How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

1 out of 10

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)?

"why penn state? (i think they want people who like pennsylvania. just say you think it's beautiful and want to live there, it may be true)" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"Have you ever been to the middle east?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"Do you have any other questions?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"read sdn, read penn state website" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"the hospital is cool, new, and nice, they've got money, which is nice too. the students are TOTALLY friendly, which surprised me, since i've been to quite a few interviews, and students at other schools didn't even come close to being this nice. also, the faculty i interviewed with were warm and friendly, unlike many of my interviews at some "top ten" schools. i dunno, i think i'd pick penn state just because everyone is so damn supportive of each other. very cool." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"the town is small, but since there's no traffic you can drive anywhere. the air is clean and the scenery beautiful, something i'm not used to from l.a. snow is something i'd have to get used to though." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"that the day would be so stress-free :)" Report Response

What are your general comments?

"i was pretty surprised by this school. i liked it a hell of a lot more than i thought i would, and for a school with such a great program and in such a beautiful place, they keep themselves a pretty good secret. i was very impressed by their facilities, the patient population we would get to deal with (apparently very diverse with a large catchment area, and some pretty cool genetic diseases), and the students and administration. seems like it'd be pretty easy to get to know important people here." Report Response

Who was the tour given by?

Other

On what date did the interview take place?

12/10/2004