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  • Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine
  • Allopathic Medical School
  • Hershey, PA
Overall Experience

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

3 out of 10

How you think you did?

5 out of 10

Questions

How long was the interview?

25 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 yourself, brothers and sisters, etc..." Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Why did you choose medicine?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Why did you apply to Penn State?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"All the questions were pretty standard." Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"Nothing was difficult to answer really." Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"Reviewed my application and the school's website--neither really helped." Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"The school and the hospital were nice facilities." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"That the school was on a farm. I actually think this is kind of cool." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"There was no reason to be nervous." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"One interviewer seemed suprised by some of the things in my application. I couldn't really tell what he was thinking. Then he would tell some lame jokes and I would laugh. The other interviewer just kind of summarized my application for me, asked a few questions to get to know me better, and talked most of the time about his ideas about med school admissions. He made me feel really comfortable and acted like he was impressed by me." Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Other

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

11/08/2004

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