Temple University School of Medicine Individual responses

⭐ Overall Impressions ▼

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

2 out of 10

How you think you did?

8 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

9 out of 10

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

9 out of 10

💬 Interview Questions ▼

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

So I see you've done [specific research experience.] Tell me about that.

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What makes you want to become a physician? Why Temple?

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Where do you see yourself in 20 years?

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What was the most interesting question?

What is your favorite part of the brain? (I was a neuroscience major)

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What was the most difficult question?

Do you think that consciousness and individual thought are evolutionary advantages in human, that we evolved to have these features so we would be the most dominant creature? Or do you think it was a spontaneous development?

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🤝 Interview Format and Logistics ▼

How long was the interview?

35 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?

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Where did the interview take place?

At a regional location

📍 On-Site Experience ▼

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tour guide seem?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

5 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

Out of state

What were your total hours spent traveling?

4-6 hours

What was your primary mode of travel?

Airplane

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

< $100

What airport did you fly into?

Philadelphia International Airport

Where did you stay?

Hotel

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

Philadelphia Downtown Marriot

How would you rate the hotel?

9 out of 10

Would you recommend the hotel?

Yes

What is your ranking of this school's location?

8 out of 10

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

9 out of 10

What are your comments on where you stayed?

No responses

✅ Interview Preparation and Impressions ▼

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

8 out of 10

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

4 out of 10

How did you prepare for the interview?

SDN, mock interviews, looking at online website, talking to a 1st year student at Temple.

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What impressed you positively?

They have a clinical skills labs portion of the interview where you get to talk to standardized patients. I think that was pretty cool to see where your clinical skills were before you even start medical school.

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What impressed you negatively?

The interview day was a bit disorganized. They gave you a few appointments and directions on how to get there, but otherwise let you roam around for the rest of the day. There were a lot of sitting and waiting around periods, but you did get to talk to the other applicants more.

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What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

The clinical skills lab portion of the interview. Practice your general conversation skills because this is definitely a new experience that I had never prepared for.

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What are your general comments?

Really impressed by the campus and faculty. They are very woke when it comes to community medicine and offer a lot of insight on how to treat urban populations.

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What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

NA

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