Interview Aftermath

:)!!! Well, I had my interview Wed., and it went really, really well. I spent the morning driving down to NYC (it was a beautiful day!!). I arrived in the city around 3:30, I got a slice of NY style pizza (YUMMY!!), and I finished preparing mentally for the interview. I arrived at Roosevelt Hospital at 4:40 and at 4:50, Dr. F. came down to the lobby. The interview started with the essay. I had 10 minutes to write 250 words on one of three topics. I chose to write about an influential person in my life, and of course I picked my mom!!! Once the essay was complete, Dr. F. told me about himself, when he graduated, what he was doing now, what his future plans were. He then started the questioning with why I chose SGU? He followed that up with why I wanted to be a doctor? We discussed the past 10 years; why I had waited to go to school and what I had done during that time. He also questioned me on my thoughts of being out of school so long and whether I could handle the work load of medical school. I expected all of these questions and I was very prepared with my answers. We then discussed a medical ethics question. He debated me on the Terri Schiavo case. Of course he took the opposite opinion of my answer, and we spent about 10 solid minutes discussing. I really believe he wanted to see how I thought, and whether I would back down or stick to my opinion. After that, I asked a few more questions about the school, and then the interview was done. In all, it lasted a little over an hour. Dr. F. was very knowledgeable. He readily answered all my questions about SGU, clinical work, and residencies. He was a great interviewer!!

So, now I have to wait again....for about 4-6 weeks for the final answer!! The waiting is horrible!!! I will post with the good news because that is what I expect!! Have a very good day, and be safe!!

J

INTERVIEW!!!!!!

So, I FINALLY have my interview tomorrow for medical school!!!! Only one, but it is a start. As I said in an earlier post, the interview is for St. George's, which was no surprise to me; I have believed for a long time that SGU would be the place where I would make my dream a reality. I actually found out about the interview in february (see post entitled YES!!!). The interview coordinator had set my interview up with Dr. A (due to the rules, I can't use names without prior permission!!) in Albany. However, when I called her to schedule she informed me she was out on early maternity leave!!! So, SGU had to find me another interviewer. That took some time; almost 3 weeks. So tomorrow (3/29/06) I will be traveling to NYC for my interview with DR. F. From talking with him on the phone, he seems very polite and was very accomodating with my interview time.

It would be inhumane for me to say I am not nervous; I am, just not in an over the top "Oh my god I have an interview" way. I have spent the last week formulating my answers to the most popular questions (Why doctor?, why SGU?, etc) and have spent almost every waking hour mentally reviewing my answers. I feel prepared, and I am confident that this interview will go very smoothly. I have had no restless nights leading up to the interview, which for me is a very good sign (means I AM prepared!!) My only occassional "bad dreams" involve me not getting to Roosevelt Hospital on time, and missing my interview!! One dream was actually quite funny, I was trying to catch the subway; ACTUALLY trying to catch it. I was running down the track, jumping over rats like they were hurdles...it was all pretty humorous when i finally woke up!!!

I plan on posting my entire interview experience on Thursday; see you then!!

J