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Post by applicant on Apr 27, 2019 17:56:18 GMT -5
Hey guys! I've heard a lot of DVM students tell me that they had a structure to organize their answers and provide them confidence in knowing roughly how to go about answering. I get that this will be a rough structure and you have to be flexible with it but I'm not quite sure what goes in the "intro" part. For example, after you introduce yourself and shake their hands, etc. do you provide an inclination of what your decision will be or is that too close minded and you just start going through both sides or everyone affected, alternatives, etc. I'm finding in my answers I jump all over the place because I'm going through everyone affected and the possible outcomes and it doesn't really wrap up and become clear until my conclusion. I feel like I'm saying everything I need to but that it will be hard to follow and I don't want to confuse them. But then again is that the point because then you show your thought process and how you arrived at your decision? Sorry if that was confusing, thanks in advance!
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Post by Excited on Apr 27, 2019 21:51:58 GMT -5
Hey! Everyone’s structure is going to be different and you ultimately need to find one that will allow you to show confidence and clarity in your answer. My structure is somewhere along the lines of saying hello, stating what type of problem we’re dealing with, what the major problem is to examine, then moving on to all of my stakeholders and talking about them each individually. At the end I go through my “solution” per se with a lot of “but if this happens then I’ll do this. But if this happens then I’ll do that” type deal.
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Post by Excited on Apr 27, 2019 21:55:23 GMT -5
Oh and one more thing I forgot to say, MMIs are designed so that you can make assumptions, take it wherever you’d like because they are super open ended. My brain works like a branch chart when I do them lol so I’d do this, but if they don’t want to do that, then maybe try this. If they like that idea, I can proceed but if not, maybe I can suggest. You’ll ultimately eventually be forced into a “final” decision once all of your options are exhausted and if you don’t feel comfortable giving a concrete answer at the end then don’t follow this but I think it’s good to have a plan of action. It shows you’re thinking everything through
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Post by jade2022 on Apr 28, 2019 10:54:05 GMT -5
I interviewed twice and used a tutor the second time. I think if you can find a strategy that is basic enough to work for any scenario but let’s you dig deep, that’s your best route. My tutor helped me come up with one!
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Post by xenaxavier on May 4, 2019 19:54:09 GMT -5
jade2022 - would you mind PMing me?
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Post by Refused on May 31, 2019 7:55:23 GMT -5
jade2022 - would you mind PMing me? Hello! Did you ended up using a tutor? If so, I would like the contact information please (or if any tutor is reading this, please contact me) psepulv@gmail.com Thanks!
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Post by vethopeful22 on May 31, 2019 10:04:24 GMT -5
I would also love to get in contact with anyone that's tutoring as well!!
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