Pre-Allo FAQ Series: Interview Survival (Tips, tricks, cost-saving)

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Lzypanda said:
Thanks for all the info. guys, it's really helpful! I was just wondering if anyone knew if it would be better for a girl to wear a knee-length skirt or pants.. I'm a bit confused and have to go shopping for it soon, I think. Is it better to tie your hair back is your a female? Also, where do I find student hosts? I'm pretty new to this network, so I really appreciate any help I can get! :hardy:
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I'm not sure if this individual still needs an answer or not, but I just wanted to mention some things that I was told when I did a mock med school interview at my school:
1) Skirt suits are the most common for girls. The skirt should be at the knee. Obviously, nothing slutty (e.g. not too short, no long slits). If you cannot wear a skirt without constantly tugging at it, a pant suit would be recommended.
2) A med school interview is supposed to be like a job interview. Generally, wearing your hair in the "half up-half down" style is recommended. Tying your hair all back tends to look too severe, but leaving it down causes to look unkempt after a little while
 
nhtreehugger said:
2) A med school interview is supposed to be like a job interview. Generally, wearing your hair in the "half up-half down" style is recommended. Tying your hair all back tends to look too severe, but leaving it down causes to look unkempt after a little while
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or you can just have short hair and not have to worry about doing anything with it😀
 
does anybody know how long a standard interview lasts for? also, any tips on how to prepare? i have an interview in hawaii next week, so i'm kinda nervous.
 
starter1259 said:
does anybody know how long a standard interview lasts for? also, any tips on how to prepare? i have an interview in hawaii next week, so i'm kinda nervous.
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You definitely need to check out interview feedback. Follow the link at the top of the SDN home page. It tells you how long interviews at each school last/common questions/etc.
 
Travel:
I've always been a fan of finding cheap fares online. However.....

I found a phenomenal travel agent. I've yet to find a cheaper fare than what she does, she finds better schedules, gets better prices on car rentals, and has had great suggestions for making this whole process less expensive.

I never thought I'd say this but I'm now convinced that finding fares online is not always the best way to go. I would be willing to pay a bit more for the assurance of having someone who knows the system so well, but she actually whips the internet.

I'm sucking it up and renting a car all but one interview. My primary reason for doing so is that it gives me a chance to spend my free time puttering around the city. I'll have to spend four years wherever I go and location does matter to me.

Hotel:
www.tripadvisor.com
I found cheaper places with better reviews than what the school negotiated rates were. Another tip from the travel agent!

Attire:
I'm wearing a suit of course. Because I'm a little crazy and it's my favorite suit, I'm scorning black/navy and going with olive. Depending upon how natty I feel I might even toss a blue shirt under there.

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I've nothing else to offer because I've yet to actually go to an interview.

Good luck to everyone with interviews! Let's just be ourselves and things will shake out.

Good luck to everyone still waiting for those interviews! It's still way early in the year. One of my closest friends is an MS1 right now. He interviewed on April 22, 2007. See, there is hope!

T
 
I definitely wouldn't rent a car in Philly, it'll be more trouble than help. Parking's a pain and quite expensive.🙁
Trains from the airport, cabs, and okay public transit are the way to go.

Not as much personal experience, but I suspect this is also true for NYC, DC and Boston.
 
Ok so I have a low MCAT...how do I explain that during an interview and put a positive spin on it???
 
alwaysaangel said:
Definitely Southwest. Way cheaper than the competition most of the time (as long as you and most of your schools are near their airports).

Join the college Rapid Rewards - gives you double credits for each flight and usually like 4 credits for signing up. So you just need 3 flights for a free roundtrip.

Thats what I did - by the end I had 2 free roundtrips that I used to visit family.

Also, I highly recommend getting one of their credit cards and using it for all your secondaries that can be paid by CC as well as all your flights/hotels etc. You get an airline credit (same as the rapid rewards 16=free flight) for every $1200 you put on it. But flights and rental cars and hotels through their affilitates are worth double money. (eg $600 worth of flights/hotels = credit)

I have it now, but if I'd had it when I applied I would have probably gotten 3-4 flights instead of the 2 I got.

This is the most money you've probably every spent in your life in a short period - get a credit card that gives you something back for the money you spend.
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Ok, maybe I just can't see it, but where is the designation for the STUDENT rapid rewards on southwest.com? I can only find the regular rapid rewards...
 
my suit cost 20$ at a thirft store.
my shoes were 9$ at the same store.
I am poor; i think they look nice.
 
Worth posting is How to behave on an interview:

If you're lucky enough to be invited for an interview for medical school, take a moment to breath a sigh of victory. Smile at your hard work. Feel free to slip in passive-aggressive comments to other pre-meds such as, "What's new with you? By the way, did you hear that I got an interview for med school?"

There are tons of guides out there about how to properly answer questions that might be posed. While those books and websites are fine for the 30 minutes that you're in front of a member of the admissions committee, my goal is to tell you that you need to act properly during the rest of the interview day. In other words, don't be a jackass on the school's tour.

I've been a tour guide for the past year for my university. While most students are so nervous about their interviews that they're quiet for the bulk of the day, I've met some real a-holes who make me want to run straight to the admissions committee and scream, "You can't let this person in here!" While most student guides will preface the tours by saying, "I don't report to the admissions committee; you can ask me anything," if you are unbearable during a 30-minute journey through the school and hospital, you won't be matriculating there during the fall. I can think of one instance off the top of my head where an applicant was outright insulting toward other students and even a physician. He didn't get in here.

Although I meet several quirky applicants each week, there have been a few occasions where I've wanted to personally sign rejection letters for the outright losers who make the tour difficult for me. Therefore, I offer these tips to avoid pissing off the medical student volunteers:

1. Don't interrupt. There is no question so important that it can't wait until the end. I once began a tour by saying, "Here is the student lounge where we…" when some girl jumped in with, "What's you student-to-body ratio in anatomy?!?" For whatever reason, this question gets asked every week. I don't know why the student-to-body ratio is so important to pre-meds. I've never met a person who made his decision on where to go to medical school based upon the student-to-body ratio. Yet every week, I know it's coming. That being said, don't interrupt your tour guide.

2. Don't lead the tour. No matter what you're read online about the school you're interviewing at, you don't know anything about the university. I had one interviewee who started telling other appicants that first-year students perform surgeries without assistance. She even tried to show off the computer lab and the microscope lab. Aside from getting several critical pieces of information incorrect, she undermined my tour and spread false rumors. To make things worse, she had never visited the campus before. I don't know where she got her information.

3. Don't ask stupid questions. I know you're dying inside to find out the school's student-to-body ratio. Hold off for a few minutes; I'm sure that the tour guide will tell you. Some other things you shouldn't ask (yet I've heard from applicants) are:

- Do you have a gym? Seriously, I get asked every week if we have a gym. I don't know of a university in the entire country that doesn't have a gym. But somehow every week some woman asks. It's always a woman.

- Do you have a library? I never saw that one coming.

- (In our Windows-only computer lab): Can I request a Macintosh instead? No, you can't have a different computer simply because you're on a self-righteous trip to rid the world of Microsoft.

- What are the names of the dermatology professors here? One guy pulled out a sheet of paper and was ready to start taking names. There's a faculty roster near the building's entrance. You're welcome to spend some time there.

- What's your student-to-body ratio? Never ask this question. I wish a had a trap door in the anatomy lab so I could send applicants away who feel the need the ask. "You want to know our ratio, eh? Just take two steps to the right and one more step forward."

I hope this list helps. Please do your tour guides a favor by quietly listening to the monologue, laughing at the jokes, and nodding your heads in firm agreement to whatever opinions he/she may offer.
 
deuist said:
Worth posting is How to behave on an interview:

If you're lucky enough to be invited for an interview for medical school, take a moment to breath a sigh of victory. Smile at your hard work. Feel free to slip in passive-aggressive comments to other pre-meds such as, "What's new with you? By the way, did you hear that I got an interview for med school?"

There are tons of guides out there about how to properly answer questions that might be posed. While those books and websites are fine for the 30 minutes that you're in front of a member of the admissions committee, my goal is to tell you that you need to act properly during the rest of the interview day. In other words, don't be a jackass on the school's tour.

I've been a tour guide for the past year for my university. While most students are so nervous about their interviews that they're quiet for the bulk of the day, I've met some real a-holes who make me want to run straight to the admissions committee and scream, "You can't let this person in here!" While most student guides will preface the tours by saying, "I don't report to the admissions committee; you can ask me anything," if you are unbearable during a 30-minute journey through the school and hospital, you won't be matriculating there during the fall. I can think of one instance off the top of my head where an applicant was outright insulting toward other students and even a physician. He didn't get in here.

Although I meet several quirky applicants each week, there have been a few occasions where I've wanted to personally sign rejection letters for the outright losers who make the tour difficult for me. Therefore, I offer these tips to avoid pissing off the medical student volunteers:

1. Don't interrupt. There is no question so important that it can't wait until the end. I once began a tour by saying, "Here is the student lounge where we…" when some girl jumped in with, "What's you student-to-body ratio in anatomy?!?" For whatever reason, this question gets asked every week. I don't know why the student-to-body ratio is so important to pre-meds. I've never met a person who made his decision on where to go to medical school based upon the student-to-body ratio. Yet every week, I know it's coming. That being said, don't interrupt your tour guide.

2. Don't lead the tour. No matter what you're read online about the school you're interviewing at, you don't know anything about the university. I had one interviewee who started telling other appicants that first-year students perform surgeries without assistance. She even tried to show off the computer lab and the microscope lab. Aside from getting several critical pieces of information incorrect, she undermined my tour and spread false rumors. To make things worse, she had never visited the campus before. I don't know where she got her information.

3. Don't ask stupid questions. I know you're dying inside to find out the school's student-to-body ratio. Hold off for a few minutes; I'm sure that the tour guide will tell you. Some other things you shouldn't ask (yet I've heard from applicants) are:

- Do you have a gym? Seriously, I get asked every week if we have a gym. I don't know of a university in the entire country that doesn't have a gym. But somehow every week some woman asks. It's always a woman.

- Do you have a library? I never saw that one coming.

- (In our Windows-only computer lab): Can I request a Macintosh instead? No, you can't have a different computer simply because you're on a self-righteous trip to rid the world of Microsoft.

- What are the names of the dermatology professors here? One guy pulled out a sheet of paper and was ready to start taking names. There's a faculty roster near the building's entrance. You're welcome to spend some time there.

- What's your student-to-body ratio? Never ask this question. I wish a had a trap door in the anatomy lab so I could send applicants away who feel the need the ask. "You want to know our ratio, eh? Just take two steps to the right and one more step forward."

I hope this list helps. Please do your tour guides a favor by quietly listening to the monologue, laughing at the jokes, and nodding your heads in firm agreement to whatever opinions he/she may offer.
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I think these are all really good tips, and I'm glad you shared them. However, what is so terrible about asking how many people to a body? I can understand not wanting to be interrupted, but I don't agree that it doesn't matter. If someone prefers to do less cutting (I've met a few of these people on my interviews), they may prefer a school with a larger ratio, so they don't have as much to do. On the other hand, someone who feels they'd learn best by doing a lot of the dissecting might prefer a smaller ratio. So why is it so terrible to ask, as long as it's at the end of the tour or during a lull in the guide's monologue?
 
doinmybest5840 said:
So why is it so terrible to ask
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1. Because it plays no role on where someone ends up going to medical school. To date, I have not met a single med student who claims to have chosen his/her particular university over the student-to-body ratio. Further, I can't name a single practicing physician who brags about his alma mater's anatomy lab. Given that there are many subjects you will learn in school (anatomy plays a relatively small role), you should pick a school based upon the place that will give you the best overall learning opportunity.

2. That question will be answered eventually in the tour. There is no reason why an applicant needs to jump to other sections of the tour when I'm introducing the computer lab.
 
Anyone have advice?

I have a tattoo on my ankle, pretty darn visible - should I cover it?
Dark stockings? Large Bandaid? Make up?
 
SavesTheJade said:
Anyone have advice?

I have a tattoo on my ankle, pretty darn visible - should I cover it?
Dark stockings? Large Bandaid? Make up?
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I haven't been on any interviews, but from my knowledge of the professional world: YES!

Wear pants or opaque stockings. I have friends with tats and they always complain that people don't take them seriously because of their tattoos.
 
nice to see the site.....this is great site to increase the knowledge in our general information.
 
A very helpful thread. Thank you! I'll just go on reading for now. 🙂
 
Hey Everyone,

I fly a lot for work and interviews (at least once a week). Here are my tips.

1. Get elite status. This is easier than you think, especially if you have a lot of interviews. If you fly American a lot, call their frequent flyer customer service and ask to be placed in the Gold (5000 miles in 90 days) or Platinum (10000 miles in 90 days) challenge. The nice thing about getting status IMHO is the priority seating, boarding, check in, and security. Plus the occasional upgrade (that cocktail is really nice after a long day). It's really worth it and will cut much time/stress off your travel day. The other really good thing is that if your flight is cancelled, delayed, or whatever, you will get priority when switching your flight (status has made the difference between getting on a flight and not in some pretty bad situations). Additionally, you get a milage bonus (some airlines give you 5000 miles for a 2500 mile flight).

If you get status on one, other airlines will match if you ask (American matched my United status).

2. Get an airline credit card. My United Visa gave me double points on all school expenses (including secondary apps). Plus, you can get 20,000 miles just for signing up. There is an annual fee, though. But if you can charge your tuition to your card, the free trips add up fast.

3. Remove large earrings before you get to the metal detector.

4. Hotel rewards add up fast.
 
As long as you give them advanced notice, it shouldn't make a difference. You're also talking a four year break before you're applying for residency. Not a problem.
 
This might be kind of a random question but...

It's pretty much a given that you're goign to get the "Why medicine?" question. What I was wondering from those of you who have already interviewed, how long did you choose to make your answer to this question? Do you think they want a concise short answer or a back story that may take a while?
 
radxbandit said:
This might be kind of a random question but...

It's pretty much a given that you're goign to get the "Why medicine?" question. What I was wondering from those of you who have already interviewed, how long did you choose to make your answer to this question? Do you think they want a concise short answer or a back story that may take a while?
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My answer was about 10 minutes long but I never got that far - they will usually interrupt you and ask a question. The nice thing about an answer that long is that it gives you things to keep bringing up yourself - so you kind of run the interview which is really nice and relaxing.
 
Jesus! Ten minutes? That's 1/3 of the interview. Of course they're going to interrupt you when your answer should take about thirty seconds to discuss wanting to make a career out of a field that you really enjoy.
 
deuist said:
Jesus! Ten minutes? That's 1/3 of the interview. Of course they're going to interrupt you when your answer should take about thirty seconds to discuss wanting to make a career out of a field that you really enjoy.
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My bad - I read his post wrong. I thought he was asking about the "Tell me about yourself" one that everyone dreads. Which for me encompassed why medicine.

And it is not a bad thing to have a 10 minute answer to the very general tell me about yourself - or any general question really. Every interview I went to I eventually touched on all the points in that planned answer and because of that i ran all the interviews and never really got asked any questions. Also got into every place I interviewed at, and my numbers were not awesome, so its clearly a decent strategy.

You'd be surprised at the value of having an answer to a question that can basically take up the entire interview - so long as it covers most of the main points an interviewer will ask you - it lets you control the situation which can take a lot of the stress off.
 
alwaysaangel said:
My bad - I read his post wrong. I thought he was asking about the "Tell me about yourself" one that everyone dreads. Which for me encompassed why medicine.

And it is not a bad thing to have a 10 minute answer to the very general tell me about yourself - or any general question really. Every interview I went to I eventually touched on all the points in that planned answer and because of that i ran all the interviews and never really got asked any questions. Also got into every place I interviewed at, and my numbers were not awesome, so its clearly a decent strategy.

You'd be surprised at the value of having an answer to a question that can basically take up the entire interview - so long as it covers most of the main points an interviewer will ask you - it lets you control the situation which can take a lot of the stress off.
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That's okay, your answer turned out to be just as helpful. On that note, what do you feel are the most important pieces to cover when they ask you to tell them about yourself. I've been thinking about this question, and I'm not quite sure what to cover, or what's going to be the best angle.
 
radxbandit said:
That's okay, your answer turned out to be just as helpful. On that note, what do you feel are the most important pieces to cover when they ask you to tell them about yourself. I've been thinking about this question, and I'm not quite sure what to cover, or what's going to be the best angle.
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Start with college. Give the gist of yourself - major, jobs, activities, etc. The more relaxed you are the more conversational the interview can become so don't force some monologue that would make a monkey fall asleep. Go with the flow and just talk about yourself! I can't believe people have a hard time with it (then again, I might just be egotistical and vain which makes it easy for me )

But in all seriousness, I basically had an idea of some topics to mention. Make sure its not too rigid. Its awesome if interviewers stop you and ask you to elaborate. Seriously, almost all of my interviews never got past that question, everything led into everything else and we basically ended up touching on everything the interviewer would have asked anyway - made it super conversational and comfy.

What I wrote down for myself was this (remember I'm not memorizing this, just keeping points in mind).

I’m 22 years old, I graduated in May from UC Berkeley with a degree in Molecular and Cell Biology and an emphasis in Immunology. I am currently working full-time with the Fire Prevention Division at the office on campus where I worked my Junior and Senior year. I worked there as an office assistant for two years and when I graduated the Fire Marshal asked if I would like to stay on to complete a project for them. When Fire fighters respond to buildings they often have maps of the building to know what buildings nearby are threatened and where all the fire suppression equipment in the building is. So I spent 3 months learning AutoCAD for them and am now redoing all 200 buildings on campus. I am also currently teaching an MCAT Biology course for Princeton review – which I like a lot because it keeps the material fresh in my mind while letting me work on how I go about explaining complex material to someone who doesn’t understand it.
I also took up a quarter-time Americorps position at the clinic where I have volunteered for 3 years. I have been a medical assistant in the free clinic since my sophomore year and recently started doing follow-up, outreach, and preparation during the daytime as well as my usual job of being a medical assistant in the evening.
I worked part-time all four years of college, and paid my own way through. I worked as a cashier in a café my freshman year which was fun because I got to meet a lot of new people and got a lot of practice in Spanish since so many employees were Hispanic and didn’t speak English.
My sophomore year I worked as a tutor and mentor with a bunch of middle school students. That was a lot of fun. They were really cute and a good challenge to work with.

(basically I would start with most recent stuff and go all the way back to major activities at the beginning of college, if you ever get that far - I never did). I don't know if this is a good response, but it worked well for me.

I would say anythign that can make the interview nice and conversational for you is a good answer for you.
 
Just bumping this thread for those of you who are getting antsy about the interview preparation stage. It's still REALLLLLY early mind you, but in case you're already thinking about buying suits, getting tickets, etc there were a lot of good tips in this thread about keeping costs down.

Also, on the subject of where to buy an affordable suite, I'd recommend outlet malls and stores, many of them might be having a "back to school" sale coming up or "end of summer" type thing and so you might be able to grab a really good deal in the next month or two 🙂
Places like Nordstrom Rack, Burlington Coat Factory, etc tend to have pretty affordable suits that are also really nice since they tend to be brand name suits that are just overstocked. You can also try Overstock.com to try to find a deal, although personally I wouldn't want to buy a suit I couldn't try on, but that might just be because I"m petite and so sizes can be screwy. But maybe if you see a brand of suit you like, and are sure of the sizes, then online shopping might end up getting you a great deal.

Oh, and there's also a SDN lodging thread from last year, where people volunteered to host other SDNers for their interview since some schools don't have a large hosting program. Maybe you guys can start on for this cycle. I actually stayed with someone from that list and had a great time and made a new friend. 🙂


Good luck guys!
 
wow these are awesome tips, keep them coming!
 
Hawaii interviews are one on one with 3 people: 2 drs affiliated w/ the school and one interview with the Senior Associate Dean. Interviews are roughly an hour.
 
What about long hair for men? Currently covers most of my neck, but by the time I'm applying/interviewing it'll probaby be shoulder length.
 
During the beginning of the interview, I have always made it a point to:

1. Give the obligatory firm handshake
2. Thank the interviewers (by name) for coming to see you, mention how you know they are very very busy.
3. Mention how lucky you feel to be there.

During the end of the interview

1. Thank them again (by name) for seeing you.
2. Ask them the "end of interview" question.
3. Shake hands

I think this gives allows for a good opening/closure to the interview and really helps to get on their good side. Especially if they had a bad interviewer before you. Hope this helps.
 
whateva07 said:
Ok so I have a low MCAT...how do I explain that during an interview and put a positive spin on it???
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just be honest on why you obtained that score, don't make excuses, and just have a positive perspective, and if you have a well rounded application, they probably won't even ask you about your MCAT score, at least that's what happened to me on both my interviews and my MCAT wasn't the best
 
Hey, very informative thread. I do have one quick question though:

Please clarify, in regards to sending post-interview thank you's, these shall be
a.) addressed directly to the interviewer(s), not the admissions office in general correct?

and

b.) hand-written correct. Here, I am hoping to avoid seeming to familiar or casual with my interviewer while at the same time making sure that it is a genuine and honest thank you.


Thanks All
 
Right after my interviews, I've been asking the admissions receptionists what they suggest and what they find students usually do. They've been real nice about it. Most have suggested a card. One even dropped a big hint to write a card to the admissions office so they can forward it to the interviewers, then they take the cards back and put them in your file! I've been hand-writing them. Hope this helps!
 
ericL said:
Hey, very informative thread. I do have one quick question though:

Please clarify, in regards to sending post-interview thank you's, these shall be
a.) addressed directly to the interviewer(s), not the admissions office in general correct?

and

b.) hand-written correct. Here, I am hoping to avoid seeming to familiar or casual with my interviewer while at the same time making sure that it is a genuine and honest thank you.


Thanks All
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borninapotato85 said:
Right after my interviews, I've been asking the admissions receptionists what they suggest and what they find students usually do. They've been real nice about it. Most have suggested a card. One even dropped a big hint to write a card to the admissions office so they can forward it to the interviewers, then they take the cards back and put them in your file! I've been hand-writing them. Hope this helps!
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Agreed - I always sent my thank-yous to "Dr. X, C/O X School of Medicine Office of Admissions".

I used a computer program to make pretty cards with personalized messages and then signed them.

One of my interviewers at the school I'm now attending actually remembers what I wrote in his thank you card! I ran into him the second week of school and he asked me about something I had said in the card. So, take this seriously =p
 
By the way, be super careful when scheduling flights with layovers!! I took the last USairways flight after my interview and it had a 45 min layover. But, the first flight was 25 min late and the next left 10 min early...without me! I had to spend a night in the airport, along with a bunch of other people from my flight. I couldn't sleep that night and missed school the next day. It was awful. 🙁

So, allow a good hour to 2 hours between flights. 🙂
 
borninapotato85 said:
Right after my interviews, I've been asking the admissions receptionists what they suggest and what they find students usually do. They've been real nice about it. Most have suggested a card. One even dropped a big hint to write a card to the admissions office so they can forward it to the interviewers, then they take the cards back and put them in your file! I've been hand-writing them. Hope this helps!
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what school was this?
 
public transportation in Philly is amazing (atleast compared to where i'm from). Train from the airport to downtown, subway everywhere else. Stay away from cabs if you can help it northern philly is farther and much more dense than it looks on a map!
 
borninapotato85 said:
By the way, be super careful when scheduling flights with layovers!! I took the last USairways flight after my interview and it had a 45 min layover. But, the first flight was 25 min late and the next left 10 min early...without me! I had to spend a night in the airport, along with a bunch of other people from my flight. I couldn't sleep that night and missed school the next day. It was awful. 🙁

So, allow a good hour to 2 hours between flights. 🙂
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lol... and i know its awful to find humor in this... but doesn't help when your plane might be in the Hudson! 🙂
 
I am a 4th year student at a top-tier MD medical school in the north east, and I conduct interviews for medical school candidates. I wanted to send out a warning to those who are interviewed by med students. I have seen a few candidates who looked great on paper, but when they met with me, were completely uninterested, and put no effort to answer my (very harmless) questions. I later found out this was because they thought I had nothing to do with the ranking, that my interview didn't count. This may be so at other programs but it is certainly not the case at our school. The rank I give is equally valued as (and averaged with) that of faculty. So please, take your med student interviewer seriously (not too seriously, I mean, it couldn't be more relaxed of a situation). Otherwise it puts me in the very awkward position of having to rank low someone with great academic achievements, and whom I had great desire to meet when reading the application.
 
for girls, i just wanted to share that i found a jones new york pantsuit for $35!!! i went to the jones new york outlet store and they were having a clearance sale, so if you have outlet malls nearby, make sure you check them out! i was able to splurge a little more on shoes because of all the money i saved 😀
 
For anyone taking a red-eye flight, or for those who wear contacts on the plane and get really dry eyes from the flight, bring some Visine eyedrops to get the red out. Even if you get a decent amount of sleep the night before the interview, you will looked cracked out if your eyes are red. Not a good look.
 
urg.
 
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