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Drexel University College of Medicine

Philadelphia, PA

Allopathic Medical Schools | Private Non-Profit

Application Cycle: 2009-10

⭐ Overall Impressions

How do you rank the facilities?

8 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?

7 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above

What is your ranking of this school's location?

9 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great

What is your ranking of this area's cultural life?

8 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
💬 Interview Questions

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

Why Drexel?

What was the most interesting question?

What are some of the weaknesses of Drexel?

What was the most difficult question?

Having to explain a few Bs on my transcript... I wasn't expecting that.
✅ Interview Preparation and Impressions

How long was the interview?

40 minutes

How did the interview impress you?

Positively 🙂

How many people interviewed you?

2

What was the stress level of the interview?

8 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 another location

How did you prepare for the interview?

SDN, went over AMCAS, listened to presentation before interviews to ask more in depth questions about curriculum

What impressed you positively?

enthusiasm of the students, how every student who saw me wanted to tell me how great Drexel and Philly are

What impressed you negatively?

lack of emphasis on research - but i knew that going in

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

I wish i was given better directions to my interviewer's office at Hahnemann University hospital- i had to break through a lot of locked doors to get there...

What are your general comments?

It seemed pretty standard - a group of 11 interviewees were given a presentation about how great Drexel is, given a student-led tour of the medical school, then lunch with a student interviewer, and then a faculty interview at Hahnemann. The most stressful part was just making sure i could get to my faculty interview on time and i felt like my student interview was a bit rushed.
📍 On-Site Experience

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tour guide seem?

Enthusiastic

What is your in-state status?

In state

What were your total hours spent traveling?

7+ hours

What was your primary mode of travel?

Automobile

About how much did you spend on room, food, and travel?

< $100

Where did you stay?

Friends or family