What to bring to interview?

[Corali]

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Do we need to bring a resume/portfolio or copies of our app to interviews?

 

[907914]

Do we need to bring a resume/portfolio or copies of our app to interviews?

Bring yourself and a swiggity swooty suit. Nothing more needed. They will give you a folder with all the school information, a file for notes, all that jazz.

Right place, right time, right uniform, right attitude = success

 

[gyngyn]

Do we need to bring a resume/portfolio or copies of our app to interviews?

Do not bring any of these.

 

[jurassicpark]

Breath mints.

 

[shemer77]

bring 2 resumes, one for the interviewer and one for yourself so that in your moments of panic you can look down and remind yourself how many hours of clinical volunteering you've done

 

[Corali]

Haha okay, I’d heard of a few people bringing this stuff to interviews and didn’t bring any of it out to Cali with me, just wanted to make sure 🙂

 

[strappysandals]

I brought nothing. everyone else seemed to bring some sort of portfolio and notepad. Not really sure what they used it for, but I didnt feel the need to jot anything down. Took notes on my phone on the train home to remember what i liked about the school.

 

[deleted972488]

Some schools require photo ID.

 

[907914]

Some schools require photo ID.

So....photocopy my passport onto the back of my CV?

 

[meepdog]

So....photocopy my passport onto the back of my CV?

Sew a photocopy of it into the lining of your suit so it looks like you're selling black market watches every time they ask for ID

 

[Engrailed]

Sew a photocopy of it into the lining of your suit so it looks like you're selling black market watches every time they ask for ID

@calipremed5768 said on a different thread

“dont forget about the briefcase full of 100s”
Where has he gone?

 

[meepdog]

@calipremed5768 said on a different thread

“dont forget about the briefcase full of 100s”
Where has he gone?

Hitting up ADCOMs at the local bar after his NYC interview

 

[doyouhaveaflag]

I always brought a copy of my AMCAS and secondary and some notes/info about the school that I thought was interesting or wanted to ask about or would use to support my argument for why I wanted to go there. I didn't actually bring these into rooms with me, just brought them along on the trip to read that morning and refresh my memory. For residency, I brought a list of questions I wanted to ask but I can't remember if I did that for med school.

I liked to bring my own notepad to write down my thoughts so that they were all in the same place, but as a post above states, they almost universally provide folder and pens.

 

[907914]

@calipremed5768 said on a different thread

“dont forget about the briefcase full of 100s”
Where has he gone?

Has anyone seen or checked on Cali? Is he ok...?

 

[premed20172017]

Has anyone seen or checked on Cali? Is he ok...?

I'm sure he's fine. He has like 12 IIs...he's probably busy. Am I the only one that is less stressed without his posts asking if a 518 is good enough??

 

[deleted987519]

Am I the only one that is less stressed without his posts asking if a 518 is good enough??

No. I miss him.