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The Most Painful to Watch Interview
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I'm sure it was a real mock. That was hilarious though.
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yea their are just some statements that he should of totally dodged. Someone winging it can def do 10x better than that guy.
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I couldn't even watch 2 minutes of that without cringing. Bad acting bothers me.
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NEWS FLASH: Nobody ever did good on their first mock interview.
I almost cried like a little b****, and it was just my girlfriend asking the same basic questions. The reason we do mock interviews is to get comfortable with formulating words to common interview questions. Those of us that have gone through this cycle know that on our real interviews, we all did much better than when we started.
Well, maybe not on our first interview.
I almost cried like a little b****, and it was just my girlfriend asking the same basic questions. The reason we do mock interviews is to get comfortable with formulating words to common interview questions. Those of us that have gone through this cycle know that on our real interviews, we all did much better than when we started.
Well, maybe not on our first interview.
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Sweet baby what?! He's just rambling........
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Yeesh part two is pretty bad. I hope I can do better, but it's always easier to criticize others than to reflect on your own shortcomings.
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NEWS FLASH: Nobody ever did good on their first mock interview.
I almost cried like a little b****, and it was just my girlfriend asking the same basic questions. The reason we do mock interviews is to get comfortable with formulating words to common interview questions. Those of us that have gone through this cycle know that on our real interviews, we all did much better than when we started.
Well, maybe not on our first interview.
lol this kid looks like he's gonna cry. I was the same way for my first mock interview though.
I'm going to be honest - this interview is embarrassingly bad. This leads me to believe it's acting, and put out by the school to show a "bad interview" and scare people into preparing more for them.
During the interview he insults the nursing profession, says he only wants to go into medicine because his parents pushed him into it, at various points he ignores the question asked completely and answers a completely different one ( Interviewer: Why do you want to be a Doctor, rather than a Nurse or X-ray tech, etc.? Him: My back-up is a PA...) and he also is having to ask the interviewer 2 or 3 times what the question he's being asked (Interviewer: What do you do for fun? Him: You mean, like, volunteering? Interviewer: Stuff on breaks to relieve stress... Him: Oh, so like, other than volunteering?) Fake interview, must be.
He's also looking behind the interviewer and very rarely actually looks towards the guy, suggesting to me that he's probably reading of queue cards.
If this was a legit interview, the interviewee would have never actually allowed the pre-med society to post this on youtube - it's that bad.
During the interview he insults the nursing profession, says he only wants to go into medicine because his parents pushed him into it, at various points he ignores the question asked completely and answers a completely different one ( Interviewer: Why do you want to be a Doctor, rather than a Nurse or X-ray tech, etc.? Him: My back-up is a PA...) and he also is having to ask the interviewer 2 or 3 times what the question he's being asked (Interviewer: What do you do for fun? Him: You mean, like, volunteering? Interviewer: Stuff on breaks to relieve stress... Him: Oh, so like, other than volunteering?) Fake interview, must be.
He's also looking behind the interviewer and very rarely actually looks towards the guy, suggesting to me that he's probably reading of queue cards.
If this was a legit interview, the interviewee would have never actually allowed the pre-med society to post this on youtube - it's that bad.
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his posture is priceless in part 2.
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It seems like he was struggling with answering the very basic questions....
and ohh I was laughing about the "wiping butts" comment yeahhhh way to go "future docta"
and ohh I was laughing about the "wiping butts" comment yeahhhh way to go "future docta"
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How ARE you supposed to answer the "Tell me about yourself" question? I never know where to start with that.
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Me too. I'm going to skip over the parts where the kid is talking and just listen to the questions the interviewer asks.
Not sure, but definitely not by saying the things that are already on your application (I'm a junior at XYZ University and I'm applying to medical school. I'm a biology major...).
I feel unsure about answering this as well. any tips?
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I've seen this video before when I was preparing for interviews. I actually never did a formal mock interview, just practiced A LOT and had my girlfriend ask me some of the basic questions. I also scoured the interview feedback section of SDN to get some of the more common questions as well as some tough ones- these are real questions asked during interviews.
I think the best way to answer the "Tell me about yourself" question is to be real and be yourself, just how you're supposed to answer every question. How would you describe yourself to someone you just met? Personality? Interests? Hobbies? Family?
This question can be used as an icebreaker to ease into questions related to your answer. Put some meat into your responses so they can continue the conversation.
I think the best way to answer the "Tell me about yourself" question is to be real and be yourself, just how you're supposed to answer every question. How would you describe yourself to someone you just met? Personality? Interests? Hobbies? Family?
This question can be used as an icebreaker to ease into questions related to your answer. Put some meat into your responses so they can continue the conversation.
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I would start with how I got here, like where I was born, how I grew up...
Since this is not a specific question such as "why do you want to be a doctor" or "what attracts you to our school", I would stick with something that is unique and interesting about myself. For example, I would always start with the fact that I originate from a foreign country, yet studied in more than three countries during middle school, high school and college.
There is no right answer for this question. If adcoms pick up something interesting, they will ask about the details (just like in this painful youtube video).
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I agree with this.
Whether or not it will work I don't know, but my plan is to provide answers that will help lead the interviewer into questions I know they're going to ask anyway:
Why DO?
Why physician?
Your GPA sucked, why?
Plans for the rest of the year?
Plans if you have to reapply?
Plan B?
etc
That way it's not like a question-answer-question-answer type thing. I think I will benefit from having a conversation with the interviewer rather than a strict interview environment.
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You don't necessarily have to prompt them with answers related to the questions you have listed. In fact, if they are going to ask about it... they will - no need to prompt them. Keep it casual and personal for the "tell me about yourself." The interview is supposed to allow the committee to become more familiar with you. Telling them about yourself is a good way for them to get to know you better.
Having said that, I would recommend sticking to what bjh0609 and I have suggested.
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Is it ok to talk to them as you would anyone you just met? Or is it best appear that every answer you give them is one you prepared and practiced for?
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Keep it professional and relaxed, but not uptight. They know that applicants practice for it, so don't sound like a robot, or the guy on the Youtube video for that matter. You want to sell yourself, but not be overly cocky.
At one of my interviews they had like 10 of us in a room for a group interview after our individual interviews. I could tell who had most likely practiced probable questions, and those who most likely didn't prepare very well (they sounded rushed and incoherent). They could have just been nervous, but from the outside it looked like a lack of preparation.
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Group interview? How does that work?
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SDN has an article that tackles that exact question. I can't find the article but there's a archive of interview prep articles on sdn that are useful.
http://studentdoctor.net/category/interview-secrets/
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I wasn't the biggest fan of it, but I am talkative so I didn't have any problems. If it isn't structured (like the first person on the left or right says something, then the next, and so on...), then you need to make sure you stand out. Otherwise you'll just be saying "I agree with what so and so said, blah blah blah," unless you can come up with something new to add to the conversation.
Yeah practice the common questions but don't memorize what you want to say or else you will sound too robotic. I only had two interviews. I did terrible on my first interview. But fortunately did well on my second. However, both times I was asked random questions that I could not have prepared for. On my first interview the person didn't even ask me why DO or why do you want to be a physician. Just be friendly and show interest. Also, do some research on the school so you can make more conversation.
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+1 HIGHLY recommend doing research on the school prior to interviewing. If your interviewer doesn't directly ask why you want to go there, make it a point by elaborating on why you are interested in the school.
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NEWS FLASH: Nobody ever did good on their first mock interview.
I almost cried like a little b****, and it was just my girlfriend asking the same basic questions. The reason we do mock interviews is to get comfortable with formulating words to common interview questions. Those of us that have gone through this cycle know that on our real interviews, we all did much better than when we started.
Well, maybe not on our first interview.
I obviously had work to do after my first mock interview but NEWS FLASH: no, I never looked that bad.
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