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Ponce Health Sciences University (Puerto Rico)

Ponce, PR

Allopathic Medical Schools | Private For-Profit

⭐ Overall Impressions

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

3 out of 10

How you think you did?

9 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

2 out of 10

How do you rank this school among other schools to which you've applied?

3 out of 10
💬 Interview Questions

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

Have you done any research
What recent clinical experiences have you had?
why do you want to be a doctor

What was the most interesting question?

What kind of guarutee can you give us that you won't transfer back tothe states after completeing your basic sciences?

What was the most difficult question?

No responses
🤝 Interview Format and Logistics

How long was the interview?

25 minutes

How many people interviewed you?

2

What was the style of the interview?

One-on-one

What type of interview was it?

Closed 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?

No responses

How did the tour guide seem?

No responses

How do you rank the facilities?

3 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

Out of state

What were your total hours spent traveling?

7+ hours

What was your primary mode of travel?

Airplane

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

No responses

What airport did you fly into?

SJU

Where did you stay?

Hotel

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

Hotel Melia

How would you rate the hotel?

8 out of 10

Would you recommend the hotel?

yes

What is your ranking of this school's location?

8 out of 10

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

10 out of 10

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?

read up on PR health reforms, of which no questions were asked. SDN, practice the spanish, mucho

What impressed you positively?

students were happy and thought that Ponce, although more expensive, was a better school than UCC.

What impressed you negatively?

they told me no classes were being held (to sit in on), but I walked the halls and found a microbio class

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

No responses

What are your general comments?

one with financial aid director, one with library director. They both asked pretty much the same questions because I could see their rubric/scoring sheet. Standard questions.

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

No responses