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I dislike making new threads, but I couldn't find a super relevant thread on match interviews already.
So my question is this: How many of you out there have had some confusing/unfortunate interview experiences?
As for my confusing interviews, I had two (one phone, one in person) where I was not asked a single question. The interviewers each spent 20ish minutes describing the program (essentially reading off what is already posted on the VIRMP site), and one even started talking about her own rotating internship at a completely different hospital. I'm excited that they wanted to interview me (I'm assuming that programs don't interview all their applicants, or do they?), but I just don't know what to make of these 'interviews.' With the rank deadline approaching, do you guys have any thoughts about this or similar experiences? The two interviews were for two different locations in the same private practice chain. A current intern/friend at one of the locations told me she had more of a traditional interview experience the year prior, but she wasn't interviewed by the same person.
Unfortunate interview: I spent several hundred dollars to visit a program for about 2 days. The intern director was honestly a bit nasty to me the whole time (she was very friendly over email, though) and I could tell she is intimidating to her staff, as techs were very hesitant to approach her on numerous occasions. While I'm glad I visited and now know I'd probably be unhappy there, has anyone else been pretty disappointed in a program visit? I know there are crappy programs out there, but I had always heard decent things about this place. I'm fairly certain I won't even be ranking the program, and I'm confident I don't want to be there. Just looking for support, I guess. The other doctors there were pretty nice, I just don't know if I ended up being a disappointment to the director or what. I don't think she ever actually looked at me when she talked to me. It was just weird.
So my question is this: How many of you out there have had some confusing/unfortunate interview experiences?
As for my confusing interviews, I had two (one phone, one in person) where I was not asked a single question. The interviewers each spent 20ish minutes describing the program (essentially reading off what is already posted on the VIRMP site), and one even started talking about her own rotating internship at a completely different hospital. I'm excited that they wanted to interview me (I'm assuming that programs don't interview all their applicants, or do they?), but I just don't know what to make of these 'interviews.' With the rank deadline approaching, do you guys have any thoughts about this or similar experiences? The two interviews were for two different locations in the same private practice chain. A current intern/friend at one of the locations told me she had more of a traditional interview experience the year prior, but she wasn't interviewed by the same person.
Unfortunate interview: I spent several hundred dollars to visit a program for about 2 days. The intern director was honestly a bit nasty to me the whole time (she was very friendly over email, though) and I could tell she is intimidating to her staff, as techs were very hesitant to approach her on numerous occasions. While I'm glad I visited and now know I'd probably be unhappy there, has anyone else been pretty disappointed in a program visit? I know there are crappy programs out there, but I had always heard decent things about this place. I'm fairly certain I won't even be ranking the program, and I'm confident I don't want to be there. Just looking for support, I guess. The other doctors there were pretty nice, I just don't know if I ended up being a disappointment to the director or what. I don't think she ever actually looked at me when she talked to me. It was just weird.