So how were the interviews?

**Gez** · 07-12-2005, 11:55 PM

Good catch on erythropoietin mark!!We've only just done the kidneys in the second year (pretty solid). They asked it in a really obscure way as well, considering its not as relevant in hypoxia, but more so in those with renal failure, as a lack can cause anaemia...Mega impressed you got that one!

**Martina** · 08-12-2005, 06:01 PM

Had my 3 interviews, all academic, in Caius yesterday. I thought that went alright, actually they asked me really different stuff - general (eg Ohm's law) and so specific like really complex nucleotic reactions! they tell u everywhere that they are not trying to catch u out, but i am afraid that depends on the interviewer! generally they are REALLY pleasant people and u cannot tell at all how it went. the place is gorgeous, altho i expected it would be more of a museum-like architectural digest but the King's chapel... is breath-taking!
anyone who had their int in caius - lets talk!

**matbence** · 09-12-2005, 12:13 AM

At Downing they didnt ask me anything much higher than AS level, does that mean that they thought i was a bit of a thicky?

**Apollyon** · 09-12-2005, 01:23 AM

Did you get the Ohm's law leading to the pressure eqaution question too then Martina? Must agree with you on the architecture though from what I heard from the people who stayed there overnight the dorms are rather small. The interviewers were mostly nice but very enigmatic (especially my first interviewer R Carpenter) but talking to the present students they say you just have to get used to that.

**digital8888** · 09-12-2005, 03:26 AM

I had my interview on Monday and there weren't that many scientific-based questions. There were a couple of CPR-based questions but weren't too intense. From watching the video of the mock interview, i was expecting something a little bit more harder, but it was mainly why do u wanna become a doc?? why here?? kinda stuff

**anfieldnights** · 09-12-2005, 03:55 PM

Originally Posted by digital8888

I had my interview on Monday and there weren't that many scientific-based questions. There were a couple of CPR-based questions but weren't too intense. From watching the video of the mock interview, i was expecting something a little bit more harder, but it was mainly why do u wanna become a doc?? why here?? kinda stuff

i think maybe it depends on the interviewer's style. i got why med why cambridge and stuff, but also some sciency stuff. most were Alevel - level questions, but not like directly the kind of stuff we do. just using a level knowledge to solve non a level styled questions. got a couple of harder questions, but very few.

**Little Washu** · 09-12-2005, 05:15 PM

I had my interviews in emmanuel on tuesday. The first one wasnt too good, my physics is a little rusty and for some reason those were the questions i decided to answer! The second one was really good, i was quite pleased with that one but i still doubt i'll get in. Oh well, at least i tried!

**The Caretaker** · 09-12-2005, 06:53 PM

little washu did you not feel that the interview with Dr Henderson was a bit TOO easy? i mean for me he did half of the taking and I was just like ok i see... people say its like a mini tutorial and it really was for me! could be bad though cos i didnt really have a chnce to show what i could do!

**Apollyon** · 09-12-2005, 06:53 PM

Sorry to sound really neurotic but does choosing physics style questions in a medical interview put you at a disadvantage.
In my first interview I was given a choice of 4 objects to talk about: a CD, a brain (model of one), an organic molecule (couldn't tell what it was) and a panflute. I chose the CD more or less at an impulse and now I'm worried that I should have chosen the brain especially since my interveiwer had written a book on neurophysiology. Am I right to be worried or does that not make any difference?

**Jenny777** · 09-12-2005, 08:47 PM

Originally Posted by digital8888

I had my interview on Monday and there weren't that many scientific-based questions. There were a couple of CPR-based questions but weren't too intense. From watching the video of the mock interview, i was expecting something a little bit more harder, but it was mainly why do u wanna become a doc?? why here?? kinda stuff

Really? wow that's strange. What college was it at? I didn't have a single one of those why medicine type questions... it was all science stuff.