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  • University of Pennsylvania Perelman 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?

4 out of 10

How you think you did?

7 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

10 out of 10

Questions

How long was the interview?

35 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)?

"What did you learn from your experiences abroad?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Why should we admit you?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Why should we not admit you?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"Why should we admit you over the other qualified applicants we have here today?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"Why should we NOT admit you?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"SDN, school website and brochure" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"Curriculum 2000 is awesome. The faculty & dean presentations were excellent. The integrated med/undergrad campus" Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"not a whole lot." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"Penn was great. They did a lot to make sure the day was paked with informative sessions and that there wasn't much downtime. Still, it all seemed useful and worthwhile. The tour guide that I went with (there about 30 interviewees there total) was great - probably the best I've had anywhere. Student interviewer was very easy going." 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 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

What airport did you use?

PHL

Where did you stay?

Friends or family

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

01/17/2006

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

10 out of 10

What is your ranking of this school's location?

8 out of 10

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

8 out of 10

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