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4. How were you involved in the community and your school?"
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Can you explain your grades and your mcat scores?"
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"why medicine? any volunteer experience? research experience? why did you take so many classes? name one characteristic that describes you? what do your parents think about my career choice? she asked about me growing up in Africa and how that impacted my life. "
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"Ethical Question on homeopathic medicine"
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"Can you give me some reasons why Ross should accept you? *Then my interviewer winked her eye*"
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"What was this country like?"
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"The ethics scenarios because it was more about my opinion and much more revealing about my character (not something that can really be prepped for). They say "there are no right or wrong answers," but they are looking for logical, well-thought out responses."
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"If there is one thing you would like for me to tell the admission committee on your behalf, what would it be?"
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"DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTION FOR ME"
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"I guess the drunk one."
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"Has anyone ever tried to discourage you from practicing medicine?
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"What three countries have ties to Dominica? (I wasn't expected to know... but he still asked me)"
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"Nothing in particular, all the typical questions."
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"Nothing really interesting. The interviewer had a standardized list of questions to ask. Why Medicine, Why Ross U, medical experience, volunteer activities, research experience, strengths/weakness, leadership experience. All the goldies"
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"''so anyone else in your family in medicine?'' when my app. clearly stated i'm the first to pursue college"
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"None"
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"Why Ross?"
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"All the questions were expected..
'' What would you like to do after 10 years? '' To my answer, the interview also pointed out sarcastically that ''Do I not want to help the underserved'' and he said that everybody says that and he doubts all those people who say that. So, dont say that you want to help the underserved unless, you do not have anything else to say."
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"None were really interesting"
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"Nothing really. Everything was pretty general..."
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"Well, I had to think of what are my 3 greatest strengths? I did kinda want to know why they ask me what schools I had applied to?"
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"Did I regret studying my major in undergrad? I had no clue where the guy was going with this. What do you say to that? no of course not... "
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"There was no any interesting question b/c that guy looked so bored and tired from his job"
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"nothing"
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"She asked me that why would I go to medical school, since I have a very career as Director of R & D for major cancer center in the US? My answer was simple; I want to reach to my full potential and be able to become a neurosurgeon."
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"Everything was in the Norm!!"
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"Do you feel that you've given me an accurate representation of who you are as a person? Do you feel that you've told me enough about yourself to make a recommendation to the admissions committee? Or would you like to add something? [Towards the end of the interview, obviously]"
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"He started off by asking what I did to relieve stress. "
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"none. all were expected"
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"With regards to adaptability to the culture & life in the caribbean, give an example of a new situation where you had to adapt and how you were able to overcome the circumstances.
For this question, I gave a very non-traditional response, I had already discussed how I had visited India, and Pakistan and had familiarity with poverty and differences in culture, etc. But for this particular question, I answered by saying, the situation I encountered where I had to adapt was "
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"Nothing. Questions were unoriginal and all pertained to application. "
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"Specific questions about my traveling"
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"Nothing interesting. Most questions were about classes that were taken, GPA, MCAT score, research and clinic experience"
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"NONE WERE INTERESTING. THEY WERE THE USUAL QUESTIONS"
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"The entire interview was interesting mostly due to the rapport developed with the interviewer."
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"I understand there's a high level of competition at the University of Southern California. Can you explain that to me? Share with me one experience that reflects the competitiveness."
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"What challenge, besides moving to a new location, will be your biggest challenge your first semester of medical school."
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"What is a quality that I see in physicians that I would not want to have when I become an MD?"
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"Why not become a mortician instead of a forensic pathologist?"
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"None. The question were really basic and easy to answer."
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"None really, all basic questions"
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"No very interesting questions were asked. It was a casual conversation between two ordinary strangers trying to get to know each other. "
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"None, really. All were pretty straight-forward and basic. No ethics-based questions or scenarios were given."
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"Questions were routing...to get to know you, not to jolt you; e.g.,when did you decide to become a doctor, what specialty would you choose, what was your favorite clinical experience? "
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"Did you look at the courses required to complete you basic sciences program? And if yes, which course are you most "stressed" about taking? "
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"None stand out"
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"Honestly, this is about as basic an interview as you're going to get. The interviewer literally had a prepared sheet of set questions that she just rattled off. No real curve balls here. The only questions that really couldn't be answered off your file and required a bit of thinking I listed in the "3 questions" section."
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"How would my backgroung help me or affect me as a physician."
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"None. "
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"I have had sort of an odd life so pretty much all my questions centered are going to be pretty specific to my file -- if you know who you are - you'll do fine. Don't lie, don't make excuses... Just be honest - they are really nice."
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"What undergraduate class, that you have taken, do you think would be the most helpful to someone entering a medical career, regardless of the grade you earned?"
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"If I had a cloned "brother" 4 years my junior and he was entering college as I was exiting college what piece of advice would I attempt to give him?"
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"are your mcats reflective of your potential?"
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"If I was an entering undergraduate student on the premed path, what class would you recommend to me?"
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