How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

1 out of 10

How you think you did?

9 out of 10

How long was the interview?

40 minutes

Where did the interview take place?

At the school

How many people interviewed you?

1

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)?

"What other schools have you applied to?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

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

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

"How do you like Philadelphia?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"What does it mean to electroshock a stream? (referencing a past job)" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"Why do you like Temple?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"read abt their curriculum in Med School Admission Requirements, Temple website" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"happy students with (apparently) quite a bit of free time and not competitive, real "inner city" hospital-- would see a lot, more happy students!" Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"location (rough neighborhood, everyone lives away from campus), buildings kind of old, small bookstore, libraries didn't look very comfortable, no "community"-feel" Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"Don't wear heels that can get caught in sidewalk cracks!" Report Response

What are your general comments?

"I had the luxury of being the only interviewee that day, so I had a lot of time to talk to the two students who were giving the tour. I'm not a big fan of the location or the facilities, but I was continually impressed with how happy the students are. There were tons of first-years who had just started mulling about, and they were all shouting at me, "Come here! It's great! We love it! Jefferson will try to change your mind, but Temple is so much better!" I also liked seeing a cadaver during the tour. I was pleasantly surprised to hear all the extra-curricular things the students do, but it seems sad that everyone travels back to their little safe havens away from the school each night... might make meeting up socially difficult. The actual interview was with an admin guy, not an M.D., but he definitely answered my questions about the curriculum and student life. He probably talked 90% of the time (I did a lot of nodding and smiling) and the interview was VERY relaxed.. basically just asking me about my family and background. " Report Response

Who was the tour given by?

Student

On what date did the interview take place?

08/30/2004