Medicine Interview Questions - How to answer "Why should we choose you?"

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    This video tackles the common medicine interview question of 'we have 10,000 applicants - why should we choose you?'. I discuss my own thoughts on the question, and then we hear from 7 medical students giving their perspective. We end with 2 mock interview answers from myself and Kenny. Hope you find the video useful!!
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    00:54 - My thoughts
    02:28 - Tip #1 - Show how you're suited to their course
    03:37 - Tip #2 - Show how you're the ideal candidate
    04:40 - Tip #3 - Play up your strengths
    05:51 - Tip #4 - Research university societies
    07:10 - Tip #5 - Avoid comparing yourself to others
    07:37 - Tip #6 - Make it about them
    08:43 - Tip #7 - Be confident but honest
    10:11 - Example #1 - Ali (Cambridge)
    11:45 - Example #2 - Kenny (Birmingham)
    12:41 - Closing remarks
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  • @ninmet8073
    @ninmet8073 3 ปีที่แล้ว +310

    then there's me me applying to universities because they looked pretty on google images

    • @khadijah9604
      @khadijah9604 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Big mood

    • @1Morray
      @1Morray 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      😂😂 fam thats me

    • @ruhaanb6
      @ruhaanb6 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Wait... you're nor supposed to do that😳

    • @zakinabyzada4275
      @zakinabyzada4275 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Wait. I did that too. I thought that was only me. 😆

    • @ninmet8073
      @ninmet8073 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@zakinabyzada4275 desperate times call for desperate measures

  • @loveandchocolate42
    @loveandchocolate42 6 ปีที่แล้ว +240

    You are so genuinely nice. And have such a calming, peaceful presence.

    • @leorio7416
      @leorio7416 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      It's the music

    • @luvlyamiss2913
      @luvlyamiss2913 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Love and chocolate...hmm is that novel title???😍

  • @dilpreetsekhon8219
    @dilpreetsekhon8219 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    This is probably my favorite medicine channel on youtube. I watch a lot of them, I comment on a lot of them, and you are my favorite.

  • @sheenasiva7222
    @sheenasiva7222 6 ปีที่แล้ว +239

    This is so helpful. I was mortified because I've been putting off my preparation for the interview, and finally had the guts to start 5 days before it. Im currently binge watching all your interviews haha. Thank you very much and I know you'll be an excellent clinician:) xxx

    • @halfhead4099
      @halfhead4099 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      How Was it

    • @sheenasiva7222
      @sheenasiva7222 3 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      Half Head not too bad! Currently on a full ride medical scholarship and am extremely grateful for that.🙏🏼

    • @halfhead4099
      @halfhead4099 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@sheenasiva7222 well done :)

    • @anoodmohamed8283
      @anoodmohamed8283 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      How did it went?

    • @agz843
      @agz843 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@sheenasiva7222 wow congrats on the scholarship! which medical school are you at?

  • @catherinequinto8086
    @catherinequinto8086 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Hello, thank you all for your videos! I appreciate the number and diversity of perspectives I can get from one video alone. Beautifully done as well. Good luck as you continue your medical journeys!

  • @jjj-gw8it
    @jjj-gw8it 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Thank you for sharing your knowledge :). Really enjoying the unique structure of your videos - so helpful and refreshing! Best of luck with your channel - I'm sure it will only grow from here.

  • @mailinglists7415
    @mailinglists7415 6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    You guys are incredible!

  • @ceo-strategic-advisor
    @ceo-strategic-advisor 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    compelling and inspiring vlog. As usual, thank you, Ali & Co

  • @alexhenfrey5911
    @alexhenfrey5911 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you, your resources are truly brilliant!!!

  • @saharn8513
    @saharn8513 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    All of you guys are doing great. Thanks for sharing your experience and tips.💖

  • @ailsagibb6760
    @ailsagibb6760 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love what you are doing. I'm not a med student but enjoy your channel.

  • @nabinburlakoti6316
    @nabinburlakoti6316 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Your videos are great and really helpful. I have watched your every single video and they have helped a lot for preparation of my upcoming interview at Cambridge this Sunday.
    Thanks a lot.

  • @irenetanou4070
    @irenetanou4070 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This is the only question I really did not know how to tackle so thank you so much it was extremely helpful :)

  • @fabulositybabe88
    @fabulositybabe88 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Found your channel and I'm hooked!

  • @laur2492
    @laur2492 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I know these videos are a little older but they are truly helpful. I love them! Thank you so much for taking the time to make this mini series. How would you answer the question, "Tell me about yourself?"

  • @mrsdiggory3211
    @mrsdiggory3211 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thank you so muchhh ! Really appreciate this!

  • @SanaKhan-wf4ec
    @SanaKhan-wf4ec 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    wow, amazing advice esp at 8:18!

  • @hibbear
    @hibbear 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is such a helpful video! Thanks a lot!

  • @DhanashreeNandgaonkar
    @DhanashreeNandgaonkar 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Thanks for this one. It was difficult to find a good video like this as many people have uploaded videos about job interviews than interviews of universities.

  • @vithushgugan1511
    @vithushgugan1511 6 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    Hey Ali, Thanks for your videos - they're the lifeline! The ethics videos are amazingly informative and will be great for interviews. The 6med courses are also great! (Went on the BMAT one!) I was wondering if you could do video on NHS Privatisation and also NHS: Brexit! Thanks!

  • @badrinarihan9321
    @badrinarihan9321 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you, all these tips are really helpful

  • @hansini99
    @hansini99 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    So very useful. Thanks a lot!

  • @minakshishukla6576
    @minakshishukla6576 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I did not match this year but your video is so informative.

  • @HM-oy6sk
    @HM-oy6sk 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I just want to thank you for producing such helpful content related to medical interviews. In preparation for mine I watched all of your videos, which I found EXTREMELY USEFUL and boosted my CONFIDENCE GREATLY!! I just received an offer from Southampton!!! Which tbh I never thought it would happen to me ! Thanks again! You are my inspiration alongside many other potential medics out there !! ✨✨❣️

    • @HM-oy6sk
      @HM-oy6sk 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ali Abdaal, Thank you !! Tbh I lost hope in getting into medicine after receiving 3 rejections and was thinking of taking a gap year or even doing chemistry instead. I’m so grateful and excited to start next year with a course I want to be in :) thanks again

  • @maudrusike1065
    @maudrusike1065 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    thank you your videos are really helpful and practical.

  • @myrtlemasti4308
    @myrtlemasti4308 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow. Thank you so much. This is so helpful to me. Really appreciate you. Thanks for making this video. God bless

  • @tarb92
    @tarb92 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    very useful. especially the cultural fit part and having done a science degree

  • @RA-dv4li
    @RA-dv4li 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Loool kenny loved your answer haha

  • @magorzatabraszka2177
    @magorzatabraszka2177 6 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    Thank you so much for all your videos! I am coming to Cambridge on Monday for my interviews and all your tips are more than helpful :)

    • @marshallprods8747
      @marshallprods8747 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      so how did it go ?

    • @584emad
      @584emad 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      How did your interview go?

    • @halfhead4099
      @halfhead4099 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      No reply 🤔

  • @rebekahjohnson329
    @rebekahjohnson329 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I have my interview tomorrow 😭 thank you so much for this video!

  • @studylive7040
    @studylive7040 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    hi Ali , you are so motivational and I love your voice ..

  • @summerbreeze25syria
    @summerbreeze25syria 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Amazing insights!

  • @davidtran8493
    @davidtran8493 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    so helpful!! Thanks

  • @publichealth1681
    @publichealth1681 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    very useful thanks for all these videos

  • @anonymouscow3670
    @anonymouscow3670 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    hey ali! this was so helpful, can you please make a video about tackling questions regarding yourself? (ie. "tell me about yourself", how would your friends describe you, how would your parents describe you etc.) my interview is on tuesday and if you don't have time to make a video by then, can you give me some advice below? thank you so much!

  • @user-pq7nx6uq5r
    @user-pq7nx6uq5r 6 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    haha kenny the building with the huge silver discs is selfridges!! this was super useful again - thank you!

    • @adelekank
      @adelekank 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      haha! funnily enough I only recently found out what it was! At least now I have somewhere to get some xmas shopping done

    • @user-pq7nx6uq5r
      @user-pq7nx6uq5r 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      exactly! you are basically a brummie now. are you a UoB medic? i just assumed you were all cambridge medics. also are you a graduate medic? i've applied for GEM this year!

    • @adelekank
      @adelekank 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Moon yeah I’m on the graduate course at Birmingham! I studied Medical Physiology at Leicester before. I’m really enjoying the course at the moment.
      And yeah most people go to Cambridge but there are also some of us who go to other unis like UCL, Imperial and Birmingham (such as myself).
      Good luck with your application! Where have you applied to?

    • @user-pq7nx6uq5r
      @user-pq7nx6uq5r 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      oh that's amazing! I wish I could've applied to UoB because I'm from Birmingham but I did a non-science degree so I couldn't!
      I applied to Notts, SGUL and Swansea (all graduate entry, all GAMSAT). what year of the course are you in?

    • @adelekank
      @adelekank 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Moon ah yeah I remember the dreaded GAMSAT exam - one of the longest days of my life haha. Those all sound like great choices, I’ve heard good things about them all

  • @nehalaomar8697
    @nehalaomar8697 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    well done Ali

  • @twelveggirls9793
    @twelveggirls9793 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Katherine and Molly are so cool!! :)

  • @nezarzeidan
    @nezarzeidan 6 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I've got my second medical school interview in 6 days. Your videos keep me from stressing too much about my preparation by informing me of some tips. Thank you!

  • @chipichip1chapachapadubidubida
    @chipichip1chapachapadubidubida 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    this is tough since I only picked the unis because I fit the requirements

  • @alexcollins8215
    @alexcollins8215 6 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Hi Ali, thanks for another great video. I've got an interview next week and I have no doubt that this interview series will help me greatly. This is an unrelated question, but do you have any ideas of what you'd like to do after graduating? I'm thinking I might want to practice abroad for at least a while, but that won't be for some time yet.

  • @samuelawuah-mensah1921
    @samuelawuah-mensah1921 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Much love from Ghana ♥️♥️

  • @haripriyarao6019
    @haripriyarao6019 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    so useful omds

  • @joey_9122
    @joey_9122 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    good video👍🏼

  • @r_ebeltaimi847
    @r_ebeltaimi847 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Well, THANK YOU SOO MUCH .....I really enjoyed your videos and got pretty good ideas after watching it....I have got my DREAM medical university interview in 4 days and I hope yours videos gonna help me a lot. Thank you so much once again and wich you luck too for ur bright future Cambridge.

  • @medalithsomers919
    @medalithsomers919 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    very useful ! thanks for sharing

  • @user-ce4vu9sg5k
    @user-ce4vu9sg5k 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Very great

  • @ItsSnypar
    @ItsSnypar 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Question 1. Please choose that what my problem

  • @libby9994
    @libby9994 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    OMG i really need to ask this , can u please answer my question Ali , i studied in a british school for 10 years then i studied Arabic/French for 7 years , i really want to study in Oxford but is it going to be difficult to get in because of the curriculum since i'm going to take the '''Bac'' exam and not A levels or SATS ???

  • @ap-lo1qo
    @ap-lo1qo 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    A review about health sciences. I'm really nervous to choose a field for further studies...

  • @thelaurakyna
    @thelaurakyna 6 ปีที่แล้ว +57

    Haha as a Brummie, Kenny's answer was great 😂

    • @adelekank
      @adelekank 6 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      it's a pretty hard building to miss! haha

    • @thelaurakyna
      @thelaurakyna 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Haha enjoy shopping there! How are you finding Birmingham?

    • @adelekank
      @adelekank 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      laura kyna I’m actually really liking Birmingham! There’s so much to do and everyone seems so friendly. The uni and the course is also really enjoyable! Are you applying to any med schools this year?

    • @thelaurakyna
      @thelaurakyna 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Kenny yeah I love it here. Glad you're enjoying it! I'm going to be sad to leave though- applying to vet med this year so I've got no choice there's no unis here for that!

    • @adelekank
      @adelekank 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      laura kyna good luck with your applications! And I’m sure you’ll end up somewhere you like, there’s tonnes of stuff to explore around the country!

  • @bunsokly6170
    @bunsokly6170 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi Ali Abdaal, can I ask you some questions?

  • @janorabe3633
    @janorabe3633 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What's with the background music. Imma cryy

  • @maximillianmus291
    @maximillianmus291 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    got interview on monday :) preparing a day before 😂👍🏼

  • @drthakur5614
    @drthakur5614 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hey I just completed my medical degree can I get job there

  • @Noblesse505
    @Noblesse505 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    2nd guy looks like he's gonna cry any second now. What did the interview do to my bro?

  • @s.1918
    @s.1918 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Someone helpp, what if I get asked why this medical school, i feel like my answers will be too similar?

  • @HassanPoyo
    @HassanPoyo 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for the video. I totally forgot about this question. Also again, please slow down with the talking speed 😂

  • @DC-sr7gu
    @DC-sr7gu 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    lol magician. i want to hopefully make a magic workshop 😆😆😆. dude like yes

  • @sea5205
    @sea5205 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I really want to go Birmingham 😭

  • @abiddanial1154
    @abiddanial1154 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    10:10

  • @domgriffin2519
    @domgriffin2519 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    man like kenny uno

    • @rawrunner7405
      @rawrunner7405 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      😂😂😂😂😂😂

  • @sealy999
    @sealy999 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    The sad music is already playing awaiting your rejection

  • @laryangel4082
    @laryangel4082 ปีที่แล้ว

    Y

  • @coalyboi7939
    @coalyboi7939 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    5:07 GOOD JOKE

  • @JohelSouza
    @JohelSouza 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Test

  • @anacarla171
    @anacarla171 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Interview in 15, ughhhh

    • @lilcutie5082
      @lilcutie5082 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hope it went well!

    • @anacarla171
      @anacarla171 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Lil Cutie thank you! It did, i got in (:

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    @quintillagallon6606 3 ปีที่แล้ว

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