GC Interview Practice
Define empathy. - ✅✅-
Describe a time that you failed. - ✅✅-
Describe a time that you told someone bad news. - ✅✅-
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Describe a time you did not meet a personal goal, and what you learned
from that experience. - -
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Do you have any reservations about your ability to succeed in GC school
or in this career? - -
Explain a complex problem in simple terms. - ✅✅-
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Have you thought about what type of research you would like to do? -
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How did you first hear about genetic counseling? - ✅✅-
How do you anticipate being able to adapt to the changes in our field?
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What strategies will you use to ensure your knowledge and practice is up
to date? - -
How do you feel about a patient who wishes to terminate a pregnancy?
Would it matter if the woman wanted to terminate because she didn't
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want the pregnancy versus if there was a birth defect or genetic
disorder? - -
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How do you feel about practitioners who order genetic testing without
any formal genetics training? - -
How do you handle receiving a grade you are not happy about? - ✅✅-
How do you learn best? - ✅✅-
How do you make decisions in life? - ✅✅-
, How do you practice self care? - ✅✅-
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How do your loved ones see you? And how do they not see you? -
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How have you grown from working at NeuTherapeutics? - ✅✅-
How have you prepared for grad school? - ✅✅-
How will you be able to make a contribution to this field? - ✅✅-
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How will you deal with someone from a completely different background
than yours? - -
How would you deal with a potentially triggering situation? How would
you handle a situation where a patient wanted to do something against
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your morals/values/beliefs to the point that you felt uncomfortable? -
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How would you handle a conversation with a couple who just found out
that they are pregnant with a child with Down Syndrome? - -
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If our roles were reversed and you were the interviewer, what traits
would you look for in a future GC? - -
If you could be anyone, dead or alive, who would you be? - ✅✅-
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If you witness a classmate using their phone to cheat during an exam,
what would you do? - -
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If you would like us to walk away knowing one thing about you that isn't
on your application, what would it be? - -
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In college, which courses did you enjoy the most? The least? Why? -
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Define empathy. - ✅✅-
Describe a time that you failed. - ✅✅-
Describe a time that you told someone bad news. - ✅✅-
✅✅
Describe a time you did not meet a personal goal, and what you learned
from that experience. - -
✅✅
Do you have any reservations about your ability to succeed in GC school
or in this career? - -
Explain a complex problem in simple terms. - ✅✅-
✅✅
Have you thought about what type of research you would like to do? -
-
How did you first hear about genetic counseling? - ✅✅-
How do you anticipate being able to adapt to the changes in our field?
✅✅
What strategies will you use to ensure your knowledge and practice is up
to date? - -
How do you feel about a patient who wishes to terminate a pregnancy?
Would it matter if the woman wanted to terminate because she didn't
✅✅
want the pregnancy versus if there was a birth defect or genetic
disorder? - -
✅✅
How do you feel about practitioners who order genetic testing without
any formal genetics training? - -
How do you handle receiving a grade you are not happy about? - ✅✅-
How do you learn best? - ✅✅-
How do you make decisions in life? - ✅✅-
, How do you practice self care? - ✅✅-
✅✅
How do your loved ones see you? And how do they not see you? -
-
How have you grown from working at NeuTherapeutics? - ✅✅-
How have you prepared for grad school? - ✅✅-
How will you be able to make a contribution to this field? - ✅✅-
✅✅
How will you deal with someone from a completely different background
than yours? - -
How would you deal with a potentially triggering situation? How would
you handle a situation where a patient wanted to do something against
✅✅
your morals/values/beliefs to the point that you felt uncomfortable? -
-
✅✅
How would you handle a conversation with a couple who just found out
that they are pregnant with a child with Down Syndrome? - -
✅✅
If our roles were reversed and you were the interviewer, what traits
would you look for in a future GC? - -
If you could be anyone, dead or alive, who would you be? - ✅✅-
✅✅
If you witness a classmate using their phone to cheat during an exam,
what would you do? - -
✅✅
If you would like us to walk away knowing one thing about you that isn't
on your application, what would it be? - -
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In college, which courses did you enjoy the most? The least? Why? -
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