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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?

6 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

7 out of 10

Questions

How long was the interview?

25 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)?

"Tell me about yourself." Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What clinical experiences have you had?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Do you have questions for me? (So I asked about the school and he spent about half the interview telling me about the school and how cool Philly was...very informative, actually. But I kept on thinking...did he learn anything new about me that wasn't in my file??" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"Tell me about yourself and what brought you to pursue medicine." Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

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

How did you prepare for the interview?

"Talked to med students, SDN, read a book, hung out around Philly." Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"The students were really cool...the NEW curriculum beginning in 2005." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"The neighborhood...wouldn't want to be out after dark if I was alone. The school is VERY expensive and not too much available from the school." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"The neighborhood was scary! " Report Response

What are your general comments?

"Overall a good experience because I have a friend that goes there. But if it weren't for him, the overall experience would have been much less informative than other schools I've visited." Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tourguide seem?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

6 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

Out of state

What was your total time spent traveling?

4-6 hours

What was your primary mode of travel?

Airplane

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

$201-$300

What airport did you use?

PHL

Where did you stay?

Friends or family

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

02/15/2005

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?

3 out of 10

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

8 out of 10

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