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 medical volunteering
What was the most interesting question?
Why medicine instead of graduate school? (specific for me because I have alot of research experience)
What was the most difficult question?
Something very detailed about my specific research. I work in neuroscience and both of my interviewers were PhD's in the behavioral sciences, so they grilled me pretty hard about what I was doing.
✅ Interview Preparation and Impressions
How long was the interview?
45 minutes
How did the interview impress you?
Negatively ☹️
How many people interviewed you?
2
What was the stress level of the interview?
1 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?
student doctor, read over my application, penn state website, read up on current issues, reminded myself of why I wanted to do this
What impressed you positively?
The students! I gave a negative rating because of the interviewers, but all in all Penn State seems like a great place. The students are friendly, energetic and happy to be there. The curriculum is very innovative as well.
What impressed you negatively?
my interviewers!
What did you wish you had known ahead of time?
that you do not interview with members of the admissions committee.
What are your general comments?
Both of my interviewers were PhD's, and neither seemed interested in the MD program or medicine in general. No specific questions were asked other than about my research, they both just asked me to talk about my medical volunteering. This resulted in a very relaxed interview, it wasn't hard at all, but I felt like they could care less about most of what I mentioned. Especially when I started talking about hospital efficiency problems and insurance issues...their eyes actually glazed over. They write a summary and submit that to the admissions committee, I wish I had spoken with someone more connected to the actual program.
📍 On-Site Experience
Who was the tour given by?
Other
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