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  • Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine
  • Allopathic Medical School
  • Hershey, PA
Overall Experience

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

1 out of 10

Questions

How long was the interview?

30 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)?

"What do I like about Hershey?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Between a skilled nursing facility and the intensive care units, which volunteer experience did I like more. (I have volunteered in both areas)?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What kind of physician do I want to be?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"am I still involved in girl scouts? (from my personal statement)" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"What am I most proud of?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"read SDN site, Penn State web site, looked over my AMCAS and secondary apps." Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"people seemed really happy, everyone was very nice too" Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"tour didn't cover the medical school at all. We saw how wonderful the hospital is but we din;t ge to see the lecture halls, anatomy labs, student lounge, etc." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"nothing really. I felt really prepared, they weren't out to trick you." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"It was a very laid back day. It seemed like the two people that interviewed me interviewed a lot of the people that were there that day. Very nice people. They didn't ask anything tough, mostly just about me and my experiences." Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Other

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

11/21/2003

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