<p>How was the interview? None of the interviewees have comments about the interview process. How many people interviewed you? Type of questions asked. Was the interview a positive experience. All your valuable experience for the class of 2011.</p>
<p>Thanks in advance.</p>
<p>Hey, everyone interested in the PennState/Jefferson Interview, here are my 2 cents:
Ok, the student interview is not "scary" at all. One student, who may be from 1st to 4th year in med school, informally talks to you for about 10-15 minutes over lunch. They just want to know that you aren't a psycopath. They rarely give bad "recommendations." I actually recall asking my interviewer more questions than she asked me.
The medical faculty interview is definitely more important. You need to be clear on three questions: 1. why do you want to be a doctor? 2. why do you want an accelerated program? and 3. why the Penn State/Jefferson program? The interview is definitely not something to lose sleep over. You just need to be friendly and well-groomed because the interviewer will view you as a potential doctor and you need to show them you have what it takes. </p>
<p>I would also recommend staying in the dorm with the medical school students even if your parents are coming up with you. Mine did not so I had to stay with them and it was a blast. You learn more about the program that way.</p>
<p>thanks so far for the information. i was also wondering if they asked any medical questions. one of my friends that applied to texas tech/umsi was asked to identify an x-ray so i was wondering if i had to worry about that.</p>
<p>that just might be a test to see your response</p>
<p>i would calmly reply that i am a high school student and haven't had any exposure to xrays. i would go on to explain that after anatomy in med school, then i might be able to identify something on an x-ray film.</p>
<p>that might be another trick to weed out the psychos (see if anyone just blows up in a fit of terror)</p>
<p>To arpesh: I presume all the 100 or 200 interviewees may very well answer the three questions you have mentioned. (why penn state, why jefferson etc. etc. etc.) How is the final selection made? How many were called for an interview, number of students accepted, and the number of students who accept the offer. Is there a wait list?
Thanks</p>
<p>This past week, there were 91 other interviewees, though 105 were called. Of the 92, approximately 40-50 are accepted and only about 25 decide to join the program. I am not sure if there is a waitlist, but i doubt it because they accept more people than decide to come. </p>
<p>The people who were the strongest candidates, in my opinion, were the ones who clearly demonstrated their interest in medicine during their high school years. For example, I performed medical research projects and competed at ISEF, siemens westinghouse, etc. My faculty interviewer spent a lot of time talking to me about my research.
A friend of mine, who was also at the interviews last week, took a completely different and equally valid path to demonstrate his interest in medicine. He is already a certified EMT and already has acquired much of the knowledge of 1st year medical students. Other choices include, but are not limited to, 1. volunteering at medical camps/hospitals, 2. shadowing doctors, and 3. performing hospice services.
If you truly want to be a doctor, you probably have already done these things so don't worry about it. Though the questions depends on the interviewer you get, I was not asked any medical questions to test my knowledge. At some other interviews (like my BU one a few days prior) you could be asked an ethical question such as "would you support euthanasia if it was the will of the patient?" or "when is it acceptable for you to give someone an abortion?" Even though it wasn't necessary for my PSU/Jefferson interview, it would be good to be up-to-date on medical issues and/or research.</p>
<p>anyone know when we are informed of whether we made it in or not?</p>
<p>last year we got word around 2 weeks after the interview. my guess is sometime this coming weekend or the next.</p>
<p>Whoa that is fast! The brochures aid 4-6 weeks...
Was it by email / phone /regular mail? Also, do they tell you if you're rejected, or do they only notify acceptees?</p>
<p>where are the interviews conducted? at Penn State?
also, didn't the penn state accelerated program used to be with hershey medical school? if so, when did it change?</p>
<p>interviews were at jefferson and i think the program was always offered thru jefferson.</p>
<p>interviews conducted at Jefferson</p>
<p>the accelerated program was always with Jefferson</p>
<p>Hershey was created after the creation of the accelerated program. I am not sure why Penn State chose not to have the program associated with its own medical school</p>
<p>i'm guessing it's a tradition of sorts</p>
<p>thanks for the info</p>
<p>i just remember coming home one thursday or friday after track practice and seeing a big package from PSU undergrad. i thot it was just for the undergrad, and then i opened it and found out it was for the med program. ya, i think some internationals got small envelopes, but it was def by mail for us. as for the interview, last year 100 people got interview, 60-65 got accepted, and we 32 people in our class right now, 27 6- years and 5 7- years. im guessing, this friday for all u guys.</p>
<p>this FRIDAY...:eek: oh man... <em>heart rate increases to 1000000000 beats per minute</em> lol</p>
<p>How can mail travel that fast?!? I thought they would have barely made their decisions by now...</p>
<p>I had a question about the Penn State program.....my stats are:</p>
<p>GPA: 4.04 Rank: 14/522
ACT: 33 34 english 35 math 29 reading 32 science <<are u sure they only look at math and english? im not sure if I should take this again
SAT: 2120 730 verbal 690 math 700 writing...do they take ur highest score from each test or do they just take one test? On the site it says from a single sitting, but here it says they take the highest from each test....Im going to take the SAT again</p>
<p>Could someone help me on what they want for tests?</p>
<p>Captain of Quiz Bowl Team
Captain of Science Olympiad team
Treasurer of French Club
Swimming
Track
National Honors Society</p>
<p>Volunteered at Harper Hospital (250+ hours), karmanos cancer institute (100+ hours), and red cross (150+ hours)</p>
<p>Internship at the end of junior year</p>
<p>Also, do they prefer SAT over ACT? would it be bad to only send the ACT?</p>
<p>Do i have a chance of getting an interview? please help.....my AIM is darth bag</p>
<p>Well to simply apply you need a 1450 math and verbal, so you definitely need to retake your SAT. I'm not sure if they consider ACT or not but I think they want SAT. </p>
<p>And I don't understand how they are going to let us know this Friday. I mean we just had interviews last Wednesday...is it possible for them to decide and mail their decisions so quickly?
I personally think that the interviews were just a formality and that most of the judging for who gets accepted is based on our responses to those three questions they asked us.<br>
Eh I hope we do find out Friday though. Good luck to everyone.</p>
<p>Hey did everyone that interviewed get an acceptance letter from PSU? I never got one...</p>
<p>Last year the interview was held on February 16 and I recieved my letter on March 11. I'm not sure what the previous poster was talking about. I hope that those of you that recieve acceptances to the BS/MD program strongly consider this program. To me, I believe it will give you one of the best educations possible. Although Penn State is not as academically prestigious as the Ivy league, we're getting a real college experience, not one in which we lose social interactions with the real world in order to maintain elitism. Over here at Penn State, there is much better interaction with the students around you, a chance to live a normal life. Of course, if you really want to, you can join everything and take the upper level classes. The problem with most of the programs is that most of the people in them are socially immature, which is not the case in this program. For most people, these 2 years are to maintain an easygoing life, and for some, a chance to relive the time spent studying in high school. The 4 years at Jefferson are going to be much harder but it is the reason why we chose this program. The main reasons I had for choosing this program were: Both PSU and JMC are close to home (Phila), more economically feasible, well-respected undergrad, great medical school, friends already at Penn State, program has an established history (est. 1963). If you have any more questions, please post, and someone might answer them.</p>