Negatively
1 out of 10
45 minutes
At the school
2
One-on-one
Open file
"tell me about your medical volunteering" Report Response | I was asked this question too
"tell me about your non-medical volunteering" Report Response | I was asked this question too
"why medicing and why not graduate school?" Report Response | I was asked this question too
"Why medicine instead of graduate school? (specific for me because I have alot of research experience)" Report Response | I was asked this question too
"Something very detailed about my specific research. I work in neuroscience and both of my interviewers were PhD's in the behavioral sciences, so they grilled me pretty hard about what I was doing." Report Response | I was asked this question too
"student doctor, read over my application, penn state website, read up on current issues, reminded myself of why I wanted to do this" Report Response
"The students! I gave a negative rating because of the interviewers, but all in all Penn State seems like a great place. The students are friendly, energetic and happy to be there. The curriculum is very innovative as well. " Report Response
"my interviewers!" Report Response
"that you do not interview with members of the admissions committee." Report Response
"Both of my interviewers were PhD's, and neither seemed interested in the MD program or medicine in general. No specific questions were asked other than about my research, they both just asked me to talk about my medical volunteering. This resulted in a very relaxed interview, it wasn't hard at all, but I felt like they could care less about most of what I mentioned. Especially when I started talking about hospital efficiency problems and insurance issues...their eyes actually glazed over. They write a summary and submit that to the admissions committee, I wish I had spoken with someone more connected to the actual program." Report Response
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