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Hi SDN,
I hope this post helps others in my position, and that anyone with medical school interview experiences / accepted students / ADCOMs will chime in! I received my first II a few days ago and have a little over a month to prepare for it. I have interviewed for around 6-10 different positions in my life (research, jobs, internships). My interview skills were pretty bad a few years ago, but I have been visibly much stronger at interviewing now, including at least one panel interview setting.
My concern is as follows: how much different will the medical school interview be than a job interview? What should I be doing to prepare, other than memorizing my application inside and out, being able to think out ethical dilemmas, and having the capacity to clearly communicate my reasons for pursuing medicine? Should I be brushing up on languages I'm decently fluent at speaking? Will I be talking extensively about my various hobbies? Should I be reading more (I barely read aside from scientific literature)?
Thank you kindly, any insights are appreciated. My current II happens to be at a school I would absolutely love to go to, and I don't want to blow my chances.
I hope this post helps others in my position, and that anyone with medical school interview experiences / accepted students / ADCOMs will chime in! I received my first II a few days ago and have a little over a month to prepare for it. I have interviewed for around 6-10 different positions in my life (research, jobs, internships). My interview skills were pretty bad a few years ago, but I have been visibly much stronger at interviewing now, including at least one panel interview setting.
My concern is as follows: how much different will the medical school interview be than a job interview? What should I be doing to prepare, other than memorizing my application inside and out, being able to think out ethical dilemmas, and having the capacity to clearly communicate my reasons for pursuing medicine? Should I be brushing up on languages I'm decently fluent at speaking? Will I be talking extensively about my various hobbies? Should I be reading more (I barely read aside from scientific literature)?
Thank you kindly, any insights are appreciated. My current II happens to be at a school I would absolutely love to go to, and I don't want to blow my chances.