unspoken rule in interview?

[Homoochan]

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I've come across many replies saying we should limit our answers to 2 - 3 minutes.

But, when I'm just practicing my answers on top of my head I find that I can babble on for like 10 minutes..

Is it more advantageous to be more concise with maybe one example max to support my statement? That way I could have "conversation" with the interviewer but I might not be able to say all the examples that I want to say or might not be able to be more convincing..

 

[insane]

Don't fart.

 

[muhali3]

This is a fact. If you go over 3 minutes for any answer your chances of acceptance drop by 50%.


But really...the rule is to not bore the interviewer with an overly long answer, ideally you should be able to answer in less than 3 minutes, unless they ask some ******ed open-ended question like "Tell me about yourself."

 

[armybound]

Is it really that hard to just have a conversation with someone?

 

[Long Dong]

Don't say you want to be the next Dr. 90210 and only do boob jobs.

 

[Homoochan]

Don't fart.

This is not true. I understand that you are trying to eliminate your competitions but don't be a troll.

I once farted into my fist and handed it over to my interviewer.

Result = accepted

 

[GoodmanBrown]

This is not true. I understand that you are trying to eliminate your competitions but don't be a troll.

I once farted into my fist and handed it over to my interviewer.

Result = accepted

With merit scholarship?

 

[insane]

This is not true. I understand that you are trying to eliminate your competitions but don't be a troll.

I once farted into my fist and handed it over to my interviewer.

Result = accepted

Drats foiled.

But in all seriousness, how does one keep their answers short, for instance if an interviewer ever asked me a question about any of my hobbies i.e. triathlon, i could blab for hours without noticing.

 

[armybound]

Drats foiled.

But in all seriousness, how does one keep their answers short, for instance if an interviewer ever asked me a question about any of my hobbies i.e. triathlon, i could blab for hours without noticing.

Tell them how it started (concisely), how often you do it (concisely), and why it's important to you, especially how/if it impacts your future as a physician (concisely).

 

[akinetopsia]

2-3 minutes per answer seems like a long time to me. 10 minutes is definitely babbling. Remember, most interviews are conversational/informal from what I understand, it's not a press conference for a major corporation that you are the spokesperson.

Don't forget the fist bump for the interviewer at the end, they love that!

 

[just one]

I've come across many replies saying we should limit our answers to 2 - 3 minutes.

But, when I'm just practicing my answers on top of my head I find that I can babble on for like 10 minutes..

Is it more advantageous to be more concise with maybe one example max to support my statement? That way I could have "conversation" with the interviewer but I might not be able to say all the examples that I want to say or might not be able to be more convincing..

Key word in your post is BABBLE. Don't babble in a medical school interview.

 

[LizzyM]

Please, give the interviewer time for a follow-up question and to ask questions about other topics. A ice-breaker question about hobbies that drags on for 10 minutes leaves less time for me to ask about your research, volunteer service, campus leadership, decision to pursue a career in medicine, etc.

Pause for a moment and let the interviewer ask another question. If no question is forthcoming you can expound a little more on the topic. Pause again or introduce a new topic if the interviewer doesn't seem to be in a question asking mood.