Hershey, PA
Allopathic Medical Schools | Public Non-Profit
Application Cycle: 2009-10
⭐ Overall Impressions
How did the interview impress you?
Positively 🙂
What was the stress level of the interview?
4 out of 10
0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress
How you think you did?
7 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?
6 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
How do you rank this school among other schools to which you've applied?
5 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
What are your general comments?
There are morning and afternoon interviews. If you interview in the morning, you have your interview at 8:00 (8:30?)am and then the joint day with the other half of the group begins. Everyone listens to a presentation on Penn State's offerings (it is REALLY thorough), eats lunch with current students, goes on a tour of the hospital (the tour is almost entirely indoors), and then morning applicants leave while afternoon applicants have their interviews. There are 2 interviews for 30-45 minutes each. They are supposed to be relaxed and conversational, but I felt like I fielded a few tricky questions.
💬 Interview Process
What is one of the specific questions they asked you?
What is the biggest problem in healthcare today? How do you propose we fix it?
What was the most interesting question?
Out of 100 applicants, where would you rank yourself in terms of who would be the best physician? Why did you rank _#__ others better than yourself? Why did you rank yourself better than _#__ others?
How did you prepare for the interview?
SDN, read the school's website, reviewed common interview questions, talked to students
What impressed you positively?
Great facilities. The entire campus is wireless. Lectures are on the web, and the students are very involved in the decision-making process. Students were REALLY enthusiastic.
What impressed you negatively?
It's pretty rural... One of the interviewers didn't seem that impressed by the school?!?!?
What did you wish you had known ahead of time?
Chocolate Avenue really does smell like chocolate! Third and fourth year students have rotations all over the country.
🤝 Campus and Facilities
How do you rank the facilities?
8 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What is your ranking of this school's location?
4 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What is your ranking of this area's cultural life?
4 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
📍 Travel and Logistics
Who was the tour given by?
Admissions staff
How did the tour guide seem?
Enthusiastic
What is your in-state status?
Out of state
What were your total hours spent traveling?
4-6 hours
What was your primary mode of travel?
Train or subway
About how much did you spend on room, food, and travel?
$101-$200
Where did you stay?
Hotel
What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?
Days Inn
How would you rate the hotel?
10 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
Would you recommend the hotel?
yes
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