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  • California Health Sciences University - College of Osteopathic Medicine
  • Osteopathic Medical School
  • CA
Individual Feedback 1 9 Responses
Overall Experience

How did the interview impress you?

Response # Responders
Positively 8
Negatively 1
No change 0

What was the stress level of the interview?

Response Avg # Responders
3.44 9

0 = low, 10 = high

How you think you did?

Response Avg # Responders
6.89 9

0 = low, 10 = high

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

Response Avg # Responders
6.78 9

0 = low, 10 = high

Was this interview in-person or virtual?

Response # Responders
In Person 1
Virtual 3

Questions

How long was the interview?

Response # Responders
5 minutes 0
10 minutes 0
15 minutes 0
20 minutes 3
25 minutes 4
30 minutes 1
35 minutes 0
40 minutes 0
45 minutes 0
50 minutes 0
55 minutes 0
60+ minutes 1

Where did the interview take place?

Response # Responders
At the school 3
At a regional location 0
At another location 5

What was the style of the interview?

Response # Responders
One-on-one 9
In a group 0

What type of interview was it?

Response # Responders
Open file 2
Closed file 7

How many people interviewed you?

Response Average # Responders
1.11 9

What is one of the specific questions they asked you (question 1)?

"This is a long road full of stress and sacrifice...why have you committed your life to becoming a physician?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about yourself" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would you do if you caught another student cheating?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are some obstacles you have overcome and how have you overcome them?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What are you going to do for fun during medical school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is your impression of TBL?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you didn't get into medical school despite reapplying once or even twice, what would you do next?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Give an example of a time when you worked with a team." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"why osteopathic medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What was your first exposure to medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why osteopathic medicine" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What experiences do you have with OMT?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is your understanding of OPP?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"anything you want to tell us about yourself?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"What is something that scares you or makes you anxious about starting medical school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"The TBL question" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"The reapplication one" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are some things you do to escape the stress of medical school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"Reviewed/studied my primary and secondary materials. Took notes on the important points I wanted to come across, practiced by recording a zoom w only myself and watching it back. Rinse and repeat." More from this Member | Report Response

"Mock interviews" More from this Member | Report Response

"Just had some caffeine and got comfy" More from this Member | Report Response

"Interview Prep" More from this Member | Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"Faculty and staff very welcoming, they are interesting people with a lot of insight to share. Technology, collaborative culture, public health clinical research opportunities/requirements built into the curriculum." More from this Member | Report Response

"Very laid back and conversational. Everyone was super kind" More from this Member | Report Response

"The interviewers were very enthusiastic and well-versed, especially the 2nd year students." More from this Member | Report Response

"Friendliness of Admissions/Faculty, innovative programs, organization" More from this Member | Report Response

"seemed to be very responsive to future student needs, new campus" More from this Member | Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"Not as much STEP preparation as other programs and the classes give letter grades.." More from this Member | Report Response

"The whole event felt a bit long-winded at 3 hours, especially for an online event." More from this Member | Report Response

"the interview format tried to remove bias, but, in the process removed the conversational piece any good interview should have. no cadavers, augmented reality for anatomy labs" More from this Member | Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"nothing, they sent a lot of info ahead of time." More from this Member | Report Response

"Interview is going to be very relaxed" More from this Member | Report Response

"Nothing in particular" More from this Member | Report Response

"It was not going to be as stressful as I anticipated." More from this Member | Report Response

"how robotic the interview was going to be." More from this Member | Report Response

What are your general comments?

"Great impression of the school, would love to attend. Don't stress, as long as you're not robotic and can carry a conversation you'll be fine." More from this Member | Report Response

"Definitely one of the more relaxed and conversational interviews. The staff were also relaxed and quite conversational. Good time overall." More from this Member | Report Response

"The faculty member who interviewed me was awesome! She was super friendly, conducted it as more of a conversation, and validated my answers. The Admissions Team was great and it was very well-organized." More from this Member | Report Response

"felt like I didn't connect with interviewers because they had a set of questions they asked each student. no room for conversation or natural flow" More from this Member | Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Response # Responders
Student 0
Faculty member 1
Admissions staff 2
Other 0

How did the tourguide seem?

Response # Responders
Enthusiastic 3
Neutral 0
Discouraging 0

How do you rank the facilities?

Response Avg # Responders
4.71 7

0 = low, 10 = high

What is your in-state status?

Response # Responders
In state 4
Out of state 2

What was your total time spent traveling?

Response # Responders
0-1 hour 1
2-3 hours 0
4-6 hours 2
7+ hours 0

What was your primary mode of travel?

Response # Responders
Airplane 0
Automobile 1
Train or subway 1
Other 1

What airport did you use?

No responses

Where did you stay?

Response # Responders
At school facility 0
With students at the school 0
Friends or family 0
Hotel 2
Home 1
Other 0

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

Fairfield Inn

Yes

La Quinta

Would you recommend the hotel?

Fairfield Inn

Yes

La Quinta

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

Response # Responders
< $100 1
$101-$200 0
$201-$300 2
$301-$400 0
$401-$500 0
$501+ 0

General Info

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

Response Avg # Responders
7.00 7

0 = low, 10 = high

What is your ranking of this school's location?

Response Avg # Responders
7.43 7

0 = low, 10 = high

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

Response Avg # Responders
6.43 7

0 = low, 10 = high

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

Response Avg # Responders
8.14 7

0 = low, 10 = high

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

Response Avg # Responders
9.29 7

0 = low, 10 = high

How eco-friendly are the school's application materials and interview process?

Response Avg # Responders
7.71 7

0 = low, 10 = high

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