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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?

3 out of 10

How you think you did?

8 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

8 out of 10

Questions

How long was the interview?

35 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)?

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

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

"What did you go to [my undergrad school]?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

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

What was the most interesting question?

"Pretty standard questions. " Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"Nothing unexpected." Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"SDN, Temple website, read over sample questions " Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"Everyone talked about how much opportunity there is to work with patients right away, and how Temple students see a wider variety of diseases and conditions than the average med student. My interviewer described Temple as "no frills."" Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

""No frills" can be bad, too. It's in a rough neighborhood--that's why there are so many patients and so many of them with end-state diseases and penetrating trauma. " Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"The interviewer only asked questions for about 10 minutes, then left it up to me. I had some ready, but I wasn't expecting to have to guide most of the interview." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"See what I wish I knew ahead of time. " Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tourguide seem?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

8 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

In 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?

$101-$200

Where did you stay?

Hotel

How would you rate the hotel?

6 out of 10

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

Holiday Inn Express

Would you recommend the hotel?

yes

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

11/03/2005

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

8 out of 10

What is your ranking of this school's location?

5 out of 10

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

4 out of 10

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