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Individual Response

  • Thomas Jefferson University Sidney Kimmel Medical College
  • Allopathic Medical School
  • Philadelphia, PA
Overall Experience

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

2 out of 10

Questions

How long was the interview?

45 minutes

Where did the interview take place?

At the school

How many people interviewed you?

2

What was the style of the interview?

One-on-one

What type of interview was it?

Open file

What is one of the specific questions they asked you (question 1)?

"Tell me about your family." Report Response | I was asked this question too

What is one of the specific questions they asked you (question 2)?

"What was the most significant of the activities you have participated in?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What is one of the specific questions they asked you (question 3)?

"What field of medicine interests you the most?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"What do you see as the future of medicine? I'm not sure there is a good answer to that question with everything so up in the air...." Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"Read the brochure and talked to a few people I knew who attended the school, prepared a few questions that I wanted to have answered, prepared for common questions they would ask" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"The kindness and sincere love the students have for their school" Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"The facilities are beginning to really show their age." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"None -- I would recommend using the Train system if you need to get around -- it's cheap, efficient, conveinent to just about everything including the med school... it makes life easier getting to the airport, for instance" Report Response

What are your general comments?

"A very relaxing experience -- I felt as if I was able to provide them with a good idea of what I was all about. The interviews were very low stress and were designed to give lots of opportunities for me to ask questions of them. Overall, I was very impressed with everything about the school (especially the students) with the exception of the facilities which just look old and well-used." Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Student

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

09/18/2002

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