anonymous:
Sure. There are often current students or people who interviewed last year lurking on the threads so I don't particularly see asking for insight as any more unfair than knowing someone who goes there. Doesn't hurt to ask.
Yeah have to agree that getting insight isn’t really an advantage, particularly with traditional interviews because they flow naturally. But that also means that asking for insight isn’t actually helpful for the same reason haha.
There are hundreds of possible interviewers, each of which are different on different days.
It’s a little hard to practice being confident and easy to talk to but that really is the key for these things, plus having some conviction in your opinions on the healthcare system etc.
anonymous:
Sure. There are often current students or people who interviewed last year lurking on the threads so I don't particularly see asking for insight as any more unfair than knowing someone who goes there. Doesn't hurt to ask.
It is. I don’t think it’s appropriate to seek an advantage. Interviews are testing your ability to think quickly and be prepared for a field like medicine, not to know everything.
Maybe a former student can give advice if they choose to, but also remember that USC asks current students not to, just like many other schools
anonymous:
It is. I don’t think it’s appropriate to seek an advantage. Interviews are testing your ability to think quickly and be prepared for a field like medicine, not to know everything.
Maybe a former student can give advice if they choose to, but also remember that USC asks current students not to, just like many other schools
I would agree if there is a preset list of questions on specific topics, but in a traditional interview, the likelihood of being asked the same specific question as another person are pretty small besides the ones we all already know we’ll be asked. So really, it’s not an advantage so much as it is futile to try and get one
anonymous:
It is. I don’t think it’s appropriate to seek an advantage. Interviews are testing your ability to think quickly and be prepared for a field like medicine, not to know everything.
Maybe a former student can give advice if they choose to, but also remember that USC asks current students not to, just like many other schools
I have to disagree. Is buying an MCAT test prep book an unfair advantage for the MCAT? Is having a premed advisor give you advice on your essays an unfair advantage? Someone choosing to say whether or not an interview that they had was more conversation vs more structured is no more an advantage than any other resource that people choose to seek out. Nowhere was it asked "what questions did they ask you," although I will point out there is an interviews tab on admit that has some of that information.
anonymous:
I would agree if there is a preset list of questions on specific topics, but in a traditional interview, the likelihood of being asked the same specific question as another person are pretty small besides the ones we all already know we’ll be asked. So really, it’s not an advantage so much as it is futile to try and get one
I don't know why this is turning into a back-and-forth debate. Depending on the school, there can be interviewers that have a set of questions ready that is consistency. Georgetown is known to have this. USC in the past has been known to have this, but it seems to change in the past couple years.
It's not unreasonable to say that asking for insights (essentially some advice on what questions could be asked) is providing an inherent advantage, even in the slightest. Sure, it can be futile, but it can increase someone's confidence going into the interview knowing they might have prepared some of the correct questions.
If you really want the advice, prepare the why medicine and why USC, and you'll be fine. End of discussion.
yall cannot be serious HAHAHA. this person is clearly trying to get the answers for the questions. thats an advantage. stop trying to gaslight yourselves into thinking its not. why the hell would anyone give u answers on what could be questions and give that advantage when were all wanting the usc spot
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anonymous:
Hi all anyone who has interviewed already have some insight on the interviews? The quick turnaround between the ii and interview has me stressed.
It was a pretty standard interview, but they mentioned that each interviewer writes their own questions so I don't think anyone's individual experiences are necessarily predictive. My faculty and student were both super friendly and asked very reasonable questions. You will do great! Just prep as you normally would and you should be fine.
anonymous:
Not yet, and I interviewed last cycle! I know people say this every year but USC seems to be actually behind this year.
I interviewed last cycle but didn't get the II until march last year LOL