Hershey, PA
Allopathic Medical Schools | Public Non-Profit
Application Cycle: 2009-10
💬 Interview Questions
What is one of the specific questions they asked you?
Why do you want to be a doctor? (First interviewer, the nice doctor)
What was the most interesting question?
What are your plans for having children? ILLEGAL!!!!!
✅ Interview Preparation and Impressions
How long was the interview?
30 minutes
How did the interview impress you?
Negatively ☹️
How many people interviewed you?
2
What was the stress level of the interview?
3 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 about the school, thought about questions I would be asked.
What impressed you positively?
The school was very nice, the students and staff extremely friendly and helpful, and the town of Hershey smells like chocolate. Penn State seems to be an excellent medical school, and they are really expanding their research interests.
What impressed you negatively?
Everything was good except my second sexist interviewer asked me every illegal question in the book, including my plans for having children. He didn't read my file and didn't even try to get to know me. He just grilled me about every aspect of my personal life, as if it were relevant.
What did you wish you had known ahead of time?
That I would be the only one to interview with a crusty old dinosaur who thinks women should be barefoot and pregnant.
What are your general comments?
I loved the school except for the one interview. The first interview went very well.
📍 On-Site Experience
Who was the tour given by?
Other
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