Hershey, PA
Allopathic Medical Schools | Public Non-Profit
Application Cycle: 2009-10
⭐ Overall Impressions
How do you rank the facilities?
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?
10 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?
7 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
💬 Interview Questions
What is one of the specific questions they asked you?
In your essay, you mentioned a rough time during your undergrad years, can you talk about how you got through that? (Most of the questions asked revolved around my AMCAS)
What was the most interesting question?
What does your dad do for a living? I'm not sure what this adds to my application.
✅ Interview Preparation and Impressions
How long was the interview?
45 minutes
How did the interview impress you?
Positively 🙂
How many people interviewed you?
2
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?
read over AMCAS (REALLY IMPORTANT for this interview), SDN, TMSI book, school's webpage
What impressed you positively?
the Simulation lab was awesome! The students were pretty open and positive about the school, the housing was just remodelled :)
What impressed you negatively?
It's definately not CA weather! But I was expecting that, apparently I missed the big storm by a few weeks.
What are your general comments?
Both interviews were very conversational. The interviewers had reviewed my application before-hand and had questions they wanted to ask. The whole day was pretty well-organized, but allowed a bit of time for wandering the halls.
📍 On-Site Experience
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?
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?
MDT
Where did you stay?
Hotel
What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?
SpringHill Suites
How would you rate the hotel?
9 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
Would you recommend the hotel?
yes
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