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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?

2 out of 10

How you think you did?

1 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)?

"Tell me about yourself. " Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"You had a shaky start to college, please explain (not an exact quote but something along this line)." Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Why emergency medicine (I said I wanted to practice emergency medicine as a response to another question, what do you see yourself doing with a medical degree)." Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"You took the MCAT three times. That's a lot of times to take an exam. (Not a question but this prompted a response). " Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"Nothing in particular. " Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"Interview Feedback, Drexel's website (the viewbook is specially helpful) " Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"The campus, the committment of the faculty to teaching, the hi-tech wireless internet stuff, the cooperativity amongst the students" Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"nothing" Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"It was looooooow stress. I was looking forward to flexing my muscles about nifty little facts about U.S. healthcare. I also read up on ethics that never came up." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"Got there a little before 9:00 AM, free breakfast (the raisin bran muffin is really good), very comprehensive powerpoint presentation (1 hour), off to the interview, lunch at 12:00 (1 hr.), tour from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm and that was it. " 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?

Automobile

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

$101-$200

Where did you stay?

Hotel

How would you rate the hotel?

9 out of 10

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

Holiday Inn

Would you recommend the hotel?

yes

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

01/21/2006

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?

8 out of 10

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

8 out of 10

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