Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine

What are your general comments?

Have questions lined up for them. Bear in mind that what questions you ask reveals what's important to you.

Interview questions they asked

What questions do you have for me?

I was asked this too

What was the most interesting question?

That they never actually asked questions. They just asked what questions I had, and then used that as a conversational springboard.

I was asked this too

What was the most difficult question?

Exactly that.

I was asked this too

How did you prepare for the interview?

SDN, read specifics about the curriculum, school's materials, review app, and get some sleep.

What impressed you positively?

Everyone was absurdly nice. I know I'm from Massachusetts, so everyone seems unduly nice to begin with, but this was over the edge--everyone smiles. All. The. Time. Students themselves were extremely helpful. At least six of them stopped by and asked, completely un-prompted, if we had questions.

What impressed you negatively?

Applebees was the thing to do there. The guy leading the tour wasn't a student, but a volunteer.

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

The head of their NICU and their chief resident of internal medicine would be interviewing me. Both were really nice and nonthreatening, but still.