vanillabear Posted March 25, 2012 Report Share Posted March 25, 2012 For those that interviewed yesterday and today... How did you guys like it? Personally, I actually had lots of fun!! It wasn't as bad as I expected it. The horror stories of people pushing you to the edge weren't exactly true, imo. What do you think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Sloth Posted March 25, 2012 Report Share Posted March 25, 2012 Yeah I agree, I left with a good feeling after it was all over. I found a lot of the assessors to be quite friendly which was nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tb123 Posted March 25, 2012 Report Share Posted March 25, 2012 I actually really enjoyed it, especially once I got in rhythm. Personally I didn't feel like any questions came close to pushing me outside my comfort zone and all of the interviewers were cheerful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rext Posted March 25, 2012 Report Share Posted March 25, 2012 I think it went well too =) Most of the stations were pretty straight forward with a surprise here or there but none that were outrageous. A great experience overall, I definitely had a lot of fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsSnrub Posted March 25, 2012 Report Share Posted March 25, 2012 Yeah I had a fantastic time as well! Every station just went really great, enjoyed myself lots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardParker Posted March 26, 2012 Report Share Posted March 26, 2012 Nice to see people feeling confident after the MMI. Sadly, I am at the other end of the spectrum; I completely flopped on few of the stations. I am trying my best to stay positive and not over analyze what I said, but this was just not a good day for me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonchiu Posted March 26, 2012 Report Share Posted March 26, 2012 I also felt really good after it.. and then I started second-guessing myself for every station! I tended to take strong stances and defend them, but didn't show both sides enough I think. Hoping for the best! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leon Posted March 26, 2012 Report Share Posted March 26, 2012 I feel satisfied. There was definitely room for improvement on every station and I pretty much bombed one of them but I feel that I couldn't have done any better than I did in the time allocated so I'm happy with it overall. The students were super nice! It was a very friendly environment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dreamsneverdie Posted March 26, 2012 Report Share Posted March 26, 2012 i heard some people say that they had interviewers who gave some verbal feedback (encouraging), and said good luck, interesting point, good point etc., is this true for most people? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rext Posted March 26, 2012 Report Share Posted March 26, 2012 i heard some people say that they had interviewers who gave some verbal feedback (encouraging), and said good luck, interesting point, good point etc., is this true for most people? Yup! Most interviewers were very nice and encouraging with head nods and some stations were more of a discussion than an interview. Most interviewers wished me good luck as I was leaving the station as well =) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davjw Posted March 26, 2012 Report Share Posted March 26, 2012 Yup! Most interviewers were very nice and encouraging with head nods and some stations were more of a discussion than an interview. Most interviewers wished me good luck as I was leaving the station as well =) Based on what I heard from the other interviewees on my circuit, I don't think this was a trend across the board. On my circuit, most of the interviewers remained very stoic the entire time, interjecting only when there was a lull - to ask another question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsSnrub Posted March 26, 2012 Report Share Posted March 26, 2012 Same here! They were all so absolutely lovely and smiled, nodded and agreed while I was talking and wished me luck at the end. Very nice and encouraging! Definitely kept up my spirits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holiday1001 Posted March 26, 2012 Report Share Posted March 26, 2012 one of my interviewees actually interrupted me to tell me they wanted to hear an aspect of the prompt that I hadn't addressed yet. I was taking my time to get to it and I was definetely going to address it in length, but I wanted to be thorough, etc. I told him this too.. hopefully this doesn't impair my score.. a few were very stone-faced but more were very engaging- nodding, even verbally agreeing with me suggesting their own points. interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanillabear Posted March 26, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2012 My circuit was pretty good in terms of the assessors...except for one. She was pretty stone-faced, didn't keep any eye contact, it was like you were talking to a wall. Other people in my circuit felt the exact same way about her so I'm glad it wasn't just me! May 15 can't come soon enough! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Countmosula Posted March 27, 2012 Report Share Posted March 27, 2012 I felt supremely confident during and right after my interview, but as soon as I got home I started having major second thoughts... -Maybe I didn't show enough sides! -Maybe I was TOO confident! -GARAHSDIASHDASDIASHD I usually don't have these feelings post interview but I guess this one is a big one. Question for you guys: how important do you think it is to show BOTH sides of an argument, if its a kind of obvious one and you absolutely know the correct answer? I feel like I did this a couple times. Is this a dealbreaker? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tee88 Posted March 27, 2012 Report Share Posted March 27, 2012 Hmm I don't know if anyone of us really know about it being a deal breaker, but at each station, I definitely established both sides of the argument and then supported one side based on what was said Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonchiu Posted March 27, 2012 Report Share Posted March 27, 2012 My answers were seldom that formulaic. I think it might have been better to have formulated the answers like that (show both sides, take a side and defend it), but on the other hand I think it sounds more natural if you just share your thoughts as they come sometimes. But frankly I do wonder the same thing. __________________ 2011-2012 Application Cycle Applied: McMaster Interview: McMaster Accepted: ________ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanillabear Posted March 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2012 I wasn't "formulaic", but I did show both sides of the argument at every station. Everything that I read/did to prep said to show different perspectives and then make your argument so that's what I tried to do. and ^, you seem to have stolen my signature haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonchiu Posted March 27, 2012 Report Share Posted March 27, 2012 Guilty.. It just seemed to work for me I guess we're sort of in the same boat. I see what you're saying, that definitely seems wise. Anyways now the question is how to stop thinking about it, and get on with my life until May 15. __________________ 2011-2012 Application Cycle Applied: McMaster Interview: McMaster Accepted: ________ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanillabear Posted March 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2012 Guilty.. It just seemed to work for me I guess we're sort of in the same boat. I see what you're saying, that definitely seems wise. Anyways now the question is how to stop thinking about it, and get on with my life until May 15. QFT 10char Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rext Posted March 27, 2012 Report Share Posted March 27, 2012 I am glad for once that I have finals to pre-occupy me until May 15... This wait is cruel and unusual punishment T.T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wcoast11 Posted April 1, 2012 Report Share Posted April 1, 2012 I think the Mac interviews are all over now! Yesterday, all the interviewers were so friendly! So many smiles and wishes of "good luck" and cheery attitudes. What a nice feeling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oops_letstryagain Posted April 2, 2012 Report Share Posted April 2, 2012 I feel a bit empty I guess. Spending 3+ years on GPA, 4+ months on MCAT, 4+ years on ECs, 1 month on application and then 70% of my admission is what 10 strangers thought of me after I spoke to (or at) them for 8 minutes... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leon Posted April 2, 2012 Report Share Posted April 2, 2012 I feel a bit empty I guess. Spending 3+ years on GPA, 4+ months on MCAT, 4+ years on ECs, 1 month on application and then 70% of my admission is what 10 strangers thought of me after I spoke to (or at) them for 8 minutes... Yea I feel the same. It's the one reason I'm disappointed this cycle- the only school that interviewed me doesn't look at my ABS....but I'm grateful for the interview. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikki dale Posted April 2, 2012 Report Share Posted April 2, 2012 Yea I feel the same. It's the one reason I'm disappointed this cycle- the only school that interviewed me doesn't look at my ABS....but I'm grateful for the interview. Same here. It's a really strange feeling... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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