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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?

2 out of 10

How you think you did?

9 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

8 out of 10

Questions

How long was the interview?

30 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)?

"Did you consider any other professions besides medicine?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Tell me what happened in the Spring of '03 (I had one bad semester, grade-wise.)" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Do you still write for fun?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"Why do you think poetry is such a difficult form of writing?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"How can we counteract the patient's inevitable loss of dignity?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"PSU's website, MSAR, my application." Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"The facilities and the students." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"They didn't seem to be that organized about how we were shuttled from interview to interview. This didn't really have much of an affect on the day, but it was a little annoying." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"There is absolutely no reason to be stressed out at all - enjoy yourself!" Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Other

How did the tourguide seem?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

8 out of 10

What was your total time spent traveling?

4-6 hours

What was your primary mode of travel?

Automobile

About how much did you spend on room, food, and travel?

$101-$200

Where did you stay?

Hotel

How would you rate the hotel?

8 out of 10

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

Comfort Inn Hershey

Would you recommend the hotel?

yes

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

01/17/2005

How do you rank this school among other schools to which you've applied?

9 out of 10

What is your ranking of this school's location?

7 out of 10

What is your ranking of this area's cultural life?

7 out of 10

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