at D.C. and during my interviewer asked "what are some negative aspects of the healthcare system." I said too much resources are going to people whose diseases can be prevented such as obesity. Then I immediately recognized that she was obese! FAILED! Minutes later, we were talking and then I saw a biggg BOOGER in her nose ready to fall off. I was praying that booger will stay on and that it wont pop onto my suit. Luckily, it held on. Almost double failed.
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Some of these stories are unfortunate but really funny. This is the nightmare I had every night before an interview....
http://video.google.com/videosearch...onty+python+sketches&vid=-3508124955523805888
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i must have said something right...because four weeks later (a record for this extremely slow school), i got an acceptance packet in the mail! i still can't believe it lol
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Good rule of thumb in interviews: Never be the first to make a joke. Ever. And to be safe, avoid making jokes at all. Feel free to participate in the interviewers joke but as someone who's interviewed dozens of med students it's more annoying than anything.
To the average interviewer it says, I'm freaking nervous and not sure how to behave in a interview.
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1st MD/PhD Interview:
My interviewer is an old MD/PhD Cardiologist. He begins reading my application when I arrive, and proceeds to grill me over my grades, questioning the accuracy of the verified AMCAS and asking me to explain each of my lower grades. My GPA isn't that hot but still I haven't received such complete scrutiny elsewhere.
We get to talking about my research experiences more in depth and he's interrupting me about every 15 seconds. It wasn't really engaging so much as disruptive and kinda left me floundering with the remnants of an organized description after the fifth or sixth interruption.
Later in the interview I asked him about any weaknesses in the school, and he informs me point-blank that "the best MSTP students don't come to [this school]." I was thinking, sure, it's not the most competitive place (or I wouldn't have been there), but I have yet to hear any faculty interviewer so unapologetically denigrate their own institution.
I think maybe the guy was just disgruntled; he'd hated his own MD/PhD training and had recently moved from a hospital/school that he still seemed to hold in higher esteem.
Anyway, most interviewers have been really pleasant, but I thought this kind of experience belongs in this thread.
My interviewer is an old MD/PhD Cardiologist. He begins reading my application when I arrive, and proceeds to grill me over my grades, questioning the accuracy of the verified AMCAS and asking me to explain each of my lower grades. My GPA isn't that hot but still I haven't received such complete scrutiny elsewhere.
We get to talking about my research experiences more in depth and he's interrupting me about every 15 seconds. It wasn't really engaging so much as disruptive and kinda left me floundering with the remnants of an organized description after the fifth or sixth interruption.
Later in the interview I asked him about any weaknesses in the school, and he informs me point-blank that "the best MSTP students don't come to [this school]." I was thinking, sure, it's not the most competitive place (or I wouldn't have been there), but I have yet to hear any faculty interviewer so unapologetically denigrate their own institution.
I think maybe the guy was just disgruntled; he'd hated his own MD/PhD training and had recently moved from a hospital/school that he still seemed to hold in higher esteem.
Anyway, most interviewers have been really pleasant, but I thought this kind of experience belongs in this thread.
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I think it depends on what kind of person you are and what kinda of composure you hold in your interviews.
I have made my interviewers laugh at every interview so far and haven't gotten a rejection.
There are people, though, who will come off as nervous like you said. If you have to question if it is a good idea to joke/make them laught - don't do it. Otherwise I don't think it is an issue at all.
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I had everything in my carry-on, they made me check my carry-on because they overbooked my flight, and then they lost my carry-on.
I had to buy EVERYTHING at 10am the next morning (because of course nothing opened earlier) for my noon interview.
STRESS.
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not an interview but a similar student/prof kinda situation (meeting w/prof at study abroad school to discuss stuff).
so this prof at a uni in ireland (prof was french though i think) is talking about my schedule with me and i answer him 'yes, sir' and he tells me not to say that to him. i apologize and try to explain that i was only trying to be polite and he tells me he thinks it is very rude. wtf? i think he musta really disliked me because i kept slipping up, too :/
best i can figure is that i was in the land of real 'sirs' (norther ireland so british influence?) so maybe saying sir there was sort of like here when we say 'of course, YOUR HIGHNESS, what ELSE can i do for you?'... if not that i have no idea... he was definitely the only person i met there who had that reaction though... so yes, watch out being polite?
so this prof at a uni in ireland (prof was french though i think) is talking about my schedule with me and i answer him 'yes, sir' and he tells me not to say that to him. i apologize and try to explain that i was only trying to be polite and he tells me he thinks it is very rude. wtf? i think he musta really disliked me because i kept slipping up, too :/
best i can figure is that i was in the land of real 'sirs' (norther ireland so british influence?) so maybe saying sir there was sort of like here when we say 'of course, YOUR HIGHNESS, what ELSE can i do for you?'... if not that i have no idea... he was definitely the only person i met there who had that reaction though... so yes, watch out being polite?
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Definitely not as crazy as some of the ones posted here, but I'll share mine as well. As an aside, I can't believe you guys had people who hadn't read your applications... I definitely wasn't interviewing at Mayo, but my interviewers at my state school had read my application pretty thoroughly (all of them asked interesting, in-depth questions about my essays... which was good, since we had to write SEVEN essays for our secondary -- blech).
That said, my interview moment:
At the end of the interview, I got the classic "do you have any questions for me?" thrown in. UASOM recently switched to a new, systems-based curriculum and, since my sister's an M4 at the same school, I'm somewhat familiar with the transition -- but it was a good question, anyway, and I was curious to see if anyone /didn't/ like the switch. So my question (I know, I know, I kicked myself):
Him: "Any questions for me?"
Me: "Well, I guess I was wondering.. what do you think about the new systems-based curriculum? My sister is an M4 here (last year of normal curriculum), and she said that the first year was pretty rough on the students she knew who switched as M2s, but that the second year went a lot more smoothly, so I'm curious how implementation is going?"
Him: "Well, actually, I'm the Dean for Medical Education, so that's actually MY new curriculum..."
Yes, his new curriculum -- the one that I had just said was "rough" the first year. Fortunately, it was at the end of a great interview, and he was actually really honest -- said the first year like any big change had some growing pains, but overall he thought it was a great switch. I almost died when he said that though!
Other funny (somewhat awkward moment):
We brief paragraph bios of our interviewers prior to going into the interview, so we had a little bit of information about them. At the end of this particular interview, my interviewer also did the "Do you have any questions?" thing -- I asked her a couple of questions I had about the school and the campuses, but then she once again prompted me if I had anything else. Not wanting to say "No," I thought as fast as I could and came up with this gem:
"Well, this isn't exactly about the medical school but -- how did you end up in Alabama after running a hunting lodge in Canada for 10 years?" (this was in her bio)
Apparently for all that it went okay -- I actually really enjoyed the interview experience, but sometimes I feel like I only open my mouth to switch which food I previously had in it! =P
That said, my interview moment:
At the end of the interview, I got the classic "do you have any questions for me?" thrown in. UASOM recently switched to a new, systems-based curriculum and, since my sister's an M4 at the same school, I'm somewhat familiar with the transition -- but it was a good question, anyway, and I was curious to see if anyone /didn't/ like the switch. So my question (I know, I know, I kicked myself):
Him: "Any questions for me?"
Me: "Well, I guess I was wondering.. what do you think about the new systems-based curriculum? My sister is an M4 here (last year of normal curriculum), and she said that the first year was pretty rough on the students she knew who switched as M2s, but that the second year went a lot more smoothly, so I'm curious how implementation is going?"
Him: "Well, actually, I'm the Dean for Medical Education, so that's actually MY new curriculum..."
Yes, his new curriculum -- the one that I had just said was "rough" the first year. Fortunately, it was at the end of a great interview, and he was actually really honest -- said the first year like any big change had some growing pains, but overall he thought it was a great switch. I almost died when he said that though!
Other funny (somewhat awkward moment):
We brief paragraph bios of our interviewers prior to going into the interview, so we had a little bit of information about them. At the end of this particular interview, my interviewer also did the "Do you have any questions?" thing -- I asked her a couple of questions I had about the school and the campuses, but then she once again prompted me if I had anything else. Not wanting to say "No," I thought as fast as I could and came up with this gem:
"Well, this isn't exactly about the medical school but -- how did you end up in Alabama after running a hunting lodge in Canada for 10 years?" (this was in her bio)
Apparently for all that it went okay -- I actually really enjoyed the interview experience, but sometimes I feel like I only open my mouth to switch which food I previously had in it! =P
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I had an interview yesterday, and the associate dean told us that the only thing the interviewers will have is our personal statement because we have already been chosen based on academics and responsibility.
My first interview with a 4th yr went really well, but the second one was with a neurosurgeon who didn't have or read over my PS. He just had a blank paper and asked me what my GPA, MCAT, volunteer and leadership positions were. I felt like I was filling out my application orally. It was a 30 min interview and the majority of the time, I was asking him questions. He hardly had any for me! And there was a plasma tv in the room showing a brain surgery going on live...we watched that for awhile. It all just seemed awkward to me, and I don't think it went well haha
My first interview with a 4th yr went really well, but the second one was with a neurosurgeon who didn't have or read over my PS. He just had a blank paper and asked me what my GPA, MCAT, volunteer and leadership positions were. I felt like I was filling out my application orally. It was a 30 min interview and the majority of the time, I was asking him questions. He hardly had any for me! And there was a plasma tv in the room showing a brain surgery going on live...we watched that for awhile. It all just seemed awkward to me, and I don't think it went well haha
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Okay I can finally add something to this site. Some of you will know where this was at some won't. I'm a Chinese female and it will help you understand.
Him: So what ECs are you involved in?
Me: Well I swim, surf, snowboard, volleyball..basically a lot of sports since both my parents were college athletes.
Him: Yeah and you aren't like 80 lbs.
Me: (WTF did he just call me fat, then it came to me) Actually that is a stereotype of Asian people, that they are all 5'0" and 100 lbs. People from the South part of China tend to be smaller but I'm from Northern China, all my male relatives are over 6'0". (To be honest, I said this in kind of a stern manner cuz I was pissed).
Him: So what other school have you interviewed at?
Me: Well I interviewed at _____ earlier this week.
Him: That is not a good medical school, they don't make good doctors.
Me: (wow you should have a sign that says douche bag on your shirt so I know in advance)
Him: I mean with your GPA and MCAT (which btw isn't THAT low) you probably won't get in.
Me: (Okay...why did you invite me here then?)
Him: I can plead an underprivileged case to the committee, can I do that?
Me: Well I did grow up in a third world country but no, I'm not underprivileged, that is why I didn't mark disadvantaged on my application.
He was so rude and basically didn't read my application or allowed me to talk at all about my experiences. He was supposed to be my advocate for admissions 😡😡😡
Him: So what ECs are you involved in?
Me: Well I swim, surf, snowboard, volleyball..basically a lot of sports since both my parents were college athletes.
Him: Yeah and you aren't like 80 lbs.
Me: (WTF did he just call me fat, then it came to me) Actually that is a stereotype of Asian people, that they are all 5'0" and 100 lbs. People from the South part of China tend to be smaller but I'm from Northern China, all my male relatives are over 6'0". (To be honest, I said this in kind of a stern manner cuz I was pissed).
Him: So what other school have you interviewed at?
Me: Well I interviewed at _____ earlier this week.
Him: That is not a good medical school, they don't make good doctors.
Me: (wow you should have a sign that says douche bag on your shirt so I know in advance)
Him: I mean with your GPA and MCAT (which btw isn't THAT low) you probably won't get in.
Me: (Okay...why did you invite me here then?)
Him: I can plead an underprivileged case to the committee, can I do that?
Me: Well I did grow up in a third world country but no, I'm not underprivileged, that is why I didn't mark disadvantaged on my application.
He was so rude and basically didn't read my application or allowed me to talk at all about my experiences. He was supposed to be my advocate for admissions 😡😡😡
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Some schools are helpful in remedying these situations. You might want to contact the admissions office if you haven't already received a decision from the school.
Rather than say anything for those answers you put in paratheneses, did you just smile and nod agreeingly?
I hate how kiss ass interviews have to be. Not only for med schools but in general.
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Ilvcurst
Rather than say anything for those answers you put in paratheneses, did you just smile and nod agreeingly?
I hate how kiss ass interviews have to be. Not only for med schools but in general.
Hahah the () express what I was thinking to myself. I definitely just kept smiling and nodding...although towards the end I just wanted to get out of there...😀
:thumbsup: blesbok
sorry medhearter, if this was your interview, i would have definitely not let you in.
anyone that studies japanese but cant defend how a word is pronounced is :S
and not knowing the offside rule. wow. that is just blasphemy.
Rather than say anything for those answers you put in paratheneses, did you just smile and nod agreeingly?
I hate how kiss ass interviews have to be. Not only for med schools but in general.
His response "yeah and u arent like 80 pounds"
i didnt find that to suggest u are fat. maybe u were too sensistive and it just went downhill i guess from there.
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Ilvcurst
Well first of all it's not really appropriate to mention weight especially for a female interviewee, second - it's even more not appropriate to mention it with a smirk to an Asian student. I mean there is such a thing as cultural competency/sensitivity for a reason. I mean I was confused at first as to why he even said that. Does that mean all girls who are 80 lbs shouldn't play sports or something. But it was clearly a comment on my ethnicity, I was pretty sure about that or else I wouldn't have said anything.
And it was pretty bad 5 minutes in so I think the whole thing just blew. Oh well.....moving on to the next school. And I actually kept my cool pretty well, I was trying to move the conversation along.
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It's one of things situations where I wouldn't call it racism necessary but definitely not being culturally sensitve. Like the time my mother ask my ex-bf who was half black and Japanese if he wanted a bag of corn meal to make corn bread
In her defense she didn't know at all that was messed up and genuinely didn't want the corn meal and she really likes corn bread. So it's one of those things, she didn't mean any harm but wasn't very culturally sensitive or aware.
