In a medical school interview, how do I approach a question asking about my weaknesses?

With this type of question your aim should be to come across as honest and humble, whilst not delving too deep into your worst traits! It is wise to tackle this type of question with a positive and constructive attitude, for example, identify a problem, such as issues with organisational skills, and then immediately state how you are managing and remedying this problem (for example by saying you keep a diary of planned activities and check it each morning). Avoid simply reeling off a list of your flaws and making yourself seem undesirable!

HE

Related Medical School Preparation Mentoring answers

All answers ▸

I'm not from a medical background. How can I go about getting relevant work experience?


How can I make my personal statement stand out?


What qualities and skills do you think make a good doctor?


a human could win a running race against a cheetah, if this was a long distance race? why might this be, can you think of any adaptations humans have that will allow for this?