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University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine

Philadelphia, PA

Veterinary Schools | Private Non-Profit

⭐ Overall Impressions

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

1 out of 10

How you think you did?

10 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

9 out of 10

How do you rank this school among other schools to which you've applied?

10 out of 10
💬 Interview Questions

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

Do you think you might switch to large animal? (I'm SA)
How did it feel to be rejected by Penn last year?
Why did you choose the undergrad schools that you did? (I have an AS from a community college and a BA from a city school)

What was the most interesting question?

Does your husband, as a human physician, take veterinary medicine seriously?

What was the most difficult question?

Do you have any concerns (not in the context of any conversation... just an open ended question).
🤝 Interview Format and Logistics

How long was the interview?

30 minutes

How many people interviewed you?

2

What was the style of the interview?

One-on-one

What type of interview was it?

Open file

Was this interview in-person or virtual?

No responses

Where did the interview take place?

At the school
📍 On-Site Experience

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tour guide seem?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

8 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

In state

What were your total hours spent traveling?

0-1 hour

What was your primary mode of travel?

Automobile

About how much did you spend on room, food, and travel?

< $100

What airport did you fly into?

No responses

Where did you stay?

No responses

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

No responses

How would you rate the hotel?

No responses

Would you recommend the hotel?

No responses

What is your ranking of this school's location?

10 out of 10

What is your ranking of this area's cultural life?

10 out of 10

What are your comments on where you stayed?

No responses
✅ Interview Preparation and Impressions

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

10 out of 10

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

10 out of 10

How did you prepare for the interview?

SDN, reviewed VMCAS app, and a mock interview with a friend who is a 3rd year at Penn.

What impressed you positively?

Everything. Friendliness of people, the structure of the day which was very relaxing and put me (generally a pretty nervous person) completely at ease. Great facilities.

What impressed you negatively?

Classroom A until I learned how historic and awesome it is!! Otherwise, nothing. Though I do wish we had Iowa's AWESOME anatomy lab.... but ours is nice enough ;)

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

How stress free and relaxing the whole thing would be. The interview was completely conversational, I even got to joke around a bit and they laughed and joked too. It's been said a million times already, but they REALLY DO just want to get to know you! So do whatever it is that you need to do to be relaxed and show your personality, because they WANT to like you, and they do take more than 1/2 of the people they interview.

What are your general comments?

I just typed a LONG review with all of the answers I gave...and SDN logged me out before I submitted, so the whole thing was lost. This will be the abridged version.... PM Shanomong for more info.... And FYI, if you don't get a call the night of the interview, DON'T freak out! I was called that night, but a friend wasn't called until Monday. She had an awful weekend because of that... but it turns out that some of the interviewers just don't do the same day thing.

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

Keep doing what you're doing. It's the best interview process out there!