Positively
4 out of 10
7 out of 10
30 minutes
At the school
2
One-on-one
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""What are you most passionate about?"" Report Response | I was asked this question too
""Why did you withdraw from organic chemistry the first time you took it?" " Report Response | I was asked this question too
""Why Penn State?"" Report Response | I was asked this question too
""Teach me about something, anything, as if I have a sixth grade education."" Report Response | I was asked this question too
"Nothing was particularly difficult, although the aforementioned question was cause for a bit of fumbling. " Report Response | I was asked this question too
"SDN, website, printed interview materials from my undergrad university." Report Response
"Discussion of the importance of humanities in medicine; the cheery pediatrics unit; simulation lab. The students seem to be trained to be great clinicians." Report Response
"On-campus housing looked miserable; second interviewer talked quite a bit about how much debt primary care docs find themselves in (at least she knows I'm not in it for the money)." Report Response
"Very weird campus parking situation...I got a little lost. If you're staying in a hotel, just take the shuttle if they have one, so you don't have to walk all over campus to find the admissions office (and wear comfortable shoes if you can!)." Report Response
"My first interviewer was a character; the first thing he said was, "Now, please don't be stressed out during this interview. I just want to see that you are passionate!!" The second interviewer, as mentioned above, seemed a bit stressed out herself and ended up talking most of the time about how I should weasel myself out of the research requirement and how I should really think about how much debt I will be in when I'm done. By the end of the interview, though, she was more upbeat and more interactive. Neither of them asked about my grades or MCAT score (although the latter could have been much improved upon). Overall, pretty nice facilities, engaged students...chocolate...I could see myself going here." Report Response
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