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sonaldo said:
II the other day and was complete mid/late August.

For those that interviewed already, what was it like?
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Starts with an orientation session for about an hour, then you do your one on one faculty interview or your student interview. My student interview took place with 2 other applicants and it was very conversational with no questions related to medicine or the application process. The student didn't even seem to have access to our applicants and it felt very relaxed and friendly. The orientation was very informative and Brian, the guy who did my orientation, was very transparent and open about pointing out the pros/cons of Drexel (there are some glaring cons).
My faculty interview was with a surgeon and I was not impressed by the way he conducted the interview. He started it off by telling me he was busy finishing something so I just waiting there watching him type on the computer for the first 6 minutes in silence. He seemed to have zero interest in talking to me, no follow-up questions, and I found his responses to my questions very condescending.
I asked him about the work/life balance of surgery and he responded with, "you should worry about getting into med school first since you have to go to medical school before residency, you know that right?"
I also asked him about how he thinks step 1 going to pass/fail will impact how residency directors assess applicants and he said "you tell me" as he blankly stared at the screen, waiting for me to ask my next question.
When I realized he wasn't interested in answering my questions, I politely thanked him for his time and he ended the interview session by sarcastically saying, "I hope you get in SOMEWHERE."
Of my 12 interviews this cycle, I have always been given high praise after interviews and I have yet to receive a rejection or waitlist yet so I know I'm a decent applicant with good interviewing skills. If this was my first interview, I would have been distraught but now I know this faculty member was just a jerk, for lack of a better word.
This was my absolute worst interview experience and I am so grateful I have other options over this school. So if you happen to be interviewed by a surgeon whose name sounds like a synonym for vineyard, do not be discouraged if your interview does not go well, and avoid asking too many questions about your future, just focus on the curriculum and student organizations or something more immediate.
 
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CricB4Tube said:
Starts with an orientation session for about an hour, then you do your one on one faculty interview or your student interview. My student interview took place with 2 other applicants and it was very conversational with no questions related to medicine or the application process. The student didn't even seem to have access to our applicants and it felt very relaxed and friendly. The orientation was very informative and Brian, the guy who did my orientation, was very transparent and open about pointing out the pros/cons of Drexel (there are some glaring cons).
My faculty interview was with a surgeon and I was not impressed by the way he conducted the interview. He started it off by telling me he was busy finishing something so I just waiting there watching him type on the computer for the first 6 minutes in silence. He seemed to have zero interest in talking to me, no follow-up questions, and I found his responses to my questions very condescending.
I asked him about the work/life balance of surgery and he responded with, "you should worry about getting into med school first since you have to go to medical school before residency, you know that right?"
I also asked him about how he thinks step 1 going to pass/fail will impact how residency directors assess applicants and he said "you tell me" as he blankly stared at the screen, waiting for me to ask my next question.
When I realized he wasn't interested in answering my questions, I politely thanked him for his time and he ended the interview session by sarcastically saying, "I hope you get in SOMEWHERE."
Of my 12 interviews this cycle, I have always been given high praise after interviews and I have yet to receive a rejection or waitlist yet so I know I'm a decent applicant with good interviewing skills. If this was my first interview, I would have been distraught but now I know this faculty member was just a jerk, for lack of a better word.
This was my absolute worst interview experience and I am so grateful I have other options over this school. So if you happen to be interviewed by a surgeon whose name sounds like a synonym for vineyard, do not be discouraged if your interview does not go well, and avoid asking too many questions about your future, just focus on the curriculum and student organizations or something more immediate.
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what are the glaring cons?
 
CricB4Tube said:
This was my absolute worst interview experience and I am so grateful I have other options over this school. So if you happen to be interviewed by a surgeon whose name sounds like a synonym for vineyard, do not be discouraged if your interview does not go well, and avoid asking too many questions about your future, just focus on the curriculum and student organizations or something more immediate.
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Me trying to figure out a synonym for vineyard

Edit: nvm I'm dumb I figured it out
 
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CricB4Tube said:
Starts with an orientation session for about an hour, then you do your one on one faculty interview or your student interview. My student interview took place with 2 other applicants and it was very conversational with no questions related to medicine or the application process. The student didn't even seem to have access to our applicants and it felt very relaxed and friendly. The orientation was very informative and Brian, the guy who did my orientation, was very transparent and open about pointing out the pros/cons of Drexel (there are some glaring cons).
My faculty interview was with a surgeon and I was not impressed by the way he conducted the interview. He started it off by telling me he was busy finishing something so I just waiting there watching him type on the computer for the first 6 minutes in silence. He seemed to have zero interest in talking to me, no follow-up questions, and I found his responses to my questions very condescending.
I asked him about the work/life balance of surgery and he responded with, "you should worry about getting into med school first since you have to go to medical school before residency, you know that right?"
I also asked him about how he thinks step 1 going to pass/fail will impact how residency directors assess applicants and he said "you tell me" as he blankly stared at the screen, waiting for me to ask my next question.
When I realized he wasn't interested in answering my questions, I politely thanked him for his time and he ended the interview session by sarcastically saying, "I hope you get in SOMEWHERE."
Of my 12 interviews this cycle, I have always been given high praise after interviews and I have yet to receive a rejection or waitlist yet so I know I'm a decent applicant with good interviewing skills. If this was my first interview, I would have been distraught but now I know this faculty member was just a jerk, for lack of a better word.
This was my absolute worst interview experience and I am so grateful I have other options over this school. So if you happen to be interviewed by a surgeon whose name sounds like a synonym for vineyard, do not be discouraged if your interview does not go well, and avoid asking too many questions about your future, just focus on the curriculum and student organizations or something more immediate.
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I'm somewhat confident we had the same faculty interviewer! It was a little demoralizing honestly, but it is what it is.
 
treebark101 said:
Hi! For those who interviewed already, did your interviewers (Faculty and/or students) have access to your transcripts? Did anyone's interviewers ask to discuss specific grades or classes?
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the faculty interview is open file, and the student interview is closed file. although the faculty interview is open file, it just means they have access to your entire application, whether they choose to look at all of it or just specifics.

i have a low uGPA, followed by a graduate program and post-bacc program and my grades were not brought up (n=1)
 
CricB4Tube said:
Starts with an orientation session for about an hour, then you do your one on one faculty interview or your student interview. My student interview took place with 2 other applicants and it was very conversational with no questions related to medicine or the application process. The student didn't even seem to have access to our applicants and it felt very relaxed and friendly. The orientation was very informative and Brian, the guy who did my orientation, was very transparent and open about pointing out the pros/cons of Drexel (there are some glaring cons).
My faculty interview was with a surgeon and I was not impressed by the way he conducted the interview. He started it off by telling me he was busy finishing something so I just waiting there watching him type on the computer for the first 6 minutes in silence. He seemed to have zero interest in talking to me, no follow-up questions, and I found his responses to my questions very condescending.
I asked him about the work/life balance of surgery and he responded with, "you should worry about getting into med school first since you have to go to medical school before residency, you know that right?"
I also asked him about how he thinks step 1 going to pass/fail will impact how residency directors assess applicants and he said "you tell me" as he blankly stared at the screen, waiting for me to ask my next question.
When I realized he wasn't interested in answering my questions, I politely thanked him for his time and he ended the interview session by sarcastically saying, "I hope you get in SOMEWHERE."
Of my 12 interviews this cycle, I have always been given high praise after interviews and I have yet to receive a rejection or waitlist yet so I know I'm a decent applicant with good interviewing skills. If this was my first interview, I would have been distraught but now I know this faculty member was just a jerk, for lack of a better word.
This was my absolute worst interview experience and I am so grateful I have other options over this school. So if you happen to be interviewed by a surgeon whose name sounds like a synonym for vineyard, do not be discouraged if your interview does not go well, and avoid asking too many questions about your future, just focus on the curriculum and student organizations or something more immediate.
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Lolol i knew exactly who you were referring to before you added the hint at the end...
This person is... difficult. Im sorry that is who you had to interview with.

To answer other question, when I interviewed as a student we had access to nothing about you other than your name.
 
CricB4Tube said:
This was my absolute worst interview experience and I am so grateful I have other options over this school. So if you happen to be interviewed by a surgeon whose name sounds like a synonym for vineyard, do not be discouraged if your interview does not go well, and avoid asking too many questions about your future, just focus on the curriculum and student organizations or something more immediate.
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Livin_Like_Larry said:
I'm somewhat confident we had the same faculty interviewer! It was a little demoralizing honestly, but it is what it is.
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Did either of you manage to get an A here despite the tough interview?
 
YoloSwagCats said:
Did either of you manage to get an A here despite the tough interview?
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I interviewed with this person and got the A! Was pretty surprised just because I felt like my interview went badly, but I did shadow a doctor with the same specialty as him and they gave oddly similar vibes so I felt somewhat okay with him giving me nothing. I think he’s just like that. On my interview day he interviewed about half of our applicants; apparently he really likes to interview.
 
CricB4Tube said:
Starts with an orientation session for about an hour, then you do your one on one faculty interview or your student interview. My student interview took place with 2 other applicants and it was very conversational with no questions related to medicine or the application process. The student didn't even seem to have access to our applicants and it felt very relaxed and friendly. The orientation was very informative and Brian, the guy who did my orientation, was very transparent and open about pointing out the pros/cons of Drexel (there are some glaring cons).
My faculty interview was with a surgeon and I was not impressed by the way he conducted the interview. He started it off by telling me he was busy finishing something so I just waiting there watching him type on the computer for the first 6 minutes in silence. He seemed to have zero interest in talking to me, no follow-up questions, and I found his responses to my questions very condescending.
I asked him about the work/life balance of surgery and he responded with, "you should worry about getting into med school first since you have to go to medical school before residency, you know that right?"
I also asked him about how he thinks step 1 going to pass/fail will impact how residency directors assess applicants and he said "you tell me" as he blankly stared at the screen, waiting for me to ask my next question.
When I realized he wasn't interested in answering my questions, I politely thanked him for his time and he ended the interview session by sarcastically saying, "I hope you get in SOMEWHERE."
Of my 12 interviews this cycle, I have always been given high praise after interviews and I have yet to receive a rejection or waitlist yet so I know I'm a decent applicant with good interviewing skills. If this was my first interview, I would have been distraught but now I know this faculty member was just a jerk, for lack of a better word.
This was my absolute worst interview experience and I am so grateful I have other options over this school. So if you happen to be interviewed by a surgeon whose name sounds like a synonym for vineyard, do not be discouraged if your interview does not go well, and avoid asking too many questions about your future, just focus on the curriculum and student organizations or something more immediate.
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I had a very similar feeling from the same interviewer, so you are not alone!
 
Does anyone know if they’re true pass fail or have an internal ranking?
 
I've been complete since 9/1 and haven't heard anything. Is it too early to send an update?
 
Hi everyone! I have an interview next week! Does anyone who got the A know how fast the turn around time post interview pre accetance is? Thanks xx
 
Is there an essay during the interview? I was reading some posts from last year when interviews were in person and someone said there was a 30-minute ethical essay.
 
sssmed said:
Is there an essay during the interview? I was reading some posts from last year when interviews were in person and someone said there was a 30-minute ethical essay.
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no. i interviewed yesterday and there was no essay. i suspect that was just an in-person thing.
 
CricB4Tube said:
Starts with an orientation session for about an hour, then you do your one on one faculty interview or your student interview. My student interview took place with 2 other applicants and it was very conversational with no questions related to medicine or the application process. The student didn't even seem to have access to our applicants and it felt very relaxed and friendly. The orientation was very informative and Brian, the guy who did my orientation, was very transparent and open about pointing out the pros/cons of Drexel (there are some glaring cons).
My faculty interview was with a surgeon and I was not impressed by the way he conducted the interview. He started it off by telling me he was busy finishing something so I just waiting there watching him type on the computer for the first 6 minutes in silence. He seemed to have zero interest in talking to me, no follow-up questions, and I found his responses to my questions very condescending.
I asked him about the work/life balance of surgery and he responded with, "you should worry about getting into med school first since you have to go to medical school before residency, you know that right?"
I also asked him about how he thinks step 1 going to pass/fail will impact how residency directors assess applicants and he said "you tell me" as he blankly stared at the screen, waiting for me to ask my next question.
When I realized he wasn't interested in answering my questions, I politely thanked him for his time and he ended the interview session by sarcastically saying, "I hope you get in SOMEWHERE."
Of my 12 interviews this cycle, I have always been given high praise after interviews and I have yet to receive a rejection or waitlist yet so I know I'm a decent applicant with good interviewing skills. If this was my first interview, I would have been distraught but now I know this faculty member was just a jerk, for lack of a better word.
This was my absolute worst interview experience and I am so grateful I have other options over this school. So if you happen to be interviewed by a surgeon whose name sounds like a synonym for vineyard, do not be discouraged if your interview does not go well, and avoid asking too many questions about your future, just focus on the curriculum and student organizations or something more immediate.
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I interviewed with the same person! However it was my first interview, so I was shook. I have since had 3 other interviews so I know now that most interviewers are not like that. It was definitely my worst interview experience as well. I've been deferred and I'm not holding my breath over this one.
 
so my casper is still marked as incomplete even though i submitted everything including the casper back in august...is this just an error and my app is under review. does the casper status only change to received after secondary application submission? my application is submitted so im confused
 
sssmed said:
Is there an essay during the interview? I was reading some posts from last year when interviews were in person and someone said there was a 30-minute ethical essay.
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no
 
sraber said:
I interviewed with the same person! However it was my first interview, so I was shook. I have since had 3 other interviews so I know now that most interviewers are not like that. It was definitely my worst interview experience as well. I've been deferred and I'm not holding my breath over this one.
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Please reach out to the admissions office and let them know of your experience. They are always trying to weed out bad interviewers. Let them know how condescending he was, I've talked with them before and they truly seem to care. I know you might not wanna go here but you may save future applicants some pain :/
 
coolknight99 said:
Please reach out to the admissions office and let them know of your experience. They are always trying to weed out bad interviewers. Let them know how condescending he was, I've talked with them before and they truly seem to care. I know you might not wanna go here but you may save future applicants some pain :/
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I think he has been involved with Drexel for like 30 years. It’s insane. Former Hahnemann guy.
 
CricB4Tube said:
Starts with an orientation session for about an hour, then you do your one on one faculty interview or your student interview. My student interview took place with 2 other applicants and it was very conversational with no questions related to medicine or the application process. The student didn't even seem to have access to our applicants and it felt very relaxed and friendly. The orientation was very informative and Brian, the guy who did my orientation, was very transparent and open about pointing out the pros/cons of Drexel (there are some glaring cons).
My faculty interview was with a surgeon and I was not impressed by the way he conducted the interview. He started it off by telling me he was busy finishing something so I just waiting there watching him type on the computer for the first 6 minutes in silence. He seemed to have zero interest in talking to me, no follow-up questions, and I found his responses to my questions very condescending.
I asked him about the work/life balance of surgery and he responded with, "you should worry about getting into med school first since you have to go to medical school before residency, you know that right?"
I also asked him about how he thinks step 1 going to pass/fail will impact how residency directors assess applicants and he said "you tell me" as he blankly stared at the screen, waiting for me to ask my next question.
When I realized he wasn't interested in answering my questions, I politely thanked him for his time and he ended the interview session by sarcastically saying, "I hope you get in SOMEWHERE."
Of my 12 interviews this cycle, I have always been given high praise after interviews and I have yet to receive a rejection or waitlist yet so I know I'm a decent applicant with good interviewing skills. If this was my first interview, I would have been distraught but now I know this faculty member was just a jerk, for lack of a better word.
This was my absolute worst interview experience and I am so grateful I have other options over this school. So if you happen to be interviewed by a surgeon whose name sounds like a synonym for vineyard, do not be discouraged if your interview does not go well, and avoid asking too many questions about your future, just focus on the curriculum and student organizations or something more immediate.
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I had this interviewer as well! I asked him about community service programs at Drexel and he said "I don't really know much about that stuff.. To be honest, Drexel isn't that great".

Like I'm not sure how I made it through the interview. I felt disrespected because I sat there and smiled while he said things like that. Rough. Been told he's an anomaly and that Drexel faculty is great so still hoping for an A eventually.
 
sports215 said:
I had this interviewer as well! I asked him about community service programs at Drexel and he said "I don't really know much about that stuff.. To be honest, Drexel isn't that great".

Like I'm not sure how I made it through the interview. I felt disrespected because I sat there and smiled while he said things like that. Rough. Been told he's an anomaly and that Drexel faculty is great so still hoping for an A eventually.
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Well, before COVID there were lots of things to get involved in
 
Not sure if this has been asked yet, but with the opening of the Reading campus, is Drexel interviewing 2x as many candidates? Anyone have any info on how this affects people applying?
 
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