Hershey, PA
Allopathic Medical Schools | Public Non-Profit
Application Cycle: 2009-10
⭐ Overall Impressions
How did the interview impress you?
Positively 🙂
What was the stress level of the interview?
2 out of 10
0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress
What are your general comments?
It was pretty good - I liked the school a lot, and tuition is cheap for PA residents.
💬 Interview Process
What is one of the specific questions they asked you?
what do you think should be done about the healthcare crisis in this country?
What was the most interesting question?
What was your least favorite class in college?
How did you prepare for the interview?
this site, Penn state web site, read up on healthcare, looked up notes from when i decided where to apply, read about it in a book
What was the most difficult question?
You grew up in a wealthy suburb. So how did you get interested in HIV/AIDS?
What impressed you positively?
the patient project - I'd forgotten about it, and it seems like a very cook program. Also I liked that the humanities are integrated into the program - that you study medicine from literature and art.
What impressed you negatively?
hershey isn't so much a small town as not a town at all - I went to college in the boonies, but it really seems like you need to have a car (or a friend with a car) to get out and do anything.
What did you wish you had known ahead of time?
nothing
📍 Travel and Logistics
Who was the tour given by?
Other
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