<p>I really need some advices and help from you about the interview to Medical programs. How important is it? I have good stats and good test scores, but I get really nervous when people start digging into my baggage and ask personal questions. Will a bad interview at, say for example Brown PLME, kill my chances of getting into the program?? What kind of questions are usually asked? </p>
<p>I really need some help. Thanks ahead of time.</p>
<p>Brown PLME has no interview, but it's the only one like that. Interviews are very important because it just reinforces what you have down on paper. Basically, when you get into the interview everyone is on even ground again. I suggest you do a lot of mock interviews and prepare a general outline of what you're going to say ahead of time. The kinds of questions are the usual and different programs ask different questions.</p>
<p>ahhh i've heard HORRIBLE things about the interview
like i heard one interviewer nailed a window shut and asked the guy to open it, and another just stuck out his hand and asked what the guy could tell about his personality from it.
i heard they always ask a "stress" question to see how you'll react
is this true??</p>
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like i heard one interviewer nailed a window shut and asked the guy to open it, and another just stuck out his hand and asked what the guy could tell about his personality from it.
i heard they always ask a "stress" question to see how you'll react
is this true??
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<p>lol this is the first time i heard of stuff like this. The only stress question I was asked was name one flaw about myself. While it looks easy to answer right now, think about answering it in the middle of the interview where your whole mindset is to show yourself in the best light.</p>
<p>I heard this rumor that Harvard Medical school the interviewer exits the room and you sit there and wait, and the phone will ring, and then you will either have to pick it up/ ignore it/run out of the room. Then there's the one where the interviewer will enter the room and sit at a table and tell you to sit down, but there's no other chair. If you sit on the floor you're out, but if you straight out tell them there's no chair or pull out the chair from under them you're in. . . apparently they show what type of doctor you'll become based on your actions. </p>
<p>Of course, these are rumors and I don't really think they're true (esp the chair one) but I still find them pretty funny.</p>
<p>the ones i've been to weren't all that bad...it depends on who interviews you though. At REMS (University of Rochester), one interviewer, who is very much overweight, would ask the students to diagnose him just by looking at him. And if they straight out said he was obese, without questioning him, they were kinda screwed. </p>
<p>The interviews ask mostly general questions about yourself. Be prepapred for "what are your biggest faults"....+ other personal questions. Be prepared to have your integrity tested...most of them are VERY good at this...so don't even think about lying about anything. </p>
<p>Be yourself and you'll do fine.</p>
<p>College interviews are good!!! Do them!!!</p>
<p>I just had a really good interview at UChicago that definitely changed my mind about interviews. I did an interview with someone in the admissions office during my visit. I thought it would just be me asking questions but instead my interviewer asked me tons of weird/crazy questions and really got to know me. It turned out so well that he said I was a "stellar candidate" and had me meet my regional representative (the 1st person who will read my app). So...that definitely increased my chances of getting in. They really liked me and I got a lot of info about how I can improve my app (he asked for my stats and told me what was good and what needed to be highlighted on the app). So the moral of the story is GET AN INTERVIEW. Don't listen to people who say interviews are nothing. If possible, when you schedule a college visit, schedule an interview at the same time. It's worth it! And you don't have to dress up...I wore jeans and so did all the other kids.</p>
<p>oh yeah i heard that guys have to wear a three piece suit for the accelerated program interview, and girls have to wear like a suitish looking thing too...is this true or can you just look formal without going overboard?</p>
<p>wear a suit, it doesn't have to be a 3 piece suit. interviews are very important, once you get to the interview stage, your SAT scores and grades and everything else doesn't matter anymore. Whether you are accepted or denied depends on whether they approve of your personality, your people skills, and how you respond. I was interviewed by the lady in charge of the med program for lehigh/drexel, and I made a risky move by pointing out how 'most of the candidates who applied where indian, shocker.' yes, i realize that racial grouping and sarcasm in general during an interview may have been stupid, but that was me, i didn't bs my way through the interview, i just acted like myself. To be honest, i really didn't have anything prepared to say, for some reason my mind was blank all the way to the interview. Anyway, I know no one asked for a personal experience of an interview, but I hoped that helped in some way. Don't make a big deal out of it, just be yourself. I can't tell you how many people I know tried to be someone who they thought would be a shoe in, but the interviewers can tell. peace.</p>
<p>yeah thanks that helped a lot
does anyone know dress code for girls though?</p>
<p>I was interviewed for HPME and eventually was accepted. I'm a girl and I wore a suit- black slacks, a white button down collared shirt and a suit jacket. I had pointy black kitten heels (the tiny kind of high heels) for shoes. I felt very sharp and I think it helped my confidence for the interview. I saw some other interviewees and I did not feel overdressed at all. I would highly recommend a suit!</p>
<p>As preparation, I re-read all of my essays so I knew what they already had read about me. The questions they ask are very easy if being a physician is truly what you want to do. Obviously they ask a lot of questions about medicine as it relates to you (why do you want to be a doctor? are your parents physicians? do you like science? why are you interested in a combined ba/md program? where do you see yourself in 10 years? etc.) I don't think you need prepared answers, but it's a good idea to have some idea of how you could possibly answer.
And no bsing! I'm pretty sure they can spot that from a mile away.</p>
<p>thank you so so so much ellen</p>
<p>oh btw any good places to buy a suit or brands to look for?
because i'm totally at a loss for buying suits
are skirted suits ok?</p>
<p>good places? I know a place called the mall...and some one told me that you can buy cloths at stores inside the mall...but thats just my speculation...lol</p>
<p>"oh btw any good places to buy a suit or brands to look for?
because i'm totally at a loss for buying suits
are skirted suits ok?"</p>
<p>mentos07- I bought my suit on sale at Ann Taylor Loft. I was very happy with it. Suit skirts are fine, just keep in mind that a lot of these interviews are in the winter. During my HPME interview in Chicago, it was around 15 degrees.</p>
<p>ann taylor loft is very expensive, but i've gotten suits (female) from there and they're lovely</p>
<p>do buy a nice winter coat, the dressy kind that you can wear over a suit.</p>
<p>enlightening taekwondo39232 thank you</p>
<p>oh crap thanks ellen and jimbob1225, totally didn't even think about the weather. i'll definately check ann taylor and for a jacket</p>
<p>I have to say that the interview is crucial to every BA/MD or BS/MD program admission. At the Union and RPI/AMC interviews I was asked a few ethical questions. What is your opinion on abortion? euthanasia? What is the biggest problem in the medical field today? There are no real correct answers to those, just make sure that you justify yourself properly. They are looking for someone who knows something about what they want to do for the rest of their lives at 17 or 18, so they just want to verify that you have familiarized yourself with the subject. Most of the time they are not going to be out to get you, but some of the interviewers can grill you if they feel that it might elicit a certain response. One of my friends who interviewed for RPI/AMC had no previous research experience, and it is the "medical scientists" program that specializes in research, so his interviewer grilled him about that, but he still got in because he told him about his passion for medicine. The interview at Drexel was very laid back. She just asked the normal questions you would expect. What are your greatests strength/weaknesses, favorite subject, motivation for medicine? etc. Stony Brook was similar to Drexel. Stony Brook has two interviews though, one with a professor and another with a current student. The student is generally very nice because he or she has been in your position before. I did not hear anything negative about the professor interviews either. </p>
<p>Go with the suit. First impressions are important, and you want to look like you mean business and you care about getting this acceptance. </p>
<p>Just to underscore the importance of the interviews, the salutatorian from my school who will be matriculating to PLME (which as someone mentioned does not have interviews), was rejected from Stony Brook even though she had much better grades, scores, extracurriculars etc than I did. The only other factor remaining would be the interviews, so more likely than not the interviews are what got me on the waitlist while I was rejected from the PLME program. (I used virtually the same essays for both Brown and SB.)</p>
<p>Stay confident and you will do fine.</p>
<p>Anyone else know where to find good suits for females? Couldn't find anything my size at Ann Taylor's. I need something slim.</p>
<p>slim? i'd go for department store mix-n-match.</p>