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  • Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine
  • Podiatry School
  • Philadelphia, PA
Overall Experience

How did the interview impress you?

Negatively

What was the stress level of the interview?

4 out of 10

How you think you did?

8 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

6 out of 10

Questions

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)?

"None besides the expected ones." Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"Have you ever been to Philadelphia before?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"None." Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"Read website, reviewed CD they sent, went over expected questions." Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"Not much, but it is nice that they provide hotel, unlike other schools." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"Admissions staff is not very friendly, they are all kind of creepy except for one. The building is not kept up at all and the basement where anatomy lab is has a bad "old building" odor. Admissions phones went straight to voicemail during business hours when I tried to contact them on the morning of my interview. Interviewer acted like the interview was a formality and interrupted my answers, making me question whether he was listening at all." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"Run-down facilities, David Martin's contrived questioning of our personal lives one by one in the group at the end of the day." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"Personally I wish I had canceled my interview. For me it was a bad experience, not stress wise, but the atmosphere was not good in general. Admissions was downright rude and retaliatory when I withdrew my application." Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Admissions staff

How did the tourguide seem?

Neutral

How do you rank the facilities?

4 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

Out of state

What was your total time spent traveling?

2-3 hours

What was your primary mode of travel?

Airplane

About how much did you spend on room, food, and travel?

$301-$400

What airport did you use?

PHL

Where did you stay?

Hotel

How would you rate the hotel?

9 out of 10

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

Doubletree

Would you recommend the hotel?

yes

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

01/15/2007

How do you rank this school among other schools to which you've applied?

6 out of 10

What is your ranking of this school's location?

4 out of 10

What is your ranking of this area's cultural life?

8 out of 10

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