11-20-2010, 11:25 PM
Suicidalidea - (lol, i had to read your screenname twice to make sure I was reading it right btw)
With regards to the statement regarding the, 'quality' of January interviews, I did not say anything about it having a direct affect on rank. My students will tell you that I spend a significant amount of time explaining strategy by walking them through how the process looks like from the, 'other side'.
I'll do my best with some bulletpoints:
~ Some people say January is positive because its so close to ROL/Selection in February, based on the thinking, 'Last seen, first remembered' . . . but keep in mind. . .
~ by January, if you are a PD or Interviewer, you would have sat through 100's of interviews
~ the majority of the answers they've had to sit through from Oct-Jan have been standard answers, aka boring. Imagine hearing this same answer over and over again, "I love internal medicine because it allows me to use my communication skills, provide continued/long-term care, practice preventative medicine, and use my investigative/deduction skills to solve cases". Same answer, over and over and over again...
~Based on that, imagine you're the interviewer in January. Are you likely going to give a shorter interview, be less patient w/ standard answers, be less attentive, and not be as enthusiastic as you were earlier in the season? Will you be harder to impress?
Without getting into too much detail, I suggested December because it enjoys the benefits of both a Nov & Jan interview. She asked for my advice & that's advice I would give my son/daughter if he/she was asking the same question.
With regards to the statement regarding the, 'quality' of January interviews, I did not say anything about it having a direct affect on rank. My students will tell you that I spend a significant amount of time explaining strategy by walking them through how the process looks like from the, 'other side'.
I'll do my best with some bulletpoints:
~ Some people say January is positive because its so close to ROL/Selection in February, based on the thinking, 'Last seen, first remembered' . . . but keep in mind. . .
~ by January, if you are a PD or Interviewer, you would have sat through 100's of interviews
~ the majority of the answers they've had to sit through from Oct-Jan have been standard answers, aka boring. Imagine hearing this same answer over and over again, "I love internal medicine because it allows me to use my communication skills, provide continued/long-term care, practice preventative medicine, and use my investigative/deduction skills to solve cases". Same answer, over and over and over again...
~Based on that, imagine you're the interviewer in January. Are you likely going to give a shorter interview, be less patient w/ standard answers, be less attentive, and not be as enthusiastic as you were earlier in the season? Will you be harder to impress?
Without getting into too much detail, I suggested December because it enjoys the benefits of both a Nov & Jan interview. She asked for my advice & that's advice I would give my son/daughter if he/she was asking the same question.
