Hershey, PA
Allopathic Medical Schools | Public Non-Profit
Application Cycle: 2009-10
⭐ Overall Impressions
How do you rank the facilities?
10 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?
9 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 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?
5 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
💬 Interview Questions
What is one of the specific questions they asked you?
- Tell me a little about yourself.
- Greatest strengths/weaknesses.
- Why Medicine?
What was the most interesting question?
Would your parents consider moving down to Penn. if you were accepted?
(I come from a very close knit family, and he asked because I told him that my mother, father, and younger sister made the trip from NY to Penn with me for the interview.)
✅ Interview Preparation and Impressions
How long was the interview?
45 minutes
How did the interview impress you?
Positively 🙂
How many people interviewed you?
2
What was the stress level of the interview?
1 out of 10
0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress
How you think you did?
9 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?
Prayer, SDN, Prayer, Mock Interview, Prayer, school site, Prayer, Rehearsed much, did I mention prayer?
What impressed you positively?
The facilities are beautiful, the students were enthusiastic about the school, Interviewers were great, they really put me at ease and were interested in getting to know me. The new children's hospital is great. one of the little children waved at me.
What impressed you negatively?
Nothing really, the campus is very rural, but if thats what you are looking for in a school, there are no problems.
What did you wish you had known ahead of time?
What a great school Penn State is.
What are your general comments?
By God's Grace, both of the interviewers were amazing. They did their best to try to get to know me as a person and just asked me to expand on some things from my AMCAS. The second interviewer was more interested in what I wanted to specialize in and so on. The students that took us to lunch were great too. The first years had just finished a series of tests the week prior to my interview, an the second years were actually taking a 2 part exam, the second part of which they were going to take soon after the lunch time. Still, they all were very happy with their choice to attend Penn State, and were highly enthusiastic about it.
📍 On-Site Experience
Who was the tour given by?
Other
How did the tour guide seem?
Neutral
What is your in-state status?
Out of state
What were your total hours spent traveling?
4-6 hours
What was your primary mode of travel?
Automobile
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?
Comfort 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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