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  • University of Pennsylvania Perelman 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?

9 out of 10

How you think you did?

7 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

9 out of 10

Questions

How long was the interview?

35 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)?

"Why do you want to be a doctor" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"who was the most influential person in your life" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"what do you like to do outside of school and work" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"What is the most interesting book you have read recently?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"what was the most challening class you have taken" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"sd, reread amcas, read their website, read up on ethics" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"how down to earth the students were and how happy and outgoing they were" Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"the admissions and some of the faculty seemed a little cocky about how great the school is" Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"that even though I might not have gone to an ivy leauge school or Hopkins I wasn't any less qualified then the rest of the applicatns who were interviewing" Report Response

What are your general comments?

"Overall, it is a really long day. You get there really early in the morning. I wish I did not get so intiminated by the fact that it was Penn. However, as the day progressed I relaxed more and more and by the time my interview came around I was totally relaxed and I think I nailed it." Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tourguide seem?

Neutral

How do you rank the facilities?

9 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

Out of state

What was your total time spent traveling?

2-3 hours

What was your primary mode of travel?

Automobile

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

< $100

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

10/18/2006

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

10 out of 10

What is your ranking of this school's location?

6 out of 10

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

6 out of 10

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