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U Pennsylvania
State: Pennsylvania
Freida: 420-41-21-175
Years: 4
Average USMLE Step 1 Score of interviewed applicants: 252
Average USMLE Step 2 Score of interviewed applicants: 260
Percentage of applicants offered interviews who were AOA: 46%

Applied, Received Interview:
00087, Stanford University, Step 1: 229
00099, University of Kansas, Step 1: 262, Step 2: 269, AOA
00101, Columbia University, Step 1: 239, Step 2: 242, AOA
00104, University of Toledo, Step 1: 258, Step 2: 271, AOA
00137, Tulane University, Step 1: 228, Step 2: 246
00154, Anonymous, Step 1: 246, Step 2: 261, AOA
00226, Jefferson Medical College, Step 1: 271, Step 2: 269, AOA
00240, Anonymous, Step 1: 248, Step 2: 250
00317, Anonymous until 2011, Step 1: 255, Step 2: 240, AOA
00379, Baylor College, Step 1: 271, Step 2: 269, AOA
00403, Anonymous, Step 1: 232, Step 2: 254, AOA
00426, Anonymous, Step 1: 239, Step 2: 239, AOA
00446, Anonymous, Step 1: 238, Step 2: 251, AOA
00455, Anonymous, Step 1: 240, Step 2: 240, AOA
00497, Anonymous, Step 1: 272, Step 2: 279
00501, Anonymous until 2012, Step 1: 261, Step 2: 241, AOA
00506, Anonymous, Step 1: 251, Step 2: 246
00536, Anonymous until 2012, Step 1: 254, AOA
00556, Anonymous, Step 1: 264, Step 2: 272, AOA
00561, University of California, San Diego, Step 1: 273, Step 2: 279
00565, Anonymous until 2011, Step 1: 254, Step 2: 263
00569, Anonymous, Step 1: 263, Step 2: 256, AOA
00571, Vanderbilt University, Step 1: 257
00574, Rosalind Franklin University, Step 1: 244, Step 2: 258, AOA
00575, Anonymous, Step 1: 240, Step 2: 263, AOA
00590, University of Iowa, Step 1: 268, Step 2: 281, AOA
00620, Anonymous, Step 1: 266, Step 2: 274, AOA

Applied, No Interview:
00076, Anonymous, Step 1: 228, Step 2: 253
00078, George Washington University, Step 1: 224, Step 2: 238, AOA
00090, Anonymous, Step 1: 254, Step 2: 249
00102, Anonymous, Step 1: 243, Step 2: 245
00106, Anonymous, Step 1: 252, Step 2: 236, AOA
00109, Tufts University, Step 1: 249, Step 2: 257
00119, Anonymous, Step 1: 253, Step 2: 236
00126, SUNY Buffalo, Step 1: 234, Step 2: 236
00163, Anonymous, Step 1: 249, Step 2: 243
00164, Anonymous, Step 1: 263, Step 2: 259, AOA
00165, Anonymous, Step 1: 255, Step 2: 261, AOA
00171, Anonymous, Step 1: 238
00174, Anonymous, Step 1: 242, Step 2: 239, AOA
00199, Anonymous, Step 1: 249, Step 2: 260, AOA
00211, Anonymous, Step 1: 263, Step 2: 269
00227, Anonymous, Step 1: 250, Step 2: 255, AOA
00228, Drexel University, Step 1: 230, Step 2: 257
00230, Anonymous until 2011, Step 1: 255
00232, Anonymous, Step 1: 251, Step 2: 252
00233, Anonymous, Step 1: 221
00235, Rosalind Franklin University, Step 1: 231, Step 2: 210
00243, Anonymous, Step 1: 257, Step 2: 240, AOA
00245, Anonymous, Step 1: 253, Step 2: 249
00254, Anonymous, Step 1: 205, Step 2: 229
00256, Anonymous, Step 1: 245, Step 2: 253
00313, Anonymous until 2012, Step 1: 239, Step 2: 240
00321, Baylor College, Step 1: 265, Step 2: 273, AOA
00322, Rush Medical College, Step 1: 253
00327, Anonymous, Step 1: 252
00331, Anonymous until 2012, Step 1: 250, Step 2: 240
00332, University of Miami, Step 1: 255
00334, Anonymous, Step 1: 270, AOA
00338, Anonymous until 2011, Step 1: 263, AOA
00339, Anonymous, Step 1: 260
00341, Anonymous until 2012, Step 1: 240
00347, Anonymous until 2012, Step 1: 229, Step 2: 242
00350, Philadelphia College - Atlanta, Step 1: 241
00370, Anonymous, Step 1: 259, Step 2: 270, AOA
00382, Washington University in St. Louis, Step 1: 261, Step 2: 255, AOA
00411, Anonymous, Step 1: 238, Step 2: 245
00414, New York University, Step 1: 243
00416, Anonymous until 2012, Step 1: 256, Step 2: 255, AOA
00423, Anonymous, Step 1: 252, Step 2: 254, AOA
00430, Washington University in St. Louis, Step 1: 266
00431, New York Medical College, Step 1: 221
00447, Anonymous until 2012, Step 1: 247, Step 2: 249, AOA
00458, Anonymous until 2012, Step 1: 245
00470, Georgetown University, Step 1: 255
00471, Anonymous, Step 1: 213, Step 2: 259
00478, Anonymous, Step 1: 244, Step 2: 246, AOA
00489, Anonymous, Step 1: 244
00500, Northwestern University, Step 1: 258, AOA
00505, Anonymous, Step 1: 240, Step 2: 244
00522, Anonymous, Step 1: 252, Step 2: 254, AOA
00529, Anonymous, Step 1: 253, Step 2: 266
00530, SUNY Buffalo, Step 1: 243, Step 2: 247
00532, Anonymous, Step 1: 243
00535, Anonymous, Step 1: 239
00537, Anonymous, Step 1: 247, AOA
00547, Anonymous until 2011, Step 1: 262, Step 2: 266, AOA
00552, Anonymous, Step 1: 242, Step 2: 267
00557, Anonymous, Step 1: 251, Step 2: 255
00559, Anonymous until 2013, Step 1: 254, Step 2: 262
00567, Anonymous, Step 1: 246, Step 2: 238
00570, Anonymous, Step 1: 260, Step 2: 257
00576, Columbia University, Step 1: 256, Step 2: 261
00581, Anonymous, Step 1: 243, Step 2: 250
00583, Anonymous until 2013, Step 1: 250, Step 2: 265
00591, Anonymous, Step 1: 191, Step 2: 220
00605, Anonymous until 2013, Step 1: 261, Step 2: 268, AOA
00624, Lake Erie College - Bradenton, Step 1: 223, Step 2: 227
00647, Anonymous, Step 1: 242, Step 2: 257
00650, Anonymous, Step 1: 251

Interview Experiences
Friendly
fantastic. everyone really friendly and down to earth and make an effort to get to know you.
A lot like Hopkins (selection chair is son of previous PD at Hopkins). 5-6 10 minute interviews. One or two seemed a little antagonistic. Great dinner. Smart residents.
6 15-min interviews with 4 faculty and 2 residents, pretty relaxed

Program Advantages
Robust clinical and research opportunities; dirt cheap cost of living
it's penn! fantastic reputation, philly is a fun city, great people, lots of opportunities.
Reputation. Strong departments and fellowships all around. Direct IR track and Research track. Strong research. Arguably one of the best rads programs in the nation.
Amazing reputation Great faculty

Program Disadvantages
Weather
can't really think of any.
none really, I loved this program