Worst imaginable thing to say in an interview!

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gyngyn said:
It would be a good opportunity to let him know that 80 hours a week is barely enough to learn what is necessary with the current length of residency (especially for the surgical fields). I could also point out that there are no starving physicians.
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We could also say, "back in our day there were no work hour limits and we would have been thrilled with free tapioca as it beats more graham crackers from the Peds floor". 😛
 
palatopharyngeus said:
i will never understand how a person can be smart enough to get the gpa/mcat/other qualifications for a med school interview, and then all of a sudden be dumb enough to say something like that
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Most med students, although having book smarts, lack common sense
 
Ad2b said:
No. It's rejuv, rejuv, leaf bloom, wild mushroom, rejuv, swift mend, nourish... seriously, get your heals right! 😛 😀 (not that I play, or anything)

Note to self: do not bring up gaming IF interviewed; do not bring up flatulence, feces or bile IF interviewed; do not ask younger peer out on date no matter how hunky IF interviewed... lotsa Ifs
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even if NA Top 10 legend?
 
@Ad2b
I see you...

Just had to take it to the next level didn't you? Showing off your two additional years of experience -- aren't you femcho!
 
Spinach Dip said:
You wouldn't take so much abuse if you actually BOUGHT A SIGHTSTONE EVERY SINGLE GAME.

Freaking Morgana supports going deathcap first. :slap:
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Reminds me of another RTS game I play. One of the maps requires a "support" player from each team to provide air cover for everyone else. This means that they have to spam interceptors and air superiority fighters as quickly as possible. And they can do so safely because they are in a protected region at the very back of the map.

Nothing induces more rage when a bunch of strategic nuclear bombers level your base 20 mins into the match because your "air-support" teammate is busy producing tanks instead.... Or trying to build the biggest farm of nuclear fusion reactors that he can.

versace said:
Most med students, although having book smarts, lack common sense
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"Common" sense has always made me wonder just how common it is
 
"What is your biggest weakness?"

"Well I tend to be a perfectionist."
 
The worst thing you could say is, likely, nothing at all.

My interview group was about 20 students. The vibe amongst us was very open, and we all seemed to be relaxed and jovial prior to the one-on-one interviews. When all of us had completed the 2 sit-downs, we convened at the end of the hall and waited to be escorted back to our main holding area. There was a flurry of, "How did it go?", "Did you have Dr. ____?", but over the din I heard a faint sniffle. One girl was ACTUALLY crying, into her hands, slumped over on the bench. I pushed past people and asked her if she was alright (which, to her chagrin, drew attention to her slight breakdown), and she tells all of us that, "...it was AWFUL." Apparently, her interviewer--out of the gate--said, "Tell me everything you know about organ transplantation." I mean, I get it -- she didn't even warm up with a greeting, but apparently this girl said NOTHING (apart from lots of "uhhh" and "errrrr"). At LEAST just start to rattle off whatever it is you DO know....

I don't know if she started crying before she left the interviewer's sight, but her nerves were SHOT for the remainder of the day.
 
I've never seen anything this extreme, but we did reject a guy once for just starting blankly at us when asked a softball question.

BeachBlondie said:
The worst thing you could say is, likely, nothing at all.

My interview group was about 20 students. The vibe amongst us was very open, and we all seemed to be relaxed and jovial prior to the one-on-one interviews. When all of us had completed the 2 sit-downs, we convened at the end of the hall and waited to be escorted back to our main holding area. There was a flurry of, "How did it go?", "Did you have Dr. ____?", but over the din I heard a faint sniffle. One girl was ACTUALLY crying, into her hands, slumped over on the bench. I pushed past people and asked her if she was alright (which, to her chagrin, drew attention to her slight breakdown), and she tells all of us that, "...it was AWFUL." Apparently, her interviewer--out of the gate--said, "Tell me everything you know about organ transplantation." I mean, I get it -- she didn't even warm up with a greeting, but apparently this girl said NOTHING (apart from lots of "uhhh" and "errrrr"). At LEAST just start to rattle off whatever it is you DO know....

I don't know if she started crying before she left the interviewer's sight, but her nerves were SHOT for the remainder of the day.
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Not quite an interview question; I've had a few not so hot answers but at one school they pooled all the applicants together and asked us all to say something unique about ourselves. I mentioned something I wrote in my secondary about which might not have been so wow to the adcoms but all the applicants were intrigued. One guy though...said he played a certain video game in his free time...
 
"So do you have any idea what you want to do after you finish medical school?"
"I want to be a dermatologist!"
"What makes you say that?"
"I just, ya know, I really like skin"
 
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Was finishing off my interview at school X:
Interviewer: Well, good luck with everything , and shaking my hand.
Me: Amen
Me: Oh Oh no I did not mean to say that word just slipped out no inhibitions Ah I am sorry Oh No.
Interviewer: Oh that seals it, bye.
Me: Thank you and I exit the office, almost screamed what the heck was I thinking duh.
 
This was something terrible that happened to a interviewee:

Interviewer: How do you view the direction of future health care - especially with the baby boomers coming in?

Student: Well I believe the distribution of physicians needed will be increased disproportionally. Such example is oncologist... *bursts out crying*

Interviewer was like: Um...?

Student: I'm so sorry *sob sob*, my mother passed away from cancer.

Interviewer: I see, when did that happen?

Student: Three hours ago... they called me and said she didn't make it through the night.

😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱

I don't know how the rest of the interview went... But, I was like "holy **** dude..."
 
feather421 said:
"What are your hobbies?"

"Netflix."
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This was my response in the interview.
"favorite thing to do on your time off?"

"uh... uh... I like bubble baths??"

.... I kid you not!
 
"Throughout my pre-med career, there have been two ethical principles that have guided my actions. I deem them essential to my success. Briefly, those two ethical principles can be summarized as "Does this benefit me in the long run?" and "Can I get away with it?""
 
moisne said:
This was my response in the interview.
"favorite thing to do on your time off?"

"uh... uh... I like bubble baths??"

.... I kid you not!
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I said the same!!! In response to a "how do you deal with stress" question. End result? Accepted. So you never know.
 
moisne said:
This was something terrible that happened to a interviewee:

Interviewer: How do you view the direction of future health care - especially with the baby boomers coming in?

Student: Well I believe the distribution of physicians needed will be increased disproportionally. Such example is oncologist... *bursts out crying*

Interviewer was like: Um...?

Student: I'm so sorry *sob sob*, my mother passed away from cancer.

Interviewer: I see, when did that happen?

Student: Three hours ago... they called me and said she didn't make it through the night.

😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱

I don't know how the rest of the interview went... But, I was like "holy **** dude..."
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Damn...
 
MrChance2 said:
"So do you have any idea what you want to do after you finish medical school?"
"I want to be a dermatologist!"
"What makes you say that?"
"I just, ya know, I really like skin"
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............ I would have lean forwards to my interviewer(s) and said

"You see these scars on my face? Within them lies struggle and oppression. I've struggled with acne all of my life and still have them to this day."

Acne......you will be the death of me!
 
I know someone whose canned response to "There are 20 applicants for every seat -- why should we pick you?" was "Because if you don't pick me, you'll be making a mistake that you'll seriously regret."

He wasn't kidding either.
 
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