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  • Thomas Jefferson University Sidney Kimmel Medical College
  • 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?

9 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

9 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?

3

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 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)?

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

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

"Where do you see yourself in 10 years?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"Tell me about an experience you';ve had in which ethics was a consideration." Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"Why do you want to be a doctor? (I really hate being asked that because I find it difficult to express satisfactorily) " Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"SDN, Read the Bio's of my interviewers" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"The facilities were amazing; Jefferson has many buildings with rich architectural designs which if you appreciate that form of artistic beauty is simply amazing. The labs were also really up-to-date and the people seemed very friendly and welcoming which was surprising to me considering that the campus is actually in the heart of center city Philadelphia." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"Suffice it to say that I wouldn't want to be classmates with some of the people that I interviewed with. I was told before that you should look closely at the people that you interview with because that is likely how your class will be. You could take that with a grain of salt but I felt that many people I interviewed with were either really immature or really full of themselves and found every opportunity to remind you that they were from an Ivy League institution. I really think that's pathetic!" Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"Nothing major but I really was surprised to find that Jefferson really has a "campus" despite its location and that when you are in the buildings you feel very far removed from the hustle and the bustle of center city." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"Three solid, conversational, low-stress interviews!" Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tourguide seem?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

9 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

In state

What was your total time spent traveling?

0-1 hour

What was your primary mode of travel?

Automobile

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

< $100

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

11/16/2005

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

9 out of 10

What is your ranking of this school's location?

10 out of 10

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

10 out of 10

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