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  • Drexel University College of Medicine
  • Allopathic Medical School
  • Philadelphia, PA
Overall Experience

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

6 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?

One-on-one

What type of interview was it?

Open file

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

"Was Jane Austen a feminist? (I'd just taken a Jane Austen class.)" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Questions pertaining to why I wanted to be a doctor, my experiences in and around doctors/research." Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What is the big issue in medicine?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"Was Jane Austen a feminist?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"What is the big issue in medicine?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"Went through SDN's interview feedback questions. Read through AMCAS application." Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"The friendliness of the students. My faculty interviewer." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"The cold." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"First, we had a presentation about the history of the school and an overview of the curriculum (both branches). The interviews themselves were standard. The day was very well-structured. Each interview was 30 minutes long and they stayed pretty much on schedule. The student interview was closed-file; the faculty interview was open-file. Finally, it was lunch and the tour. [The Saturday interview schedule is different from the weekday one.] The best part of the experience was after the interview day was over. I noticed a flyer for a Lunar New Year charity banquet hosted by the med students of 5 Philadelphia med schools. One of the tour guides saw me looking at it and asked if I wanted to go. She offered to drive me there and back and I got to hang out with her and her friends during the 200+ person dinner. I learned about Drexel's Chinatown clinic and their students' involvement in the Asian American Health Care Network in Philadelphia. I wasn't expecting such friendliness but I ended up meeting a lot of kind people (students and random Philadelphians) over the weekend." 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 was your total time spent traveling?

7+ hours

What was your primary mode of travel?

Airplane

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

$301-$400

What airport did you use?

PHL

Where did you stay?

Hotel

How would you rate the hotel?

10 out of 10

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

The Parson's Corner

Would you recommend the hotel?

yes

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

02/12/2005

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?

7 out of 10

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

10 out of 10

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