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  • Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine
  • Allopathic Medical School
  • Hershey, PA
Overall Experience

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

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?

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 was the most interesting question?

"How did your travel abroad experiences change you?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"Nothing especially difficult, possibly the same question referred to under the "interesting" category." Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"Read AMCAS app, secondary app, school's web-site, and sdn." Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"The school's facilities." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"The students weren't particularly enthusiastic and my one interviewer did not really ask questions so much as he lectured me about the application process." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"That Hershey, PA is a pretty place." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"It was positive, but a little different. I was interviewed by a chaplain, and a retired ER doctor. The retired ER doc was very kind, but I didn't feel like I was being interviewed..not many questions." Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Faculty member

How did the tourguide seem?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

8 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?

Automobile

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

$201-$300

Where did you stay?

Hotel

How would you rate the hotel?

8 out of 10

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

Hershey Lodge

Would you recommend the hotel?

yes

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

09/15/2005

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

7 out of 10

What is your ranking of this school's location?

8 out of 10

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

6 out of 10

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