Hershey, PA
Allopathic Medical Schools | Public Non-Profit
Application Cycle: 2009-10
💬 Interview Questions
What is one of the specific questions they asked you?
Tell me about your motivations for entering medicine.
What was the most interesting question?
Nothing really. What would you do if you couldn't do medicine?
What was the most difficult question?
Again, nothing much -- it was all very conversational. I guess, "how do you explain the disparity between your GPA and MCATs?"
✅ Interview Preparation and Impressions
How long was the interview?
40 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?
this website, studied the programs of PSCOM on the website.
What impressed you positively?
Everything! It's great because you don't have to worry about competitive behavior from your fellow students and the campus is serene and crime-free, so you're really intensely focused on your education (happily so). (But if you want to get out, you can.) Most of all, the students stopped by when I was waiting to interview, introduced themselves, asked about me, where I was from, etc., told me their opinions of the school (they love it) and wished me luck. All in all, a very friendly, relaxed, self-confident, cool bunch.
What impressed you negatively?
Nothing, really. I know I would be very happy there, but as it was my first interview, I wasn't sure how it compared to other schools.
What did you wish you had known ahead of time?
nothing.
What are your general comments?
The interviews themselves were fine. The first guy, Dr. Gingrich, was very nice, although a bit quiet. I felt like I was talking his ear off, but he wrote everything meticulously down in my file and smiled kindly at me a lot. He asked the typical questions. My second interviewer was more talkative, which made me more comfortable (more of something to bounce my answers off of), and was also nice. I couldn't have asked for a better, lower-stress way to start off the interview process.
📍 On-Site Experience
Who was the tour given by?
Other
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