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The Commonwealth Medical College

Scranton, PA

Allopathic Medical Schools | Public Non-Profit

Application Cycle: 2009-10

⭐ Overall Impressions

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

7 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?

7 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

10 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great

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

4 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

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

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

What makes you interested in TCMC?

What was the most interesting question?

What do you think primary care means?

What was the most difficult question?

What do you think about the current healthcare bill?
✅ 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?

5 out of 10
0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress

How you think you did?

5 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great

What was the style of the interview?

In a group

What type of interview was it?

Open file

Where did the interview take place?

At the school

How did you prepare for the interview?

Didn't really, but I don't think that it influenced the interview. I think that it helped me to be more like myself and just talk rather than reciting answers that I had reviewed so many times.

What impressed you positively?

The organization of the day and the admissions office. The people at this school are very passionate about medical education and very positive about the practice of medicine and its future.

What impressed you negatively?

The location.

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

That the interviews can be right after lunch and that you will have an opportunity to eat after your interview.

What are your general comments?

Very nice interview day and great school, just in not the most accessible locations for OOS candidates.