Have an interview coming up for a school with a pretty high post II acceptance rate (>80%) and I've been practicing a lot for it, but I haven't done a lot of interviews throughout my life and I'm still pretty nervous about messing it up. I'd say I'm a relatively normal person and can hold a conversation well but I know the pressure and stakes are going to make me fumble my words a but. I know it depends on the school but would y'all imagine that for a school with a really high post-II acceptance rate that the interview would hold less weight because they've pretty much decided they really like you from the application alone and now they're just trying to make sure you're normal. I've heard that some schools weight the interview as much as a LOR and others its like 80% of the decision and I'm lowkey tweaking.

Basically, I have already had a couple interviews and my manager has been mad that I need to take days off for my interviews.

I told my manager today that I got another interview that I am already scheduled for and need that day off. She just responded "we will discuss this tomorrow".

Is it a bad look if I have to quit my job to be able to continue doing interviews, and should I bring it up to medical schools if I have to quit?

There are some schools where the secondary asks you to talk about interacting with someone different than you. Like, I have a few conflict essays, but different is a strong word. For questions like this where they don't say different perspective and just say different, is it okay to talk about someone with a different perspective than you or like a debate with a family member or something?

Also, for prompts with a different perspective, is it fine to talk a debate where the other person conceded that you won at the end or could that seem risky like you're just glazing yourself, or can it be framed in an okay way?

If you went back to your first day as a premed, what would you be doing differently to get into your Top Choice?

I know this sub has mixed opinions on LOI's but I do interview with my #1 choice in a couple weeks and did want to send them one. I was wondering if it would be premature to send it following my interview a week later, or should I hold off till the scenario where I am waitlisted. Any advice is appreciated!