Scranton, PA
Allopathic Medical Schools | Public Non-Profit
Application Cycle: 2013-14
⭐ Overall Impressions
How do you rank the facilities?
4 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?
4 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
How do you rank this school among other schools to which you've applied?
4 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
What is your ranking of this school's location?
2 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
How is the friendliness of the admissions office?
9 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What is your ranking of this area's cultural life?
2 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?
9 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
💬 Interview Questions
What is one of the specific questions they asked you?
Describe how your position at a current job you have relates to a physician an athlete plays (either basketball, baseball or football).
What was the most interesting question?
If you won $100,000 what would you spend it on?
What was the most difficult question?
Describe something significant you learned while traveling somewhere.
✅ Interview Preparation and Impressions
How long was the interview?
60+ minutes
How did the interview impress you?
Positively 🙂
How many people interviewed you?
2
What was the stress level of the interview?
3 out of 10
0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress
How you think you did?
7 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
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?
Reviewed sdn feedback, read an interview book with lots of questions
What impressed you positively?
How welcoming everyone I met was! How laid back my faculty interviewer was. She was hilarious!
What impressed you negatively?
The way my student interviewer did not smile.
What did you wish you had known ahead of time?
I wish I had known I was going to such a small town in the middle of nowhere.
What are your general comments?
Everyone was very nice but I don't know if I could live somewhere so quiet. On the flip side it felt very safe!
📍 On-Site Experience
Who was the tour given by?
Admissions staff
How did the tour guide seem?
Enthusiastic
What is your in-state status?
Out of state
What were your total hours spent traveling?
7+ hours
What was your primary mode of travel?
Airplane
About how much did you spend on room, food, and travel?
$501+
What airport did you fly into?
scranton/wilkes-barre airport
Where did you stay?
With students at the school
How would you rate the hotel?
0 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
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