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I got an invitation for
Closed-file interview which is good news but it comes with the possibility of not making through it because of high interview/acceptance ratio and following:
1) I have only one shadowing exp. and started volunterring today in patient care.
2)I have worked more than 45 hrs/week for 2 yrs in US before starting US college. working part-time after college start.
Cannot work fulltime because taking 17hrs/sem. including summer.
3) I have done two weeks of volunteering in research under guy A who works under guy B. Guy B told me to give job in jan. I was supposed to volunteer only two hrs per day for 4 days/week under guy A. Guy A told Guy B that I disappeared at the end of two hrs which is not true because i did ask for his permission before leaving. Guy B gave this excuse for saying that I have time commitment issues. Guy B asked me to work for 2 weeks without clock-in/out to check my time commitment and then decide on job offer. Seeing this as kind of game, I tactfully rejected the job offer.
4) dropped out of research with college prof.
PROBLEM: I had updated colleges that I am doing volunteering in research and will be offered job if good performance ( STUPID MISTAKE).
Guy B is working for that college.
Question: interview is going to be closed file.
1)With no leadership exp. such as leadership among peers as mentioned by
LizzyM in a thread " what stands out in adcomm eyes", how am I going to answer leadership related questions such as
"Are you a leader or a follower? Why?"
If I say leader, I've nothing to support it.
I am thinking of saying that I lead myself through hardships after immigrating and during bad days. Still not satisfactory.
2) If asked about job w/Guy B, I plan to say schedule conflict as my answer.
Am I anyway doomed? Can I trust my advisor with above info? advisor has contacts at that college.
