How can you most effectively showcase your experiences and expertise in an interview, especially in a video call? More specifically, how can you most effectively showcase your self-awareness, communication skills, and ability to connect over non-medical topics during a medical school interview?
Karen Hou Chung, a 4th year medical student at the University of Washington School of Medicine, shares the tips that she learned as an admissions interviewer and that she is applying in her residency interviews.
A tip that Karen shares again and again is to take GAP YEARS! Nervous about telling your loved ones that you'd like to take a gap year, and even more nervous about spending it doing something "unrelated to medicine"? After hearing Karen describe memorable interviewees' unconventional paths to medicine, you'll likely feel encouraged to commit to one (or more!) gap years.
Not applying to medical school? These tips apply to any interview! We connect Karen's advice to our experiences interviewing software engineers for Google and product managers for Microsoft.
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Relevant Episodes:
⟡ Reminiscing on Da Eun's College App Process
⟡ Reminiscing on Sophia's College App Process
⟡ The College App Process: What We're Learning and Unlearning
⟡ Telling Your Story in Applications ft. Betty Bu
Behind the Mic: Asian Womxn in Podcasting ft. Fandom Femmes & Project Voice!
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