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University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine

Philadelphia, PA

Allopathic Medical Schools | Private Non-Profit

⭐ Overall Impressions

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

2 out of 10

How you think you did?

No responses

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

No responses

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

No responses
💬 Interview Questions

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

Tell me about your clinical experience
What do you look forward to the most in starting med school?

What was the most interesting question?

What do you look forward to the most in starting med school?

What was the most difficult question?

Same as above (not necessarily difficult, but it did make me think!)
🤝 Interview Format and Logistics

How long was the interview?

45 minutes

How many people interviewed you?

2

What was the style of the interview?

One-on-one

What type of interview was it?

No responses

Was this interview in-person or virtual?

No responses

Where did the interview take place?

At the school
📍 On-Site Experience

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tour guide seem?

No responses

How do you rank the facilities?

No responses

What is your in-state status?

No responses

What were your total hours spent traveling?

No responses

What was your primary mode of travel?

No responses

About how much did you spend on room, food, and travel?

No responses

What airport did you fly into?

No responses

Where did you stay?

No responses

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

No responses

How would you rate the hotel?

No responses

Would you recommend the hotel?

No responses

What is your ranking of this school's location?

No responses

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

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What are your comments on where you stayed?

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✅ Interview Preparation and Impressions

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

No responses

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

No responses

How did you prepare for the interview?

read about the school, re-read the ol' AMCAS, and sacrificed a bull to the Penn Gods

What impressed you positively?

holy crap PENN ROCKS....the students seemed to love it there, the faculty really takes time to listen to the students (via daily student feedback on lectures, ideas to go work for the community/go abroad, etc), the facilities are nice, VIRTUAL CURRICULUM, undergrad-grad-med campuses (campi?) are all together, allowing you to meet/interact/work with many kinds of people, 1 1/2 years of basic science=early clinical rotations=kick a** boards, financial aid committee thats willing to work with you, well, you get the picture

What impressed you negatively?

Kinda pricey.....and it was colder than a witches areola. thats about it

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

No responses

What are your general comments?

Needless to say, I was very impressed with Penn upon interviewing there (see my super-long positive impression list below). The faculty did a wonderful job of welcoming us to the university, which is a big change from some of the other east-coast schools I've interviewed at. Despite the long day, I came out drooling and saying "mmmmmm, Penn". Best interview experience ever

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

No responses