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?

3 / 10

0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress

How you think you did?

7 / 10

0 = Bad, 10 = Great

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

7 / 10

0 = Below, 10 = Above

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

8 / 10

0 = Below, 10 = Above

What are your general comments?

Amazing school! Very impressed. I'm from a big city but I loved Hershey

Interview questions they asked

I noticed your freshman year was a transition period for you (very low GPA)

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What was the most interesting question?

So basically, there were two interviewers (individually). Both were very conversational, and they had my printed AMCAS app in front of them. They both had read it before I was escorted in by the admissions staff (very nice!) so we built off there. Discussed a lot of other things too, such as local activities/dining to do in the area, traded book recommendations

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What was the most difficult question?

The Freshman-transition year one was a little tough even though I prepared for it, but I definitely did not feel like I was being attacked. Just the opposite - since my interviewers are presenting my case to a committee, and everyone except my interviewers see only my app, I felt as if he was trying to develop a defense for me.

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How did you prepare for the interview?

SDN, MSAR, website

What impressed you positively?

The absolutely amazing admissions staff, who escorted us between the interviews and waiting area. I felt that I clicked pretty well with my interviewers, and got the impression both were very interested in my application as well as potential activities as a medical student (one of them is part of the international med volunteering group, and we had an awesome discussion about my potential in that). The lunch with students was fantastic also. They were very friendly and a pleasure to talk to. Even the students that just walked by between class and whatnot wished us luck. Facilities themselves are state-of-the-art and they are adding some amazing stuff that should open up soon too. I'm also very interested in the humanities requirement.

What impressed you negatively?

Very little. Tour guide was very nice but a volunteer, not a medical student so we didn't get the 'inside scoop' from them about specific locations as I did in my other interviews.

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

I scheduled my interviews for the morning, before the presentation. I should have scheduled for after the presentation since they covered some things I definitely would have talked to my interviewers about.

What is your ranking of this school's location?

4 / 10

0 = Bad, 10 = Great

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

10 / 10

0 = Bad, 10 = Great

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

4 / 10

0 = Bad, 10 = Great

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

8 / 10

0 = Bad, 10 = Great

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

Our tour guide was a volunteer, a very nice person but I would have liked a student more to answer s