Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine

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How did the interview impress you?

Positively 🙂

What was the stress level of the interview?

5 / 10

0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress

How you think you did?

6 / 10

0 = Bad, 10 = Great

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

8 / 10

0 = Below, 10 = Above

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

7 / 10

0 = Below, 10 = Above

What are your general comments?

My first was really short (others also had short interviews) and easy going, he told me about the Hershey School. On the 2nd I got grilled quite intensively with every question you might expect in an interview, and she was very intent on finding out how "good / important" my experiences were.

Interview questions they asked

When I decided to be a physician.

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What was the most interesting question?

What factors will you use to choose a school?

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What was the most difficult question?

Can you remember the names of some scientists that reactions are named after? (talking about my major)

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How did you prepare for the interview?

SDN, website.

What impressed you positively?

Nice, new facilities incl. simulation lab. Innovative curriculum.

What impressed you negatively?

Host program run ineffectively. The wait for taxi at airport. Construction will only be done after a few years. "Catered" lunch was only pizza. Admissions director and the office didn't know some information.

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

The Comfort Inn has a free shuttle to and from the airport before 10pm. The peds dept treats all the students at the huge Milton Hershey School, a free live-in school for disadvantaged kids.

What is your ranking of this school's location?

5 / 10

0 = Bad, 10 = Great

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

5 / 10

0 = Bad, 10 = Great