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University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine

Philadelphia, PA

Allopathic Medical Schools | Private Non-Profit

⭐ Overall Impressions

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

1 out of 10

How you think you did?

No responses

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

No responses

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

No responses
💬 Interview Questions

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

Why Penn

What was the most interesting question?

Most questions were just follow ups on the conversation.

What was the most difficult question?

No difficult questions
🤝 Interview Format and Logistics

How long was the interview?

45 minutes

How many people interviewed you?

2

What was the style of the interview?

One-on-one

What type of interview was it?

Open file

Was this interview in-person or virtual?

No responses

Where did the interview take place?

At the school
📍 On-Site Experience

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tour guide seem?

No responses

How do you rank the facilities?

No responses

What is your in-state status?

No responses

What were your total hours spent traveling?

No responses

What was your primary mode of travel?

No responses

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

No responses

What airport did you fly into?

No responses

Where did you stay?

No responses

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

No responses

How would you rate the hotel?

No responses

Would you recommend the hotel?

No responses

What is your ranking of this school's location?

No responses

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

No responses

What are your comments on where you stayed?

No responses
✅ Interview Preparation and Impressions

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

No responses

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

No responses

How did you prepare for the interview?

Read SDN and U Penn websites

What impressed you positively?

Everything! U Penn is a great school. Students are REALLY happy there. I stayed at a medical fraternity house and the people there were awesome... they gave me all these tricks to ace my interviews, but it turned out that my interviews were so relaxing and conversational. NO HARD QUESTIONS at all.

What impressed you negatively?

long day!

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

U Penn is the best!

What are your general comments?

It seems to me that the interviews were more for students to get to know Penn than for Penn to get to know us. I don't know if this is a good thing or a bad thing. In both interviews I had, the interviewers spent more than half the time talking about how much they love Penn. My faculty interviewer was particularly friendly. He told me about places to go in Philly (i'm from Cali) and where to eat. He even drew me a map of how to get to all the famous Philly cheese steak places! How cool is that!

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

No responses