Philadelphia, PA
Allopathic Medical Schools | Private Non-Profit
Application Cycle: 2009-10
💬 Interview Questions
What is one of the specific questions they asked you?
What do I do in my spare time? Talk about your family. What movies have you seen lately?
What was the most interesting question?
Why do you want to go to Penn? (Isn't that one a little obvious? It's PENN!!!)
What was the most difficult question?
Tons of ethical questions, where I see medicine going in the future, detailed questions from my personal statement. Even the student had my entire file, which surprised me.
✅ Interview Preparation and Impressions
How long was the interview?
30 minutes
How did the interview impress you?
Positively 🙂
How many people interviewed you?
2
What was the stress level of the interview?
5 out of 10
0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress
What was the style of the interview?
One-on-one
What type of interview was it?
Open file
Where did the interview take place?
At the school
What impressed you positively?
PENN IS AWESOME!!! Everyone, including the current students and the other applicants I met, LOVES PENN! It's assets are way too long to go into, but it really rocks.
What impressed you negatively?
nothing (well, the lunch they gave us wasn't the greatest, but that doesn't matter.)
What did you wish you had known ahead of time?
If you are coming from the West and taking the turnpike, you have to get off at the 476 sign, otherwise 76 magically becomes 276 (no signs!) and you wind up in New Jersey.
What are your general comments?
It was awesome. Penn is one of my top choices, so I was nervous during the interviews. They were nice, but they were pretty tough questions in comparison to the casual conversations that I've had at other schools. Make sure you know how you feel on healthcare issues.
📍 On-Site Experience
Who was the tour given by?
Student
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