Thomas Jefferson University Sidney Kimmel Medical College

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How did the interview impress you?

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What was the stress level of the interview?

2 / 10

0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress

What are your general comments?

overall pretty low-key. the day starts late, at 11 am and i thought it was sort of annoying that you have to listen to all the presentations and do the tour before the interviews without even a bathroom break. also, the food for the lunch sucks so either eat a big breakfast or look forward to a good early dinner afterwards.

Interview questions they asked

why jefferson

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What was the most interesting question?

what do you think of the california recall (because i'm from california and the election was last night)

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What was the most difficult question?

so you're from california, what are you doing out here?

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What impressed you positively?

the size of the class (250), because since it's so big there are many opportunities to do activities/clubs outside of class. also, lots of community service opportunities that are not only encouraged but implied.

What impressed you negatively?

the school seemed very concerned with reputation/alumni/ school history, which, coming from the west coast is pretty foreign and seems sort of snobbish to me. also, the curriculum is not very progressive.

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

the student interview is VERY short (mine was only about 10 minutes) and if you get an inexperienced interviewer like me (it was his first time), you may have to direct the interview all by yourself.