So, interviews have started. Yipee!! We have seen lots of fresh faced applicants wandering around SAF and it has been pretty exciting. I was having a think about things that I wish I had known when I was getting ready for my interview and I hope that this will help you guys (this is only my opinion though!).<\/p>\n
1)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Why do you actually want to do medicine? No seriously. We know you like people and that you hope the world will be cured by your skills\u2026but that\u2019s not a full answer. Come up with something original and really think about it. This question is a pretty important one and if you haven\u2019t worked out a valid reason about why you want to study Medicine, why would anyone want to let you?!<\/p>\n
2)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Keep hobbies to a minimum\u2026really. Two or three hobbies is a good number. One of my friends discussed 13 clubs he wanted to join at University. Although this may show you are keen\u2026it isn\u2019t very realistic and to be honest I have only joined one of the 3 clubs I thought I would when I came to Imperial. Show interest but don\u2019t go overboard and start wearing an Imperial hoodie to the Interview.<\/p>\n
3)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 EVERYONE AT THE INTERVIEW IS A GENIUS. No one has got this far into the process without having silly amount of A Stars and extra curriculars. Ignore the boasters. Some of the people there in your interview waiting room will have even gone to Africa and helped a 14 year old girl give birth to twins. Don\u2019t let any of this put you off. You go in there with your one day of work experience at the local GP and you sell it better than the Africa Story. You make your GP day sound like the best day of your whole life. You can do this.<\/p>\n
4)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Was your stressful situation really stressful\u2026or are you just showing off? Here is an example of what I mean by this:<\/p>\n
Interviewer<\/b>: \u201cTell me about a time when you were leading a team during a stressful situation\u201d.<\/p>\n
Student<\/b>: \u201cThis one time on my gap yarrr I was climbing up a set of rocky mountains. I was leading a team of 12 walkers as I had the map at this time. Suddenly it got really stressful because we all couldn\u2019t decide what to have for dinner. I took charge in this stressful situation and got my archery kit out and shot a passing deer. I was named a hero for the rest of the trip\u201d.<\/p>\n
5)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Bring some food\/drinks to keep you going during the day in case there is a waiting time. If you have any extra chocolate after your interview please just leave it under a white table in SAF with a label saying \u201cMala\u201d on. Cheers.<\/p>\n
Good luck folks. You\u2019ll be great. Sit up straight and just smile and nod if you don\u2019t know the answer.<\/p>\n
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