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Ok I've been rejected at two interviews from the two schools in Wisconsin-MCOW and UW_Madison.
Madison---Everytime politics comes up. At Madison the guy saw I studied abroad and asked if I liked to travel. I said yes we talked about this cheese he liked that I liked also from Oaxaca Mexico. Then he asked if I wanted to travel during my residency. and so on (skip some stuff) Then he started askin whether I wanted to go see how socialized medicine worked overseas. I just kinda sat there and said nothing or tried to switch subjects. It ended on a wierd note where we just kinda stared at each other. He wanted to know what I thought I said nothing..... I don't think it went over well
MCOW(Milwaukee)-I can't rememeber what happend here but some political thing happened and I was jsut quite again
I have an interview in Arkansas this week and I know something political will come up again. I'm fairily moderate and really don't want to take a stance on these issues. No matter what you say you're screwed.
I think it's fairely safe to assume that most med school interviewers are liberal- at least this is my guess. I also think that the if you do run into a Republican they tend to be more forgiving-I know some will disagreee- but if you tell a Republican Doctor- I believe that health care is a right- he can't get to upset. If you tell a democrat that you take some middle ground like- I think everyone should have health care but I'd rather have free markets for the upper and middle class for those who can afford to pay. Or that Universal Health care has it's ups and downs in places like Canada They may actually take a offense and think you are a bad person.
Right now I think leaning to the left a little is the way to go if you have to take a side. But Arkansas is a RED STATE. If I get a hardcore republican as an interviewer and he asks me Q's am I gonna be **** outa luck??????
I jsut want to get into med school not argue about politics but for whatever reason interviewers bring it up. Then I look dumb cause I look like it is the first time i've ever pondered these issues as I stare off into space with a dumb look on my face. Anyway- suggestions please
Madison---Everytime politics comes up. At Madison the guy saw I studied abroad and asked if I liked to travel. I said yes we talked about this cheese he liked that I liked also from Oaxaca Mexico. Then he asked if I wanted to travel during my residency. and so on (skip some stuff) Then he started askin whether I wanted to go see how socialized medicine worked overseas. I just kinda sat there and said nothing or tried to switch subjects. It ended on a wierd note where we just kinda stared at each other. He wanted to know what I thought I said nothing..... I don't think it went over well
MCOW(Milwaukee)-I can't rememeber what happend here but some political thing happened and I was jsut quite again
I have an interview in Arkansas this week and I know something political will come up again. I'm fairily moderate and really don't want to take a stance on these issues. No matter what you say you're screwed.
I think it's fairely safe to assume that most med school interviewers are liberal- at least this is my guess. I also think that the if you do run into a Republican they tend to be more forgiving-I know some will disagreee- but if you tell a Republican Doctor- I believe that health care is a right- he can't get to upset. If you tell a democrat that you take some middle ground like- I think everyone should have health care but I'd rather have free markets for the upper and middle class for those who can afford to pay. Or that Universal Health care has it's ups and downs in places like Canada They may actually take a offense and think you are a bad person.
Right now I think leaning to the left a little is the way to go if you have to take a side. But Arkansas is a RED STATE. If I get a hardcore republican as an interviewer and he asks me Q's am I gonna be **** outa luck??????
I jsut want to get into med school not argue about politics but for whatever reason interviewers bring it up. Then I look dumb cause I look like it is the first time i've ever pondered these issues as I stare off into space with a dumb look on my face. Anyway- suggestions please