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?

5 / 10

0 = Below, 10 = Above

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

5 / 10

0 = Below, 10 = Above

What are your general comments?

Overall relaxed. Both interviewers grew up in other places and chose to move to central PA, which was reassuring.

Interview questions they asked

What do your parents do?

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What was the most interesting question?

What historical event in your lifetime had the most impact on you?

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What was the most difficult question?

I was asked to explain a topic that I know a lot about to the interviewer as if he had only a 6th grade education. It wasn't that difficult but took me by surprise and I had to take a moment to collect my thoughts.

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How did you prepare for the interview?

Went over PSU/AMCAS app, looked at the PSU website.

What impressed you positively?

The only Level 1 trauma center around, friendly people, the students and docs seemed enthusiastic about being there.

What impressed you negatively?

We didn't see the lecture rooms or student lounge areas, and the presentation glossed over student housing. Do they have something to hide? And instead of having a room for us interviewees to wait for interviewers, we sat in the lobby of the biomed research building, which was a little awkward.

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

Not much, except that Hershey really does smell like chocolate (near the factory).

What is your ranking of this school's location?

4 / 10

0 = Bad, 10 = Great

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

3 / 10

0 = Bad, 10 = Great