University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine Individual responses

⭐ 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?

7 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

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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?

How did you get where you are now? (I have gone to school in really different places)

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Tell me about your family (I have a spouse and child)

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Why medicine after your graduate degree?

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What was the most interesting question?

Nothing out of the ordinary, but a nice conversation.

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What was the most difficult question?

Not a difficult question, but I was my interviewers first interview ever. That is an awkward situation because it doesn't flow like a normal interview.

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🤝 Interview Format and Logistics ▼

How long was the interview?

30 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?

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?

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How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

No responses

How did you prepare for the interview?

Read my AMCAS, secondary, looked at their website, SDN, interview feedback, etc.

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What impressed you positively?

Nice setup for the interviews. Very organized day, a bit long though. I liked seeing the anatomy labs in action and meeting the students. Also, they have special events for minority applicants which is a unique feature of this school.

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What impressed you negatively?

I was the only non-Ivy interviewee that day. I found the people I was interviewing with to be a bit stuck up. However, I did not get that impression from the students.

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What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

What an exhausting day! The interviews are in the afternoon, so you have already been inundated with information for 5 hours by then.

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What are your general comments?

Penn is a great school that still makes an effort to sell the program. The curriculum is nice because they shrink it to 18 months of pre-clinical, giving you more time for electives, research, etc. later on. The facilities are gorgeous, the campus is beautiful, and the students were for the most part really happy. The only down side was Philly, which is definitely a lesser city than others in the NE.

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What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

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