How did the interview impress you?

No change

What was the stress level of the interview?

5 out of 10

How long was the interview?

15 minutes

Where did the interview take place?

At the school

How many people interviewed you?

1

What was the style of the interview?

One-on-one

What type of interview was it?

Open file

What is one of the specific questions they asked you (question 1)?

"Why Temple? Why medical school? Why did you do bad on your MCAT the first time(and how did your parents feel about that)? Why did you get a C+ in gen chem? (the only C on my transcript) " Report Response | I was asked this question too

What is one of the specific questions they asked you (question 2)?

"What E.C's did you do in High school? College? now? Where do you see yourself in 10 years? Wouldn't you rather go to your state school? Tell me about your roomate in college (i had talked about her in AMCAS). Questions about my personal statement. Asked me about my sorority...etc. " Report Response | I was asked this question too

What is one of the specific questions they asked you (question 3)?

"You name the question I was asked it...and all in 15 minutes!!" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"If a 22 year old boy was found in a ditch and he had lapsed into a coma for 6 years and has no parents would you pull the plug on him??" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"How do you feel about euthanasia? The death penalty? Abortion? Right in a row just like that..i basically could only get in a "yes" or "no" response:)" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"sdn, temple student handbook, looked over my cv, amcas...the usual" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"The children's hospital, that is about a block away, was just built and a very nice facility. Also, the student common area seems like a good place to hang out. I also thought it was pretty cool they are known for not overwhelming their freshmen...first year is pretty laidback. " Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"Gross lab, lecture halls...." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"make sure to bring an umbrella, it was pouring (luckily i had one)...it's a pretty short day..." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"I don't know whether to call this a "stress" interview or not. Basically in 15 minutes I was asked about a million questions...not being able to finish an answer before getting cut off by another question. It was really funny because right before the interview the director said that this was strictly NOT a stress interview and there would be no "where do you see medicine in the next 10 years?" kind of questions (one of the first questions I was asked) but strictly conversational talking about yourself. The interviewer just didn't really seem to care about my answers just my ability to answer them fast to get onto the next question. I can't say the guy was absolutely horrible, I was just very suprised at the slew of questions continuously asked. He basically said that the admissions committee meets on friday's and give applicants either a thumb's up or down...he told me i was very competitive but somehow after the interview I didn't even know how to take that:) I don't mean to scare anyone about the interview...it could've been worse...it just was a shocker to me since i was told it would be different. " Report Response

Who was the tour given by?

Student

On what date did the interview take place?

10/09/2002