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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?

3 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?

didnt have time for another one!
how was your [clinical/extracurricular] experience?
So lets see here..you went to XXX college...how was that

What was the most interesting question?

didnt have time for that

What was the most difficult question?

didnt even have time for that
🤝 Interview Format and Logistics

How long was the interview?

15 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 site, read some health articles.

What impressed you positively?

students were nice. international opportunities.

What impressed you negatively?

interviewer had not read my application and didnt give me the full interview. (not bc conversation was lacking in any way) asked superficial q's from things that just jumped off my resume in the moment.

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

that I wouldn't even be given the designated half hour. I would have talked faster.

What are your general comments?

Where can I begin? This was my first negative interview experience and Im trying not to let it taint my view of the school but thats not too easy. Yes the facilities seemed a bit old and the school isn't exactly in paris but that didn't really turn me off. What did turn me off is that my interviewer had not even looked at my application and did not give me my designated half hour. Not only was he running late but, to add to that, he took an extra 10-15 min on the interview before me and tried to make up the time by cutting my interview short. The guy didn't even know that I had been abroad working for so long when I mentioned it (usually the first question I get is based on this) and, from the very beginning, was looking at the clock every two min. I'm sure everyone can identify how irritating this can be. He didn't even give me a chance! He asked totally superficial questions, derived as he glaced at my application for the very first time right in front of me. He didn't even let me address any of my questions regarding the school. I hadn't come in from very far away but it did cost me and I was sorry that I took time from watching election news to prep for this. Very unexpected considering that most interviewers have seen a lot of interesting stuff in my application and even sessions for an hour have literally flown by. If I had come in from CA or something I swear I would have been ticked off enough to ask for another interview. Fortunate for me, I wasnt too hung up on the school so I wasn't too disappointed. I just hope I dont run into such a situation at other schools in the future. Its very sad that a school (at least judging by this guy) does not work to attract their students as much as applicants work to get admission there.

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

No responses