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Temple University School of Medicine

Philadelphia, PA

Allopathic Medical Schools | Public Non-Profit

⭐ Overall Impressions

How did the interview impress you?

Negatively

What was the stress level of the interview?

6 out of 10

How you think you did?

6 out of 10

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?

Did you apply to the other philadelphia school's?
What kind of doctor do you want to be?

What was the most interesting question?

what have you learned from your clinical experiences?

What was the most difficult question?

when he ridiculed my research project and its goals and questioned the validity of it
🤝 Interview Format and Logistics

How long was the interview?

30 minutes

How many people interviewed you?

1

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?

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?

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?

sdn, temple website, friend whose a fourth year there

What impressed you positively?

diverse patient population, nice lecture halls, laid back student body, good facilities, tour was nice

What impressed you negatively?

research facilities are pretty old and really crappy, school is kind of old, not really a very competitive medical school

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

use the ontario street parking lot near the hospital, most of the other parking lots are for staff and faculty only. School is moving to a new integrated organ based curriculum. 3rd and 4th clinical years will start earlier (around May) and end earlier. They recommend Tablet PC's to take notes

What are your general comments?

my interview was not a real MD physician, but a Ph.D. researcher so I don't think he can really accurately judge me as a future physician. Told me that he had 30 minutes before he had to do stuff for his lab experiement. Looked at the clock 6 times (I counted) and when we talked about my CAM research, he ridiculed it and said it was a "sham" He then criticized the school's new Integrated curriculum. My guy was basically a jerk to me. Visit was very nice, saw the hospitals, lecture halls, etc. Bookstore is very small as is the gym. People tend to live far away from the school, either in Center city or Roxborough. student showed us the anatomy lab and we got to see a body which was very interesting. Lunch was $8 food vouchers and the food was pretty good.

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

No responses