How to Ace Your Medical School Interview - 19 Tips

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  • čas přidán 3. 07. 2024
  • I interview students for medical school as a student interviewer and I have been through the process myself. After speaking to faculty members, and other student interviewers, I found 19 tips to improve your chances of getting accepted to medical school on interview day. I hope they help!
    Written Guide: www.zhighley.com/19-ways-to-i...
    Many of my tips are taken from this book: amzn.to/35Fqe4t
    0:00 Intro
    0:14 Be Nice to Everyone
    1:00 Prep for the 3 Questions
    1:24 Know Your Application
    1:59 Research the School
    2:50 Look Professional
    3:20 Act Professional
    4:40 Prep for Ethics Questions
    5:25 Have an Opinion
    7:01 Don't be afraid to Stall
    7:20 Sell Yourself!
    8:11 Address Your Weaknesses
    8:32 Practice
    9:12 Limit Answers Under 2min
    9:34 Bring Paper Copies
    9:49 Participate in Everything
    10:29 Prepare 5 Questions
    11:42 Dress Conservatively
    13:18 Social Media Matters
    13:29 You are a Buyer!
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    Who am I:
    My name is Zach. I'm a second-year medical student in Philadelphia. I make videos about medical school, entrepreneurship, and other cool things. I love trying new things and often mess up. However, every time I screw up I usually learn something. Whatever I learn I post either on CZcams or my website 🌐 (zhighley.com/).
    I write a weekly newsletter 💌 (zhighley.com/newsletter/) linking the best things I read, watched, and listened to that week. Not a single person has unsubscribed from this list (yet 😬).
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Komentáře • 38

  • @milleniumfalcon754
    @milleniumfalcon754 Před 3 lety +10

    I love how you answered that tricky question about assisted suicied. I just discovered your channel and it's really cool!

  • @Winnerslay1
    @Winnerslay1 Před 3 lety +35

    I'm so impressed, these tips can be used in any kind of interview situation! Thank you so much 😁

  • @ashlynnchipman6096
    @ashlynnchipman6096 Před 7 měsíci +2

    This made me happy about my answers from my interview day I had recently. Thank you.

  • @madisonhughes5752
    @madisonhughes5752 Před 3 lety +10

    I’ve watched hundreds of videos and this is by far the most helpful! So insightful and I love the specifics, thank you so much for this!

  • @sabahbacker705
    @sabahbacker705 Před 3 lety +4

    The little skits that you added made me laugh, great video!

  • @arthurcross-najafi1108
    @arthurcross-najafi1108 Před 3 lety +1

    Love the content. Subscribed!

  • @blabarsris6012
    @blabarsris6012 Před 3 lety +23

    I don’t want to be a doctor, I am Swedish and I am already studying at university but it was interesting ho learn about the interview. At my university you can study medicin without having to be interviewed, you just have to have good enough grades to get a spot.

  • @SturgeonMD
    @SturgeonMD Před 3 lety +9

    More great advice! Good point with the mission statement!

  • @angeerascozycorner6090

    wow, that was si informative. Thank you .

  • @mohammaderfani5742
    @mohammaderfani5742 Před rokem

    This was really helpful thank you

  • @VinhNguyen-ln6so
    @VinhNguyen-ln6so Před 3 lety

    Is that a speedy I see? A man with taste! Great videos by the way!

  • @cattidesjar4229
    @cattidesjar4229 Před 8 měsíci

    Thank you so much !!!

  • @aspic5881
    @aspic5881 Před 3 lety

    Very interesting, there usually are no interviews for med school any country so this was a nice insight.

  • @trcherrera
    @trcherrera Před rokem +4

    Great tips! Interviewing prospective medical students too. Couldn’t agree more. Want to add, don’t make up things when answering. They don’t have to be spectacular but cant tolerate any form or hint of dishonesty.

    • @ec1498
      @ec1498 Před měsícem

      how much do they check on past experiences? and how can they tell if you’re lying? like i’m not the most confident speaker so i worry it might come off as lying 😭

  • @zarinakhatun5574
    @zarinakhatun5574 Před 3 lety +4

    Thanks.
    You know what you will also have a big community of subscribers one day!!!!😀

  • @emmag639
    @emmag639 Před rokem

    I agree!

  • @surgeon888
    @surgeon888 Před 2 lety +2

    I WILL be back here again

  • @brentabas8755
    @brentabas8755 Před rokem

    wow i love that jade plant

  • @dagmarvantilborg1414
    @dagmarvantilborg1414 Před 3 lety +4

    This is so different from my country (The Netherlands). I’m a first year med student and I had to take 2 tests (one about the subjects from high school that are relevant for med school and one about how you would react to different situations with patients and other students). I also had to write a letter about my motivation and 3 people that know me had to write recommendations (and the letter was not even that important, because they mostly look at your test scores). The way we are selected is to give everyone an equal chance. (Some of the other med schools in the Netherlands do have different selection procedures) This is because you usually go to med school straight out of high school and barely anyone has got any experience in this field.

    • @DiluculoOrtus
      @DiluculoOrtus Před 9 měsíci

      How would you compare your process with the process described in this video pros and cons

  • @aimenkamara2964
    @aimenkamara2964 Před 3 lety +4

    U r v smart and intelligent

  • @gggonzaleze
    @gggonzaleze Před 2 lety +2

    State universities of NY are SUNY, as a New yorker I just want to give you friendly FYI, Its pronounced "sooh-nie" :)

  • @saqib7173
    @saqib7173 Před 2 lety +1

    Good video. However I think you meant that the dangers of assisted suicide outweigh the positives that go along with assisted suicide - not the negatives. Or have I got that wrong?

  • @tiredpremed6842
    @tiredpremed6842 Před 3 lety +6

    what would you recommend doing, if I'm not familiar with every ethical principle? Can I ask the student interviewer/faculty to elaborate more?

    • @ZachHighley
      @ZachHighley  Před 3 lety +4

      Hey I would make sure you know these four principles, if it isn't one of these I would ask, yes.
      - Autonomy
      - Beneficence
      - Justice
      - Nonmaleficence

  • @Themathskid63
    @Themathskid63 Před rokem

    Could I wear a shirt instead of a blouse?
    And must I wear a blazer

  • @CrazyAsianDude
    @CrazyAsianDude Před 3 lety +2

    At 0:55 I thought that was your nail. I got worried for a bit. I thought you had finger clubbing or something.

  • @WilsonRidge
    @WilsonRidge Před 3 lety

    I have one very simple earring (and am a man). Ryan Gray says keep it; you say take it out. Decisions...

    • @ZachHighley
      @ZachHighley  Před 3 lety +6

      Up to you! I took most of my recommendations from the book mentioned. I would say it's not a bad idea to show your personality with your clothes, but you don't want to be remembered for the earring. You want to be remembered for your personality and how you spoke etc.

    • @WilsonRidge
      @WilsonRidge Před 3 lety

      @@ZachHighley thanks! I guess it'll be up to you if you interview me this cycle 😂

  • @vav5838
    @vav5838 Před 9 měsíci +1

    Sunny upstate lo

  • @Utubebieber96
    @Utubebieber96 Před 3 lety +3

    “Hot nurses bro.. come on!” 😂👌🏻

  • @Element905
    @Element905 Před rokem +2

    You don't think it may be strange to have someone return from the bathroom asking questions about you centered around a google search? You could really get someone in trouble tossing tips like that around.

  • @stevekwan8232
    @stevekwan8232 Před 7 měsíci +1

    Just be woke as possible

  • @stopthatracket
    @stopthatracket Před rokem

    which speedmaster model is that?