Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine Individual responses

⭐ Overall Impressions ▼

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

4 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?

"What are you most passionate about?"

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"Why did you withdraw from organic chemistry the first time you took it?"

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"Why Penn State?"

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What was the most interesting question?

"Teach me about something, anything, as if I have a sixth grade education."

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What was the most difficult question?

Nothing was particularly difficult, although the aforementioned question was cause for a bit of fumbling.

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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?

Other

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, website, printed interview materials from my undergrad university.

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What impressed you positively?

Discussion of the importance of humanities in medicine; the cheery pediatrics unit; simulation lab. The students seem to be trained to be great clinicians.

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What impressed you negatively?

On-campus housing looked miserable; second interviewer talked quite a bit about how much debt primary care docs find themselves in (at least she knows I'm not in it for the money).

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What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

Very weird campus parking situation...I got a little lost. If you're staying in a hotel, just take the shuttle if they have one, so you don't have to walk all over campus to find the admissions office (and wear comfortable shoes if you can!).

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What are your general comments?

My first interviewer was a character; the first thing he said was, "Now, please don't be stressed out during this interview. I just want to see that you are passionate!!" The second interviewer, as mentioned above, seemed a bit stressed out herself and ended up talking most of the time about how I should weasel myself out of the research requirement and how I should really think about how much debt I will be in when I'm done. By the end of the interview, though, she was more upbeat and more interactive. Neither of them asked about my grades or MCAT score (although the latter could have been much improved upon). Overall, pretty nice facilities, engaged students...chocolate...I could see myself going here.

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What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

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