Med Interview
Hello Friends,
The sole reason this email has been sent to u is this: For my medical interview, i'm screwed and seriously haf NO chance at all into getting med sch. So, in the view of my lack of interest in competition, u shall now haf a firsthand account of what-the-(censored) happened inside. I hope to keep realistic and as humorous as i can cos it's better to die laughing. Joker did that, too bad the movie was old and i dun think u guys watched that movie b4.
(If what i described here does not happen to u, then too bad. U have just prepared for the wrong thing.)
DISCLAIMER: This is all of my own opinion. The doctors are cool ppl, just that i think i had cheated cos i let the environment get into my head and freak me out.
First interview will consist of 3 interviewers. All are medical doctors, so know ur medical terms really well to impress them. Long conference table, 3 dudes on one side, little u on the other. Dun play with the chair and just sit down. First guy said to me, this is not an inquisition, let's haf a chat. Something along the lines of, welcome to hell, charboiled on the left, extra crispy on the right, ur choice.
Next is the standard qn. Why medical. He'll stare into ur soul and i cant help smiling cos seriously, with that glare, i forgot my prepared lines..so it became some babble of an excuse. But still, maintain eye contact like he's some beng who's itching for a fight, except he's like 100 times smarter and 100 times more scarier. It's abt now that ur personal statement starts to condemn u. U better wish u wrote an air tight one and had a couple of lawyers go thru it to scan for loopholes and other mistakes. And whatever u haf written, stand by it, dun change ur mind and be ready to answer anything abt it. I wrote abt my medical condition, so i made a mistake of not being godlike in that area.
Then comes some social question. Mine was abt smoking..and whether it was bad..and if ur friend smokes, why..and do u think he knows abt the harmful effects of smoking. Not so bad, until i said the wrong thing and trapped myself. Think first then think second then say.
The next guy asked why i wanted medical and not my second choice, which is law sch. why the disparity. My answer was..cos i wanted to sue the idiots that prevented me from going law sch on the basis of a biased discriminatory selection process that excludes acjc ppl. If u believed that, u believe anything. He'll question u on what u know abt med sch. So what u must do is MUG everything there is on the med sch website, especially whatever topics u will learn in year1 and year2. He asked me if i had seniors who are in med sch, i should haf said, my acjc seniors are dumb shits that didnt make it in, in fact, i dun even know who they are. He asked, do u haf relatives or family or friends in med sch, i said no. If i had, i'll be pulling strings to bypass this waste of time. He asked, so what do u know abt med sch. I believe u need a little speech on this part, so prepare it well and if anything goes wrong, shoot me.
Third scrooge was a bit on the quiet side, but nevertheless, he drilled a big hole into my personal statement and destroyed some of my hopes in law sch. This statement seems farnie...blah blah blah. So moral of the story, whatever is in ur personal statement, ENSURE that u got enuff excuses to smoke ur way thru from toledo to tokyo.
The next question was, what is mean testing? OKay, i'm not good with technical terms and other capitalist inventions so i simply said no. GAME OVER. A whole topic of discussion close. Lesson to learn. Read the damm newspaper ur parents paid for, if in camp, beat up the person in charge of the newspapers and hope that he'll drop it like in golden axe. Then read as much as u can abt current public policy and whatever health nonsense there is. Everything there is to do with medical, health, pokemon, read it and memorise it good. All those terms out there, u gotta catch 'em all.
Now is the pissed off part. Name this pokemon! Who is the minister of health. A: mindless PAP drone, B: some civil servant more servant than civil, C: a new missile that does not work and cant be fired like certain members of the govt. D: none of the above and i dun give a damm. I chose D.
Interview ends. Smile like u mean it - The killers.
Round 2. U may haf to change venue like me. U'll be directed there.
Like Rocky Balbao coming in for the second fight, i walked in and flashed my winning grin that earned that bugger millions for looking so retarded. This time, I haf 3 interviewers, 2 females and 1 NS major who looks more human than i expected.
Anyhow, first question,which i was grateful for, how was the other interview. NS men should refrain from swearing if u had it bad like me. A simple "screwed up" can convey ur feelings much more effectively. Basically, this second interview to me was much more relaxed. It seems that the bigwigs took out most of the budget from the second round to give to the first. Room is smaller and seems less formal. Good stuff for me.
Lady goes first, asks the same qn. Why medical? why not ur second choice. What do u hope to achieve in medical. Intensive grilling. No undecided half twit is getting thru and so i think i'm screwed.
Major asks, u wrote abt ur medical condition, tell me abt it in medical terms. God save the queen, i rmbed histamines. He smiled and said correct.
Third lady asks, what is ur strongest point and ur weakest point. If u could do something for singapore as a doctor, what would that be. i advocated free medical treatment, but with just and fair diviidends for all. Just say what u are passionate abt. If u got nothing, u haf time to start thinking..hard..very hard.. I said i was idealistic, so i proved it by saying what i thought. If u said u're retarded, then u're one step faster than me.
Second round ends on a better note than the first. But nevertheless, IT's OVER for me. It is FINISHED, he said, and gave up his place to someone else. No agape love here dudes. But well, haf fun in there. If u think u're screwed, might as well crash and burn ya. hahhah..just kidding.
IF u are not asked the same questions as me, then it's expected, they're smart enuff to change it duh. If u are not asked the same genre of questions as me, it's cos i can lead the interviewers on to ask qns that i want them to ask. too bad for u.
A churchillian victory sign for u guys... dun forget to be urself and just prepare urself mentally to get grilled. It'll help a lot if u got a treasury of knowledge in ur head. They dun care abt potential really, they want someone keen to learn. and u must show it by mugging their website. Dun be afraid when they question ur motives, they'll even suggest things that u should do that will suit u better than med sch. Rmb stanley milgrams experiment? ppl tend to trust ppl like doctors regardless of what they say...dun let that get to u. Remain focused or the only person u'll fry will be urself.
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| | ALL THE BEST YOR! AND RMB, U OWE ME! AND I WANT MY FREE MEDICAL TREATMENT!
The sole reason this email has been sent to u is this: For my medical interview, i'm screwed and seriously haf NO chance at all into getting med sch. So, in the view of my lack of interest in competition, u shall now haf a firsthand account of what-the-(censored) happened inside. I hope to keep realistic and as humorous as i can cos it's better to die laughing. Joker did that, too bad the movie was old and i dun think u guys watched that movie b4.
(If what i described here does not happen to u, then too bad. U have just prepared for the wrong thing.)
DISCLAIMER: This is all of my own opinion. The doctors are cool ppl, just that i think i had cheated cos i let the environment get into my head and freak me out.
First interview will consist of 3 interviewers. All are medical doctors, so know ur medical terms really well to impress them. Long conference table, 3 dudes on one side, little u on the other. Dun play with the chair and just sit down. First guy said to me, this is not an inquisition, let's haf a chat. Something along the lines of, welcome to hell, charboiled on the left, extra crispy on the right, ur choice.
Next is the standard qn. Why medical. He'll stare into ur soul and i cant help smiling cos seriously, with that glare, i forgot my prepared lines..so it became some babble of an excuse. But still, maintain eye contact like he's some beng who's itching for a fight, except he's like 100 times smarter and 100 times more scarier. It's abt now that ur personal statement starts to condemn u. U better wish u wrote an air tight one and had a couple of lawyers go thru it to scan for loopholes and other mistakes. And whatever u haf written, stand by it, dun change ur mind and be ready to answer anything abt it. I wrote abt my medical condition, so i made a mistake of not being godlike in that area.
Then comes some social question. Mine was abt smoking..and whether it was bad..and if ur friend smokes, why..and do u think he knows abt the harmful effects of smoking. Not so bad, until i said the wrong thing and trapped myself. Think first then think second then say.
The next guy asked why i wanted medical and not my second choice, which is law sch. why the disparity. My answer was..cos i wanted to sue the idiots that prevented me from going law sch on the basis of a biased discriminatory selection process that excludes acjc ppl. If u believed that, u believe anything. He'll question u on what u know abt med sch. So what u must do is MUG everything there is on the med sch website, especially whatever topics u will learn in year1 and year2. He asked me if i had seniors who are in med sch, i should haf said, my acjc seniors are dumb shits that didnt make it in, in fact, i dun even know who they are. He asked, do u haf relatives or family or friends in med sch, i said no. If i had, i'll be pulling strings to bypass this waste of time. He asked, so what do u know abt med sch. I believe u need a little speech on this part, so prepare it well and if anything goes wrong, shoot me.
Third scrooge was a bit on the quiet side, but nevertheless, he drilled a big hole into my personal statement and destroyed some of my hopes in law sch. This statement seems farnie...blah blah blah. So moral of the story, whatever is in ur personal statement, ENSURE that u got enuff excuses to smoke ur way thru from toledo to tokyo.
The next question was, what is mean testing? OKay, i'm not good with technical terms and other capitalist inventions so i simply said no. GAME OVER. A whole topic of discussion close. Lesson to learn. Read the damm newspaper ur parents paid for, if in camp, beat up the person in charge of the newspapers and hope that he'll drop it like in golden axe. Then read as much as u can abt current public policy and whatever health nonsense there is. Everything there is to do with medical, health, pokemon, read it and memorise it good. All those terms out there, u gotta catch 'em all.
Now is the pissed off part. Name this pokemon! Who is the minister of health. A: mindless PAP drone, B: some civil servant more servant than civil, C: a new missile that does not work and cant be fired like certain members of the govt. D: none of the above and i dun give a damm. I chose D.
Interview ends. Smile like u mean it - The killers.
Round 2. U may haf to change venue like me. U'll be directed there.
Like Rocky Balbao coming in for the second fight, i walked in and flashed my winning grin that earned that bugger millions for looking so retarded. This time, I haf 3 interviewers, 2 females and 1 NS major who looks more human than i expected.
Anyhow, first question,which i was grateful for, how was the other interview. NS men should refrain from swearing if u had it bad like me. A simple "screwed up" can convey ur feelings much more effectively. Basically, this second interview to me was much more relaxed. It seems that the bigwigs took out most of the budget from the second round to give to the first. Room is smaller and seems less formal. Good stuff for me.
Lady goes first, asks the same qn. Why medical? why not ur second choice. What do u hope to achieve in medical. Intensive grilling. No undecided half twit is getting thru and so i think i'm screwed.
Major asks, u wrote abt ur medical condition, tell me abt it in medical terms. God save the queen, i rmbed histamines. He smiled and said correct.
Third lady asks, what is ur strongest point and ur weakest point. If u could do something for singapore as a doctor, what would that be. i advocated free medical treatment, but with just and fair diviidends for all. Just say what u are passionate abt. If u got nothing, u haf time to start thinking..hard..very hard.. I said i was idealistic, so i proved it by saying what i thought. If u said u're retarded, then u're one step faster than me.
Second round ends on a better note than the first. But nevertheless, IT's OVER for me. It is FINISHED, he said, and gave up his place to someone else. No agape love here dudes. But well, haf fun in there. If u think u're screwed, might as well crash and burn ya. hahhah..just kidding.
IF u are not asked the same questions as me, then it's expected, they're smart enuff to change it duh. If u are not asked the same genre of questions as me, it's cos i can lead the interviewers on to ask qns that i want them to ask. too bad for u.
A churchillian victory sign for u guys... dun forget to be urself and just prepare urself mentally to get grilled. It'll help a lot if u got a treasury of knowledge in ur head. They dun care abt potential really, they want someone keen to learn. and u must show it by mugging their website. Dun be afraid when they question ur motives, they'll even suggest things that u should do that will suit u better than med sch. Rmb stanley milgrams experiment? ppl tend to trust ppl like doctors regardless of what they say...dun let that get to u. Remain focused or the only person u'll fry will be urself.
."". ."",
| | / /
| | / /
| | / /
| |/ ;-._
} ` _/ / ;
| /` ) / /
| / /_/\_/\
|/ / |
( ' \ '- |
\ `. /
| |
| | ALL THE BEST YOR! AND RMB, U OWE ME! AND I WANT MY FREE MEDICAL TREATMENT!