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Temple University School of Medicine

Philadelphia, PA

Allopathic Medical Schools | Public Non-Profit

Application Cycle: 2009-10

💬 Interview Questions

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

Why Temple? Why Medicine?

What was the most interesting question?

What were my feelings on sept. 11, d.c. sniper, euthanasia, death penalty?

What was the most difficult question?

Nothing too difficult, he just asked me personal questions.
✅ Interview Preparation and Impressions

How long was the interview?

25 minutes

How did the interview impress you?

Positively 🙂

How many people interviewed you?

1

What was the stress level of the interview?

2 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

How did you prepare for the interview?

Read this site, temple website, went over amcas application.

What impressed you positively?

how enthusiastic and close the students were. they generally seemed pretty happy and not very stressed. children's hospiral is nice.

What impressed you negatively?

student facilities, crappy part of town.

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

how easy-going the interview would be so that I wouldn't have worried about it.

What are your general comments?

Totally non-stressful. I was only interviewed for about 20 minutes and it felt like even less. It felt like a casual conversation in which he was just trying to get to know me. The fact that 10 minutes into the interview he assured me that I was most likely going to be accepted was also a welcome relief. He basically just wanted to get a feel for what my views and my personality.
📍 On-Site Experience

Who was the tour given by?

Student