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?
3 out of 10
0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress
How you think you did?
9 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?
8 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
How do you rank this school among other schools to which you've applied?
9 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
What are your general comments?
Overall it was very impressive. The slideshow at the beginning of the day (I started at 1030) was very informative and very well done. The tour was given by a very friendly old man. I had my interviews in the afternoon. The first one was at 230. The second one was going to be at 330 but I asked for it to be pushed forward so I could catch my 445 train out of Harrisburg. They were really nice about switching the interviews around for me. The first interviewer was very pleasant and very welcoming of questions. The first 20 minutes were all just me asking questions about living in Hershey, music, his research etc. it was more like I was interviewing him than him me. The second guy was also really friendly although he asked me more questions, like those listed below.
💬 Interview Process
What is one of the specific questions they asked you?
Why Penn State? (I rambled on and on for a while after this one and he kinda giggled and stopped me but seemed to like it, so have an answer prepared)
What was the most interesting question?
Have you seen Harold and Kumar go to Whitecastle?
How did you prepare for the interview?
SDN and scoping out med students at a coffee shop the night before and asking them questions
What impressed you positively?
GREAT facilities and expanding rapidly. The faculty seems very warm and friendly. I love the humanities requirement. It sounds like they train very well rounded doctors.
What impressed you negatively?
Hershey is....kinda...Hersheyish
What did you wish you had known ahead of time?
I would have preferred to do a morning interview
🤝 Campus and Facilities
How do you rank the facilities?
9 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What is your ranking of this school's location?
7 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What is your ranking of this area's cultural life?
3 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
📍 Travel and Logistics
Who was the tour given by?
Other
How did the tour guide seem?
Enthusiastic
What is your in-state status?
Out of state
What were your total hours spent traveling?
2-3 hours
What was your primary mode of travel?
Train or subway
About how much did you spend on room, food, and travel?
$101-$200
Where did you stay?
Hotel
What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?
Addy's Inn
How would you rate the hotel?
10 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
Would you recommend the hotel?
yes
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