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You Can Be A Doctor:
Application Guide
General Interview Advice
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Interview invitations may be released batches, thus you should not panic or feel disheartened if someone you know has received a date and you haven’t heard anything yet.
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It is not always possible to reschedule your interview. It is extremely unlikely that you would be permitted the chance to reschedule because of a missed email. It is your responsibility to check your inboxes, including spam folders!
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Ensure you request any reasonable adjustments ahead of time.
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You can wear your school uniform as “smart clothes”.
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Read up on the university before attending your interview - they will likely ask you why you want to study there specifically, so it is good to have a browse of the kind of student support offered, the clubs and societies you could join, and anything unique about the medicine programme itself - highlighted below.
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Review your personal statement and be prepared to flesh out some of the things you wrote. An interview is also an excellent opportunity to discuss anything you were unable to fit into your personal statement.
Before your interview
During your Interview
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You will need to show photographic ID in order to sit your interview. You may also be required to complete additional documents ahead of your interview, which will be sent to you via email, so make sure you look out for these!
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Never lie - you will always get caught out. If you state that you have read a book or a paper, they will pry you on this! It is also very likely that a doctor interviewing you will have read the book you mention…
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Think aloud - for problem-solving based questions, your thought process is often more important than the answer you give. If you are given an ethical scenario, you should consider and discuss both sides of the argument and be careful of the influence of your own biases and opinions.
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It is OK to say you don’t know, or to ask the interviewer to repeat/rephrase the question. They will acknowledge that you are nervous and generally try to steer you onto the correct path. You can take a breath if you are stumbling, or take a moment before beginning your answer. These are all perfectly natural and if anything, make you sound less like a robot!
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It is tempting to feel intimidated by other applicants surrounding you on interview day. However, they are all likely just as nervous as you are, and starting up a conversation with someone can really help to ease nerves. So be the friendly face in the room!
Advice for Specific Universities
Expand the boxes for more information on each university's interview process. In each case, the information is largely taken from the University websites, supplemented with information from people who have done them and emails to the Universities.