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
How you think you did?
9 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What are your general comments?
There were two faculty interviews. One of them went extremely well, so when the second one didn't turn out quite as well, I didn't get too worried. Both interviewers asked if I had any questions for them.
💬 Interview Process
What is one of the specific questions they asked you?
From the first interview: Why did you apply to Penn State? What do you think you still need to learn to be a good physician?
What was the most interesting question?
What do you think you still need to learn to be a good physician?
How did you prepare for the interview?
sdn, school's website
What was the most difficult question?
Do you have any other volunteer experiences aside from XYZ clinical volunteer experience?
What impressed you positively?
The students are really nice. One of my two interviewers treated me like a colleague already, which was what the students said of many of their professors. It's cheap to live there, there is a photography exhibit in the hospital that is pretty cool, and the hospital is a level 1 trauma center.
What impressed you negatively?
Hershey is very small.
What did you wish you had known ahead of time?
The medical center employs a number of people that exceeds 1/4 of the number of people who live in Hershey.
📍 Travel and Logistics
Who was the tour given by?
Other
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