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  • Drexel University College of Medicine
  • Allopathic Medical School
  • Philadelphia, PA
Overall Experience

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

2 out of 10

Questions

How long was the interview?

35 minutes

Where did the interview take place?

At the school

How many people interviewed you?

2

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)?

"Tell me about yourself. Where do you see yourself in 10 years? What would you like me to tell the admissions committee. (faculty)" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Have you done any research? Do you have any doctors in your family? (no) do your parents support your decision to go into medicine?(faculty)" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"why do you want to become a doctor? (student interviewer)" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"How do you like the weather in Pennsylvania? (I'm from California) " Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"None.. all were pretty straight-forward. The faculty interviewer wanted to get to a bit about my background, and if I would like it here in Pennsylvania." Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"SDN, current health-care issues, looked through Drexel brochure." Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"The commitment faculty members have to their students and their success. The students are super friendly and it doesn't seem like there is any competitiveness amongst the students. " Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"can't think of anything." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"I had one student interviewer and one faculty interviewer. The faculty interview was open-file, and the student interview was closed-file. " Report Response

What are your general comments?

"Both my interviews were very conversational. My faculty interviewer was very nice and asked me many questions as I was answering them (which made me feel like she was interested in what I had to say)" Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Admissions staff

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

11/17/2003

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