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

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

2 out of 10

How you think you did?

8 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

6 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?

1

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)?

"You did a lot of volunteer work. What have you learned from that which would influence your decision to become a doctor?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Explain one issue on my transcript." Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What do you do for fun?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"Re-read AMCAS, secondary, Temple website, SDN. " Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"The students were very candid, and they all seemed very excited to be at Temple. My interviewer was extremely kind, and very interested in our conversation. " Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"Most students live in the suburbs of Philly, as opposed to on or near the campus." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"That several of the clincal sites for Year3/4 rotations are not in Philly. (Scranton, Pittsburgh, etc.)" Report Response

What are your general comments?

"Temple is a great place to have a first interview. The whole day is geared towards getting you to like Temple, and everyone just keeps repeating "this isn't going to be a 'stress' interview", which it wasn't. Overall, a very positive day, and I walked away from Temple more excited about it than I was when I arrived." Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tourguide seem?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

5 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

Out of state

What was your total time spent traveling?

2-3 hours

What was your primary mode of travel?

Airplane

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

$101-$200

What airport did you use?

PHL

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

10/19/2005

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

5 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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