Positively
6 out of 10
5 out of 10
6 out of 10
30 minutes
At the school
Two
One-on-one
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"So, what can I tell you about Penn State?" Report Response | I was asked this question too
"So, what can I tell you about Penn State?" Report Response | I was asked this question too
"So, what can I tell you about Penn State?" Report Response | I was asked this question too
"First interview was more of a conversation than anything, mostly about what I wanted to know about Penn State. It was a good thing I had a slew of questions lined up, and I used all of them. The second interview was much more standard and less conversational, and I get the feeling it was that way because I didn't seem to have much in common with her. She asked the standard questions and the most interesting one was probably about the "biggest issue facing medicine today."" Report Response | I was asked this question too
"What would you do if you couldn't do medicine? Honestly there weren't many tough questions, just the routine ones." Report Response | I was asked this question too
"SDN interview feedback, school website, MSAR, SDN forums." Report Response
"Unlike (apparently) everyone, I actually liked the location, which is really not as rural as people make it out to be- Harrisburg is nearby and there are over 50,000 people there. The cost of living is low, crime is not a problem, uncrowded, people are down to earth and genuine. Students and faculty seemed friendly." Report Response
"The tour. Pretty crazy to me that it wasn't student-led." Report Response
"Nothing really, there was nothing out of the ordinary to prep for. If I had known about the tour I would have stayed with a student host to get a better impression of the school." Report Response
"Overall a great experience. I liked the vibe I got here, but this may have been because it was my first interview. All the schools I interviewed at were equally well-presented, aside from the tours of course. I wouldn't get too hung up prepping for specifics questions. It's very much a crapshoot who your interviewer is, and although I'm sure some faculty conduct a lot of interviews I got the impression that mine hadn't done many of them before." Report Response
Other
Neutral
5 out of 10
Out of state
4-6 hours
Automobile
$101-$200
No Response
Hotel
5 out of 10
Comfort Inn
yes
10/30/2009
8 out of 10
8 out of 10
3 out of 10
10 out of 10
10 out of 10
10 out of 10
"Only STUDENTS should lead the campus tour. To me, this raised questions about what the school may have been trying to hide and, honestly, I felt kind of insulted." Report Response
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