UNSW med interviews (1 Viewer)

[Rhanoct]

hi all, most of the interviews are over now so...

could people post up questions that they've been asked/know have been asked?

what was the structure of the interview like?

tytyty!

 

[tango0o]

Yeh, the 'why do u want to do medicine' one is pretty standard...

hmm psychological ones?

 

[Lucid Scintilla]

Questions; clearly, you need to have some depth to your responses, but you're you, so do as you will.

What are your memories from junior school?
'OH LORD.'

What do your think of yourself?
'LOLOL.'
'Fail, angst, malaise, /wrists.'

Who is your role model?
'Victor Chang.' (Jah, why?)
'Doctor Death.' (There are many, btw; and good God, don't take this (particular sample answer) in the least bit seriously.)

Why do you want to do medicine? (Common question.)
For God's sake, don't say money, sheer knowledge/education, security, but don't go on about bullshit that you don't believe in, either.

(THEY ASK THIS WITH US MED SCHOOL APPS. )

Do your [bleh]/you share [something] [with someone/you]?
'Congenital heritary diseases, oh my, yes!'
Clearly, more than a yes/no.

(I mean to say: "question about family".)

What do you discuss with friends, and what do your friends think about you?
'Sex.'
'It's no wonder you have no friends.'

Who are you closest to in your family, who you confide in?
'I have schizotypal, avoidant personality disorder; no one.'

Did you notice a transition between junior high to senior high. If so, what?
'OH WOW, COLOR CHANGES!'

Who was your most and least favourite teacher at school? Why?
'Sciences ones; they're awesome.'
'Personal Development and Health and Physical Exercise; they're tyrants!'

Tell us of a stressful situation you have faced?
'Standing on a spot for aaages. Deep vein thrombosis ftl.'

What charity work have you done?
'Treehugging.'

If you were a nonhuman animal, what would you be, and why?
'Bird. Liberty is a soul's right. Without liberty, man is a syncope.'

What do you know about what you've applied for?

Whatchu know about the negative aspects or challenges of a medical career?
'SoOoOo much pressure! '

Do you know where you're going, what you're going to specialize in?
'Oh yes, I want to be a cutter. They're sooo much interpersonal relation there. (Not.)'
'Policychanger apropos health system.'
'Gross anatomist-histologist-diagnostician-pathologist.'
'OBY/GN.'

What do you believe are essential in the makings of a 'good' doctor?

And what one quality would you say all good doctors possess/should possess?

[And what makes a bad doctor?]

And whatever will you do should you not be admitted into medicine here, or anywhere else for that matter?

Why not nursing (clinical), medical science (more likely if you mentioned the research)?
Re: Med Sci, 'Clinical basis is good.'
Re: Nursing, 'OH damn, please just give me an MBBS.'; 'I would like to be a surgeon.'

I think there was a thing or two on the UNSW MedSoc page... about three years ago. :/ (Sorry.)
When you apply for the thingy, learn your app.

Despite it being an intrapersonal interview, don't bore the interviewers with stuff you'd probably see a therapist/shrink about.

hmm psychological ones?

Yeah, sorta.