When you're wrapping up, your interviewers will ask if you have any questions. You must have them. Being interested and thoughtful is a good look. Perhaps you've visited this school before your interview day or spoken to current or past students. Terrific. But if everything you know about a program came from their website, this is your chance to find out more. You should be open to every school you're applying to—so this is about engaging, not interrogating. This Q&A flip is also a chance to show that you've done your due diligence. Be precise instead of broad. Terrible question: "What research opportunities are currently available?" That's asking them to launch into 1,000 things, most of which won't apply to you—oh, and that you could have read about on their website.
Some questions you might ask a faculty or admissions committee member include:
Some questions you might ask a faculty or admissions committee member include:
- I read about X clinical opportunity currently offered to med students in their second year. Is that going to be available in the future? Can you tell me more about that opportunity?
- I worked on a Y study as a research coordinator, and I'm very interested in the Y research happening here. Are there plans to expand that?
- How diverse is the student body? Are there support servicesfor minority students?
- I have not lived in an urban setting, but I have worked with underserved patients in a small town. About how many patients does the student-run clinic see a year?
