University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine Individual responses

⭐ Overall Impressions ▼

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

2 out of 10

How you think you did?

8 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?

Tell me about your research experiences.

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Where do you see yourself in 10 years?

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Why Penn?

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What was the most interesting question?

Nothing too interesting - very standard questions - perhaps, "how have you learned more about yourself through your patient interactions?"

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What was the most difficult question?

I know I should have had this one nailed by now, but I couldn't think of something really worthwhile to say: "Tell us something else that we wouldn't necessarily know about you from looking at your application."

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🤝 Interview Format and Logistics ▼

How long was the interview?

35 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?

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?

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How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

No responses

How did you prepare for the interview?

Read studentdoctor.net, looked through Penn's brochure, read AMCAS essay, spoke with Penn MS2

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What impressed you positively?

Penn is ridiculously organized - a thorough overview of the curriculum/methodologies/mission, a class observation, a brief financial aid presentation, a send off as you leave - very nice.

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What impressed you negatively?

Although I had heard that Penn's students are very laid back and chill, a few I met weren't - but I suppose every class has a couple gunners, right? Also, it was obvious that my faculty interviewer had only poorly skimmed over my application - he knew little-to-nothing about me, my motivations, etc - so I had to do a lot of explaining, clarifying - and I felt pressed for time because the interviews are fairly short (~ 40 minutes).

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What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

How much input the students have re: curriculum, student life, etc. The administration just seems awesome.

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What are your general comments?

My interview experience was great. The day was very organized and well laid out - nothing was stressful. Start the day with breakfast/coffee, ppt presentation about the school by the dean, class oberservation, financial aid presentation, tour (tour guide was EXCELLENT; animated, knowledgeable, cute), lunch (very nice!), interviews, good bye! It was a very long day, but worth it. I really feel like I know a LOT about Penn now - and it just does really seem great.

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What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

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