Interview season is over, acceptances are rolling in, and you’ve already started the countdown till orientation. Amidst this excitement, it’s easy to make some pretty bad decisions with the intention of being prepared.
An interview invitation means that a program has reviewed your application, and you’ve met some “minimum” they expect from potential matriculants. That being said, I’m a firm believer that the interview can hurt applicants more than it can help them. Here are some basic tips to consider during your interview…
The farther I get in my training, the less anxious I feel about interviews. A little eustress is healthy and shows that the interview trail is indeed very important, but most of the typical, scripted interview answers of undergraduate days have been replaced by life experience.
My journey through the anesthesiology interview trail has been over for two weeks, and since then, I’ve been comparing each program’s pros and cons to help formulate the rank list I’ll submit by February 2013.
I’m well into my residency interview trail, and its become evident that these interviews are far less stressful than the medical school equivalents. The notion that I’m now interviewing for a job seemed foreboding at first, but the program directors and faculty members have been nothing but welcoming and excited…
As early as your second year at Baylor Med, it’s possible to begin interviewing applicants to the medical program. How cool is that!? A lot of other schools reserve this privilege only for fourth year students. Guess it’s just a testament to the influence students have in BCM’s affairs. 🙂
So today was probably the most important day of my life – my Baylor College of Medicine interview. After being awe struck by the faculty, facilities, and students, I was even more convinced that having BCM as my “dream school” was indeed a wise choice. There were about ten interviewees…
Hurricane Ike really made my University of Texas Southwestern (UTSW) interview experience very interesting. Everyone showed a great deal of care by asking about my family back home in Houston; however, I didn’t want this Hurricane to detract from my main focus – showing my interviewers what I’m all about.…
I just got home from my second medical interview at the University of Texas Health Sciences Center in San Antonio (UTSA). From reading about this institution, I was a bit wary about its quality of education; however, upon seeing all the opportunities dedicated towards cancer research and neurosurgery, I was…
I had my first medical school interview today at the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) in Galveston, and much to my delight, I’m very confident about my performance. The day started off with a breakfast and a brief presentation about the medical curriculum, extracurricular activities, etc. Some students had…