Medicine Interview Advice From Class of 2013

[Random_Acts_of_Kindness]

Hi all,

With many individuals undertaking Medicine Interviews this week for Interstate Universities and many more that will be undertaking interviews for Monash Medicine, I was wondering if any past students from 2013 would be kind enough to offer some tips and advice. If you could say one thing to the Class of 2014 about their upcoming interviews what would it be? What was the question that stumped you most last yr? What would you have done differently?

Thanks.

 

[Russ]

I think a lot of students worry about the interviews as having right and wrong answers. Whilst it is true that it's possible to give a poor answer, it's generally not true that there are things you can't say. The marksheets for the interview stations vary in terms of how they're assessed, but usually they want to see you think the situation through and your ability to provide analysis. If the station is about personal questions, breadth of thought lets you show off multiple characteristics you have and demonstrate how they make you suitable for medical school.

[drake]

i did the monash interview last year and what i found was that they focused mainly on our response to situations, rather than personal questions. every single station in the interview we were given a scenario/situation and asked approximately five questions within the eight minutes. there was no station that asked us "why do you want to do medicine" or "tell us a bit about yourself" etc. (no personal questions). all questions focused on logical/critical reasoning, as well as ethical issues. what's most important is that you don't simply talk about everything you think of when they ask you a question, but provide structured answers and try not to overlap your answer to one question with answers to other question. it is also useful to use anecdotes if appropriate. all in all, make sure you just be yourself. the best 'advice' someone gave me was that if you can converse in a normal conversation with someone then you should be fine for the interview. the main thing is do not say anything politically incorrect, and be confident about what you are talking about. hope this helps! if you have any questions or queries, you can PM me