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  • Temple University School of Medicine
  • Allopathic Medical School
  • Philadelphia, PA
Overall Experience

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

4 out of 10

How you think you did?

7 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

7 out of 10

Questions

How long was the interview?

20 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)?

"Do you believe you would be comfortable moving to Philadelphia?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What have you done to improve your application in the last year?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

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

What was the most interesting question?

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

What was the most difficult question?

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

How did you prepare for the interview?

"SDN, mock interview, school website" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"The students. They were very enthusiastic baout the school and took more time then they had to to answer questions. Also, the diversity of the students." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"The neighborhood brings some unique challenges to attending the school. Also, the interviewer made some assumptions about me instead of taking the time to ask additional questions." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"The school is committed to clinical medicine in an urban environment. " Report Response

What are your general comments?

"The school was more or less what I expected, with a few exceptions. The neighborhood could become a problem after a while, but this also offers clinical experiences that can't be found elsewhere. The students were the highlight of the interview. They believe in the education they are receiving at Temple and were willing to share all aspects of their experience thus far. They went beyond what was required of them as part of the tour." Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tourguide seem?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

7 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

Out of state

What was your total time spent traveling?

4-6 hours

What was your primary mode of travel?

Airplane

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

$501+

What airport did you use?

PHL

Where did you stay?

Hotel

How would you rate the hotel?

10 out of 10

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

Whyndam Franklin Plaza

Would you recommend the hotel?

yes

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

01/15/2006

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

7 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?

8 out of 10

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