Glasgow A100 Applicants - 2014

Well for the Glasgow interview you better cut down the waffling to a minimum because they won't have time for it, they just want some really sharp and concise answers that are still weighty in content. Yes definitely 1-2 mins you may find some questions require slightly shorter answers. I feel any good answer to a Medicine interview shouldn't really stray past the 2 minute mark but ends up covering many relevant points because 1-2 mins is more than enough time. I think one of the most important things is to really listen and understand what they are asking. I have answered a similar question to the one that was actually asked in many practice interviews and failed considerably to actually hit the points that were being looked for. Never ever listen to a question, and start thinking oh this is good I've already answered this question I'll just say my pre-planned answer. There must always be a degree of improvisation that's what I found and if you go off on a tangent you haven't got much time to correct it. Well I feel it's good to stick to a viewpoint if you have logical reasons for it but always say how you understand that there may be other methods to tackle the problem or there may be other issues that could arise from this so you realise no one solution is completely correct etc... If you are proven wrong though do be humble and conciliatory but always come across as willing to learn what the correct thing would be. For example, from that scenario described above, if the colleague that was drunk was actually your senior consultant and you said that you would pull the consultant aside and ask him to go home because he's drunk may not go down so well with the interviewer as they may question whether you as a junior would actually simply go up to a senior so brazenly like that. They may question whether that really is the right solution and you wouldn't simply stick with your original answer. In your follow up reply you'd try and show an understanding of the complexity of the differing dynamics within a hospital workplace and how you may approach the hospital manager or someone more senior to escalate it further as they may know a better way of tackling such a sensitive issue. This is just one example of many of how a straight forward question leading to a straight forward answer can be challenged by the interviewer and so you'd have to understand the finer details and complexity of it because that's what they want to see.

Hey I was wondering if you have any other tips on the interview, I'm really nervous. Thank you in advance

I had an interview last year and got an offer. My best advice is make sure you prepare well. Write out and learn your own answers to the obvious questions like "why medicine?" And "why Glasgow?" Make sure you read the prospectus and know what makes Glasgow different from other medical schools and know the course structure. I know it's hard but try and make your answers memorable and personal to you. Use your own life experiences to enhance them. Try and think of unusual questions that they might ask you as well so you aren't thrown off.

Stay calm and get a good nights sleep the night before. I was so nervous about my Glasgow interview because it was my first and I didn't know what to expect. In the scenario base I really felt that the interviewers tried to throw me off and they made me question my answers but I realise now they were just pushing me to do my best and testing to see how I dealt with pressure. After my 3 interviews at different universities I thought I did worst in my Glasgow interview and had no chance. Turns out it was the only place I got an offer from so I think the nerves worked to my advantage in this case.

Good luck anyone with an interview and go and enjoy the city afterwards

Had mine yesterday.
When do Glasgow give out offers/ rejections?

what kind of questions did they ask? especially on the teamwork/suitability to career in medicine front?

I think around march