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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?

5 out of 10

How you think you did?

5 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

8 out of 10

Questions

How long was the interview?

60+ 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?

""What type of medicine would you like to go into," followed by "why do you choose them"?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"If you were to practice anywhere in the US, where would you practice? (I felt like it's awkward to say Penn State from the way he worded the question. By the way, these were not the exact words he use.)" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"SDN, AMCAS and school applications, school website." Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"The community spirits of the people in and around PSU." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"Hershey doesn't have its own Taxi company, so the wait for the taxi is one hour in average." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"That there is convenient train service from Philadelphia to Hershey, so I could have avoid paying so much to fly directly to Hershey." Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Other

How did the tourguide seem?

Neutral

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?

7+ hours

What was your primary mode of travel?

Airplane

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

$501+

What airport did you use?

MDT

Where did you stay?

Hotel

How would you rate the hotel?

10 out of 10

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

Hotel Hershey

Would you recommend the hotel?

yes

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

02/10/2006

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?

6 out of 10

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

5 out of 10

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