Hershey, PA
Allopathic Medical Schools | Public Non-Profit
Application Cycle: 2009-10
💬 Interview Questions
What is one of the specific questions they asked you?
Do you like to read? What type of books do you like?
What was the most interesting question?
Most medical school applicants feel some degree of anxiety over the difficulty level of the material covered in medical school. Have you ever felt anxiety that you won't be able to handle the work? No? Well, what aspects of medicine are you anxious about?
What was the most difficult question?
If neither of your parents are doctors, and no one in your family is in health care, and no one in your family is/was seriously ill, where do you get your motivation to be a physician?
✅ Interview Preparation and Impressions
How long was the interview?
50 minutes
How did the interview impress you?
Positively 🙂
How many people interviewed you?
2
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 SDN, read website of school
What impressed you positively?
the cardiovascular surgery advances, and the friendliness of everyone, the fact that current students were extremely happy and enthusiastic about the school, and that some students had turned down highly ranked schools to go to Hershey
What impressed you negatively?
"There are more cows per square mile out here than there are people" said my interviewer.
What did you wish you had known ahead of time?
that Harrisburg is about 15 minutes away
What are your general comments?
My first interviewer was nice, but he was hung up on discussing my academic credentials and didn't give me the opportunity to show him that I am a whole person. My second interviewer was awesome! He was really nice. Both interviews were informational and informal, very low-stress.
📍 On-Site Experience
Who was the tour given by?
Admissions staff
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