Prompt
You and a classmate are the only two students from your university invited to interview at the same medical school, on different days. Your interview is first. Afterwards, she asks you to tell her the questions you were asked. What would you do?
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What this question tests
- Professionalism and integrity
- Ethical reasoning
- Communication
How to approach this question
This panel question tests how you weigh loyalty to a friend against fairness to every other applicant and the trust a medical school places in its interview process. Name who is affected: your classmate, the other candidates who won't get the same advantage, the school, and you. Consider whether the school asked interviewees to keep the content confidential, because that changes the decision considerably. Weigh refusing outright, sharing everything, and a middle path such as describing the format and how the day ran without revealing specific questions. Decide clearly, and think about how you'd explain your choice to your friend so the friendship survives the conversation.
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