Philadelphia, PA
Allopathic Medical Schools | Private 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?
6 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?
5 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
How do you rank this school among other schools to which you've applied?
5 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
What are your general comments?
With both faculty and student interviewers, I felt like we really engaged in a conversation that touched on things of interest to us both.
💬 Interview Process
What is one of the specific questions they asked you?
What else would you do, if it were not medicine?
What was the most interesting question?
If I were not going into medicine, what would I do instead?
How did you prepare for the interview?
SDN, drexel website...
What was the most difficult question?
all questions were salient and engaging. i enjoyed interview.
What impressed you positively?
Two curricula pathways, so that clinical experience is offered early on compared to some other schools. Also like Philadelphia a lot.
What impressed you negatively?
Drab school...and not sure how much of what I hear is just "marketing"...it also took the school virtually months to find a place on their calendar to schedule my visit.
What did you wish you had known ahead of time?
that I should have applied to Temple Med School too -- and taken advantage of opportunity to interview at both places.
🤝 Campus and Facilities
How do you rank the facilities?
4 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What is your ranking of this school's location?
5 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What is your ranking of this area's cultural life?
9 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
📍 Travel and Logistics
Who was the tour given by?
Student
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?
Airplane
About how much did you spend on room, food, and travel?
$501+
What airport did you fly into?
PHL
Where did you stay?
Hotel
What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?
Moving Arts B&B
How would you rate the hotel?
9 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
Would you recommend the hotel?
yes
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