Most Bizzare/Weird/Interesting Interview Moment

[cozycleo]

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My weirdest interview moment was when one of my interviewers looked at my application, then announced he had only one concern about me. He said, "I see you've been everything from a soccer mom (coach, actually) to a college Administrator, Girl Scout leader, volunteer, and Mary Kay sales rep. So, convince me that vet school is not just a whim."

I was just...stunned. I first fell into it by telling him he had a good point. But then I recovered and explained that as a 41-year-old wife and mother, I'd obviously had very broad experiences over the years. I also said that none of my prior incarnations had ever dissuaded me from wanting to become a veterinarian.

I left the interview feeling shaken. I even cried on my drive home. But I guess I answered ok, because I got in.

I think this is exactly what I'm afraid of. I'm also wondering if I'm going to get the same question. Glad to know there's hope.

 

[Wolf Vet]

Here's my two bits:

1. Schools get a list of all the VMCAS schools you applied to. One interviewer asked me to tell her why I had applied TO EACH ONE. Crap, how do you say great things about all the other schools while still sounding like theirs is the best? I basically discussed Dr. recomendations (our radiologist went here...etc.).

2. At my friends interview, they were very friendly when she came in and offered her a jelly bean (they had a whole dish of them). She politely declined. Later, after being accepted she asked about it. Apparently, if you say yes, they will ask you a question and it looks very unprofessional of you (food in teeth, etc.) and reflects on your overall score. Again, what the heck? If it was me, I probably would have ate one, thinking it more polite!

 

[chordy4]

2. At my friends interview they were very friendly when she came in and offered her a jelly bean (they had a whole dish of them). She politely declined. Later, after being accepted she asked about it. Apparently, if you say yes, they will ask you a question and it looks very unprofessional of you (food in teeth, etc.) and reflects on your overall score. Again, what the heck? If it was me, I probably would have ate one, thinking it more polite!

weird...if they were jelly bellys i would have been ultra tempted...mmm jelly beans. did your friend interview at MSU too? if not, where did she?