What are some good questions to ask the panel during an interview? I have been doing research about each school, but I am not sure what to ask!
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If you could be any kind of cell, what would you be and why?
(I read this either on SDN or some other pre med thing)
ETA... I thought maybe I should explain more. I think asking some unique question like this will help them remember you. Like if they explain everything (all questions you've pre-prepared), asking sort of a quirky memorable question will help make a memory tab for you.
(I read this either on SDN or some other pre med thing)
ETA... I thought maybe I should explain more. I think asking some unique question like this will help them remember you. Like if they explain everything (all questions you've pre-prepared), asking sort of a quirky memorable question will help make a memory tab for you.
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For a specific school, I would ask a question about a part of their program that attracted you to that school. For instance, I am interested in ER medicine, and MSU has an excellent ER staff and many of their students go onto pursue residencies in ER med. A question I would ask is- are there any opportunities for me to further my knowledge/interest in ER med besides the one clinical rotation? Are pre-clinical students allowed to observe ER clinics? Not great, but a start. 🙂
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I just asked my interviewers what they liked most and least about the school and why they choose to work at the school. Nothing great, but it's something.
I usually ask what they are most proud of about their school or what keeps their school competitive with the rest of the vet schools. Pretty boring and generic....but it worked 🙂 I do like the idea of a quirky memorable question, like lostbunny said, I just never thought to do that!
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The above are all great suggestions.
I inadvertently asked my Penn interviewers if they were "crazy PETA people". We all laughed pretty hard as I stumbled through the rest of my statement, which consisted of me saying I didn't mean all PETA supporters were crazy but that yeah, they were probably crazy. 🙂
Other than that, I asked about their interests (clinical and research). 30 minutes really isn't long enough!
I inadvertently asked my Penn interviewers if they were "crazy PETA people". We all laughed pretty hard as I stumbled through the rest of my statement, which consisted of me saying I didn't mean all PETA supporters were crazy but that yeah, they were probably crazy. 🙂
Other than that, I asked about their interests (clinical and research). 30 minutes really isn't long enough!
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I asked about what kind of extracurriculars they offered and if a lot of students participated. I had some other questions but I don't remember what they were.
