<p>With interview notifications coming out and some interviews already under-way, what are some resources you guys are using to prepare?</p>
<p>My brother gave me tips (this is his account), so he was kind of my resource. What else have you all been doing to prepare?</p>
<p>My husband and I sat down with my daughter and practiced. We asked her anything we could think of that might come up during an interview. I believe most of them started with tell us about yourself. So you should be prepared to answer that. Questions I remember she was asked. Tell us a strength and weakness, about the affordable care act, how will she be able to handle the increased work load of college, why she wanted this program. They also asked her if she had any questions for them. </p>
<p>My advice is do not be so worried about having the perfect answers to every question, but try to present your true self. Try to relax and be real. My daughter said she had some interviewers laughing. She wasn’t trying to be a comedienne but just herself.</p>
<p>I also think practicing is very worthwhile. Most kids should be able to find someone that would be capable of role playing an interviewer for them.</p>
<p>Coach consideration always good idea.</p>
<p>There are tons of questions online that medical schools actually put out. A common one to know is anything about ethics. It’s almost a guarantee that the interviewer will ask about some ethical situation such as abortion, euthanasia, religious rights, organ transplant lists, and stuff like that.
Personally, I practiced with one of my teachers who would give me feedback after each session and she always took it tough so I improved a lot.
Also, there might be cases where the interviewer appears to belittle you about your grades, SAT/ACT, and academics. Don’t take it personally since 99% of the time, the interviewer is doing that to see how you react to unusual/unexpected situations . Ideally you always want to keep a relatively calm head and defend yourself and be able to explain the situation.</p>