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  • Temple University School 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

How you think you did?

7 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?

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 medicine?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What do you do in your free time?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Did you have any interruptions in your education?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"Did you watch the presidential debates last night?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"Why did you get a (bad grade) in this class?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"Read the bulletin, re-read my AMCAS application and a couple of Temple press releases. I also tried to keep up with current events just in case. " Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"I had an appointment with a representative from the RAR office (minority Recruitment and Retention) before my interview. The gentleman was extremely funny and encouraging. " Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"I found the facilities to be rather small and meager. The school is actively constructing new buildings and rennovating the old ones, however. Also, my interviewer's taking a phonecall during my interview made me a bit nervous." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"I wish I had known that my interview questions would be more concerned with explaining any academic deviations. I would have made up more palatable explanations (just kidding...I think...)" Report Response

What are your general comments?

"Overall, an OK experience." Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Student

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

10/14/2004

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