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Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine

Hershey, PA

Allopathic Medical Schools | Public Non-Profit

⭐ Overall Impressions

How did the interview impress you?

Negatively

What was the stress level of the interview?

1 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 medical volunteering
tell me about your non-medical volunteering
why medicing and why not graduate school?

What was the most interesting question?

Why medicine instead of graduate school? (specific for me because I have alot of research experience)

What was the most difficult question?

Something very detailed about my specific research. I work in neuroscience and both of my interviewers were PhD's in the behavioral sciences, so they grilled me pretty hard about what I was doing.
🤝 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?

Open file

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?

Other

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?

No responses

What are your comments on where you stayed?

No responses
✅ 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?

student doctor, read over my application, penn state website, read up on current issues, reminded myself of why I wanted to do this

What impressed you positively?

The students! I gave a negative rating because of the interviewers, but all in all Penn State seems like a great place. The students are friendly, energetic and happy to be there. The curriculum is very innovative as well.

What impressed you negatively?

my interviewers!

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

that you do not interview with members of the admissions committee.

What are your general comments?

Both of my interviewers were PhD's, and neither seemed interested in the MD program or medicine in general. No specific questions were asked other than about my research, they both just asked me to talk about my medical volunteering. This resulted in a very relaxed interview, it wasn't hard at all, but I felt like they could care less about most of what I mentioned. Especially when I started talking about hospital efficiency problems and insurance issues...their eyes actually glazed over. They write a summary and submit that to the admissions committee, I wish I had spoken with someone more connected to the actual program.

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

No responses