Is there anything we haven't asked that you'd want us to know?
Preparation and closing skill. This is a gift and most applicants waste it.
The trap
'No, I think we covered everything.' You've just declined the only moment of the interview where you fully control what they hear last.
How to structure your answer
Yes, always → one substantive thing not covered → why it matters → thank them warmly.
- Prepare this answer in advance — never wing it
- Choose something genuinely uncovered rather than a repeat
- Keep it to about 60 seconds
- End with real warmth and a clear closing line
A weak answer
I think you've covered it pretty thoroughly. You asked about my research and my shadowing and my gap year, and I feel like I got to say most of what I wanted to say. I guess I'd just add that I'm really excited about this school and I hope I get the chance to come here. Thank you for your time today.
Declines the one moment she controls, then fills it with warmth and nothing else.
A stronger answer
Yes — one thing, because nothing we talked about covers my Saturdays. I run a forty-minute oral health session at my church in Spanish, mostly for parents of young kids. My mom translated for our neighbors for years and I saw how much got lost at the front desk. We're on our ninth session. Attendance is small, eight or nine people, and the main thing I've had to learn is to stop lecturing and just answer what they actually asked. It's the closest thing to chairside teaching I've done. Thank you for today — this was a better conversation than I expected.
Spends the open door on something genuinely uncovered, with details she'd have to defend.
One answer hands the last word back unused. The other spends it on the thing they'd never have found in her file.
These are illustrations, not scripts. An answer you memorize sounds memorized — the point is the shape and the specificity, in your own words and about your own life.
Reading it isn't the same as saying it.
Most people can explain a good answer and still fall apart saying one out loud. Admitted asks you all 100 questions in a faculty voice, records you, and scores your pace and filler words.
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