University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine Individual responses

⭐ Overall Impressions ▼

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

1 out of 10

How you think you did?

No responses

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

No responses

How do you rank this school among other schools to which you've applied?

No responses

💬 Interview Questions ▼

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

Tell me about your research.

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What do you like to do outside of college?

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What was the most interesting class you've taken? (2x)

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What was the most interesting question?

What was the most interesting psychology course you've taken (I'm a psych major).

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What was the most difficult question?

Nothing...all the standard interview fare (but surprisingly, no "why medicine" or "why Penn").

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🤝 Interview Format and Logistics ▼

How long was the interview?

30 minutes

How many people interviewed you?

2

What was the style of the interview?

One-on-one

What type of interview was it?

Open file

Was this interview in-person or virtual?

No responses

Where did the interview take place?

At the school

📍 On-Site Experience ▼

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tour guide seem?

No responses

How do you rank the facilities?

No responses

What is your in-state status?

No responses

What were your total hours spent traveling?

No responses

What was your primary mode of travel?

No responses

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

No responses

What airport did you fly into?

No responses

Where did you stay?

No responses

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

No responses

How would you rate the hotel?

No responses

Would you recommend the hotel?

No responses

What is your ranking of this school's location?

No responses

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

No responses

What are your comments on where you stayed?

No responses

✅ Interview Preparation and Impressions ▼

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

No responses

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

No responses

How did you prepare for the interview?

SDN, read application and school's materials

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What impressed you positively?

The students - they were very friendly and down to earth. Also, the fact that everything is on the web is very nice! There seems to be a decent amount of free time at Penn, especially in the fourth year (many students finish their clinical rotations early).

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What impressed you negatively?

That there's a required research project (I'm not into research).

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What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

It's VERY difficult to find Stemmler Hall and get into the building. If you can, stay in Penn Tower - there's a special student rate and a bridge to the hospital. From there, it's not too difficult to find Stemmler...just follow the signs to Rhodes Pavilion and exit where the big pyramid is outside, then just walk about 50 feet outside to Stemmler. I didn't know this and tried to cut through hospitals...don't even try this because the security is tight. Also, both the faculty and student interviews are open-file. This was interesting because I've never had an open-file student interview.

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What are your general comments?

Penn really impressed me. I went in with some preconceived notions about the competitiveness of the students and some negative thoughts about the curriculum. Don't believe the stereotypes...Penn's students are anything but cutthroat, and the curriculum is great. Even though the basic sciences are compressed into 2 years, the students do extremely well on the USMLE (about 1.5 SD above the mean). They don't feel like they're being thrown into the clinics unprepared, at least no more than they would after 2 years of basic sciences. The tour was kind of short but the guides were 4th year students, so we got a lot of information out of it. I loved that we got to sit in on a class for 45 minutes, and that we had a choice of which class (anatomy lab or dermatology lecture). As for the interviews themselves, they were very conversational and informal...no stress, no ethical questions. They basically start with a question and play off of your response. Finally, since I interviewed on Halloween, it was cool to see the admissions office people in costume! And we got free candy during lunch.

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What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

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