Philadelphia, PA
Allopathic Medical Schools | Private Non-Profit
Application Cycle: 2009-10
⭐ 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?
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 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
💬 Interview Questions
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?
What was the most difficult question?
all questions were salient and engaging. i enjoyed interview.
✅ 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?
6 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?
SDN, drexel website...
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.
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.
📍 On-Site Experience
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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