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  • University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine
  • Veterinary School
  • Philadelphia, PA
Overall Experience

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?

9 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?

In a group

What type of interview was it?

Open file

What is one of the specific questions they asked you (question 1)?

"Tell us about yourself and why vet-med?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Where do you see yourself in 5/10 years?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Explain your research (and several specific questions about it that were easy to answer)" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"Nothing was really that interesting. The cold interviewer asked me a lot about my research, and that was pretty much it." Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"Nothing, in fact I prompted them to ask me several difficult questions and they didn't pursue them at all." Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"Wrote out key points that I wanted to talk about, basically verbalizing my personal statement. Looked at previous interview questions." Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"The new building" Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"Philly is the worst." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"Like everyone said, everything was laid back. Make sure you talk in-depth with 2 or 3 of the students, since they have input. Basically the only question I was asked was ''tell us about yourself and why you chose vet-med.'' That was it. I brought up ethics and avian flu, and they barely even acknowledged it. Bizarre, considering that others were attacked on these issues. The only thing they really cared about was a brief overview of my experience, what I want to do with vet-med, and an in-depth talk about my research. Maybe this was because my research was somewhat related to the research of the cold interviewer. He did ask me where I see myself in 5/10 years, but it was pretty much where the conversation was going anyway." 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?

Out of state

What was your primary mode of travel?

Train or subway

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

01/26/2007

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?

5 out of 10

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

7 out of 10

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