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Drexel University College of Medicine

Philadelphia, PA

Allopathic Medical Schools | Private Non-Profit

⭐ Overall Impressions

How did the interview impress you?

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What was the stress level of the interview?

7 out of 10

How you think you did?

3 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?

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💬 Interview Questions

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

Tell me about yourself.
Three qualities a physician needs and how you exemplify them.
Why not retake the mcat?

What was the most interesting question?

None

What was the most difficult question?

Your MCAT doesn't really reflect your grade point average. Why is that? Why didn't you retake the MCAT?
🤝 Interview Format and Logistics

How long was the interview?

20 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?

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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?

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How do you rank the facilities?

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What is your in-state status?

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What were your total hours spent traveling?

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What was your primary mode of travel?

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About how much did you spend on room, food, and travel?

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What airport did you fly into?

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Where did you stay?

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What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

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How would you rate the hotel?

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Would you recommend the hotel?

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What is your ranking of this school's location?

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What is your ranking of this area's cultural life?

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What are your comments on where you stayed?

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✅ Interview Preparation and Impressions

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

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How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

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How did you prepare for the interview?

Interview and school brochures, talked with current medical students

What impressed you positively?

Both curricula have interesting things to offer, the facilities were very nice, Ms. Trottie was very very nice to all the interviewees, and my student host was great.

What impressed you negatively?

The tour guide was a little off the wall, and told us something about the anatomy lab that sort of left me with a negative impression about the students. Also, my interviewer, while polite, was a bit cold and allowed our interview to be interrupted by someone (really not that big of a deal, but it sort of broke my concentration).

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

How exactly the shuttle system at the airport works. And that most applicants were from the east coast or west coast, not the midwest.. I felt kind of like a loner!

What are your general comments?

Drexel was an interesting place. I felt like there was a lot of downtime, which is both good and maybe not so good. My student host was great, very helpful and informative. The faculty interviewer was kind of hard to read, and just asked the standard "stuff about you" questions - tell me about yourself, etc. No ethical questions or off the wall questions. The student interviewer had a distinct set of questions she wanted to ask, but it wasn't really awkward or anything. I liked the facilities, and the curricula - both IFM and PIL - seem to have a lot to offer in different ways. Plus, the humanities thing is neat. I thought our tour guide was a little off the wall, and she told us about a pseudo-prank that was done in the anatomy lab.. that was a little unsettling to me, but maybe I'm being too sensitive about it. I'm not sure that I felt "at home" here like I have elsewhere, but I guess we shall see, and that's totally a personal comment.

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

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