Philadelphia, PA
Allopathic Medical Schools | Private Non-Profit
Application Cycle: 2009-10
⭐ Overall Impressions
How did the interview impress you?
Positively 🙂
What was the stress level of the interview?
2 out of 10
0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress
How you think you did?
7 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
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.
💬 Interview Process
What is one of the specific questions they asked you?
Why medicine after your graduate degree?
What was the most interesting question?
Nothing out of the ordinary, but a nice conversation.
How did you prepare for the interview?
Read my AMCAS, secondary, looked at their website, SDN, interview feedback, etc.
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.
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.
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.
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.
📍 Travel and Logistics
Who was the tour given by?
Student
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