How many people interviewed you?
| Response Average | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 1.19 | 275 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Positively | 195 |
| Negatively | 22 |
| No change | 58 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 3.24 | 271 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 7.74 | 192 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 7.27 | 176 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| In Person | 0 |
| Virtual | 9 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 5 minutes | 2 |
| 10 minutes | 20 |
| 15 minutes | 66 |
| 20 minutes | 79 |
| 25 minutes | 46 |
| 30 minutes | 37 |
| 35 minutes | 14 |
| 40 minutes | 10 |
| 45 minutes | 4 |
| 50 minutes | 0 |
| 55 minutes | 0 |
| 60+ minutes | 2 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| At the school | 265 |
| At a regional location | 0 |
| At another location | 10 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| One-on-one | 268 |
| In a group | 8 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Open file | 238 |
| Closed file | 30 |
| Response Average | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 1.19 | 275 |
"What criteria did I look for in medical schools?"
"Tell me, what would you like me to learn about you today?"
"Who founded osteopathic medicine?"
"Experiences with diversity"
"Tell me about a time when someone pressured you to do something, and what you did about it."
"Tell me about your greatest accomplishment"
"What was your greatest accomplishment"
"What do you know about DO?"
"What is your greatest accomplishment?"
"Why osteopathic medicine? + Why this school?"
"Why nyitcom?"
"Describe a challenge you have faced and the steps you took to overcome it."
"What would you do if you did not have electric for a week?"
"Why DO and why NYIT?"
"tell me about your biggest accomplishment"
"What's your biggest accomplishment?"
"How would you describe what osteopathic medicine is to someone else?"
"What was a time you had to take in multiple sources of information and make a decision for yourself?"
"How well did you do in school?"
"Have you ever witnessed a physician having to break bad news to a patient?"
"Tell me about a time where you didn't reach a goal you wanted to achieve."
"Do you think a democracy can coexist with a theocracy?"
"Name an instance where you had to analyze and interpret data"
"How do you deal with stress?"
"What is a situation that makes you stressed or angry, and how do you handle it?"
"How would you explain what a DO is to a layperson"
"Tell me about yourself and why you want to be a physician?"
"if you could describe yourself as a color, what would it be and why?"
"How would you explain what a DO does to a layperson?"
"What is osteopathic medicine?"
"Why NYIT"
"What is one of your fears?"
"What is your greatest Strength/weakness?"
"why is my mcat low?"
"Why did you apply to NYCOM?"
"Why do you pursue osteopathic medicine?"
"Describe the first job I listed on my application"
"Tell me about yourself and how you ended up here."
"Why Medicine (instead of medical administration)? "
"Give me a scenario of where you see yourself after medical training, what kind of medicine would you practice? What kind of a doctor would you be (he asked in terms of principles/personality)"
"Tell me what you do to get away from school and clear your head."
"Oh, so how did you get into this volunteer activity?"
"General conversation about the interests I'd listed in my secondary application. The interview was very relaxed - it was actually a great conversation and an enjoyable experience. "
"What kind of doctor would you like to be?"
"Very conversational. Asked about my GPA, MCAT score"
"This interview was incredibly conversational. She didn't ask direct questions, just brought up a bunch of things in my file and we talked about them. She also told me a lot about her experience as a family practice DO and graduate of NYCOM, which was great!"
"why osteopathic medicine?"
"If you couldn't be a doctor what would you be?"
"Strength/weakness"
"What was your personal statement about?"
"What do you think of the conflict between Russia and the US right now?"
"How do you like the school?"
"Why osteopathy? Did you apply to allopathic medical school?"
"What causes psoriasis and what is its treatment? What do you know about osteopathy? Did you apply to any allopathic schools?"
"Why didn't you go to University of Chicago undergrad(a little wierd since I went to Duke grad, so he was asking about something 7 years ago)?"
"see above"
"Why medicine? (besides your parents)"
"Tell me about yourself. Why medicine/why nycom?"
"Tell me about your family."
"Strengths/Weaknesses?"
"Tell me about xxxx experience..."
"How long have you been in the military and have you been deployed? "
"Why don't we spea some Spanish if you studied it for 3 semesters?"
"What position did you play on the team? (from my secondary app)"
"It was pretty much a straight on conversation."
"What do you know about Osteopathic Medicine? Name one of your strengths? Weaknesses?"
"On a scale of 1-15, what is your interest in primary care?"
"Why medicine (basically)?"
"Who recommended you? Was one of them a DO?"
"Why do you speak Spanish?"
"asked about secondary application and personal statement"
"What was your MCAT score?"
"What do you plan on doing after your residencies?"
"Modesty aside, why will you make a good doctor?"
"How will your expereinces help you as a physician? ( i used soccer coaching to be good with kids and working on radio to talking to people)"
"Why do you want to be a DO."
"You said a lot of good things about yourself in your application, and I would expect that you would, but you did leave something out. I want you to give me two weaknesses of yours. I'm asking because a lot of times, it's not your strengths that define who you are, but rather, it's how a person overcomes his weaknesses that defines him. "
"why do you want to be a doctor"
"Describe my research."
"Why osteopathic medicine"
"Why osteoplathic medicine? Where did you first hear about it?"
"Tell me about yourself, why do you want to be a doctor?"
"Strengths/Weaknesses"
"What are the problems you see in healthcare?"
"What are your weaknesses?"
"tell me about myself?"
"Why medicine? Why DO?"
"What was your overall impression of your undergraduate experience (NYIT in my sitution)?"
"Strengths/Weaknesses."
"Tell me about your work experience?"
"What do you think is the biggest problem in the US healthcare system and how would you deal with it as a physician"
"Why DO over MD?"
"Why physician? Why DO?"
"What would your best friends say your worst quality is?"
"Stem cell research--what is it, what are the positions on it and why would I ask you about it?"
"When was the last time you were angry?"
"Why are you specifically interested in osteopathic medicine? Why do you think you would make a good D.O.? "
"biggest fears about medical school"
"Why medicine?"
"Why criminal justice?"
"Tell me about your school experiences thus far."
"If you have a teengaer that wants a pregnancy test... are you legally bound to tell her mother?"
"What does osteopathic medicine mean to you?...I was interviewed by a PhD so I wondered how he was able to evaluate the answer since he was not a DO."
"Why osteopathy? Why do u wanna be a doctor? etc.."
"Tell me what you know about osteopathic medicine."
""We have many interviews and it's hard to remember all the applicants. Tell me one thing you would like me to remember you by""
"How do you think your ethnic background affects your view of family values?"
"What's going on? How's everything going so far?"
"What made you want to persue medicine?"
"So do you like Turkish soup? Do you have a good recipie?(I'm not kidding) Who was the South African leader you worked with on your campaign for generic medicines? "
"Where else have you applied?"
"The Gene question from above."
"Very few specifics, with the exception of "do you have any questions for us?' ------(Have some)"
"Where have you traveled?"
"Why DO? Why NYCOM? Any questions about NYCOM?"
"See most interesting"
"So why are you here?"
"Why do you want to be a doctor? What was your favorite class and why?"
"What do you do now/how did you land your job?"
"How did you get here/Where are you staying?"
"Why do you want to be a doctor? What field do you want to go in to?"
"Tell me about yourself, and why you want to be a DO."
"Why medicine/Do?"
"How many interviews have you been on?"
"Tell me a little about yourself"
"What book are you currently reading?"
"Tell me about yourself?"
"Strengths and weaknesses? "
"How did you hear about NYCOM?"
"Do you know about DO philosophy?"
"What is your worst characteristic for entering medical school? "
"What do you want to be a DO?"
"What is one thing you would like to change about yourself?"
""What made you decide to go D.O. midway in your college experience?""
"Why did I want to go to DO school?"
"Tell me about your research?"
"What area of medicine do you want to go into? Why?"
"SO tell me about yourself."
""Your grades are great"- Why did you apply to NYCOM? Did you get into any medical schools yet? MD or DO?"
"Why do you want to become a DO?"
"Tell me about your exposure to osteopathic medicine."
"Do your parents think you would be a good doctor? How do your parents feel about you wanting to become a Doctor? Are they pushing you?"
"why dr?"
"What are your strengths and weaknesses?"
"What do you know about osteopathic medicine? Why osteopathic med?"
"Why do you want to go into osteopathic medicine?"
"Name three men and three women who have been heros to you."
"What's the difference between osteopathic and allopathic medicine?"
"What are you doing now? ( I am finishing my B.S)"
"What would you do if someone came in this room and passed out?"
"How are you doing?"
"How did you get your research position?"
"Why do you want to be a doctor?"
"what are your strengths/weakness"
"How did you hear of osteopathic medicine?"
"Tell me about yourself."
"Why do you want to become a physician Tell me what you know about Osteopathy Hard Economics question (its my major)"
"what do u know about do?"
"He gave me a specific ED scenario and asked me whether an allopath vs. an osteopath treat this patient differently."
"Tell me what you know about DO? Who was the founder of osteopathy?"
"What did you do as a critical care technician?"
"describe the history of osteopathy."
"What do you know about DO? Why DO?"
"Why Osteopathy?"
"Y NYCOM? Y DO?"
"How is the florida weather? good to go to the pool? "
"Why NYCOM? "
"What do you know about Osteopathic medicine?"
"Why NYCOM? Why DO?"
"What were your SAT scores?"
"What is osteopathy?"
"explain research (parkinson's disease). how would you use your research to actually help patients with parkinson's disease? "
"Tell me about yourself"
""what's your motivation for wanting to be a dr""
"Why should we accept you?"
"What made you apply to NYCOM?"
"Tell me about yourself..."
"Strenth/weakness"
"Tell us about yourself."
"WHY DO? WHY NYCOM?"
"Why DO?"
"why doctor/why DO/why NYCOM"
"Why DO"
"Why DO, why pediatrics"
"Why do you wanna be a DO?"
"Why do you want to be an osteopathic physician?"
"You recieved X grade in X class. Why?"
"Why DO, Why NYCOM?"
"Tell me about your research"
"Tell us what you know about osteopathy."
"How did you end up in Philadelphia? (I am from CT and go to school in PA)"
"Why osteopathic?"
"What is your experience with diversity?"
"How I work on a team"
"Describe your criteria for choosing which medical schools you applied to and, ultimately, why you decided to apply to NYITCOM."
"Talk about your experiences with teamwork"
"Why NYITCOM"
"A goal you did not reach"
"What is your biggest achievement?"
"Describe a time you failed and how you handled the situation."
"Biggest accomplishment?"
"About my research"
"What would you do if someone around you had a panic attack?"
"Describe a time where you did not meet a goal you set for yourself and how did you react."
"Describe a time when you failed and how you came back from it?"
"They asked me about one of my answers in my secondary application"
"why do? why nyit?"
"Why DO, and why NYIT?"
"What situations make you stressed and how do you handle it?"
"What is your biggest accomplishment and biggest failure?"
"What specialty do you want to go into?"
"What characteristic to you believe a doctor must have?"
"What was a time when you didn't meet a goal that you had set for yourself?"
"How well did you do on the MCAT?"
"What was something difficult that happened in your life and how did you handle it?"
"What does osteopathic medicine mean to you?"
"What is your greatest accomplishment?"
"What is your biggest accomplishment?"
"What is a difficult decision you've had to make and how did you make it?"
"What is a time you've failed and what did you learn from it?"
"What is your greatest accomplishment"
"What do you think is the most important characteristic for a physician to have?"
"if you could highlight one thing from your personal statement, what would it be and why?"
"What is your greatest achievement thus far?"
"Why medicine, why DO"
"describe what a DO doctor is"
"What is one of your weaknesses?"
"Favorite class?"
"If i like doing research, why do i want to attend a medical school?"
"Research specific question"
"What do you think of the Michael Jackson case?"
"Why Osteopathic medicine? What do you know about Osteopathy (interviewer wrote a book on osteopathic medicine so he seemed to be fishing to find out if I had read it or not)"
"How do you think your competitiveness will help you in medical school?"
"Describe the first activity you listed."
"Tell me something about you that's not on your application"
"Can you tell me about your research?"
"Tell me about your research and interesting findings. "
"What type of setting would you prefer to practice in and why? (Public vs private practice basically, and why?)"
"What sort of research do you do?"
"Tell me about your research. "
"Was this activity influential in your decision to pursue a career for medicine or was it something else?"
"He kind of asked what is a DO? why NYCOM? but i'm not sure? lol... "
"what makes you different from everyone else applying?"
"What are you most proud of that you've done?"
"Why medicine/DO? "
"Tell us about your research. (Both interviewers Ph.D's!!! wonderful!)"
"I see you've done quite a bit of research, tell me about your research experiences."
"Tell me what OMM is. "
"What are your strenghts and weaknesses? How does your mother feel about you applying to medical school?"
"Who's the owner of Coach? (...it's a corporation)"
"see above"
"What do you do for fun?"
"What was the research about?"
"Describe your research."
"Why medicine?"
"what do you know about osteopathic medicine?"
"How did you hear about NYCOM? Why are you interested in pursuing an osteopathic medical education?"
"Do you plan on continuing in Anesthesia after you have completed medical school? "
"What you did here and there? (going along my application)"
"Is there anything else you want me to know about you?"
"Why DO?"
"What are some problems you see in healthcare? "
"What are you doing now? Where are you working?"
"Who is the most influential person in your life? What impressed you about NYCOM? "
"Why do you think that some MD's look down on DO's?"
"What's your hobby? He looked at my secondary and started asking questions about health related activites."
"Just stuff about my secondary"
"You've had a lot of clinical experience, tell me a bit about that."
"What was your favorite subject in college?"
"What do you know about the osteopathic philosphy?"
"What field of medicine would you like to go into?"
"What field in Medcine would you like to go into?"
"Why osteopathic medicine?"
"What is your major weakness?"
"Tell me about your pediatrics internship?"
"Do u speak fluent spanish? (Im hispanic so it makes sense)"
"Tell me about yourself?"
"why DO"
"She told me about her research - she does stats on what is a good predictor of med school students success and asked me what i thought is a good predictor. "
"Why did you take a year off before college?"
"Tell me about your major (biochemistry)"
"Describe a unique educational experience. "
"What are your strength and weaknesses?"
"What are your strengths and weaknesses? How do you see yourself 10 years from now?"
"If you were a dean of admissions, what would you look for in a candidate."
"How would you fix these problems?"
"What kind of doctor do you want to be?"
"what are you doing?"
"Tell me about your clinical experience."
"What do you think you will have to give up for medical school?"
"How did you end up applying to NYCOM (and how did you end up deciding you want to be a doctor)?"
"Why osteopathy?"
"What is your understanding of osteopathic medicine?"
"Strengths/Weaknesses"
"Do you want to do primary care?"
"So you know a couple of languages, tell me about them and how you learned them"
"What does osteopathy mean to you?"
"Can a pathologist practice osteopathy?"
"Did your parents want you to be a doctor?"
"What made you decide to be a doctor?"
"Tell me about your clinical and research experiences"
"tell me about penn"
"Would you like to do clinical research as part of your practice?"
"What are your strengths"
"What do you know about DO?"
"When did you decide you wanted to become a physician? (I am currently an R.N.)"
"Are you doing any research?"
"What do you know about osteopathy?"
"How do you feel about HIPPA? Does it interfere or help?"
"he referenced my statement & asked me to clarify osteopathic medicine"
"I was asked to explain a low grade on my application. This was the first question he asked after sitting down so I thought it was going to be an ugly interview. It was the only negative he asked about."
"basic stuff from your app"
"Neither of your parents are doctors, what have you learned from them and why did you choose to persue a deifferent path?"
"What do you think is the likelihood that you will pursue family practice?"
"Why medicine? Why do you want to be a DO?"
"Why D.O? Why NYCOM"
"See the cancer and nutrient question above"
"How long have you known you wanted to be a doctor? What is your girlfriend's name? What does she do? What is your favorite work in the Museum of Modern Art? "
"What have you done since you graduated?"
"Tell me about your choice of major (I was a non-science major), and how you think that will affect your success in medical school."
"My feelings on euthanasia."
"have you done any research?"
"Tell me about your college."
"Do you want to do primary care? Where do you want to practice?"
"The human genome project was completed a few years ago. Can you tell me how many genes humans have?"
"Have you done any volunteer work? Do you only do it to look good on your resume?"
"What is your greatest weakness? "
"Stemcell research"
"Why do you want to be a physician/Why are you interested in osteopathy?"
"What is your weakness/what would you like to improve about yourself?"
"Pick a controversial topic that you've been prepared to talk about and talk to me about it. (I picked stem cell research)."
"Who was A.T. Still? (I could tell that I actually knew more about the history of osteopathic medicine then the pharmacology professor who was interviewing me did)"
"why D.O.?"
"What experience do you have with DO's, and osteopathic medicine"
"Tell me about where you grew up?"
"why DO? what is osteopathic philosophy?"
"Why did you decide on medicine?"
"Why did you improve on every section except this one on your MCAT"
"What is Osteopathic medicine? / What have you learned about Osteopathic medicine? "
"What field you're interested in?"
"What area of medicine would you like to go into?"
"You went to (your school) why NYCOM? What was your favorite/least liked class?"
"What do you want to attend NYCOM?"
"What do you know about OMT?"
"What field of medicine are you interested in?"
""You said in your file that you show in interest in world issues, so what's happening in the world today?""
"What are your strengths? What are your weaknesses?"
"Why did I want to move from San Diego to New York? "
"What are some of your strengths/weaknesses?"
"Do you like the job you have now?"
"Which nurses have the highest stress levels? I did a psychology research project on the stress levels of nurses."
"How is your research involved in neuroscience and in what aspects?"
"Why NYCOM? "
"What area of medicine are you thinking about?"
"What happened senior year?(see above)"
"Does your wife think you'll make a good doctor?"
"why DO? why NYCOM?"
"Tell me a bit about the research you are involved in."
"What are your strengths and weaknesses"
"Do you have any questions for me that I could answer?"
"What were your grades and Mcat scores? (closed file)"
"What is OMM? Why Osteopathic medicine instead of Allopathic medicine?"
"Where do you see yourself in 20 years?"
"Tell me about your research. Tell me about your current position."
"How many school did you apply ( M.D and D.O)?"
"Do you know what field you would like to go into?"
"How did you learn about NYCOM?"
"How do you know your DO recommender?"
"Why do you want to be a physician? Talk about the history of Osteopathic medicine? Do you know what OMM is?"
"What will you be your greatest asset to this school?"
"What was the most interesting biology class you took?"
"why do you want to be an osteopathic physician"
"What is osteopathic medicine?"
"Tell me about your experience with ____. (be prepared to talk about activities)"
"Why don't you have anything listed under research and extra curriculars. WORK WORK WORK =) .... they were beyond understanding"
"strength and weakness"
"What do you know about ostepathic med?"
"Tell me your daily schdule as a physician in the specialty of your choice. "
"Why NCOM?"
"what was your favorite subject in college."
"Why doctor? "
"What's the most interesting thing that has ever happened to you?"
"What are a positive and negative aspect to your personality?"
"What kind of a doctor u would like to be?"
"Did you apply to your state Osteo med. school"
"Why do you want to be a doctor?"
"Tell me everything you know about OMM"
"Why did you quit med school in your country and moved to the US?"
"Where did you go to high school? "
"Strengths and weaknesses"
"What are your strengths/weaknesses?"
"opinion on stem cell research and abortion."
"Tell us something about osteopathic medicine."
"Explain verbal score"
"what do you know about osteo med?"
"Why shouldn't we accept you?"
"Whats your strength and weaknesses?"
"Why medicine/DO?"
"What type of medicine do I want to practice "
"Why DO? Who is the founder of osteopathic med? Give me a brief history of osteopathic med?"
"STRONG/WEAK POINTS"
"Why did you major in nutrition?"
"they asked me some questions about my job and some other stuff on my secondary"
"Why NYCOM"
"What did the DO that you shadowed tell you about Osteopathic Medicine?"
"Tell me everything you know about AT Still"
"What do you know about manipulation medicine?"
"Why'd you get X score on the MCAT?"
"What did you like about Biochemistry?"
"Where do you want to practice medicine after you finish at NYCOM?"
"Tell us about the research you have done."
"What area of medicine are you interested in? Why?"
"Why NYITCOM?"
"Tell me about a time you dealt with rejection."
"What is something you do that drives your parents wild?"
"Why DO over MD"
"Describe your experiences with people from different cultural or racial backgrounds."
"Why do you want to go to this school?"
"Why osteopathic medicine"
"a time where someone pressured you to do something and what did you do about it"
"What is a failure you've had?"
"Describe how you would handle a patient asking you a question and you not knowing the answer."
"Goal you did not achieve?"
"Why do?"
"How did you decide osteopathic medicine was for you?"
"Why this school and why DO?"
"Why osteopathic medicine, why NYIT?"
"When was a time that you tried your best and failed? Ans what is your greatest accomplishment?"
"Tell about a time you set a goal and didn't reach it"
"What is a time you've failed and what did you learn from it?"
"How do you approach a problem?"
"What is your greatest accomplishment?"
"Describe a time when you had to analyze data and form a conclusion?"
"What was a time that you failed and what did you learn from it?"
"What specialty are you interested in pursuing?"
"Tell me about your GPA"
"How would you explain what an osteopathic physician is to a person?"
"What speciality are you considering?"
"name an instance in which you had a goal and failed to achieve the desired goal. what did you learn from it? follow-up question: do you feel like you've achieved this balance now?"
"What is your greatest achievement?"
"Are you interested in primary care?"
"what are your strengths and weaknesses"
"have you seen a DO perform OMM"
"Tell me about your hobbies."
"why do i want to be a DO?"
"Have you shadowed a DO doctor?"
"Tell me more about your research background."
"Why are you interested in NYCOM?"
"Talked about my involvement in sports throughout college"
"Describe the second activity you listed"
"What is a strength/weakness of yours?"
"More questions from my file."
"How do you think the problems in the healthcare field can be fixed? (regarding how some people aren't getting care based on insurance status and such)"
"(follow up to question 2) What kind of an impact would your choice of setting have on the patient population that you would see? (Disease-wise, economic background-wise, etc)"
"Rest of the questions were based on my personal statement."
"What do you want to specialize in?"
"Did you take your husband's last name, or keep your own..."
"Why does osteopathic medicine appeal to you?"
"Not a question--Note that the interview is partially open. The only information they do not have is your GPA/MCAT. They have your secondary, which lists all your activities/experiences, so they will draw the conversation from that. "
"Why do you believe that osteopathic medicine is a good fit for you?"
"What specialty are you interested in?"
"what will you contribute to the school?"
"What was the most interesting class that you took in college?"
"What do you like to do when you're not in school or thinking about medicine? (aka, What are your hobbies?)"
"What specialty?"
"How do you feel about euthanasia?"
"How has one of your volunteer/community experiences shaped you as a person?"
"Tell me about yourself? What type of medicine do you want to get involved in?"
"What is your research experience?"
"What's the current rampant tropical disease? (He was expecting avian flu as the answer, but I personally don't consider influenza as a tropical disease....and I was a virologist during grad school...)?"
"those were the only questions I was asked. It was more of a situation where they would pick out something from your application, and ask you to talk about it."
"Tell me about yourself (first question)"
"Did you apply to any MD schools? Do you have any acceptances?"
"Who do you look up to?"
"Where do you see yourself in 10 years?"
"What did you learn during your research experiences?"
"What do you plan on doing after school and residency?"
"Any questions for me?"
"Do you know anything about osteopathic medicine?"
"Why not a Ph.D in Psychology?"
"Tell me about your job"
"I see you've had some disappointments, how do you deal with them?"
"Do you have any questions for me?"
"Are you expecting to have enough free time to hang out with your friends from undergrad? (I had stated this as one of the reasons I was interested in attending)"
"If you were to get a tattoo, what would it be? Have any questions for me?"
"Talk about your research. Would you be interested in continuing research during your medical school career? What are your MCAT scores and GPA (The interviewers dont get to see them. He just wanted to know so that he could predict how I would do in my first year if I were accepted)? Any questions for me? "
"What field of medicine I want to go into?"
"Are there any questions for me?"
"Tell me about the job you are currently working."
"He asked me questions about my research"
"Why schould NYCOM choose me?"
"Have you applied to other schools, and have you received any feedback from them. 4th question was...In what location of the U.S. would you like to attend medical school?"
"Any good places to eat in your neighborhood?"
"What type of doctor do you want to become?"
"What will you do if you don't get in?"
"Why DO/NYCOM ( i talked about how there mission is what I want to achieve in medicine, and I also talked about how they want to helo thair studnets- adjusting cousework and having streaming lectures."
"Wow- Look at your MCAT verbal improvement, how did you do that?"
"How did you do on your MCATs? What's your undergraduate major? What's your GPA? "
"talk about your research experience "
"Do i think males and females do differently in med school? - she told me her research showed males did better on their boards but females got better evaluations during their rotations."
"Tell me about your clinical experience"
"Talk about your clinical experience. He also asked me to describe one unique educational experience"
"Why DO? Why medicine?"
"What do you like to do for fun?"
"Tell me about your research. "
"Tell me about yourself "
"Have any questions for me?"
"What do you do at your current job?"
"why DO"
"Tell me your life story."
"There were a lot of questions relating to my application for the AACOMAS (Personal Statement) as well as my Activities Sheet (that was submitted to my advisor, Dr. Hummel), and the secondary application that I filled out."
"What do you do for fun?"
"If you were a dean of admissions, what would you look for in a candidate."
"Where do you see yourself in 10 years."
"Why do you want to become a doctor?"
"So, what do you do for fun besides study?"
"What specialty do you want to persure? Why? and Why nothing else?"
"What are negative things about you, what should I ask you about yourself?"
"What was your biggest conflict?"
"Tell me about the courses you took after you decided to become a doctor and your grades started to come up? How did you study for these courses - group or self study? Have you tried studying in groups?"
"What are your weaknesses? "
"tell me about yourself/hobbies; you're sure you want to be a doctor, right? "
"What frightens you about medical school?"
"If I asked your girlfriend what your weaknesses were, what would she say?"
"What did I do to score so well on the MCAT?"
"What kind a doctor do you want to be?"
"strengths/weaknesses, tell me about osteo. without using the word holistic"
"What do you think the academic environment of medical school is like and what does it take to be succesful?"
"Clinical experience? - a more "off the books" type of question where the interviewer was giving me some pointers on medical school in general and how hard it is if you are unprepared"
"What do you think was the greatest hardship that you have endured and overcome?"
"A few specific questions about my experiences (Easy questions). "Do you have any questions?""
"With so much related medical experience, which ones do you feel will be of advantage to you in medical school?"
"Everything stemmed from the description of self."
"You've been to Angor Wat; what do you think about their plans to cut down the trees and refill the Serei? Do you have any questions for me? What languages do you speak besides english? "
"Where do you see yourself 20 years from now?"
"Do you know what area you are lookings towards practicing in? "
"My academic history. (very general questions)."
"what hobbies/interests do you have?"
"What do you know about DO's compared to MD's?"
"Will you incorporate other fields, such as accupuncture, into your practice?"
"Have you been accepted at other schools"
"The whole stem cell thing (see above)."
"give two weaknesses"
"What are two things you would like to change about yourself?"
"What was your favorite class, why?"
"As a physician, will your primary responsibility be to cure, or to care?"
"The ER question mentioned previously."
"Why do you want to be a doctor? Are you satisfied with your MCAT scores?"
"Sell yourself to me/the committee"
"what types of books do you like to read? and do you have any questions?"
"Tell me about the stem cell controversy? and What undergraduate class did you most enjoy?"
"Tell me about your volunteer experience"
"What are you doing now? "
"Controversy of stem cell research?"
"Does your MCAT score show how you will do in Med school?"
"Did you apply to allopathic schools?"
"About my personal achievement (or lack there of)."
"Tell me about...(stuff on my secondary application)"
""What is the greatest contribution/disaster to medicine that has occured in your lifetime?""
"What do you think is a typical medical students' day is like?"
"Why do you want to be a doctor? And why osteopathic medicine versus allopathic?"
"If you did not get into medical school what profession would you choose? Why? "
"Do you have any questions? No, and you obviously don't either. "
"Why do you want to become an osteopathic physician? "
"Have you already thought about what type of medicine might interest you? (this was based on my experience and exposure to different fields)"
"What do you think about primary care?"
"Strengths and weakenesses?"
"Tell me about yourself... What did you do during your volunteer work?"
"what do you do for fun? that was all he asked."
"How do you relieve stress in your life?"
"Do you have anything else to add that you would like me to present in my report? (something like that)"
"What are your strengths/weaknesses?"
"Why do you want to be a doctor?"
"What gives your application merit? I didn't understand what she meant by that, but then she asked to explain what makes me stand out that's not listed in my application."
"Why didn't you think you got into medical school the first time you applied?"
"The rest of the interview was more like a general conversation. "
"Tell me about your military experience?"
"Which fields of medicine?"
"I see you have done lots of research. Talk about what you are currently involved in."
"What other schools did you apply to?"
"What are your hobbies?"
"tell me about yourself"
"why nycom"
"Why osteopathic med?"
"What are your strengths/weaknesses? This question is asked about 95% of the time, so know your answer!!!! "
"Do you know what you want to specialize in?"
"why do you want to be a physician?"
"streanghts and weeknesses"
"What's your favorite book?"
"Where will you work after becoming a doctor?"
"Will you have your bachelor soon?"
"Tell me about your research"
"Tell me about your strengths & weakness"
"What do your parents do for a living?"
"demonstration of persistance"
"what kind of doctor do you want to be?"
"Why did you decide to be a D.O.? What principles of D.O. attracted you toward it?"
"Was there a particular moment or experience during volunteering that convinced you that being a physician is what you wanted?"
"What are your hobbies"
"st and wk"
"Why NYCOM?"
"Talk a little about your research"
"What was your greatest achievement?"
"Tell me what you know about osteopathy"
"MAKE SURE YOU ASK THE INTERVIEWER SOME QUESTIONS, IT MAKES YOU LOOK PREPARED AND THEY LOVE TO SIT AND SHMOOZE WITH YOU!!!!"
"How do u know you will be able to handle the work load?"
"philosophy/history of osteopathy"
"What are your strengths and weaknesses?"
"Why do you want to be a DO?"
"What school is your first choice?"
"How do the Florida schools compare to NY schools?"
"Where else have you applied, have you had interviews, have you been accepted?"
"Why do you want to go into medicine? Why Osteopathic Medicine?"
"What was a time you were pressured to do something and what did you do?"
"What's something about you not on your application?"
"Why I want to practice OMM"
"Tell me about your "insert experience" and how it impacted you (interviewer had read my PS and mentioned 2 important influences I highlighted)"
"How would you build rapport with a patient from a very different background?"
"What would you do if there was a patient who demanded a treatment that they saw on the internet, but it conflicted with the treatment you would recommend as a physician?"
"What would .you do if you did not have power for 2 weeks?"
"If you had a patient coming in from a treatment they want to pursue that they found on the internet and this deviates from your plan. How would you handle that?"
"If your mom could describe you in one word, what would it be?"
"What do you think is the most important characteristic for a physician to have?"
"What is your biggest accomplishment and biggest failure?"
"What is your greatest accomplishment?"
"What is your greatest achievement?"
"What characteristic to you believe a doctor must have?"
"How would you explain what a DO is to a layperson?"
"Would you be interested in practicing rural medicine here, or want to go back home?"
"Name an instance where you failed to reach a goal"
"Which do you prefer (LBT or DPC) and why"
"the color question."
"What is the one most important trait for a physician to have?"
"What makes you most angry, emotional, stressed?"
"Are doctors always able to help their patients?"
"what are my strength and weakness"
"What do you think about manipulation?"
"Nothing he asked me was too interesting. Only asked the 3 questions listed above."
"Interviewer wanted me to ask him one profound question that I wanted to know about his life."
"Tell me something about you that isn't on your application"
"Do you think the reason why health care is not accessible to some people is because some physicians are setting boundaries that makes it difficult for patients to reach out to them? "
"Question 3"
"None, very generic questions.None, very simple and boring questions."
"The interviewer asked me whether I know one of his college buddies who teaches at my high school?"
"Nothing."
"None were that interesting. They were based totally on the secondary and the rest were very predictable. "
"I'm looking to go visit the Bronx (her hometown) again, what are some good Italian restaurants that you recommend?"
"What about you drives your parents nuts?"
"None, the interviewer was very friendly and seemed a little rushed."
"thoughts on healthcare"
"The majority of the questions were developed as responses to my secondary and answers that I gave him. For instance... What do you like to do? (I said other things but one of them was skiing) Where do you like to ski? (I said where I like to go and we had a conversation about how he had gone there before)"
"What do you think of the conflict between Russia and the US right now?"
"Tell us about your research. (Both interviewers Ph.D's!!! wonderful!)"
"How did all your scientific research affect your decision to become an osteopathic physician?"
"What would be the most difficult transition for you in coming to medical school?"
"None of them were particularly interesting. I was asked why medicine/why NYCOM/ whether I applied to any MD schools/what my research was about. The interviewer actually admitted that she had not read any of my applications. Which I was thrilled by, because the whole interview was me giving mostly just a summery of the secondary application. Pretty straightforward and easy. "
"If you were to get a tattoo, what would you get and where?"
"Is there anything else you want me to know about you?"
"Where do you see yourself in 10 years with respect to specialty and location?"
"Tell me about your travel experiences."
"Nothing in particular, he asked about my file in general and about my military service."
"OK, now let's speak some Spanish."
"What impact do you think you will make in the medical field?"
"Are you happy with your job or do you want more?"
"If/how I would help to change the health care system, and its problems."
"None - they asked all the basic questions."
"So you like to travel?"
"Who do I think will win best picture for the OSCARS?"
"If you were to get a tattoo, what would it be?"
"I was asked a question specific to my major, which was outside the scope of the typical medical school interview questions."
"Why do you think a lot of MD's, look down on DO's?"
"where do you see yourself in 4 years? (not 10 years)"
"The interview did not really ask me any questions. The person basically went through and verified what I had put down on my secondary. I tried as much as possible to sell myself when I could but I felt like the decision was already made before I walked into the room."
"When was your first experience traveling out of the country?"
"How would your best friend describe you"
"He asked me a question about a soccer player because I had written that I liked soccer on my application."
"If i could change one thing about myself what would it be and how?"
"I wasn't asked any particularly interesting questions, just questions about my life"
"Did you watch the golden globes?"
"I see you play the Didjeridoo, tell me about it."
"Nothing out of the ordinary, very straightforward"
"Compare the medical systems of the former Soviet Union and the US and which you feel is better? (I'm russian so I suppose it makes sense)"
"Do you know spanish? How did u get into ska music? ( we talked abut random stuff like me working at a radio station and being a soccer coach after graduation instead of just working in a lab or clinic like most people do. THEY REALLY WANT INTERESTING PEOPLE WHO CAN SHOW THEY CAN NOT HANDLE THE WORKLOAD BUT BE GOOD PHYSICIANS."
"Why do you want to be a DO"
"What is stem cell research, and what are the two sides of the controversy? Why do you think I'm asking you this? "
"I was enjoyed it when interviewer asked me specific questions about my health related experiences. All questions were related to my personal statement and activites"
"Nothing. It was open-file and my interviewer told me she hadn't had a chance to read over the files yet. She randomly selected something off my secondary app and asked me about it."
"nothing particular, all questions seemed fit for the interview."
"How do you deal with disappointment"
"''What was Nepal like?'' (I briefly mentioned that I taught English there between highschool and college)"
"None all too interesting. Where have you travelled? Kind of random."
"Is your father a veterinarian?"
"If you were a dean of admissions, what would you look for in a candidate"
"N/A"
"It came up from a brief discussion about managed health care: what would you do if you were working at the front desk of a medical office and the doctor told you not to schedule any more appointments for a certain patient who got fired and lost his insurance - but the patient clearly needs more treatment?"
"Tell me about yourself?"
"Tell me your life story. (I gave my interviewer a concise version because I didn't want to bore him with all the details but ultimately tied my answer back to why I wanted to become a DO.)"
"nothing really"
"What methods have you used to study during your undergraduate and why? (I basically interpreted this as group study vs. individual study)"
"What would you do with a billion dollars?"
"Tell me about your science, math, engineering background."
"If you were a dean of admissions, what would you look for in a candidate?"
"What mind blowing experience have you been through, that you would like to tell me about?"
"Why didn't you applying to any MD programs?"
"Can a pathologist (does not see patients) practice osteopathy?"
"What's happening with urban health?"
"Tell me about your study habits? Group or self study?"
"Why do you think you would make a good D.O.?"
"Would you rather provide excellent hc to large grp or moderate to small grp?"
"If one didn't go to school in Binghamton, why would someone go visit there?"
"What is the one research project you are most proud of?"
"If I asked your girlfriend what your weaknesses were, what would she say?"
"nothing really, just "tell me about your school experience thus far""
"Tell me something unique about yourself/something to remember you by."
"Where are your MCAT scores? My interviewer did not have them written down in the file, but luckily I had my copy on hand. The office did have a copy of my MCAT score so it would probably have been no big deal in the end. It helped to keep the flow of the interview so I did not have to wait while my interviewer checked for them in another office or worse: could not find it. Someone at my UNCEOM interview laughed at me for carrying my MCAT score."
"None really"
"So, you'll graduate with a DO degree and your father is an MD.... how will you feel about that? "
"ethics case-based questions"
"No suprises in the interview questions...very conversational...was asked to explain what osteopathic medicine means to me."
"What have you learned from your culture?"
"What made you interested in Osteopathic Medicine?"
"After I told my interviewer that I was an only child, he asked me (facetiously) how spoiled I am."
""Whats going on?" (Very informal, relaxed interview)"
"How exactly do nutrients affect cancer cells and how do they interact with medicine?"
"You've been to Angor Wat; what do you think about their plans to cut down the trees and refill the Serei (ancient manmade lakes)? "
"What were the challenges that I encountered that made me want to go into medicine?"
"Tell me about your abroad experiences."
"The Human Genome Project has recently discovered the amount of genesin the human being, how many genes do you think we have?"
"So you are an artist, tell me about your art.."
"What was your least favorite class in college?"
"If you could redo any part of your life, what would you do differently and why?"
"What are your views on assisted suicide having a place in our future society?"
"Where is the building with the robotic patient? He asked this like it was some sort of trick but I guess he honestly didn't know"
"Where is the building with the robotic question? He asked this like it was some sort of trick but I guess he honestly didn't know"
"I was asked a series of questions regarding stem cell research. The questions started with the controversy of stem cell research, and progressed all the way to where stem cells are found, and why stem cells from a fetus/embryo would be better then stem cells from an adult."
"Why did I ask you about Stem Cell Research?"
"Describe a typical day at each of the places you work."
""What was your favorite class, why?" Followed by, "did you just say that because it's science related?" :)"
"How do you think this interview is going?"
"Who was A.T. Still?"
"The human genome was sequenced in 2000/2001. Tell me, within 1,000 genes, how many genes humans were found to have."
"What did you want me to ask that I didn't ask you?"
"Which patient was your favorite, most memorable?"
""Tell me about where you grew up.""
"what types of books do you like to read?"
"stem cell research"
"Nothing very interesting, just personal questions regarding my secondary"
"Why are you doing your research as a volunteer and not as a paying job? "
"What is the controversy with stem cell research?"
"Knowing what you do about DO philosophy, how would you treat an individual with Type I diabetes?"
"I was asked, "What question would you want me to ask you knowing that if I asked you this you're in?""
"What do you think about giving Ritalin to children?"
"Why DO and not MD?"
"What course in undergrad did you like the most?"
""What is the greatest contribution/disaster to medicine that has occured in your lifetime?""
"When was the last time you were angry and why? "
"If I knew where Santa Ana, CA was."
"Who was the pioneer of osteopathic medicine? (I answered Stiller at first and my interviewer started laughing! I corrected it to Dr. Still)"
"Questions about my hobbies. The interviewer had a background in the things i listed on my secondary."
"No interesting questions. The interviewer was a Bio professor, and I hadn't done any research. He had absolutly nothing to say to me."
"This was the only question asked of me: So, tell me about yourself."
"How many genes are in the human genome?"
"How would you compare osteopathic medicine to allopathic medicine? (interesting because the interviewer was an MD)"
"Why are you vegetarian?"
"Nothing really, just standard stuff. We talked about Sex and the City a little bit, which was a nice alternative to being grilled."
"Do your parents think you would be a good doctor?"
"what do you like to do for fun? it led to a conversation of the wildlife on campus."
"How do you relieve stress?"
"Are you a giver or a receiver? Why? and Name 6 people, 3 men and 3 women, who are your heroes. Say one quality for each that makes him or her your hero. "
"Name three male heros and three female heros..."
"A question about my research."
"Name three men and three women who have been heros to you."
"What type of learner are you?"
"Why didn't you think you got into medical school the first time you applied?"
"the interviewer was neiroscience professor and he was mostly interested in reasearch projects."
"What would you do if someone came in the room and passed out? The interviewer was a dr., so I answered that I would look to them."
"If you were to look at yourself in the mirror, what would be the positive and negative things about that you would notice?"
"I mentioned a NYCOM alumnus whom I spoke to in my secondary, yet had a letter of rec written by another DO. "Why didn't Dr. X write you a recommendation?""
"I was asked if i knew what a cranio structure (don't remember the name) was when my interviewer was describing his research"
"What will you be your greatest asset to this school?"
"Why do you think the MCAT is given?"
"How did you like the city of Providence? I think I was more shocked because that was the very first question I was asked and I can go on about Providence for hours, so it made the rest of the 1st interview go really smoothly."
"How does your degree (academic background) relate to osteopathic medicine"
"Basic standard questions: Why do you want to become a doctor & What is osteopathic medicine?"
"What will be the most difficult part of medical school for you/ challenges you might face?"
"What is the biggest obstacle you have had to overcome?"
"what was your favorite non science class"
"What is a cytokine?"
"What is your daily schedule as a physician? My first interviewer wanted a run-down of what I thought my day would be like as a physician in the specialty of my choice."
"Basic stuff. Strengths and weaknesses, Why doctor, What field do I want to practice in. He also asked me some stuff specific to my application."
"What is the difference between Biology and Biotechnology?"
"What would you do as president of the United States about the issue of unaccessible healtchare in innercities?"
"You have great MCAT scores. Tell me why I should NOT consider them."
"Can you explain to me the mechanics of how manipulative medicine works?"
"When you were coming for the interview, was there a question that you were hoping I wouldn't ask you?"
"You don't have a Texas accent. Did you grow up in New York?"
"Why did you quit med school in your country and moved to the US?"
"What were my SAT scores?"
"didn't have any"
"How I will handle the emotional burdens of working in oncology (that is what I explained I was interested in)"
"my opinions on stem cell research"
"They asked me about the few previous jobs I had taken in the last few summers. They were all blue collar jobs, so they asked why I chose the nature of those jobs as opposed to more subtle ones."
"None"
"Why did you choose to finish college at another university?"
"What non science course did I take that was the most interesting"
"With your high grades and MCATs, why did you apply here and not MD?"
"Since you are interested in peds....how would you handle late-night calls, etc..?"
"QUESTIONS ABOUT MY RECOMMENDATION LETTERS"
"How would a DO treat type I diabetes?"
"1. How much experience do you have with New York, and how difficult would it be for you to relocate from California? 2. What can you tell me about the Osteopathic programs in California, and what are some differences that you expect at NYCOM?"
"Where have you traveled to (I travel quite a bit internationally)."
"outline what you think your typical day will be like as a med student and as a physician, starting with your alarm going off. (none were particularly interesting)"
"How has working as a nurse prepared me for medical school?"
"There were really no interesting questions asked"
"What's your 1st impression of the school?"
"Which do you like better, buffalo wings or rochester wings?"
"Name a principle of Osteopathic Medicine? (I was asked this after I told them everything I know about it, which included stuff I read from the AOA and AACOMAS websites and the Gevitz book. I guess none of that stuff is exactly an "osteopathic principle.""
"How would you, as an osteopathic physician, treat someone with pancreatitis?"
"Why do you want to go into osteopathic medicine?"
"Please assess your maturity level."
"How would you treat pancreatitis? (I mentioned that I attended a lecture that morning with a second-year friend of mine...the topic was pancreatitis.)"
"Tell me about yourself?"
"Tell me about a time someone pressured you to do something you didn't want to do. How did you react?"
"Describe your criteria for choosing which medical schools you applied to and, ultimately, why you decided to apply to NYITCOM."
"Talk about a time someone did not judge you correctly"
"What do you think are some important characteristics a physician should have?"
"Greatest failure because I was already asked about a goal i did not meet"
"I can't remember"
"Describe a time you did not meet a goal"
"Describe a time where you had to deal with a problem, how did you handle it?"
"What was a time when you didn't meet a goal that you had set for yourself?"
"How do you approach a problem?"
"What do you know about osteopathic medicine?"
"What is something that stresses you out/makes you angry?"
"Either the failure question or question about making a decision after taking in a lot of information"
"What was your greatest achievement?"
"Having to explain how well I did on the MCAT/undergrad even though they have my grades and score... Not difficult, just threw me for a loop a bit."
"Tell me about your GPA"
"None were difficult but Id say the interpreting data question stumped me a bit"
"What is your greatest accomplishment?"
"the failed goal question."
"What is your greatest achievement?"
"What's the single most important quality found in physicians?"
"tell me about yourself"
"describe what a DO is in 30 seconds"
"What are your weaknesses?"
"i dont know"
"Why NYCOM (just because it was the first of the interview)"
"None were difficult. Only asked the 3 questions listed above. (I got an acceptance letter so I must have answered well enough)"
"Tell me one thing that isn't in your application that would make you stand out?"
"My thoughts on Obama healthcare reform"
"What is a weakness of yours"
"Do you think the reason why health care is not accessible to some people is because some physicians are setting boundaries that makes it difficult for patients to reach out to them? "
"Question 3 definitely required the most thinking."
"None, very simple and easy questions."
"Really none. The whole interview was very conversational and relaxed. "
"NONE. We spent the first 10 minutes of the interview talking about my family history, different types of dance, and how she grew up in the Bronx (near where I go to school)."
"What about you drives your parents nuts? It threw me off guard :)"
"thoughts on healthcare"
"Who was the author of your biochemistry textbook? (I think it was more conversational not a grilling question because I heard that he wrote a biochemistry textbook)"
"Did you apply to any MD schools (right after I finished my speech about how I love DO)"
"None. Very straightforward questions. It really was a conversation more than an interview."
"How do you feel about euthanasia?"
"If you had to describe your strengths in one word/sentence what would it be?"
"none"
"Tell me about the toughest time in your life and how you dealt with it."
"Why medicine?"
"''What else would you like me to know?'' was difficult because I couldn't think of anything to say! I knew that was probably a lot, but nothing came to mind. "
"Where do you see yourself in 10 years?"
"What I thought about the current healthcare crisis with reference to rising cost of healthcare, insurance, lack of insurance, etc."
"How do you think your education has prepared you for medical school?"
"Nothing was difficult!"
"nothing really too difficult, just know your application and why you want to be a DO and go to NYCOM"
"You took Spanish classes in college. Talk Spanish to me. :))) - Btw, I am an ESL student (not Spanish-speaking) but I took 3 levels of Spanish just because I really like it! However, I did not prepare at all and I spoke much worse than I could. The doctor who interviewed me was a very nice person. She was latina and I hope show will be lanient to my Espanol. :) No es muy facil para mi pero yo estudio mucho. :)"
"What is the biggest problem in health care?"
"Are you happy with your job or do you want more?"
"Why I transfered schools."
"What would you do about all the problems in the US healthcare system?"
"Where do you like to mountain bike?"
"Who do I think will win best picture for the OSCARS? not so much difficult as unexpected!"
"Nothing really. If I had to choose, it would be, ''if you were to get a tattoo, what would it be?''"
"A really indepth question about the research that I'm involved with that I should have readily known the answer to, but explained everything else that I did remember, and that seemed to be good enough. Whew! "
"Where do you see yourself in 4 years? "
"What was going on during your first two years of college that you didn't get great grades?"
"Weaknesses"
"If i could change one thing about myself what would it be and how?"
"All the questions were about me and my past experiences. So none were difficult."
"If you were the cause of a patient death how would you deal with it? "
"Do you think you are missing out on anything by graduating college in 3 years?"
"What do you see yourself doing in 10 years."
"Why do you like children so much? (Kinda random, I want to go into pediatrics so I figured he would ask that, but why I like children, hard to put into words)"
"why do want to be a D.O.? what are your weaknesses? What did u get on the MCAT ?( it was semi-open file, akk they get is your essay and primary application, the interviewer doesnt get your grades. This really threw me off bc he asked about my mcat score after it was obvios that he knew something about me, idk if he wanted me to explain my low grade 7,8,Q,9)"
"none were difficult. "
"all questions were appropriate for an interview; I felt I had control to talk freely about my motivations, interests, and activities "
"How do you deal with disappointment"
"Why osteopathic programs? "
"None difficult at all. "
"Tell me about yourself."
"Why Med?"
"N/A"
"To defend some of my lower grades. No crazy, unexpected questions."
"Same as above. (Only because it was so unexpected.)"
"nothing really"
"Do your friends find you credible and give examples why or why not (they sort-of pushed me into talking about my extracirricular activities to answer this - any positions of leadership that I have had). They also asked "How did you get to the situation that you are in right now (applying to go to med school, specifically a DO school). It was a complicated way of asking why I want to be a doctor and specifically a DO, which threw me off at first."
"None. "
"What's the benefit to DO over MD... this was asked by a broken-english speaking MD!"
"What is the most advanced class you have taken at your undergraduate university?"
"I was prepared, but this is possibly the hardest question for most: What do you want to be when you grow up?"
"Tell me about the classes you took after you decided to become a doctor(halfway thru college)?"
"The whole interview seemed to be more of one long conversation with some informal questions interspersed. The questions were not difficult or stressful."
"Where will the next big advance in medicine be?"
"There is vinegar in marinades, so why do we use marinades on meat? Why do we tenderize meat?"
"What is your least favorite class and why? "
"Why did you go into criminology?"
"none very difficult..no ethical questions, all pretty straight forward."
"Nothing really. I was asked if I knew someone that worked in a department where I volunteered and I was not familiar with the person."
"What is the exact difference between Doctor assisted suicide and euthanasia? (VERY uncharactoristic of NYCOM, so don't let that scare you. Just know the answer in case you get my guy)"
"an ethics question"
"This was a pleasent interview. The question about osteopathic medicine required the most thought, but I had been asked that in a few previous interviews."
"none really"
"According to your friends, what are some of your downsfalls that you have posses?"
"Why do you want to be a doctor vs. a career in Chemistry (I wrote about how I love chemistry and was a biochemistry major.)"
"There were no tough or unexpected questions."
"Interestingly, I wasnt asked too many questions at all. Just, "why osteopathic medicine?""
"all were simple if you know yourself and your reasons for doing what you are doing. no direct questions about anything like stem cell research ect. maybe b/c i related a lot of my answers to that anyways so why ask again"
"Same question"
"When you say you worked with South African leaders, who specificaly are you talking about? "
"Why I wanted to become a DO?"
"Not really any...but if I had to choose one - How do you think you will do in Biochemistry in medical school since you haven't taken it before, and how will you handle difficulty?"
"None were difficult"
"Would you rather provide moderate healthcare to many patients or excellent healthcare to a few patients?"
"There were no difficult questions"
"I don't think you really want to be a doctor so convince me that you do"
"Some of the stem cell research questions."
"Mane two fo you short-comings (weaknesses)"
"Why exactly do you want to be a surgeon"
"They were all pretty straight foward questions."
"If your bishop told you you were no longer allowed to receive communion because you support stem cell research, what would you do? (I had mentioned I am Catholic and support stem cell research.)"
"If you were in an ER and there was both a DO and MD doctor treating patients, what differences would you find between the two?"
"So tell me about yourself."
"What quality do you have that least prepares you for medical school?"
"How would you sell yourself to me/the committee (ie. why should we accept you)"
"No difficult questions were asked....at all!"
"stem cell research"
"Nothing difficult, the only question involving slight discomfort was regarding a specific MCAT inquiry (one section did not improve over time)"
"Nothing too difficult. Nothing unexpected. My advice is just to know yourself- your strengths and weaknesses, etc. - and tell it like it is. "
"What is one thing you would like to change about yourself?"
"same as above"
"No difficult questions. But another interviewer asked interviewees what they knew about stem cell research?"
"Why do you want to be a DO?"
"Why DO and not MD?"
"Can you talk to me about stem cell research?"
"Same"
"Honestly, nothing."
"None of the questions were even remotely difficult."
"What is your position on stem-cell research?"
"If you did not get into medical school what profession would you choose?"
"He only asked me questions that were on my application which was in his hand. I simply restated what he already had on paper."
"One stated above."
"What happened during your senior year? (B's and C's in physics and chem, both inorganic and organic). I told the interviewer that I took on too many responsibilities, but that I learned my lesson and despite lower grades, I do perform well under pressure ."
"So...Tell me about yourself, why do you want to be a doctor?"
"why osteopathic medicine?"
"What were my strengths and weaknesses"
"After I had answered each given question, the interviewer usually kept asking semi-confrontational questions about the answer I had given. It was fine with me though. I like a challenge. "
"some crazy psycological profile questions..."
"What is your biggest weakness?"
"What do you do to relieve stress and you don't have any time to relax? What part of your body is affected? "
"What's up with your MCAT score? "
"I wasn't asked anything hard, not even any Osteopathy-related questions. I guess out of the questions I was asked, the one I felt was the most challenging was "Tell me about yourself." That's because it's up to you how you want to answer it."
"nothing"
"How would you use osteopathy in endocrinology? Most of the questions either pertained to passion for medicine, my credentials, osteopathic medicine,etc."
"no difficult questions"
"What will you be your greatest asset to this school?"
"None of the questions were particularly difficult, it was super laid-back. I guess the "What is your biggest weakness?" was the hardest."
"What is your weakness (personality)"
"There was no difficult questions"
"Why do you think, in your gut, you will make a good physician? (she asked this question of me about 3 times during the interview, so I had to keep coming up with more profound reasons)"
"Difficult ? on Economics which is my Major. So make sure u know your research/major well b/c the difficult ? is asked on your distinguishing aspect."
"how much zinc does should a person intake each day?"
"Can a cytokine cross the blood brain barrier?"
"My second interviewer backed me into a corner and asked me how could I compare a family physician to a general surgeon. I shadowed both and I was trying to explain that I loved the surgery experience, but I equally enjoyed the family practice experience as well. That was really tough to get out of, but I did, somehow!"
"There were none."
"What technological advancement that has occurred in medicine will change the medical field the most in the coming 50 years?"
"why my MCAT scores didn't match my GPA? (he expected my MCAT score to be higher"
"Nothing really stumped me, but the second interviewer did have a tendency to ask questions which were tough to give a simple answer to."
"Why didn't you take the MCAT a second time?"
"Why DO?"
"Why do you not have a DO recommendation letter? "
"Why do you want to be a doctor?"
"Same as above. This was my fourth interview and no one had asked me that before!!!!!!! "
"There were no difficult questions asked."
"my strenghts and weaknesses"
"Absolutely no difficult questions"
"How would you deal with a patient who wanted an abortion?"
"I was asked to describe my systematic psychology class. I took the class a year before this interview, so I had to think a bit before answering."
"With your verbal score, how can you prove that you will be able to keep up with the class-"
"what are your weaknesses"
"There were NO difficult questions. "
"See above"
"None were really difficult; they asked me about my job, the history of osteopathy and then just small talk"
"Nothing was particularly difficult."
"How many DO schools are you applying to? Are you applying to MD schools? How many? Why would you pick DO over MD?"
"STRONG/WEAK POINTS I DID NOT PREPARE FOR MY INTERVIEW AT ALL."
"The question about comparison/contrast between California Osteopathic schools and NYCOM."
"Tell us about the history of osteopathic medicine, and explain the principles."
"the same as above. this question wasn't that hard, but it was difficult to answer, because i have no idea what a day will be like, especially when/if i am a phsycian . .. . "
"Tell me the genetic defect of Marfan's disease"
"What is the pharmacological basis of Osteopathic Medicine?"
"None, I really felt prepared."
"What are your strengths and weaknesses?"
"What will be the most difficult thing for you about medical school?"
"See above."
"How would you, as an osteopathic physician, treat someone with pancreatitis?"
"Which area of medicine interests you and why"
"Do you have any character flaws and are you trying to work on them? If so, what are you doing?"
"What area of medicine do you want to go into? (Tough to know this early in my education) "
"SDN and youtube videos."
"Googling"
"SDN, Mock Interviews, Online Resources"
"SDN, friends"
"Friends, professional interview session, SDN and Quizlet"
"SDN interview questions for NYITCOM, practice interview with friends"
"sdn, reading my AACOMAS and secondary app"
"SDN questions"
"SDN, research the website, talked to current students"
"SDN feedback"
"Read SDN and typical interview questions"
"looking on SDN"
"SDN and Goros Review"
"SDN."
"I previewed the questions on sdn and they were all there!"
"SDN Interview Feedback and mock interview"
"Reviewed my application, used SDN"
"colleges website and sdn interview feedback"
"Read Dr. Gray's Premed Playbook and went over past SDN responses. SDN responses were very helpful! Almost all of my questions were previously asked questions that were reported on SDN."
"SDN, NYITCOM website, general Google search"
"Went through SDN, looked at their website, did a mock interview with myself."
"Read the interview feedback page, researched website"
"Read my application and the school's website."
"read over SDN interview feedback (VERY VERY VERY IMPORTANT), went over my application, and researched the school."
"Practice interviews"
"SDN feedback, read through application, practice with a friend"
"researched previous questions on SDN. (DO IT. 80% OF THE QUESTIONS CAME FROM THESE INTERVIEW FEEDBACK SURVEYS.)"
"Researched the school, reviewed application and past interview questions"
"mock interview, SDN, practicing"
"SDN Interview Feedback; review supplemental application"
"SDN, website, talking to students"
"School website, SDN, Reviewed my application"
"thought through answers to the most obvious questions, researched school, gained clinical/DO shadowing experience,"
"yes"
"Did mock interviews"
"Reviewed NYCOM site, read over Wikipedia entries, looked over my PS, read an interview book, and just reminded myself that I was there cause they wanted to know me (not cause I needed to impress them.)"
"Student Doctor. Read up on the school's literature and my applications"
"Read about the school, mock interviews with friends and family"
"chat with medical students about their interview"
"SDN, good nights sleep"
"Reaffirmed my reasons for DO, prepared for ethical questions (none were asked), review the school's mission, relax and breath."
"SDN, researched the school"
"College website; reading my own primary and supplemental application; talking to alum and current students. "
"SDN!!!!!!!!!"
"Look over my application, SDN interview feedback questions."
"I researched Osteopathic Medicine, NYCOM, and answered as many interview questions as possible that I found on SDN. I also watched how to interview videos on YouTube. "
"School's website"
"SDN, read over my secondary and essays. Brushed up on health care issues, read up on the school. "
"Nothing."
"Read about the school, SDN, reviewed my application materials, tried to relax"
"I used this site, and researched everything I could find about osteopathic medicine. "
"SDN, NYCOM website, Friends "
"SDN, my file, school website"
"Studied questions posted to SDN"
"Read SDN, drink coffee"
"SDN, practiced on my own and with friends."
"SDN, reviewed personal statement, mock interviews."
"old essays, notes, SDN, online info., mock interviews"
"Reviewed application, looked at school website, SDN"
"Read current events, studied medical insurance plans, was already aware of osteopathic medicine."
"SDN, gevitz book, mock interviews, talked to doctors"
"student doctor, did research on the internet"
"SDN, read school's website, went over applications"
"sdn, NYCOM website, asked myself questions, had friends ask me questions"
"Rehearsed answers to the common questions like why medicine/why NYCOM/ why DO"
"SDN, primary app, secondaries from other apps"
"SDN, school's website, primary app"
"SDnet, advice from DO and health professions advisor"
"look over primary/secondary apps, SDN, NYCOM website"
"Website review"
"SDN, primary application"
"SDN, my application, practiced with my friend (current NYCOM student)."
"books, SDN, school's website"
"Studentdoctor.net, interview feedback website, read up on school"
"SDN, AACOMAS app."
"Reviewed research and work"
"Read SDN Medical School Interview Feedback. Wrote down questions I wanted to ask prior to interview. Drank 3 cups of coffee. Paced around nervously."
"Read my file. exercised to get rid of any anxiety I had the morning of my visit."
"Read SDN forums + interview feedback. Looked over my primary and secondary application."
"Browsed SDN, re-read my application"
"SDN, Reviewed AMCAS, read up on some ethical issues, Prayed and put it all in God's Hands."
"Career center's mock interview, SDN interview data base, practice with sister. "
"SDN, Primary and Secondary Application, and read, ''The DO,'' by Norman Gevitz."
"Read the school's online information and printed materials that they sent me."
"sdn, questions"
"student doctor, mock interviews"
"SDN,looked over suppl application and DO philosphy"
"SDN, I work with one of their faculty so I asked him for suggestions, AACOMAS application & website, bioethics modules, College web page"
"SDN, looked over my primary and secondary application, looked at interview questions from kaplan and other test preps. "
"SDN, Princeton Review book, went over my applications"
"Review SDN feedback, secondary app"
"mock interviews with my boyfriend, SD.net, looking up the osteopathic philosophy."
"SDN forums plus practicing w/ my Dad on answering basic interview questions"
"SDN and reviewed information about osteopathic medicine"
"SDN only."
"Studentdoctor, mock interviews"
"SDN"
"SDN, talked with current and past students. Reviewed school website and my CV."
"S&D network, read about the school's programs and curriculum, read about osteopathic medicine"
"I really didn't. I had a bad attitude about having to apply to DO schools and wanted to do as little as possible."
"SDN, mock interviews, reviewing file"
"SDN, School website"
"Reading SDN, an introductory book on the profession of osteopathic medicine and websites."
" Many of successful med students recommended me to buy a book from ADMISSIONSMYSTERY.COM that really proved a deciding factor for my success in the interview. "
"Read over my application."
"Introspective moments while driving alone with the radio turned off. Read about osteopathic philosophy and its history. Definitely do some reading on that. Be familiar with your application, including the secondary one."
"practiced with friend"
"SDN, reviewed my application the night before, school's website, spoke to current NYCOM student"
"SDN, pfizer med prep book"
"read this site, read about the school"
"Pretty much only the SDN the night before and a quick mock interview with my roomate and other friends. I also discussed a few current issues such as HMO's, stem cell research, and ethical questions with my roomate (but they didn't ask this at all)."
"Read reviews, researched school, reviewed osteopathic philosophy, and reviewed application."
"SDN, talking to students and alumni"
"Just thought about some basic questions they might ask me. My third interview, by this point it was gravy."
"SDN, interview feedback, school website, mock interviews"
"SDN, prepped with my mentor"
"I read articles about healthcare issues, did mock interviews, read up on SDN, and reviewed my application."
"Read SDN forums, researched the school website"
"SDN, NYCOM Website, Flashcards, Google'd sample interview question answers - not just the questions, but suggested neutral answers which helped alot"
"SDN interview feedback, reading about osteopathy, other students who interviewed"
"SDN, personal statement, NYCOM website, current NYCOM students, mock-interviews, current events, ethics"
"SDN, NYCOM website, ethical articles"
"Read SDN interview feedback, went over application, read articles"
"sdn, mock intvw"
"SDN, read over my secondary, had some preparation from past interview"
"SDN, reviewed old interview questions, read up on ethical stuff, RELAX!"
"NYCOM website, over applications, SDN"
"sdn, NYCOM website"
"reviewed SDN interview feedback. reviewed my application. reviewed NYCOM website. "
"SDN, read my app., talked to current students."
"Spoke to NYCOM profs, students, alumni, and read SDN"
"completed secondary same week, researched school, read articles"
"looked over sdn interview feedback, school website, reviewed ACCOMAS app."
"SDN, my application, thought over what i wanted to say"
"school website"
"I read the school's web site and I talked to a DO student. You do not want to sound rehearsed or stressed out so just relax. I didn't even bother reading my personal statement. I came up with all answers on the fly since I was realaxed."
"SDN/Researched osteopathic medicine and its history/spoke with a DO graduate/ reread all the applicaiton materials and the info that they handed out while I was waiting to be called for the interview."
"SDN-student doctor.net secondary and primary application researched osteopathic medicine read newspaper, updated myself on current events."
"Put time and thought into my primaries and secondaries. Doing so solidified my answers to the questions on them and i really didnt prepare because i didnt want to sound rehearsed even with unique material"
"SDN,Osteopathic websites,Gevitz's book,read application, spoke with DOs."
"SDN, mock interviews, read both supplemental and accomas in detail. "
"Read up on recent medical issues including abortion, physican assisted suicide, and stem cell research."
"SDN, read packet they sent, filled out secondary the day before, reread application"
"SDN, my application, the school's website, and alumni! They were a great source of info."
"sdn, school website, aoa readings"
"this website, the Gevitz book"
"This site, reviewed my application, NYCOM website, answered possible interview questions out loud."
"SDN, The DOs by Gevitz, spoke to students, professors, read NY Times, NYCOM website"
"Two previous interviews were good preparation. I read up on the school, topics concerning medicine in current events--just read the newspaper, sdn questions."
"SDN, read about osteopathic medicine, read about stem cell research."
"Website, SDN, & AACOM website"
"Read up on school and Osteo. Med. on line"
"SDN, School website, discussion with D.O. I work with, other internet resources"
"SDN, reading my application, talking to others (students, professionals)."
"School website, sdn feedback, reviewed personal statement and portfolio."
"Read over my application, reviewed recent readings & current events, this web site."
"SDN, read the school's website"
"Other interviews, SDN, read over NYCOM paperwork/website, talked to NYCOM students"
"sdn interview feedback, reread applications, read info on NYCOM, read books (The DO's, osteopathic med:a reformation in progress), prep'd questions with friends..."
"I looked at the NYCOM website, and read up on osteopathic medicine for specific names and dates, read feedback on this wonderful site!"
"studentdoctor.net, reviewed school's website, reviewed my apps"
"read NYIT stuff and stuff on osteopathy"
"Filling out the secondary, Speaking with Alumni, Students, Attending the open house"
"By filling out my secondary the day before so that I could have all of my experiences fresh in my head. (As an aside, I think that the way NYCOM does secondaries is a plus in that you hand in the secondary at the interview)"
"SDN, NYCOM website, Read DO philosophy and my application"
"reviewed applications, NYCOM website, SDN"
"Read over my information, read this site, and nycom site."
"This website, reviewed application, quick review of DO history."
"SDN, Review my file, Review current affairs."
"This website, reviewed my application"
"Read SDN interview feedback, read over kaplan and other materials concerning the interview, mock interview, reviewed common questions. (Don't forget to review your file, most of the questions will stem from the info mentioned in your file)"
"I read a few interview feed backs on this site. I was pretty much confident!"
"SDN. Read material from NYCOM both hard copies and on the internet. Thoroughly learned the history of Osteopathic med."
"NYCOM website, this website, AACOM website"
"mock interview, spoke to alumni, read my application"
"Read application/essay, Big Breakfast."
"SDN, NYCOm wedbsite, talked with alumni"
"I didn't prepare all that much. I was prepared to answer difficult questions and confident in my answers. However, this was more of a friendly conversation with a random professor than an actual interview. "
"Got up, showered, dressed, ate breakfast, and then drove on the LIE."
"Re-read my application."
"SND, NYCOM website, other info on osteopathic medicine, reviewed my application"
"Read "Osteopathic Medicine in America," got help from someone who aleady interviewed."
"SDN, Gevitz's "The D.O.'s", went over Q & A's ."
"SDN, Mock Interview, & Read over Applications"
"current students, SDN, "
"Read Norman Gevitz's The D.O.s, interview feedback, had mock interview, NYCOM website, and talked to former students. "
"read posts on this site and looked over my application"
"Spoke with graduates from NYCOM, SDN and NYCOM website."
"SDN website, read over app materials"
"Mock interviews/SDN Forum"
"Read over website, read over my application, practiced answers to interview questions."
"Read the school's website, SDN, sites about osteopathic medicine"
"I read NYCOM's website, read their catalog, read about Osteopathy, researched on Dr. Barbara Ross-Lee, talked to current students, practiced typical questions with friends, read about health issues."
"SDN, secondary, NYCOM wedsite"
"read over AACOM app, SDN."
"Primary application, secondary application, SDN's website, and the history on osteopathic medicine."
"It was my first interview so I figured this would be the most I could prepare. Read over questions here, practiced answering them in front of a mirrow, did a test drive to the school the day before, made sure I left early to beat traffic on the LIE, prayed, and tried to relax as much as possible. "
"looked at sdn posts, mock interview, various websites, read two books about the DO profession."
"Read NYCOM website, talked with current NYCOM students on studentdoctor.com, read about osteopathic medicine on aacom.org and aoa-net.org websites"
"SDN website, NYCOM website, talked to a current NYCOM student"
"Read the NYCOM website and read up on the new dean, Barbara Ross-Lee"
"visit school website, personal statement and aacom application"
"Reading SDN, my primary & secondary application, and www.nyit.com/nyit"
"read over application, thought of answers to possible questions, looked at NYCOM website and catalog"
" This site, read The DO's by Gevitz"
"studentdoctor.com, read do info from aoa"
"Read information packets received from NYCOM, reviewed their website, and studentdoctor.net."
"SDN, read over ACCOMAS primary, looked at school website, reviewed DO facts ( This is a definite must for this school! They will grill you on this one!)"
"SDN, DO websites, my application, Gevitz"
"NYCOM, AACOM + SDN websites and reviewed my AACOMAS application. "
"I looked at this site, wrote down interview questions, typed up answers to them, and read the answers over a few times. "
"spoke to NYCOM students read about DO online"
"Read interview feedback, checked out the school's website, talked with a D.O. acquaintance"
"Read SDN, my application, the school's web site"
"SDN, and mock interviews with a friend."
"NYCOM website "
"Read my application essays."
"SDN, Read Gevitz"
"SDN, Book DOs in America, mock interviews at college."
"Read The D.O.'s by Gevitz, SDN, AOA, AACOMAS, spoke to current NYCOM students."
"Read the D.O.s by Gevitz, SDN, and asked friends "
"Read over my application, caught up on current events, mock interviews, etc.."
"Read up on ethical issues, read gevitz and other books on osteopathy, read school web site, AOA website, SDN"
"NYIT website, this website, occasionally read the paper for health care topics."
"Read up on the medical program, my resume and my application."
"read this site talked to stu that had already interviewed"
"SDN, read some info on history of DO, spoke to current NYCOM students, read the catalog. "
"Read about Osteopathic medicine, went over my transcript, personal statement, and feedback from SDN..."
"*SDN*, mock interview with friends, family, read up on current issues"
"I read The D.O.'s by Gevitz; spoke with students; checked out SDN "
"This site, Gevitz book, lots of friends @ both NYCOM and in NYIT's 7-year BS/DO program."
"SDN, background on DO, read over my application and essays..."
"READ SDN AT THE LAST MINUTE AND IT HELPED. GOT IN TO EVERY PLACE I APPLYED TO."
"I just went over material until i felt comfortable having conversations with it "
"Read Gevitz. Read SDN. Reviewed personal information."
"SDN, read books on osteopathy, NYCOM website"
"Reading the info they sent me about the school, this website, other internet sites about osteopathy."
"SDN, Norman Gevitz's book"
"SDN, Gavitz book, AOA website, NYCOM website"
"Read over my application, read this website and spoke to friends."
"Read this site, and read about osteopathic medicine."
"There really isn't much information available. I talked to friends who go there."
"Read SDN, asked students about the interview process, brushed up on facts about Osteopathic Medicine."
"SDN, Interviewfeedback, Friend at NYCOM, Gevitz book"
"SDN, reading about the history of medicine, reviewed my resume"
"I had another interview already. Looked at their website."
"SDN members and their posts A friend who attends NYCOM Interviewfeedback.com Mock interview with pre-med advisor NYCOM catalog from their website"
"The interviewer was very nice and felt like a conversation."
"Interviewer was very nice and knowledgeable"
"Friendliness of interviewer"
"How nice the interviewer was."
"Interviewer was very friendly and welcoming"
"Interviewer was nice even though I think they were supposed to be bland in their expressions. Finding common ground with the interviewer is a big positive, so do your research about your interviewer."
"he was super nice"
"Very conversational interview, laid back, not intimidating"
"Student ambassadors"
"The niceness of everyone I encountered!"
"the friendliness of my interviewer, the gorgeous location of the school"
"The sense of community that is apparent in the school and the receptive attitude by faculty for change and improvement."
"lectures are not mandatory"
"Campus. Check-in staff."
"The way that the interviewer and I were able to connect"
"Relaxedness of interview, tour of school"
"Friendliness and honesty of students and staff, beautiful campus, multiple fairly large and well-stocked labs, rotation sites, residency placements"
"the campus was beautiful, and even though we had to sit for a long time while waiting for others to interview, they brought in speakers to give us information about different aspects of the school which was nice!"
"The tour."
"Everyone was so Nice. Even random med students walking by were smiling at us and were willing to answer any questions we had. We met the Dean and he was quite a character."
"The interviewer, she was lovely."
"Facilities and the technology, how nice people were"
"The tour was really well done and the interview process was pretty quick."
"how low stress the interview was (the doctor who interviewed me was soo nice and provided great feedback to my answers)"
"The campus tour"
"facilities, reputation, students"
"the campus & students (it's not just DO students on campus, but also undergrads and PA students)"
"the interview was really laid back and that was nice because it was calming."
"Everyone was nice, good facilities, good residency placements, students seemed to genuinely like it there."
"The enthusiasm of the students, the PBL continuum"
"great atmosphere, quiet area, problem based learning track looks great"
"student doctor continuum"
"Conversational interview"
"DPC style learning"
"Interview, facilities, and curriculum"
"Facilities, PBL path, current students"
"interviewer was friendly"
"Student body collectiveness"
"My interviewer put me at ease, made sure I was relaxed and myself."
"The OMM room, the anatomy suite, the standardized patient training rooms, the friendliness of the students"
"Campus (I'm attending school in a large urban area so it is nice to see grass). Facilities. Residency matching rates."
"Nice atmosphere and very friendly faculty/students"
"anatomy lab"
"The students in the school appreared intelligent and outgoing. The facilities were pretty nice as well."
"Beautiful campus, undergrad life, academic and athletic facilities. Big anatomy and OMM lab. Cool robots to practice on. They have an alternate learning track called the Doctor Patient Continuum, where students work together in groups of 10 and are required to teach themselves and each other instead of learning in lecture halls."
"The tour - facilities, pt simulators, campus, etc"
"The relaxed atmosphere, how willing students are to help each other out. "
"The location and atmosphere. Student friendly."
"The laid back atmosphere of the school and that the interviewer really tried to make me feel as comfortable as possible. I really enjoyed talking to him!!!"
"Only the anatomy lab, which is very nice."
"Great interviewer, not out to trick you, but instead put you at ease and let you be yourself. Fantastic tour guides who were knowledgable and excited about the school. "
"The school had a great little campus, in a very nice area. The four medical school buildings are in a different area than the rest of the undergrad campus. The med school recently renovated their interiors, so everything is new and updated (very pleasing to the eye). They are affiliated with 46 Hospitals!! Students and Admissions Staff were extremely friendly! Provided interviewees with their school's catalog, which provided information on every aspect of the school possible (from tuition, to course descriptions, and hospital affiliations). "
"My interviewer, the students and faculty members were all lively and animated people with diverse interests. The staff and faculty were passionate about education at NYCOM and emphasized that the curriculum is continuously evolving. The school seems very responsive to student needs, and the facilities are beautiful. The students were friendly, relaxed and helpful. It seems like a great place to study."
"The friendly nature of the students, administrators, and professors."
"The school was pretty nice, everyone was very friendly"
"The students we met were extremely passionate and engaged. They really seemed like people who would challenge and inspire me. The DPC curriculum was stressed. It's rigor both impressed and scared me. The clinical rotations and hospital connections appeared to be very strong. "
"laid back interviewer.. sweet guy. all the resources available to students. modern facilities. lectures taped. "
"3 Buildings and a very nice campus, Interviewer/tour guides/admissions were all very friendly, the robot-patients that you can work with while you are a student, the DPC program"
"Nice new OMM lab, other facilities nice too. "
"The facilities, how happy the students seemed, how laidback the faculty we interacted with seemed to be."
"Facilities, PBL curriculum"
"facilities are wonderful, anatomy lab was great, student ambassadors seem very motivated and happy, fellow interviews appeared very bright, wonderful feeling from professor speech, great atmosphere and vibe :)"
"They have strong research support and opportunities compared to other osteopathic schools. The option to do the Doctor-Patient-Continuum education tract instead of the traditional lecture tract. However, none of the students we talked to were in the tract. "
"how much the school has improved in the last couple of years...ie. technology, new rug in library, landscaping"
"I loved the school. The OMM lab was amazing, the support they offer for students was outstanding. "
"their technology and new systems curriculum (the PBL seemed a little too unstructured)."
"People were very nice. Interviews were very informal and relaxed - mostly just chatted about interesting things I'd been involved in. Campus is very pretty. Tour was good, and they let us see a cadaver in the lab."
"Facilities"
"Friendly staff. They really tried to put us at ease the whole time"
"OMM room"
"Clinical rotations, STAN the robot, match list "
"The upbeat attitude of faculty, staff, and students"
"great facilities, opportunities to do research, cutting edge technology everywhere"
"Student's enthusiasm, helpful staff. "
"the students were sooo friendly, the facilities were great, the location is beautiful, overall a really nice place to spend four years"
"The technology, location, nice student body. We went to the anatomy lab and I was really impressed by that cadavers' paradise. :) I would not mind to spend my next 2 years in that school."
"The location, the anatomy and OMM labs. everyone was really friendly and made me feel welcome."
"School was more modern than i thought, friendly students, nice residency matching, comfortable campus"
"OMM lab is beautiful and new, robotic and actor patient interactions in first two years."
"The administration staff was very nice"
"There were many attractive females. Everyone seems approachable and smiles. It's in a pretty, woody, relatively secluded, relaxed area, but still within a reasonable distance to NYC."
"The basketball courts on campus were in perfect shape. The robotic patients Stan and Ped."
"I was impressed with the diversity of students on the campus, the facilities seemed decent, if not spanking new, at least up to date."
"The students all seemed really happy to be there, and were enjoying their medical school experience."
"The facilities were great. Nice and quiet location. Workshop rooms that were set up like doctor's office (to practice patient interaction skill) was really impressive. They were like real doctor's office. Robotic patient and all the tech. they have plus anatomy lab was awesome. Students were really cordial and greet us during the tour. Students wished us ''good luck'' while we were waiting for the interview. "
"Streaming videos, OMM lab is nice, good match and clinical rotations, know graduates who are great physicians"
"I was very pleased to see how NYCOM is consistently pushing to be on the cutting edge of technology. Robot-patient thing, massive amount of mock interviews, and streaming lectures (although most schools have this now). The clinical rotations and match list are also quite impressive. I also really like the fact that NYCOM conducts research. NYCOM's health center had the capabilities to treat students with OMM. That really shows they stand behind what they are teaching. Also, it is very superficial but I really liked that there were so many windows in the OMM lab (I really like natural lighting) and I am not sure but I think there were windows in the Gross lab as well. It looks like students are give a lot of opportunities to get a great education."
"The facilities, cultural diversity of the students, and that there are many students that are older and with families. "
"mock doctors offices, omm lab, technology"
"the facilities"
"students and staff were very friendly"
"Everyone seemed very enthusiastic and happy that they chose NYCOM."
"All the students seemed very happy to be happy to be part of NYCOM."
"I felt that everyone at the school was very happy and very friendly. Several people, students and staff, stopped and made comments while we were waiting. The campus is really nice, very wooded."
"The people were nice, faculty was nice. Very encouraging and good facilities. Video streaming is good incase you miss class, and you get your choice of choosing how you want to learn the curriculum"
"The students on campus seemed very happy and my interviewer (Emergency Medicine Physician) was such a sweet man and it was nice to know he was part of the faculty. Also, the actor-patients are a great way to get your feet wet in the patient-physician interaction."
"promise to build a new gym for next year The school was very tech. orineted and everyone was really nice to me. No one in the interview session was a cut throat mediclone at all. E"
"You get to pick your education (Problem Based Learning vs. Traditional lecture-based). Nice people. In your fourth year, you can do rotations all over the country (I met a student who had just come back from Hawaii). Diversity: lots of non-traditional applicants. It made the interview day fun. "
"Everyone was verry nice at the school from student guides to admissions officers, the campus is serene "
"Students were really nice and they were really honest, answering any questions"
"The Anatomy lab and OMM lab were available and open for students to study almost any time. the students are enthusiastic and friendly. Everyone seemed to know each other by first name. Student tour guides were intelligent and very encouraging. Cafe was small but smelled good. The school recently did renovations and they have a huge study room."
"The admissions staff and student ambassadors made me feel very welcome and were helpful in answering questions"
"It wasn't ''play time at medical school.'' The studnets were really nice, but focused and intelligent."
"The location, the enthusiam of the current students. The facilities are seemingly high-tech"
"The beautiful campus, the solid curriculum"
"The campus is located off city."
"The school has some great facilities and everybody seemed nice. A couple people came up to me before the interview to wish me good luck."
"Some of the facilities."
"Everyone was friendly: interviewer, tour guides, the seven other applicants. Many places, including anatomy lab, are open late for any study marathons etc. The area around the school is quite nice. "
"Stan and Ped (though I knew about them before, they were pretty cool to see up close), clinical affliations, overall student body (very warm and receptive)"
"variety in clinical rotations"
"EVERYTHING - location, the campus, facility (high-tech!), people, student ambassador, the interviewers. they hand out the last year's student residency match list - obviously very proud of it."
"The friendliness of the interviewer, hearing about how there are robot simulators and also virtual lectures online (right after the actual lecture is made it is uploaded onto a computer). The OMM labs are large and nice. The cafe is good, but expensive. The quiet study is pretty nice as well. Good technology (state of the art?)"
"The quality of the facilities and the enthusiasm of the staff."
"Nice Campus and location, state of the art facilities and technology everywhere"
"great technology, location near major city, good people -- everyone i met, both at the school and other interviewees were great."
"Match list and Stan. Students get into residencies at some amazing universities. 50% match into primary care and 50% into specialties. Wireless internet and other technological availabities at this school and the fact it is associated with a larger university."
"The school has some great facilities and everybody seemed nice. A couple people came up to me before the interview to wish me good luck."
"How high tech the school is. They have streamlined lectures, top-notch simulated robots."
"The school has amazing facilities, and the students seem very happy."
"The facilities- video streamlined lectures, robotic patient, anatomy labs, and the location"
"Cohesive student body, felt like one big family"
"Enthusiasm and honesty of tour guides"
"NYCOM has a beautiful campus. Everyone is so nice. The students were super enthusiastic; there is parking availabilities; the faculty is willing to work with you; everything is laid out - there is a brief financial aid session! The area has lots of places to shop both materials- and food-wise."
"Nice anatomy lab and OMM labs. Very nice students and interviewers. Stress free interview. Contrary to popular belief on SDN, several students did stop by and chat with us while we were waiting at admissions office and were friendly!"
"the technology, new facilities, friendly atmosphere and the campus"
"pretty campus, match list"
"New technology, got to talk to someone from the OMM fellowship program"
"Diversity, close proximity to NYC, friendliness of LI people! "
"Technology"
"the other students raving over the closeness of the class, great lab facilities, all state of the art "
"It has some great resources - STAN, nice OMM lab, and all of the lectures are streamed so you can watch them anytime. The location is also key, suburbs within 30-45 min of NYC."
"Assoc Dean was walking by and stopped to say hello and spoke with me and another student for some time. He actually answered a very important question for me that nobody was able to answer."
"School is located in Long Island and the campus is beautiful. The class is big but its very diverse. The DO who interviewed me was the nicest doctor ever : )"
"The clinical rotations.... some of them are at top hospitals, the online lectures, OMM lab, and anatomy lab"
"technology, students, location, tons of parking, great area, admissions staff is great. Tour guide showed us the anatomy lab, cadavers, omm lab- this made me excited to start med school"
"The facilites look nice. Lecture halls, anatomy lab, availability of streaming lectures etc. all modern with integrated technology (even when compared to DMU!) I was impressed with the Stan and Peda patient models as well as the clinical practice set up. The problem based learning type pathway was also appealing. Also, the affiliation hospitals are second to none for DO schools, which is advantageous to competitive residency placement."
"The students seemed very friendly. The schools is very diverse and the campus is in a pretty location. Good NY residencies."
"School is technologically advanced- have robot simulated patients"
"The campus is the most beautiful I have ever seen. It is like being the middle of a forest. The facilities are very clean and look new (don't forget the school was funded recently in 1977). The school is 30 minutes from Queens if you know how to get there. Basically, any major department store/ restaurant is within close driving distance. As soon as you get out of Old Westbury and into the city, you'll get anywhere. This is New York. We have tons of subways, trains and busses. While the school only has 2 buildings they seem to use, the buildings are large. Surprisingly, the school has a high tech simulated patient they let you use. I know this since they charge you a special fee to use this robot. Before the interview, they gave you the residency listings for 2004 and I was very impressed with the wide choices of residencies DOs were able to obtain (ER, orthopedic surgery, surgery, internal medicine, pediatrics etc..) This openness impressed me. The 4 medical schools I interviewed at didn't even give you this info! They also gave you a whole lecture on how much to school will cost and about financing options. What I enjoy most about the school is the laid back attitude the students and faculty seem to have. It's hard to explain what I mean, but you can feel it in the air. I really don't care about the large class size of 260 since I am used to large class sizes and they do get good residencies anyways. It is little concern to me how long I cut up a cadaver or how long I can speak to a lecturer. What really matters is what kind of residencies I can get. This is one of the most underestimated schools in the nation and I was happy to get accepted on June 23rd. Also, the school is the only one I know with a very fair admissions department. I got a 31 MCAT, 3.73 avg and Biochem major and all the Med. Schools rejected me. This was the only one I got in to! Thank G-d for one fair school out there!"
"The interviewer, staff, students guides, and fellow interviewees were very friendly and unpretentious, and the atmosphere was relaxed. The interveiw felt more like a discussion than an interview. I felt comfortable there. And the OMM and anatomy labs were the best that I have seen."
"The personability of students, faculty and staff. Everyone was very encouraging and willing to talk. Everyone was supportive and it allowed for a more relaxed feel. My interviewer was very enthusiastic about my file and was very easy to talk to."
"OMM Lab was great...so much natural light..windows all over. imaculate. Anatomy lab was good too. The campus overall is very nice. Lots of parking unlike the state school i went to for undergrad. Very up to date with technology. "
"The encouraging students and the wonderful staff. The lunch was very good and the campus is high tech. Stan the robot is cool."
"-Pretty campus -Metropolitan New York rotations -Clinical facility on the campus -Enthusiastic tour guides -Large number of students of color and muslim students -African American woman dean (never mind who she's related to) "
"Everyone seemed very down to earth and positive about the school."
"The students, and my fellow interviewees. Students were very friendly and excited about their school. The other interviewees seemed like people I could be happy with at a medical school as well."
"The admissions office personell were organized, they spoke to us in advance notifying us of the events scheduled for the day. The labs seemed great. The students were excited and friendly."
"great facilities, best omm lab i have seen, nice anatomy lab, lecture hall was nice; basically all buildings were in great condition and everyone seemed friendly and happy to be there"
"I was impressed by the campus overall, the facilities are very nice, the anatomy lab was well lit by natural light. Nice OMM lab, not as nice as UNE though."
"The enthusiasm of the medical students on campus."
"They have a large list of affiliations with great hospitals; the teachers were nice; "
"The area is pretty and all school activities are in one or two buildings, not spread apart. Compared to other DO schools, I do not think they do a good job with their interview day. But don't pick your school based on the rooms they sit you in to wait or the food they serve for lunch. The hospital rotations are good and it looks like residency match is too. "
"nice OMM lab"
"Everyone I met was really nice"
"The facilities, staff, and students"
"How technologically advanced all the facilities are, many of the students went out of there way to come and introduce themselves and wish us luck"
"The incorporation of newer technology, the OMM lab, and the people."
"My interviewer had lunch with us prior to the interview. He was a wonderful person, very kind and genuinely interested in us. The student who gave the tour was very informative and pleasant. The school, overall, is impressive, especially the OMM lab and the simulated patient lab."
"OMM lab, students' attitudes, clinical rotation sites."
"I enjoyed talking to the students who gave us a tour of the school. They seemed upbeat and really excited about osteopathic medicine."
"the students are all friendly & generally love their school, the faculty/facilities are top-notch, the area is fantastic for residencies"
"Area, OMM and Anatomy labs, students, interviewer"
"The student ambassadors were wonderful, as were the admissions staff. The anatomy lab seems well equipped, as do the lecture halls."
"technology - OMM lab is amazing, their "robot" patient"
"they keep telling you to relax b/c the interview is painless and it is(at least mine was) but that doesn't make you any less stressed! They also have a real cool robot to practice on."
"High tech amenities, friendliness of staff and students"
"I was positively impressed by the 2nd year medical student who took us on the tour. She was great for getting questions answered, and we got to see the OMM lab, the Anatomy lab, and the ICC (Institute for Clinical Competence). The other interviewees were impressive as well, as I noticed that I had a lot in common with many of them. The NYCOM match list and the breadth of rotation sites where one can learn in the 3rd and 4th years is important. Also, an interviewer ate his lunch with us and spoke to us, very conversationally, about his life in medicine. He seemed like he would be a very good teacher/mentor at the school. I have the utmost respect for people who don't always need the barriers of rigidity and heirarchy, but rather, show a humane willingness to reach out to all. That, to me, explemplifies what osteopathic medicine should be about. "
"The technology of the school is off the hook, and the students and faculty are all very generous. Some students told me that everyone is generally happy at NYCOM."
"The available resources and the expanding technologies. Also, the staff are EXTREMELY supportive and are pretty much always available."
"Lots of parking, how friendly the students were."
"The friendliness and openness of everyone as well as the size of the technology on campus."
"Friendly staff, students. Nice campus, close proximity to majot hospitals for rotations etc."
"The students were very friendly and seemed really happy there. The facilities were among the best I've seen."
"Diversity of student body, politeness of staff, "
"Overall, I liked the school a lot. Everybody was very calm and down to earth. The staff was wonderful. The students were very sweet and gave a wonderful tour. My interviewer looked very intimidating and he was, according to other students. However, he was very nice and sweet to me."
"Location is great and there seems to be a lot of great opportunities for the clinical rotations."
"The campus is beautiful! The students who led our tour were very nice and helpful; they also helped to put us at ease for our interviews. The students seemed genuinely happy."
"The facilities for the most part were great, the faculty and staff were very friendly, and the improvements being made in the program were impressive."
"Nice School, Friendly People."
"The OMM lab is really great. The anatomy lab was in good shape and there is a low ratio of students to cadavers. "
"There was very little that impressed me about NYCOM. Our student guide was very helpful in answering questions, but there wasn't anything special that would make me want to attend."
"Clinical Sites and Residency Match Results. Many SUNY Binghamton students (SUNYS in general) enrolled at the school."
"Location, Location, Location"
"great labs, especially OMM lab, nice and quiet campus, very friendly students, faculty, and administration--everyone seems very eager to help in any way"
"The friendless of my interviewer. He really wanted to make me feel relaxed."
"LOVED the campus - it was beautiful. I liked that NYCOM is housed within three buildings situated very close to one another. The library is small but they work hard to keep the most updated information there. Campus is wireless which is great, OMM lab is fabulous! I loved it. The day was casual and informative, and students and staff alike were very nice."
"The campus was beautiful and outdoorsy"
"the students are so extremely nice! random students were stopping by in between classes just to say hi and ask if we had questions for them. and we had the best tour guide ever!"
"Students on campus were really friendly and seemed to really like the school, the anatomy lab, and the OMM lab. The diversity of the student population."
"My interviewer was awesome! Very easy to talk to and gave me a lot of good information. I also was impressed by the students giving the tour."
"The students were friendly and seemed very happy at NYCOM. The matchlist is good. The clinical rotations are strong, especially since most of them are in the NYC metro area. A lot of the classes have streaming online lectures which is really nice. There are lots of research opportunites. Also, they offer a good deal of fellowships, at least more than most other schools that I visited. Ample parking space is available. Faculty and administration were very nice. Also, for such a large class, I had gotten the impression that faculty do make an effort to get to know each student. "
"the other intervewiees were nice (had 3+ hours to get to know them), OMM lab is sufficient, wireless campus"
"The campus was nice. The students seemed focused at the school. The hospitals which NYCOM is affiliated with are top rated."
"The OMM lab. The students who gave us the tour all seemed like wonderful people. They seemed happy to be there. The fellowship program is also impressive. "
"The students were very friendly and the ones who showed us around campus were very honest and sincere. The campus is woodsy. The anatomy lab is nice. We were able to observe a team of students working on a cadaver."
"The administration, the students and the interviewer were all very nice and made us feel as comfortable as possible."
"nice location, it seems that school was build in the middle of the park. Everybody was very friendly and helpful."
"How friendly everyone was, the technology on campus, the ample free parking. :0)"
"Real nice interviewer, the opportunities in residency, and the size of the parking lot."
"The school's all wired, lectures online, diversity of students, student body didn't appear too stressed, OMM lab, lots of parking!"
"the reception given by the admissions committee,and the enthusiasm of the med students giving the tour"
"Technological advancements in medical education at NYCOM, happiness and comaraderie of students, focus on aspects of personality and interests, as opposed to GPA and MCAT, during the interview"
"The location of the school. "
"Both people who interviewed me were great, really friendly and made sure I felt at ease. The student who gave the tour was great too, and you could tell he loved the school. I also liked the two separate interview process, it gave you the chance to mention things in the 2nd interview that you might have wanted to say but forgotten in the 1st. "
"the current students enjoyed their academic and personal experience at nycom"
"The technology."
"interviewers and students were very nice, well spoken and genuinely proud of school, the school's focus on improvement "
"My Interviewers, the secretary, staff, and few students I came across were SOOOOO down to earth, very nice, and very helpful. Even though ppl complain about the library being small, it is, but the school has a lot of study spaces (rooms, cubicles etc.)in other places."
"really nice people, the interview was relaxing as well"
"OMM Lab, new facilities"
"The clinical rotations the third and fourth-year students are involved in. They are top-notch. The residencies are really good too. The campus was very nice. The students also have two parties during the school year: Osteoblast (at the beginning of the year) and Osteoclast (end of year). I thought that was a cute idea!"
"Buildings were all new and really nice, the diversity of the students, internet is all wireless on campus and all lectures are on streaming video"
"The IT industry is really well integrated into the DO ciricullum. The atmosphere was very relaxing. All the facilities were very modern, the cafe had good food and the lecture halls were all wireless. NYCOM is located strategically in a nice area with everything availabel within a 5 mile radius. The admissions dean was really nice and really answered all our questions before we were done for the day."
"The interviewers were pretty laid back. the atmosphere is not very competitive. also, the classrooms are wired, lectures are taped and can be found on cd-rom as well. "
"everybody was very nice, campus was small but nice"
"The students seemed happy. They felt that the faculty was there to *teach* rather than do research or other "stuff"."
"The student tour guides were nice, seemed bright, and appeared to have genuinely choosed osteopathy as a first choice, not as a second route be ause they could not get into an MD medical school"
"the OMM lab"
"everything"
"The up-to-date technology of the school."
"up to date technology, every lecture is taped and put in the library and on the web, every student is guaranteed a residency"
"The location! It's a beautiful campus and the area is gorgeous. Housing is not as bad as they make it sound. There are affordable places to rent within 20 minutes away from the campus."
"The facilities are modern and the school is well-kept. The campus consists of only three buildings, besides those belonging to the undergraduate institution, allowing for less time spent traveling from building to building. The OMM lab is state-of-the-art and the Anatomy lab is well-kept, spacious, and well-organized. There is plenty of room allotted to silent study and the students genuinely seem happy. I was told by one of the students that, "The education here will blow you away." The new dean is really an asset. She is very accomplished in the field of Osteopathic Medicine and plans to take NYCOM head-on into the 21st century. "
"the streaming videos of the lectures, and how technological up-to-date the school is"
"All the kids seemed very enthusiastic about the school and were upbeat, appeared sincere, very helpful when asked questions"
"friendly, supportive student environment"
"Every student I talked to says the clinical rotations are excellent. Basically, you're doing rotations at some of the best hospitals in the region."
"The buildings are relatively new."
"i already knew quite a bit about school"
"diversity of class, all lectures can be accessed online, lots of parking for students"
"How close everything is to eachother, you dont have to walk very far to get to the library, which is where you'd be spending most of the time~"
"How modern the school is "
"The new building is very nice, the use of computer technology in the education process is very impressive, the student body is very diverse, and some of the rotation sites are well-respected. Many students go on to do specialty residencies, but other DO schools have higher percentages of students doing so (e.g., PCOM's 52%). Also, Barbara Ross-Lee is wonderful. A true visionary!"
"Good student diversity & decent facilities. Students seemed happy with their choice of attending NYCOM...supposedly, the MS-3 and 4 rotations are supposed to be excellent. Our tour with a student was by far the highlight of the day....she took us around the school and we spent some time in the anatomy lab where we had the chance to talk with other students."
"MY INTERVIEWER CAME ON THE TOUR WITH US, SO I GOT A CHANCE TO SHMOOZE HIM."
"INCREDIBLE, NEW FACILITIES. The OMM Lab, and Anatomy Lab were spacious, well-arranged, and well-kept. The entering class is large, but the auditoriums where lectures are given were accommodating with ethernet access at every seat, and there is adequate study space (given the large study room, and group study rooms) for the students."
"very warm environment, students seemed happy, that the new DEAN BARBARA ROSS-LEE has really turned the school around and made it more student friendly, quality of rotations"
"i didn't stay for the tour, but the pictures I saw of the OMM lab were pretty impressive"
"Clinical affiliations 3rd year, students I spoke to were very friendly."
"The OMM lab, the internet link ups in the lecture halls and study halls, notes and lectures available on the internet, hospital affiliations"
"The PDA project, and the hospitals that you are able to rotate through as a third year."
"OMM lab"
"The fact that all lectures and labs are videotaped and the replays are offered on tapes in the library and through an online database."
"OMT lab, the new building"
"The OMM Lab and the hospitality of the staff"
"The country-like setting of the campus made it seem relaxing. Also, they have a block system that structures the curriculum."
"The OMM Lab is new and very impressive New lecture halls (NYCOM 3 building is very nice) Learned about the clinical affiliations and post-doc opportunities"
"Not enough time to ask questions at the end."
"The interviewer just went through a list of questions and didn't really carry any conversation with me."
"Very straightforward, no feedback about the answers"
"it was just a one-on-one through zoom so I wouldn't be able to say"
"The interviews were severely delayed."
"My interviewer went down a straight list of questions, so it was hard to tell if it was really open file? They did not ask about anything from my primary or secondary"
"They talked up the by schools board and match rates. Didn't mention they board scores. This year will me there first class to match. Military match was 6/6."
"Not sure my interviewer had seen my file, not sure if it was negative he was just not familiar with anything I said"
"the facilities could have been more up-to-date but not terrible"
"8 people per cadaver in anatomy labs"
"My interviewer seemed to be more nervous than I was, and avoided making eye contact. It was a very awkward experience. He also kept looking at the clock several times and did not seem interested in what I had to say at all. Also, because of the changes coming up with the curriculum, they were not able to answer many questions. Everything was "we are not sure". During the tour we did not get enter many parts of the school. We stood in front of the door while the student explained what was inside. (library, study area, simulation center)."
"Large amount of focus on and hyping of OMM"
"If you were in your interview you missed the information that was given by the speaker during that time."
"Honestly, nothing. I do wish we were provided lunch though. The refreshments weren't enough to stop my belly from grumbling between 8:30 and 1:30pm :/"
"Nothing."
"Rural area"
"Could have provided more information on the interview process."
"the high cost of tuition"
"A lot of students and not a lot of cadavers"
"commuter school"
"because the interview was so short, i felt like i didn't do as great of a job. i had answered all the questions in 10-12 minutes. then my question took about 3 minutes for them to answer so i was out in 15 minutes."
"Very high tuition, not sure how well regarded the school is outside of NY"
"My interviewer was very strange and made me feel like every answer was insufficient or wrong"
"small campus, mostly a commuter school"
"They did not provide us with enough information about the school/process."
"Gym"
"Cost of attendance"
"Class size (n=300+)"
"Cost of school. Class size of about 300"
"The cost of living in the area"
"small library. large student body."
"Tuition. Small Osteopathic library, but main library is fine. Lunch consisted of yogurt, granola bars, and weird muffins. Osteopathic cafeteria is small. No on-campus hospital, but there are plenty of hospitals in the area. Outdoor track is simply an asphalt surface around a lacrosse field."
"tuition"
"N/A"
"Cost. "
"The admissions guy who talked, the interviewer, the interview, the "lunch", the attendance policy"
"No hospital, housing on campus so no real sense of community. Buildings were not the nicest, but adequate. No gym. High tuition costs. "
"High price tag, but a lot of schools these days have tuitions in the 40k range."
"The anatomy lab seems like it will be crowded. Other than that the facilities are lovey and the mood is friendly, relaxed, casual and focused on learning. Great school."
"Nothing, everything was great!"
"High cost, no housing. "
"It is impossible to live within walking distance and there is no public transportation or shuttle. The prospect of driving everyday is not exciting (I don't own a car yet!). The facilities were sort of middle of the road compared to others I have seen. The price tag is very high."
"cost and class size (big and big)"
"The price, cost of living on the island, no on-campus housing, and I live in upstate New York so it's pretty far from my family which I'm trying to stay closer to"
"Huge class size, fail = throw out? Woman from the admissions office who talked to us was really nice, but everyone else in there is grouchy. Knew that going in through from when I tried to get app status over the phone. "
"Price"
"one interviewer guy could not stop talking.... if you were there, you know what I'm talking about :)"
"The very high expense, the lack of official student-housing help, the need to buy a car. There's no housing within walking distance, and the housing in the Old Westbury area is ridiculously expensive. "
"i have a bigger gym in my basement, too many students"
"library, 8ppl-cadaver, expensive"
"The interviewer. "
"The only thing that bothered me was that it was a looong day. Also the school is very expensive."
"Cost"
"Cadaver lab. I expected it to smell bad, but it was awful in there. I think they may not have had sufficient ventilation. "
"shabby lecture hall, below avg. anatomy labs/room with STAN robot. .really compact medical school for such a large class"
"The school is VERY expensive"
"NY weather."
"Very large class size, small facilities, one student was very negative."
"the financial aid handout with the tuition projections....scary amount of money!"
"The cost. Oh, man, the school is expensive!"
"How expensive it is to live in that area"
"small library, small "gym", big student class"
"The cafeteria is very small, so they aren't many choices, but I can just pack my lunch ;)"
"The interviewer seemed very uninterested until the very end of our interview. He kept staring at his notes while I spoke and responded in a very uniniviting monotone voice."
"As I was waiting for my taxi to arrive, professor Hahn (I believe this was her name) was yelling at a student who had parked in her parking space, got security to show up, and pretty much made an ass of herself (I'm not sure what she teaches). I'm not sure of the circumstances of the incident, but it was a bit alarming."
"Alot of sitting idle before being called for my interview."
"The campus looked very community college-like. Didn't get a chance to see the lecture halls, which are supposedly very nice. Nerdy looking students?"
"The surrounding town of Old Westbury is nondescript, though it is 22 miles east of Manhattan, the drive to the city is usually hampered by heavy traffic. The local area is supposed to be expensive (though I don't know why it should be) and also the tuition at the school is projected to increase 7% every year..."
"Neither the Financial Aid representative nor the head of the PBL pathway was there to speak to us. But it wasn't so bad because I hear that the financial aid lady is really blunt and tells you that you wont get much money anyway."
"The school is very expensive if you have to live in NY. No dorms in the campus. No problem if you live with parents like myself. "
"A lot! After asking some questions that my friends in medical school told me I should ask, I found out some things that really bother me. I asked students rather than the tourguides, because they are supposed to only tell you good things about the school, or at least neutral ones. So here's what concerns me: 1-They don't know what the cirriculum will be for next year. That worries me because med school is hard, and I want to know exactly how they're going to teach us. For this year, they are completely system based, which means they start out with a ''Fundamentals'' course, which according to the students was a MESS of whatever they felt you should know. There is only one exam per system, and then you have a re-test a week later. They said that 40 percent of the first year class failed the Fundamentals exam, and the same amount failed the neurology exam. That is a lot for me, and apparently the exam was not reflective of the material presented in class. It even contradicted some of it! To make that even more concerning, the students said that the only thing they're sure will change for next year is that they are getting rid of re-tests, so that means that you're dependent on one exam for 6 weeks of lecture. Doesn't seem fair. Especially if the exams aren't ''fair'' to begin with 2-The dean will only meet with students as a whole class in class meetings. There is no open dorr policy, and you can't make an apointment with him unless you are failing out. 3-They are supposed to post the slides on the internet for each lecture ahead of time, as well as have the printed handouts waiting for you in your mailbox, but unfortunately the students said that for the last system they haven't had the notes online or in the mailboxes until AFTER the lecture. It just seems like NYCOM makes a difficult experience even more difficult, as well as unorganized Also... the cost is insane!!"
"The first thing that negative thing about the school was the location. 35+ miles or so out of Brooklyn, Long Island didn't feel like it had a lot going on that I would be interested in. It was just rich suburbia. Most of the students I talked too said they came to NYCOM because they are from Long Island or the New York City area and wanted to stay there. It seemed more about location to anyone I met than anything else and the location didn't impress me. The campus was not warm, inviting or pretty. None of the students besides our hosts smiled or greeted our tour group. The gross anatomy lab appeared to be fairly cramped and there were 6 people to a body which seems like a lot compared to other schools. The class size is huge (300 students) and there wasn't any common areas that students could collaborate together. The cafeteria looked as if it could fit maybe a 100 people at maximum capacity. After adding in the cost of living and expected expense (with a potential 7% increase in tuition a year) NYCOM's estimated cost was ~$63,000. Which means that average student will have about a quarter of a million dollars in debt (not including accrued interest) from the school. "
"The student ambassadors were not very friendly or warm."
"the tuition"
"library really small"
"USMLE first time pass rate is a little low. However, the interviewer told me that they are currently working to bring it back up."
"The size of the acutal medical facilities."
"Small library and its really expensive."
"The financial aid woman is a bit intense and slightly rude, more so during the open house then the interview session but still kinda scary. The anatomy lab doesn't seem to be ventilated very well."
"Small library No gym until 2007 Only 1 big lecture hall and one big OMM lab"
"Facilities, Financial Aid Lady, Wait time for Interview (I was in afternoon session and waited for 1+ hours until I had my interview- Last person to go)"
"Lecture rooms look kind of run down/neglected/not maintained. A student who was doing the tour said that about 60% of students DON'T GO TO CLASS (because you can get streaming lectures online later in the day). The medical school campus is three buildings. Tuition is FORTY THREE THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR 07-08, WITH AN AUTOMATIC 7% INCREASE EVERY SINGLE YEAR!!!!!! Mandatory student health insurance is ~$3,000, with an AUTOMATIC 10% INCREASE EVERY YEAR! The woman from financial aid was very very VERY blunt. She said that if our parents aren't helping us pay for med school, we should reconsider NYCOM. She also said: ''If you're parents aren't going to be helping you, and you have bad credit, NYCOM is not the place for you. You don't want to come here.'' The school offers NO financial aid.. no loans, no grants...nada. Cafeteria is SOOO TINY. I don't think it can hold even half of their entering class (~320). The Problem Based Learning program. In it, you don't even take Biochemistry as a foundation to build off of. The only class you take outside of the PBL seminars and things is OMM and Anatomy. My interviewer apparently teaches in several different courses.... made me question the size of their faculty... No on campus housing. The students there didn't look like doctors-to-be. They looked like freshman and sophomore undergraduates..."
"there is no shuttle bus that takes you from train station to the campus! Unless you bring your own car, you have to take a cab for five minutes and pay $11+ for it!!!"
"No gym, no housing, you must have a car!! The nearest housing is at least a 10 minute drive. Library was small!"
"The library was very small"
"The campus seems small and a bit homogeneous. People seemed to go there because of the location mostly."
"The interviewer. Read directly from a list of questions, and he was definitely rushed, stopping my answers short of when I was done b/c he was worried about all the people he had to interview before he had to leave. It was first time interviewing at the school and he was a PhD, unsure how well he understood the profession. I wanted to make it more of a conversation, and so did he, but he was worried about time constraints. Nice gentleman, though."
"The tour guides were not every enthusiastic about their school, the anatomy was not very well ventilated, Sharing of bodies between first and second years. "
"The library is very tiny."
"That the taxi cab drivers don't know where NYCOM is and the price of the cabs is ridiculous"
"NO VEGETARIAN LUNCHES!!! grrr.. "
"The study area appeared uninviting, almost gloomy. Otherwise, all the facilities were great. It could be just my perception."
"The library because it's verrrry small."
"large student body, some current students were discouraging about the school"
"nothing really. library is small but there is a nice study area. no fitness center - just an area with some equipments. "
"Rumors about the faculuty not sticking around for long. Also the gym and library are small and not suitable for studying. Students not doing so well on the board examinations."
"the high cost of living and tuition. "
"only drawback that i can see is that there isn't a hospital on-site."
"There are many: the lecture halls were nothing like other schools' modern lecture halls and seemed a bit worn down. 320 students next year. 6-8 people/cadaver. 10% attrition rate!! Board pass rate in the 70s!! Some students seemed distraught about choosing this school. Many seemed to go there because they lived in the tri-state area and didnt really pick it for academics, etc. The school is in Old Westbury which is an expensive area in Long Island, NY. There is nothing to do in the area and the city is an hour away, so you are pretty isolated. I question the academics and the integrity of your basic sciences education, especially based on the horrible board pass rate."
"That the taxi cab drivers don't know where NYCOM is and the price of the cabs is rediculous"
"Size of school. The med school is really really small. The library is also small. The floors seem like they are stacked on top of each other with narrow stairs leading from floor to floor. Also, in anatomy lab, there are 8 students to a cadaver, which is a pretty high number. Finally there is no student housing so everyone lives off-campus."
"The interview was incredibly stressful. I had difficulty understanding my interviewer, and when I asked about the robotic patients that were hyped all day, she said they did not have them ( which is untrue... they do have them and they are called STAN and PEDA)"
"The weird system where only 30 students out of the entire class are selected for the Problem Based Learning Section. It sounds good, but it seems as if the two groups are very isolated"
"Wait time, which you'll find every where so no big deal"
"tuition costs"
"The library is a bit small, but that's okay because I don't study well in libraries and it's sufficient for research. The gym is small, but I like to jog outdoors anyway."
"Lack of adequate study space; small library. Traffic getting out there is a nightmare."
"large class size (8 ppl per cadaver) "
"Didn't get a chance to see the gym. Want to know if it was really THAT small. "
"the gym and cost"
"It's more expensive than I thought. The library is tiny, however, you can use the NYIT undergrad library which is definetely more than sufficient."
"Seemed that the lady in the admissions office did not seem happy to be there. They don't have a very good gym, library is very small, the tutoring program is not very impressive and last but not least expensive area to live in (dah!! its New York)"
"Well, I know NYCOM outside of this interview and always held it in high esteem. Unfortunately they did NOT put their best foot forward that day and it made me re-think a lot of things. Basically I didn't feel like they were trying at all to impress us and that we were supposed to impress them. Other schools made it a point to say that we were interviewing them just as much as they were interviewing us. We were stuffed into a room for hourse, the financial aide lady didn't talk to us and they "lost the hand outs" she gave them to give us so we have no idea how much the school will cost overall. Also, the asst financial aide person was there but "doesn't speak in front of people"... ok then. They "didn't know" exactly what the cirriculum is like this year for lecture based students and "didn't know" what it will be like next year, esp since it's changed 3 times in 4 years. We weren't given the offer tosit in on any classes. The students admitted to not knowing eachother and fourth year still meeting people they've never seen. It seemed that there were too many students at NYCOM because of the location rather than because of the school. "
"tiny library, saddest-looking gym"
"The large class size is not ideal. However, its always up to the individual to remain either an anonomous member of the class or get involved in clubs, groups, volunteering etc."
"to be honest the class size is big... but no really big issues."
"It SEEMS that some of the students werent 100% being there, no as much class connecion because people live all over and commute to school"
"They make you wait outside the office for about 30 minutes before they bring you into a seperate room and begin talking about the school. There's only enough room for half of the students to sit down and the rest stand for 30 minutes. That's kind of rude even for a New Yorker like myself. The library was a joke (The first floor is about 100 X 30 feet). I didn't see too many computers there to use (about 10). You won't get too much attn. Class size is 260. There's probably a lot of students per cadaver. The school is kind of pricey for 35K first yr and expected 43K by the last year."
"The library is poorly ventilated and dungeon-like. The gym was disappointing, but they said that they had plans for renovating it. Also, NYCOM is located in Old Westbury, a very expensive neighborhood."
"That day it was hot in the building, and I was one of the last to be interviewed, so even if I wanted to relax and minimize anxiety, I felt very uncomfortable. Also, the students werent on campus because they were on break so we couldnt interact with many students but the ones there were helpful. Many of the facilities were closed."
"Nothing much except the living situations but thats not up to them. The town is upscale and nassau county is very expensive to live in. "
"-Huge class size (290) -While it was by far the most diverse student body I saw, the social scene seemed very segregated. "
"Small library/gym...not really a "campus" feel to it. "
"The campus is small, no dorm, I think the school with the largest class size (DO) should make an effort to organize dwelling for the students in any form."
"small library, expensive school, expensive area to live in, long wait between arrival and presentation, tour and interview."
"The office staff in admissions were VERY rude, unneccessarily so. The gym is laughable, they only have an antique set of dumbells as their freeweight set and the rest of the equipment was inadequate for a school of any size. The library is also quite small. The housing situation would provide a great deal of difficulty to any student who wasn't very well financed."
"Some facilities were a bit small (library, gym). But that doesn't really matter that much..."
"The facilities could have been better; the library leaves much to be desired; "
"The cost is awful. I lived in the midwest for my first 22 years, and recently moved to the east. I am still annoyed by how expensive life is out here and more so on Long Island. "
" I think there are way too many students in one medical school class."
"The students were taking exams so our tour was conducted by an admissions person."
"School is in middle of nowhere and small"
"Lack of affordable living in immediate area, little public transportation"
"We didn't get to see the gym and the library due to the heating being broken in the building that day, but I have heard that they are both pretty small and I wanted to check them out for myself. No big deal though."
"The school is a bit small, but not terrible. The financial aid representative was not there to give a presentation (we were given hand-outs), and the tour was a bit rushed."
"Interviewer, unorganized office of admission, organization, small facilities, location"
"For starters, the admissions office was pretty disorganized. The associate director really didn't want to talk because she was sick. Then we were informed that a representative from the financial aid would not be talking to us - so instead we were given a large packet of handouts. In addition, they only had one doctor to interview that day so they were scrambling to find a second doctor to interview. The campus is two small buildings, and the library is very small. Even though all students are required to get their own computer, the computer lab in the NYCOM library was done away with. There was a lot of waiting time - bring something to read."
"the gym & library are small "
"Traffic, definately need a car, lack of affordable housing nearby, gym was tiny"
"Very, very, very, very small school, and the student facilities (i.e. gym, library) are very limited, and some (housing) are non-existent."
"my interviewer was about an hr late and i was his first interviewee so he was rushed and flipping thru my application while i answered his questions"
"school is tiny, but I'm not sure it matters..."
"No one was there to talk to us about financial aid. I also felt like I could have gotten some more energy back at me during the interview itself. But I do realize that it was a long day! "
"Nothing really, except the long wait to be interviewed"
"Not too much. The weight room is REALLY small but they intend on expanding it. The lunch was NO good though, but that is to be expected at almost any interview I guess."
"Small gym, the library is small, but the students I spoke to said there's not necessary to go to the library since there are so many other quiet places to study."
"The stark decor of the buildings and lack of space compared to other schools."
"Small library, small weight room."
"Not much at all. "
"Everything was rushed, so we didn't have a lunch, or financial aid briefing. All we had was the tour and the interviews. And they have a small weight room"
"Negatively....hmmmm...oh yeah, the size of their fitness center! "
"Library and facilities seem rather small considering the class size is so large."
"The micro lab"
"Interview Day ends late at 3pm."
"THe admissions staff was rude, but I guess they do live in New York. The school is overpopulated. There are way too many students for the facilities. The study area is awful and is very full. THe students were extremely stressed out. They said that they get an average of 3 to 4 hours of sleep a night. All the tests taken are in a weeks time, so you have 8 tests in a week rather than spacing it out. Their pass rate for the COMLEX is very low compared to any other osteopath school. They do not have a lot of lab classes, slides are shown during lecture. There is no where close to live to the school. I want to live as close as possible since med students are on campus so much. The admissions director kept pushing that students can go into allopathic residencies. If I wanted to go into an allopathic residency I would have applied to allopathic schools! I found it very upsetting, it seemed like they were puting down their own profession. They wouldn't stop talking about money. We all know how expensive it was before we applied. They seemed like they are very unhelpful if students run into money problems. Other schools that I applied would give students emergency loans of upto 20,000 in two days if needed. I left very, very unhappy. "
"The lack of organization was annoying. The whole thing got started late, and we all sat in a room for three hours while we each got one 30 minute interview. Some of us were told that we would get a second interview later in the day, but that never came. The facilities were not very impressive either."
"Since I commute from Queens, living arrangements is not a problem. However, if you need to find housing near NYCOM, good luck! Make sure you take enough loans out because rent will cost you $12,000 a year, minimum. Contact the Financial Office."
"Waiting for interviewers and the presentation was too long."
"no on-campus housing, going there requires owning a car"
"Lack of affordable/closeby living options."
"Not much! Small library and practically non-exsistant gym, but NYIT recently built a new one which will be functional by fall."
"Other than a few of the rooms/labs, the school seemed old and outdated."
"nothing really.. the cost is a little scary but that is the least of my worries!"
"The study space and cafeteria were not the best. Class size is very large."
"The way the day was arranged, it seemed that we did a lot of just waiting in the conference room for things to start which was a little frustrating, especially since we were all there on time."
"The class size is huge, probably too large for me. I think, with the emigre physician program included, each NYCOM class size is roughly about 300 students. The library is the smallest library that I have seen so far. I don't think that's much of a problem for students though b/c I think most people study elsewhere. I also wasn't too impressed with the school's facilities. However,as a caveat, I might have come in with grander expectations of the school, based on what others have told me. The area is expensive to live in. The tuition. There is also a slight commuter feel to the school. "
"all other facilities were insufficient to handle 300 students per class, high cost of living on LI, lack of answers given concerning change in curriculum, aggressive and unfriendly therapist, oops I mean interviewer "
"There are nearly 300 students in the class. That's a little bit too much for me, but that's just me."
"My interviewer was curt and aggressive with some of his questions and statements. However, I believe, especially after talking with other interviewees, that he meant well and perhaps just wanted to see how we might react under a stressful situation."
"I was warned about the cafeteria and the library, but it wasn't a problem for me. I think it's sufficient. However, I didn't like the fact that there wasn't any welcoming speech or anything like that at the beginning of the day. After we gave our supplemental application and fees to the receptionist, we were all placed in a room to wait for our interview. I wished they had a brief NYCOM orientation video or something. Also, during my interview, I felt I wasn't given a chance to elaborate on my answers as much as I would have liked, because as soon as I answered her question, my interviewer would either cut me off to talk about herself or would ask a follow-up question. Cheap lunch, too."
"Before the interview , we were separated into two groups 5 people each. Our group had only one interviewer and we were done in 1 hour. Another group had 2 interviewers and we waited for them almost hour and a half in conference room."
"Very small school, remote location, very expensive, it did not have a very warm feel to it. During the middle of my second interview, the guy answered his phone, talked for a bit, hung up, made a call, hung up, got up and grabbed some paperwork to give to someone outside of his office. He never said excuse me or apologized. I found this to be somewhat unprofessional but I kept a straight face and just kept on talking. "
"Weather, gym(if you look hard enough you will find one), cafeteria food."
"Big class size, high tuition"
"size of the library and gym"
"Small gym and tasteless food in the cafeteria"
"The school seems to be very impersonal. My interviewer for example was more concerned with numbers than getting to know me as a person. "
"Yes the library is small and the gym is nonexistant BUT the undergrad school is building a new gym that will be open to NYCOM students and there is plenty of studying space throughout the school to make up for the library."
"the weather (very cold and rainy)"
"Nothing negatively impressed me. A lot of people complained about the library size, but they have all the material needed and there are other areas to study besides the library."
"the anatomy lab - bad ventilation as compared to other ones I've been in and several cadavers that were not being worked on were uncovered, large class size yet with a small campus, poor social life on campus, average passing grade on boards, it's been said but - small library"
"Well, the library is small but like I said there are many places NYCOM offers for studying (cubicles with cable internet connection) and the GYM is not really a gym (but they do have a nice discount for NYCOMers at a nearby gym)."
"tiny library"
"Size of library (SMALL!) and study space available. Also, no 24 hour study space available on campus and poor working out facility."
"The commute to the school (3 1/2 hours from Central Jersey plus traffic, which is horrendous!). I felt that both of my interviewers didn't get a chance to know me at all. They pretty much had me recite the history of osteopathy and what I thought it was. Not very fun. I was more stressed than usual b/c I had no idea there were two interviews, so I was caught off-guard completely!! The student ambassadors were ok, but they didn't seem too excited about the school. The class size is the second largest in the country for all med schools (~200 students) and the class didn't seem close at all. The library is really small, and the cafeteria is small and old. Living in LI is REALLY expensive too. So, yeah......... "
"it's been said before, but i'll say it again...the library and gym are small...but modern."
"The library is small, but there are many other quite study areas/private rooms available for the students."
"the size of the lecture halls, classrooms, and buildings. the buildings don't really look very modern. also, the study areas are very small. i don't know if this is because i'm used to attending a big school, but i didn't feel comfortable in such a small school. what's even more unappealing is that despite the size of the school, the entering class is huge. the cafeteria is teeny, the gym is pathetic, and they've got 5 (i repeat 5) microscopes for students to use for anatomy class. "
"library is too small, not enough room to study"
"Not much research going on, but I think the school has a philosophy skewed more toward producing clinical physicians rather than scientific physicians."
"The fact that some of the interviewers really seemed uninterested in the students' backgrounds. The library is AWFUL--tiny! There is a wt room which is also totally inadequate. For a DO school the cost is prohibitive. Also there is almost no research at all going on."
"the cafeteria"
"nothing"
"The tuition, gym, and the quality of life for the amount of rent you want to pay."
"the library and gym facilities"
"I've seen 7-11s bigger than their library!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
"The gym is somewhat small and not very well-ventilated - there are no windows. The library is also small, but sufficient. Should you be unable to find what you are looking for, there are inter-library loans."
"the library, it's too small and campus not open as late as I wanted to be"
"hard to believe that library is in a medical school! so small. Also, someone came in and interrupted my interview to get a set of keys right when i was giving a long explanation of my research, i did not appreciate that!"
"library, school does not provide housing "
"The time management of the interview.....lots of waiting. They want you to fill out the secondary application before the interview, so it's a good idea to bring a copy of your application or resume."
"The anatomy lab was horrible. Library is practically non-existent. It is in the middle of NO WHERE housing is difficult to attain and pay for."
"how unresponsive and uninterested my interviewers came across"
"housing is $$$ SMALL library and cafeteria relative to class size! "
"Long wait before the actual interview."
"The school has only 3 buildings, 2 of which are hardly impressive. There are a WHOPPING 320 students per class, which constitutes the second-largest medical school class size in the United States. NYCOM is very deceptive in that they perpetually brag about how the school is the "second-largest medical school in the country," but all that means is that they have the second-largest class size in the country in what has to be one of the smallest medical school campuses around. And despite the massive volume of incoming students, the tuition is prohibitive and keeps going up. The cost of living on Long Island is very high. The library is tiny. The curriculum is less integrated than at other DO schools I've visited. While some of the rotation sites are well-known, others are mediocre, while others are, well, just bad (I searched for HHS assessments of each of their rotation sites). There were few smiles to be seen on students' faces (no, it was not exam time). The anatomy lab smells and is by far the worst I've seen yet on the interview trail."
"The admissions staff---they made us feel unwelcome and annoying. Like we were such a hassle to have (and this is how they were at the BEGINNING of the interview cycle!). They make you sit around in a COLD room for 3hrs waiting for your interview with nothing to do...and noone to talk with. "
"NO GYM!!!!!!!!! and, i wish the housing was closer and cheaper"
"1. The class size is just too large; without purpose; will get clumsy during the 3rd/4th clinical years. 2. There are TOO MANY lecture hours per week."
"Nothing really."
"The inefficiency of the interviewing day. There is a lot of wasted time sitting around doing nothing, especially when the actual interview was so short."
"Library was too small"
"the interviewers did not ask many questions about me. I thought this interview was supposed to be about getting to know me."
"The library is small."
"library"
"The students who gave the tour. I didn't feel that they were prepared to talk about the school so they really talked more about themselves."
"The interview and the interviewers, the campus"
"Attitude of students, library"
"The cost of tuition"
"The anatomy lab smelled really bad. Poor ventilation. The lunch room doesn't serve hot food, only sandwiches. Most people bring their lunches. People have to drive to campus."
"The library is small The campus isn't the nicest"
"More history of osteopathic medicine"
"Not to worry so much!"
"Not much, everything was pretty straightforward. 25 mins, 3-4 questions, you ask interviewer questions, and that’s it. The example questions on SDN prepare you very well."
"Wish i knew who was interviewing me"
"The school is not welcoming, and current students are rude."
"How dark it gets driving in at night"
"RELAX! very nice interview day"
"it's not that stressful"
"very relaxed interview"
"Leave EXTRA early because you will get lost (and the uber driver will too). The GPS will send you to the wrong place, and the building is not easy to find. There are no signs indicating the name of the buildings and where to go. They do provide a map prior to the interview day, but if you don't know where you are, the map is not very useful."
"There is no real breakfast provided :( My stomach was growling"
"No breakfast provided"
"I wish I would have known where the school was, it was sort of difficult to get to and the address provided was incorrect."
"The format for Interview Day"
"Where the school was lol. The address in the interview confirmation email was to another school 10min away."
"That I would have to sit through 2 hours of anticipation to be called in for the interview."
"They provided lunch."
"nothing in particular; the day went very smoothly"
"that it would not be stressful at all"
"that the interview was closed-file"
"More specifics about the pathways"
"Interview in the morning session"
"if it was open or closed file interview"
"Interviews were given in the order of when interviewees arrived"
"Class size; cost of living around the area (much higher than my country bumpkin self had expected)"
"Lunch would be nothing special. That you could have been out of there by 2pm (for the afternoon session) or stuck there until 4pm"
"The interview was very relaxed and conversational, no need to worry too much about it"
"there were lots of students on the interview day"
"Interview was super-relaxed. Eat something before you come because they only provide you with granola bars, muffins, and yogurt. There were a lot of applicants on my day, maybe 15."
"I wish I would have left myself extra time to find the admissions office."
"It was going to be a long, hungry day (they provided snacks, no lunch). "
"That scheduling for the afternoon session meant that I would have to wait a couple of hours for my interview once I got there and that the tour and info session would be before the interview."
"Not enough food for lunch. Bring breakfast for before, and perhaps a snack as well. You will be sitting in a room with the other candidates are they interview one by one, for about 2 hours. "
"That I would be sitting in the conference room with nothing to do for 2 hours prior to my interview. That the interview was literally going to be a conversation. It was great, I mean we talked about how the pond outside attracts geese for 5 minutes. That my interviewer would be so awesome!"
"That the school is far from public transportation, but the campus has beautiful green fields. "
"that it was going to be laid back"
"That there would be a snowstorm!"
"that i didn't need to be so nervous"
"That the interview was going to be as stress-free as it ended up being! The reason it ended up going as long as it did was because we were just chatting."
"to relax... interview went super-smooth."
"Buffalo Bill was an advocate for osteopathic medicine"
"That the interviews, while open-file, were very spontaneous - the interviewers had had our secondary applications, which we had only turned in just that morning, and that was what they went off of. Seemed kind of random at first, but it turned out great because that made it practically stress-free... they didn't grill you on anything."
"That the interviewer really hadn't seemed to have looked at my file at any point before the interview began."
"To focus on the generic questions and not even bother with any political/philosophical questions. "
"there isn't any on-campus housing. "
"The interview is extremely laid back"
"nothing, I was pretty well prepared."
"On days where they are interviewing students in both morning and afternoon sessions, they tend to run behind, so keep your travel plans to and from campus flexible."
"how laid back the interview and the whole day would be"
"Nothing really, maybe I would practice some spanish with my latin friends, but I think this never happens... Don't bother, it's very relaxed over there..."
"How easy it was to find so I didn't have to freak out about it."
"they seem to really want a DO letter of rec"
"They made us wait in a conference room while the interviewers came and grabbed us one by one. Would have brought something to keep me busy."
"It was as I had expected. There weren't really any downers. Everyone seemed happy to be there, barring the crazed professor. Maybe this happens to her a lot, but I'm sure she's making a reputation for herself, even it's not neccessarily fair to her. This may have been an isolated incident, but it was a little shocking to see a professional middle aged woman as upset about a parking spot as she was."
"The interviewer was extremely easy to talk to and non-intimidating!"
"The interview was extremely laid back, and that I didn't have to stress over ethical questions that some other schools ask. The questions are ALL based on your grades/health experiences/personal questions."
"Mapquest directions to the school were wrong. I had to call school. From the Long Island Expressway heading East, take exit 39. Turn left at traffic light, keep going until you hit Northern Boulevard. Turn right. You will see NYIT on your right."
"NYCOM is one of many colleges of NYIT. NYIT Campus is so big there is a bus service with bus stops to go from one place to others. NYCOM cafetaria, although small, is adequate with good foods and cafe. "
"All the stuff I just said"
"Nothing, I went into this interview well prepared. Perhaps to prepared considering it really wasn't an interview."
"Where to park."
"I felt prepared, and he only asked 4 - 5 questions"
"If you do your research there isn't much out there that can surprise you, I pretty much knew everything I was told that day."
"how hot all the girls were there"
"It is very expensive"
"would have given myself more time for travel! "
"To take it seriously. 20 applicants per spot...serious, driven applicants."
"How expensive the taxi ride is from LIRR to the school. "
"Price of Taxi Cabs"
"It costs approximately $60,000 per year to attend this school taking cost of living in to account. "
"There's no reason to panic. Really."
"how much I would love it here"
"I'm a student at NYIT, so there was almost nothing I did not know about NYCOM."
"How to get there. They didnt specify where the interview would be and I kept getting lost. I had to go to the campus admissions office and find out from there. Additionally, they give incomplete directions for people who are coming from out of town. "
"The price of taxi cabs "
" When they schedule you for 11am arrival, it means "arrival". Interviews are not till the afternoon and you spend the first couple of hours listening to financial aid advisors about costs and take a tour of the campus etc."
"The med school is only three buildings on an undergraduate campus."
"That it was pointless to prepare intellectual "what is your opinion regarding..." questions bc the interview so was laid back that it was just inappropriate"
"that it's going to cost an arm and a leg to live out there and that i will definitely need a car."
"That I should have left 3 hours ahead of time instead of 1.5 hours ahead of time. Left NYC 7:15 for 8:45 interview and got there at 8:30 although w/o traffic should be only 35 min drive."
"being selected for the interview means youre 80% there"
"I should've read up on information about tenderizing meat."
"It was that easy to get from Lower Manhattan to Old Westbury."
"Sticker Shock!! The Financial Aid Presentation really lays it all out for you. This is actually a good thing though."
"That I was going to get the one interviewer that would ask me medical law questions... not the ethics behind them... just the laws themselves.... "
"nada"
"The one advantage to NYCOM starting interviews later than all the other DO schools is that I had a chance to check out a lot of other places before going here."
"They are changing the curriculum slightly- the first years that are there now are the first yr to be system based. They may change it some more before next yrs class."
"I didn't expect the shcool to be so open about how mush $ you'll owe them and the great residencies they have. I was wrong!"
"I wish I knew where to turn onto Glen Cove once I got off the exit, I made a wrong turn and got lost (initially). I wasnt late but I wasnt early (like I wanted to be) I also wish I knew that my scheduled interview time was not the actual time of my interview but was the time to come and start the information session, and touring (these were afternoon interviews)"
"That when you gett off The expressway onto glencove road, it does not say north or south and its parallel to the highway when you get off (east west). on the directions it just said take north. I went the wrong way but that wasnt too bad"
"It was what I expected but a bit nicer. "
"How expensive the area is."
"Nothing really...be prepared for traffic and some (maybe a lot of) wait time. "
"how long the wait was going to be. i could have arrived a half an hour later than i did. "
"Train service from manhattan does not run in frequent intervalls, which coincidentally meant that I happened to arrive first. Apparently they go on a system of first to sign in, first to interview. I wound up leaving hours before the last person."
"That everyone truly wants you to not be nervous and do well on your interview."
"The percentage of NYCOM students that pass the boards."
"Allow an extra 5 minutes to find the admissions office and waiting area."
"how much traffic there was."
"That it is possible that student loans may not cover the tuition/expenses..."
"The whole day was relatively low-stress. I definitely worried too much beforehand."
"If you want to do the DO/MBA program you will not find ANYONE to be enthusiastic about this. this is even talk about dropping some of the master level programs. yay."
"The dean (who is an AMAZING woman by the way!! She's one of the reasons I applied to NYCOM) is Diana Ross's sister!! "
"That the interview was extremely laid back, and friendly"
"How small NYCOM is, and how separated it is from NYIT."
"how relaxed the whole thing is"
"nothing...did thourough research"
"Even if you leave some extra time to drive there thats not enough!!"
"Eat breakfast becuase lunch isn't so great."
"How nice the school is."
"To be there at 1:00pm rather than 11:00 am which was the time given in the interview letter."
"nothing about the school. However, girls please wear comfortable shoes....I thought mine were but my feet were killing me. "
"Nothing really."
"That my taxicab driver wouldn't know where the hell it was! It was two stoplights down from Long Island University and he claimed he had no idea where it was! Good thing I left my hotel plenty early! I wish I had of known I was going to have TWO interviews!"
"The interview was much more relaxed and laid back to what I had imagined. Since this was my first interview and my first choice in schools, I was extremely nervous before the interview. Also, eat a big breakfast...its a long day!"
"Found out there are a lot of good looking people here."
"That they would have lost several copies of my letters of recommendation. They were mailed twice, faxed twice, and it was not until my professors called before they said that they received them. What an unorganized school. "
"nothing, I was prepared"
"That the shuttle service would not know how to get to my hotel from LGA! I got stranded at the airport for a while longer than I would have liked, and the driver did not have a clue."
"This was my first interview so I wish I had another medical school to compare it with."
"how incredibly nervous i would be! it was my first interview. i thought i was prepared, but i think my nerves made me forget to mention some things!"
"I had originally gotten lost the first time that I was supposed to go to this interview and had to re-schedule. So, if possible, I would scope out the area beforehand."
"My school had not forwarded my committee letter yet. "
"Don't ask about volunteer opportunities. My interviewer made it very clear to me that he thought this was a stupid question and that I would never have time for such things."
"That they didn't need my letters of recommendation at the day of the interview. I made one of my references write her letter in less than a week just so her letter will make it before my interview day. Who knows, if I had given her more time, maybe she'd have a longer period of time to review and revise her letter (if she needed more time). Plus, I made her send it FedEx overnight to NYCOM, which is expensive!"
"Do not try to walk from Greenvill to the school!!!!!!!!!"
"That the school would have the look and feel of a community college."
"That my suit gets really wrinkly! I would have been more careful. "
"Nothing really"
"The long wait before the interview."
"I knew there was going to be a lot of waiting around but I didn't realize it was going to be that bad. Definitely bring a book or something to study. After the 2nd hour of sitting in that room, you're going to wish you had something to read."
"Nothing."
"the directions to the campus are a little ambiguous - leave extra time to get lost and/or hit traffic"
"How nice and down 2 earth the interviewers were. Both were very intelligent but so not intimidating. "
"Nothing significant."
"That there were TWO interviews!!!!!"
"The traffic in NY that day was crazy because of the weather AND lots of construction work! So, I advise everyone to go up the Westbury a day before your interview date."
"i wish i had know how small the school was beforehand. also, i wish i had known that the directions provided in the mail SUCK. they're kinda confusing; you may wanna check out mapquest before your interview. "
"I felt I was prepared"
"The website is very, very out of date. The library really isn't that bad, plus they've got a quiet study hall full of cubicals. The overall attitude of the school seemed to be a bit more "sink or swim" than I was expecting."
"The fact that there are 300 students in lab at once on a two floors with lots of televisions demonstraring what the teacher is doing. The class size is way too large for the amount you have to pay."
"nothing"
"It's common for students to pay 30k for tuition. "
"that the campus was so , the interviewers like to be asked questions"
"After the second year, most students move closer to the hospital where they are going to be practicing. "
"The surrounding area is a shopping mecca with Miracle Mile a few miles down the road."
"none"
"that i would be waiting so much"
"So much waiting...I would have brought something to read."
"how short the interview was"
"Nuthin..."
"That most students commute from the closest town...so many live off campus"
"(See above)"
"Nothing...The school is adjacent to the Oyster Bay area and expensive. I don't think you're going to get much benefit from being "closer" to NYC."
"THE PLACE WAS BEAUTIFUL"
"i wish i had spoken with my tour guide ahead of time...she didnt paint a pretty picture of the school..."if you really want to exceed, this is the place for you...the students here are lazy"-im not kidding-she really said that!"
"The Medical school administration/faculty is convincingly determined to push NYCOM into the foreground in terms of Osteopathic schools, and Med. Schools in New York in general. What the school has to offer is becoming more appealing than several of the other Med. schools in New York. Structured by a new Dean whom has shown significant promise and intelligence in the few months of her term, and newly motivated administrative staff. You will DEFINITELY need a car to move around the vicinity of the school and for Rotation years."
"That NCYOM is in the middle of a very affluent area"
"there really wasn't much i could have done different to be be better prepared for the questions i was asked."
"not really"
"The pharmacological basis of Osteopathic Medicine"
"I wish I knew how important of a person Barbra Ross-Lee is. "
"The emphasis placed on OMM (osteopathic manipulation medicine)."
"That I should have read the blurbs they have on the wall in the room you wait in before the interview. They ask you about them (with some subtlety)."
"Campus is unattractive"
"Nothing...I was pretty prepared."
"I felt less nervous than I expected."
"I wasn't expecting all the questions I received, and some of them were a bit tough to prepare for, but my interviewer established a very calm, easy tone going in. With this in mind, I say it was moderate difficulty."
"You can choose who interviews you, so use this to your advantage. Also, make sure to have 3-4 good questions to ask your interviewer! One question I asked was, “What’s your favorite thing to do or favorite place to eat in Old Westbury?” And the interviewer liked that question."
"Very quick. Interviewer reads through a list of questions and does not give any feedback or make any type of side conversation, so be prepared for that."
"Interviewer was super nice, I was just so nervous"
"stay calm"
"Felt more like a traditional interview rather than getting to know me. Didn’t ask about any extracurricular stuff, etc."
"The students at the school are horrendous and talk down to people. They believe they know it all, and that they were better than everyone. This speaks volumes about what type of school this is and what type of students they accept. It's a shame that medical schools like this exist."
"Everyone is really nice and gave a great impression of the school. The student ambassadors are wonderful to ask questions to during the tour."
"New facilities, students seem happy, interview thousands and plan on interviewing lots more. Stream classes between both campuses."
"Send a thank you & an update letter, post my update I got accepted 3 days later!"
"Great school, great benefits."
"n/a"
"There needs to be a quicker, better way for students for students to receive the contact information of their interviewer than just calling or emailing admissions."
"Overall, highly positive experience. Great school at which to have your first interview!"
"Loved the school! It felt like home!"
"Be sure to also ask your interviewers questions."
"I really got an amazing vibe from the school."
"Very impressed with the school and the interview day process. I hope to be going here in the fall."
"great school with great faculty and facilities. I just wish the school wasn't so expensive :("
"Pretty good school, had some great residency matches."
"great school!"
"i actually interviewed at the arkansas state campus of NYITCOM but they don't have this campus up on SDN yet. however, the interviewers are physicians/professors from NYITCOM so if you're doing the conference call interview, definitely listen to what these students have to say about their interviews because they're very similar, if not the same."
"Be prepared to answer questions that catch you off guard"
"The interview is very conversational so just be yourself!"
"Not as impressed by the school as I was by other schools"
"Relaxed Interview day"
"Overall, quite a nice school, and very easy-going interview experience (don't worry)"
"The interviewer did not seem interested in anything I was saying. I felt taken aback when the interview was over in 5 minutes. I wanted to talk about so many things on my application!"
"Beautiful campus, decent facilities, friendly faculty. Has the feel of an undergrad campus but also has its own unique DO quad. Huge class size ~300. Very high tuition. Big emphasis on primary care."
"Love this school =) "
"Very nice school."
"I absolutely loved this school and my interviewer!!!!!!"
"A good experience overall. I'm by no means in love with the school, but I would not have any problem attending it. "
"I absolutely loved my experience here. It really made picking this school (if accepted) over my other choices a no-brainer. Their modern facilities, combined with TOP ROTATION choices in NY and 96-97% BOARD pass rates, make this school really one of the premier DO schools in the country. The students also said there is a great sense of school pride among their classmates, which is always good to hear!"
"Hands-down, the best on-campus experience I've had at any school. "
"I was very happy with my interview experience. All the students with me were very friendly, so it definitely relaxes you to chat while waiting. This is an excellent school, and the upbeat and friendly nature of everyone I met made the experience all the more better. I was accepted a month after my interview. "
"I really enjoyed my time at NYCOM. Because of the high cost of tuition and living/ commuting situation I was hoping I wouldn't like it as much as I did. But the students, faculty, and program really impressed me. If I am lucky enough to be accepted, my decision is going to be very difficult!"
"interviews tend to be short"
"Interview was REALLY fast, like maybe 10 minutes. I thought it was a bad sign at first but then I found out it was pretty much the same for everyone else. Nice school, I just don't personally want to live on teh island"
"wonderful school, made a wonderful impression on me, first choice!"
"The interview is open file, but they do not have your GPA or MCAT scores. The interviewer has your AACOMAS personal statement and secondary application. My interviewer was quiet garrulous during the interview; she had a personal story for almost every topic we discussed. I kinda had to make an effort to say all I wanted to say. However, she was friendly, and I liked the fact that she participated in neuroscience research in addition to being an osteopath. "
"My interviewers, Dr. Ahn, DO and Dr. Dixson, PhD were really nice. They made me feel comfortable and were really laid back. I highly suggest that you buff up your knowledge on osteopathic medicine. Also, ask the tour guides as many questions as you can...they answer them honestly. GOOD LUCK! "
"The interview experience was pretty laidback, more like a conversation, though at times it was alittle hard understanding him."
"The person who interviewed me was a MD who didn't speak English very well. I had a hard time understanding the questions she asked me, and she obviously couldn't understand the answers I was giving her (as she asked me two of the questions multiple times). She abruptly ended the interview after realizing she had asked the same question twice. She wouldn't shake my hand upon entering the interview or leaving. I don't understand why they would have an allopathic doctor interviewing applicants at an osteopathic school, let alone one who doesn't speak English very well. "
"Interviews were practically stress-free, more like an informal chit-chat. Campus is pretty. Just be prepared for a long day. Make sure that you (and whoever comes with you) has something to do, like a book to read or something. There will definitely be some downtime."
"Whole office is actually nice, interviewer was really laid back, tone was conversational, people i was interviewing with were friendly, ambassadors were nice, facilities were good; no real complaints"
"The doctor who interviewed me was extremely nice. She had no intention of intimidating me or making me nervous in anyway. From the start she told me that if I see her writing anything they're only good things. She said that she doesn't have much of a say in the decision making process unlike in some schools where the interviewer decides whether you get an acceptance. "
"the doctor wasn't very warm, but most doctors aren't. she asked lots of questions that could clearly be seen in my file (Ex- what is your mcat score?) and made the interview feel rushed. "
"Extremely laid back and easy interview experience"
"Very positive."
"Arrival in the early morning, students talk about their NYCOM experience, introduce yourself to other candidates, financial aid presentation, interviews, go home! "
"Very nice place, the people, sans the one negative student, were great. I enjoyed it very much and didn't think I would be going there until after the interview. Now, I have been accepted and will be attending in the fall of 2008."
"I really enjoyed the people at NYCOM. They were really happy to be there and be DOs. The interview was really laid back so there is no need to stress. I know everyone tells you that anyway, but in this case it really is true. Just be yourself!"
"It is a good school. Very technological (two human-like robots Stan and Peda), lectures streamed online, wireless everywhere, video-recorded simulations with patients... It's pricy and school does not give much of financial aid. Averall, the scool is good!"
"The woman I interviewed with was very nice. Also, this was my first interview, so I really don't have anything to compare the school to yet, but I was still very impressed."
"Relaxing but I am paranoid about my answers. It seemed too easy..."
"I was in the PM session, so it was nice to have the tour and time to chat with students before the interview. My interviewer was a DO and professor at NYCOM who I had a few things in common with, so my interview was rather conversational. It wasn't extremely stressful, and I feel as though he got to know me as a person, even though it was pretty short. I believe the interview was open file, although we didn't discuss grades or MCAT, only LOR, EC's, etc."
"I registered and waited around with other students for about 20 minutes before they started the day. They spoke about the day and financial aid for about half an hr before the student ambassadors came to eat lunch with us and take us on our tour. The tour is nice because they take you through the anatomy lab, the OMM labs. After that, we return to a conference room and wait there while the interviewers call us one by one. After the interview, we're free to leave."
"It's a nice school. It is relatively compact, but it seems to be a convenient arrangement. I saw several students who, upon seeing me in a suit, wished me good luck. So that was good. Also, I noticed many attractive girls, not something I was expecting. That part was excellent. High five for admitting them!"
"I was in the afternoon section. My interviewer was having a bad day and didn't want to be interviewing 5 students. In the actual interview she seemed to try to be nice though. The interview started with some specific questions but eventually led to a normal conversation about things besides medicine."
"I was in a group of 10 people. We were the afternoon session. I was surprised they didn't spread out their interviews more sparsely. We only had one interview with one person and it was, at least for me, a short one. But the school appears to have a large medical class, so they probably accept over >400 to 500 students to fill their class of 300."
"Overall, the interview experience was great. The whole day went by smoothly, the students who gave the tour were really nice and honest. When they found out who our interviewers were, they gave us tips on what to talk about, and the areas of our applications that we should make sure to stress. The interviewer was very laid back, no ethical questions, and just wanted to know about me and what I've been doing and where I would like to go in the future. "
"Relax. No hard question. The doctor (director of emergency medicine) who interviewed me was extremely nice and very informative. "
"This school has a lot of positive aspects as well as negative ones. I know I could go to this school and become a competent physician. However, I do not think this school is the best fit for me in terms of location, culture and people, but it would provide an excellent education. I received an acceptance letter about a week after interviewing and I have to figure out which school I should accept (NYCOM requires a $1,500 non-refundable down deposit on tuition). If you are considering NYCOM I highly recommend visiting the campus to get a feel for the institution to see if it is right for you. Good Luck! "
"The interview was very casual and relaxed. I wasn't asked many questions at all and the interviewer seemed to be reading my file while asking me questions so she wasn't even really looking at me. "
"it was really laid back, no stress"
"The interview was fairly relaxed. the finacial aid ladly said there would be enough stafford loan money if your already in debt from undergrad. The school is nice, kinda small, but charming. I Like the fact they have streaming video."
"very casual, the interviewer pretty much just wanted to get to know me better. Extremely stress free!!"
"Overall it was a low stress fun experiance."
"It was very positive and very relaxed. My interviewer, an anatomy prof., just sat behind his desk and asked me a few questions and I did the same of him. He was very layed back. It was short and nothing to worry about. No ethical or curve-ball questions."
"He was very straightforward, he did not even ask why I want to be a D.O. or why I want to practice medicine. "
"I just found out I was accepted which is awesome, only took a week. The overall experience was good, I was the first one interviewed in the morning session and my interview was a bit more intense then a conversation as many people seem to have, but none the less the interviewer was very nice and tried to make sure I was relaxed. None of the questions asked were too left field and be prepared to sell yourself to the school as it seems most people were asked to do so. This was my first interview and it was a great way to start."
"8 -10 applicant per session. split into 2 groups, then called randomly for 15-45 min interview. My interviewer was just out of school which helped a lot. He did not look down on me at all as if i wasnt the best canidate, which helped a heck of a lot. Honestly if u show them that u are a better person than you are a student and that u have human qualities like fun, being social, and still showing a love for your field you will do fine in the interview. "
"I just got offered acceptance, but I am still figuring out if NYCOM is for me. I will put in my deposit, but waiting from allopathic medical schools. Just be prepared to answer why you want to be a DO and be ready to talk about your activities. I had a lady with a TERRIBLE accent, so I said excuse me twenty times, but our conversation went well."
"Got there at 8:30 (for a 9:00 interview slot), and was NOT the first one there. I was maybe the 6th of about 10 or so that came for a morning interview. I just so happened to run into an old friend of mine who I've seen ONCE since high school (last summer)...who woulda thought? Anyway, there were two interviewers for all 10 of us: one a male pathologist, DO, and the other a female MD with a tough accent to understand. Another interviewee said that the male pathologist is also head of academic probation or something like that...the bottom line is he deals with people who are failing. After like 2 hours, we got lunch, got presentations by two people who's names I have written somewhere else (I don't feel like getting up), including the aforementioned woman from financial aid. Four student ambassadors held a Q&A with us, then took us and the afternoon group (also ~10 people) on the tour. I was back in my car by 1:00PM. I was not asked why I want to be a doctor, only why I want to be a DO. "
"I think the experience itself was not bad, since this was my first interview, I was so nervous!"
"It was more of a conversation then an interview. She asked me how i was doing, i asked her how she was doing, she asked me about my research, i asked about hers - really straight forward. No need to be nervous."
"Good School, Positive attitude among students."
"The interviewer made me feel very comfortable, made it easy to just be myself and not be nervous"
"VERY RELAXZED. More of a conversation. "
"Overall I think it went well. I wish we could have slowed the pace of the actual interview down a little, but I was still able to make my points clear. School is very nice and students seemed happy to be there."
"The interview went pretty smoothly, despite the rain. The order in which you were interview was the same order in which you signed in. So if you were the first to sign in then you were the first to be called in for your interview. My interview only lasted about ten minutes, I did not feel that the interviewer really learned much about me. When the tour guides were asked why they chose NYCOM, it seemed like it was mainly the location or it was the only school they were accepted to. "
"Since it was my first interview for medical school, certainly I was a bit nervous. I was not sure how my interview went as my interviewer kept on asking questions and I answered. There were no digression into any other topics as I heard some of the other interviewees talked about. However, at the end of the interview, he said that he would like to see me in the fall. And, after 9 days I got an accptance letter."
"Overall the day went quite well. My co-interviewees were all nice and friendly. My interviewer was a very calm friendly guy who made it a point to make sure you felt comfortable. He made it seem like a conversation and not like a Q & A session. I was very pleased with this low stress environment."
"Basically, we just talked. Didn't ask me anything about myself. Only questions about the condition of healthcare/how to change it and my interests. There were three different interviewers, and from talking to the other students in the room I realize that there is no consistency between them. I guess I was lucky with my interviewer (well, I guess I should wait to see if I was excepted before making such claims =)."
"The interviewer was late coming from NJ. He gave me feedback on most of my answers as soon as I finished answering (some good, some constructive criticism). The tour was informative and often entertaining, courtesy of one of the wittier student ambassadors."
"very relax"
"very relax, I found out i got in a week later. I'm going to NYCOM (:"
"Very laid back. My interviewer was pretty cool and asked me straightfoward questions. I did feel like I had a lot more to say that I was alotted time for but this could have been attributed to me being the last person to interview during our session. Eitherway, the interview went well and I just found out that I got in... I'll be going to NYCOM come August!!!"
"Very pleasant"
"some of the comments on this net is need to be updated. it's a beautiful campus, great facility, great location and excellent match list."
"The interviewers (there were 2 who questioned me at the same time in one room) were very friendly and made the interview virtually stress-free. Since I was a BS/DO with the requirements that I needed, I felt no pressure during the interview. Still the interviewers were not intimidating to the least bit. From what I had heard, they had only been teaching at NYCOM for 1 year or so themselves."
"The process was very laid back. The interview was very informal, like a normal conversation. "
"It was a very long day commuting from Westchester. I got there at 9 and didn't get out till 5. The students were real friendly and the tour was interesting. Overall I got a great impression of the school. It is definitley my first choice."
"really positive. i had applied here on a whim without knowing much, but now i't msy top choice and i hope i get in!"
"It was so easy. My interviewer was laidback and really easy to talk to. Half the time we didnt talk about anything remotely related to medicine. After I told him why I wanted to do medicine (a 2-3 minute response) he spent the remainder of the interview convincing me why I should go there. Doesnt get any easier than this. It was awesome. People at the school were really nice.. I kept getting lost and trying to get to the building and everyone would tell me where to go and wished me good luck."
"Overall the day went quite well. My co-interviewees were all nice and friendly. My interviewer was a very calm friendly guy who made it a point to make sure you felt comfortable. He made it seem like a conversation and not like a Q & A session. I was very pleased with this low stress environment. I was distressed at the price of taxi cabs and them not knowing where NYCOM was but just where NYIT was (not too big of a problem)."
"The interview itself was very relaxed. I was asked the typical interview questions (see below). The campus is small. There are no "facilities" as such, such as housing, gyms etc. The library is small. Anatomy labs seem like they can get crowded with 8 students to a cadaver. They are pretty-techno savvy, with the simulation robots and the streamlined lectures. Classroom are decent sized with wireless connections. They are also trying a new problem-based-learning curriculum. Instead of sitting in lectures, students work in small groups on case studies mentored by a faculty member. Its a more hands-on approach with no classroom time for those who hate sitting in hours of lecture."
"My interview felt really bad, but it turned out to have gone better than I anticipated. Other than the actual interview, the visit to the school was really great. "
"Good interview, relaxed, very conversational. "
"Overall, very chill, felt comfortable, and just talked about my dreams, why he became a DO, his wife and kids, just felt like a conversation, not an interview"
"The doctor was young, serious but nice. He asked a couple of difficult questions that caught me off guard."
"On travelling - the directions given to us via mail wasn't so great. But the directions on the website were superb. Very easy to get to. I was prepared to answer the questions. They were pretty general questions and you answer and direct them in a way that is suited for you. I love to cook and bake, so my interviewer asked a few questions about what I cook and bake. I also knew quite a bit about urban health, which my interviewer was interested in and had some knowledge about. He asked me about my family and I asked about his. We had a great conversation!"
"Very nice school. Enthusiastic students. Interview is very relaxed; no ethical questions asked; just went over my application. Expensive. First year is gonna cost $54k-62k depending on whether you live @ home or not."
"good intvw, closed file, with anatomy prof... very nice, conversational"
"It was very laid back. The student ambassadors were great. I actually knew one of them, which was bizarre. They were very informational and helpful. My interviewer was weird, but a very nice guy. He had a PHD in biochemistry and for some strange reason we started talking about cooking, and that tenderizing meat question came up, which, by the way i didn't know how to answer. By the end of the interview, he gave me his e-mail address so that i can send him the answer. Nice guy, though; everything else from the interview was fine. He just asked me basic questions from my file. There were no osteopathic medicine questions and no "why do want to be a do?" question. And ultimately, I did end up sending him an answer."
"Plesantly impressed by the campus and the students. My interviewer is very laid-back. He always leaned forward which shows he was really interested in what I have to say. My file was closed at the time of the interview but he had my experiences (both academically and clinically) down. Overall, it was one of my most pleasant interview experience. "
"It was very laid back... no stress at all. Everyone was cool, and made you feel comfortable. "
"it was great. They took 2 people at a time and the interviews were pretty much short and to the point. No stressfull questions, more conversational. "
"Great experience. My interviewer made me really comfortable. Nice campus, good facilities, and friendly staff. I would love to go here!"
"This is my top choice and I was very happy with the experience. Met the Assoc Dean who was great and my fellow interviewers were also a great group. The sandwiches served at the Open House and the Interview were great so I'm hoping they serve them in the cafeteria if I matriculate. ranked the cultural life an 8 only because NYC is accessible if you live near NYCOM."
"The food was great and the interview was very laid back. The students were on spring break so we did not get to meet any students and the tour was given by this very nice lady in the admissions office. The lady DO was very nice and told me that the MD school that rejected me lost a great future doctor. Cool huh!"
"Disapointing. "
"I did not expect the ethical case questions, but found them to make the interview very interesting, stimulating, which actually took me out of my nervousness & allowed me to semonstrate critical thinking to the interviewer. just be prepared to stand behind what u say when he questions you extensively. knowing current events doesn't hurt. ask unique ques that show u know school & that u are ambitious. I walked out feeling great about how the interview went."
"I left the previous Interview Feedback post and ment to put a green smiley face instead of the yellow one so I'm posting this one with a green face ;). I was definatley impressed with the intervew/school."
"After reviewing the mixed interview feedback and forum posts on SDN about NYCOM I didn't know what to expect before my visit. My impression of the school was better than I expected. I made a list of the strengths that each previously visited school had. This list included technology, facilities, affilation hospitals, availablity of problem based learning pathway, and residency match list. Unlike any of the other schools I have visited, NYCOM is strong in every one of these catagories. Obviously, if accepted, this is where I will be going."
"I loved the interview! It was cool talking to my interviewer (a DO). Made me real at ease and relaxed. More of a conversation which was AWESOME. this is where I definitely wanna go."
"The interview was very low key. My interviewer really just wanted to figure out who I was and what my passions are all about."
"The guy was not what I would call "excited". He was very laid back (almost half sleeping) and asked fair questions. HE ACTUALLY READ my material and based his questions based on those contents. In most interviews I went on, the interviewers did not even bother to read your stuff! For a good portion of the interview, we talked about my hobbies. Even though the guy was a DO, he did not pound me with questions about what's so great about being a DO. He just asked what interested me in applying to a DO school and I gave him a good answer. Basically, it was a nice laid back interview with predictable questions and it was evident the interviewer was experienced and read your material. The only "bad" thing was that I left the interview thinking the interviewer was uninterested in me since he did not seem to enjoy interviewing people. But don't let this fool you, since I got accepted in the school."
"There were two groups of interview, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. I was one of the morning interviews. (There were about 8 of us) While waiting for our interviews, we were given some info about the school to look over. My interviewer was a very friendly and spend the second half of the interview showing me a streaming video of one of his lectures. After my interview, which lasted about 15 minutes, we were shown a presentation about the Problem Based Learning Curriculum during lunch and financial aid. Then we were given a tour of campus. The second group of interviewees went for their interviews while the first group was dismissed."
"I had a great experience at NYCOM, the other students interviewing were very nice and were easy to talk to (no competitative attitudes). The faculty and staff were willing to stop in and talk to you, as well as offer advice. Some of the students were available to offer input. My interview went well and I wasnt asked anything too difficult. The atmosphere seemed very relaxed and inviting."
"Excellent. They already have a summary of your credintals made for the interviewer with points for certain categories. I got a look at mine and a couple of others' and i was wayyyy ahead of the game so i didnt stress. Very relaxed and laid back. They just ask you to elaborate on things you already put so its up to you to showcase how important it was by explaining on an open opportunity"
"The interviewer was very kind and seemed interested in the conversation. It was not a under the gun type of interview."
"I knew this was the school I was going to end up at (barring admission to a metropolitan east coast MD granting school) from the moment I got out of the cab. The feeling only increased when I met the Dean (who has great style by the way) and continued into my interview where after a rapid fire discussion about cooking, the human cost of archeological preservation and a few other curious topics the interviewer told me he was trying to recruit more students like me for his school. My interviewer talked VERY fast. "
"It was a really great expereince. The faculty seemed very laid back. They were also focused on getting the student into the mindframe of treating patients early. The students who gave us our tour were really cool. There was this one guy though, Dan I think it was, who was really hot. I almost messed up the rest of my interview because I couldn't stop thinking about him. I kinda wish I get in just to be able to see him more. "
"I drove from New Jersey, so I had expected some traffic. It took about 1.5 hours to get there from Bergen County. Once in, about 10 of us interviewees waited for our names to be called and interviewed. The interview literally took 10, maybe 15, minutes. We were all done by 10 am, and then had to wait until 11:30 when the afternoon group arrived. It would have been torturous but I took advantage of the oppurtunity to get to know my fellow interviewess. There is a Dunkin'Donuts and Starbucks nearby to pass the time. At 11:30, we heard from financial aid, and about NYCOM's PBL curriculum, while having lunch. Then we went on a tour with two first-years, and the day was done. An unbelievably relaxed, laid-back experience. "
"The interviewer seemed a bit strange, but u never judge a book by its cover. I think he was very impressed with me and I believe he is what made the difference in regard to my acceptance."
"Overall I like the school and actually rated it above an allopathic school I interviewed at. Students seem happy as well. The interview was stress free and the questions were very basic"
"Overall positve experience. The interviewer did not ask me any direct questions with the exception of tell me about yourself. I suspect that this was an attempt to see how I dealt with uncertainty or stress. I also think that this particular tactic may have been used when the interviewer managed to go off on a tangent from something that I had mentioned in a fairly extreme fashion. Either he was a little peculiar, or he was trying to throw me and see how I handled myself. He did not challenge me or say anything confrontational. I would say that the interview was more of a conversation than a Q&A session."
"Low stress, informative, friendly. Also, the fact that the students were happy impressed me more than anything. If they are happy, I'll probably be hpapy, too, if I go there."
"It was very laid back. There was very little stress involved."
"It felt good to me because I think I gave my best interview. The tour guides were enjoyable and answered questions well. I like the school and I like the clinical experience that a large population affords. The interview was not stressful, and mine was short. Be confident in yourself and that your reasons for wanting to be a physician are genuine. Don't try to be impressive because sincerity and character shine through on their own. You are the expert on you, not the interviewer. So, don't be sway from your true thoughts and answers. And if you don't know an answer, just admit that (see question 2--I had no clue, and I'll bet that he just wanted to see if I could say, "I don't know" without tiptoeing around it or blurting out some ridiculous answer). I hope this helps and good luck! "
"I was not impressed with how my interview went. He made me feel like I was smart enough to be there but didn't actually WANT to be there. I had to defend myself over and over to convince him that I actually do want to be a doctor, why else would I be there!! "
"Everything went fine in regards to the interview. The process was very low key, and I was accepted four days later."
"Everyone was very nice and the school is pretty high-tech, which was great. Even though the school s small, it seems tight-knit and comfy. The interviewer (a pathologist) was nice off-hand, but in the actual interview asked some pretty tough q's and seemed to almost turn things around on me (not maliciously, though)."
"My interviewer was very helpful and informative, and seemed to allude that he would recommend me, however, his body language seemed to indicate that he wasn't very interested in what I had to say."
"The interviewer was nice and pretty laid back, and he was helpful in answering my questions and offering positive advice. The interview was relatively low stress and I think if I had not been so nervous it really would've been quite enjoyable. "
"For me, interview day at NYCOM was a great experience. The interviewer (a DO) was extremely personable and made sure we were all relaxed. The student ambassador was a great resource and gave a very good sense of the school. I think the school provides all of its students with a great education and numerous resources, and I since I was accepted, I look forward to attending in the fall."
"I was sent a letter telling me that I would have the choice of interviewing in the morning or afternoon. I chose morning, and was told to be there by 8:45am. When i got there, people in the office laughed at me and said 'no, you don't have to be here until 11:00am.' When i showed them the letter I was sent, they again chuckled and said that was the next day's schedule and not today's. Well, thank you for the info...maybe next time you will add that little piece of significant info in the darn letter! What a waste of a day. The area is expensive and well, you have to deal with New Yorkers. The school appears to have great students, however. This would be my second choice with PCOM being my first."
"I thought the interview was extremely short, but relatively low stress."
"Traffic was a nightmare coming in that morning, so leave yourself plenty of time just in case. My interview group was fanastic - very friendly & people that I would be happy to start my medical school career with. The student tour guides are wonderful & they talk freely with you & are there to help, so ask away! The students are all of diverse backgrounds, making for a great learning experience. The patient simulation robot technology is new & I can't wait to use it next year!! You will LOVE this school!!"
"Had a great time, fellow interviewers were friendly and we had good conversations, students who had lunch with us and gave tour were really helpful,interview was VERY low key and I felt comfortable throughout the whole day. "
"I was expecting to be grilled on my desire to go into osteopathic medicine, and on the history of osteopathic medicine, etc, but I was not asked any questions about it at all. It was fairly obvious to me that they had decided to accept me before my interview, and that the interview was merely a formality that I had to go through in order to get my acceptance (which I did one week later.) I was actually a little disappointed, because I had really done a good deal of research, and I was eager to discuss osteopathic medicine with a D.O. I tried to lengthen my interview by asking questions like "Do you like working here?" Hey, I tried!"
"i got there just 15 min before i was supposed to, and the admissions office wasn't even open yet. i waited until people showed up, my interviewer was late and he didn't seem too interested to be interviewing that day. if i had not asked questions, the interview might have lasted 5 minutes. he was interrupted by his students who were trying to come to him for office hrs. and this happened not only to me but to the other people being interviewed that day. not really sure how that day really turned out."
"I was only asked four questions and the interview seemed real short. The guy didn't really probe my answers at all. Some of the other people getting interviewed said they felt they didn't have a chance to really sell themselves so when you get a question just spit out as much as you can, without seeming like you have ADD. "
"Was a great day, but as expected it was a LONG day with a lot of waiting around prior to interviews. All in all it was a positive experience"
"I liked the interview experience a lot. I had a good time at NYCOM. The tour gave me a better sense of the school. It was a marathon of an interview day, so do eat breakfast and lunch. The school was kind enough to provide us with the latter. The LIRR is a bit of a trek and "connecting trains" don't always connect. :) So plan accordingly: There are two good ways to go by train. One could take the Oyster Bay train to Greenvale and catch a cab to the school, or one could take the Port Jefferson Branch train to Hicksville and either take the N20 bus or a cab. "
"The morning started off with six of us waiting in a conference room to be inteviewed by a professor of NYCOM. After all of us got interviewed, the afternoon session students came in the room, and the assistant direction of admissions gave a small speech about the school. We then had lunch with one of the med students, and we had a tour afterwards. "
"Overall I think it went well. The students who gave us the tour were friendly and helpful. The interviewer was very nice and provided a low stress environment. I have to wait till December before I really know!"
"My interview experience was great! The other interviewees were real cool. They were easy to talk to. My interviewer was really cool. He made me feel real calm and at ease. "
"This looks like a solid school with laid back interviews. My fellow interviewees were very nice and the day ran just about on schedule."
"Very positive"
"The people there were great. It was a relaxed, comfortable atmosphere and the interview was pretty laid back. Everything was on schedule and the tour was very informative."
"Since we were the last ones to get interviewed, it seems like they rushed everything. However everything went well, and if the admissions director wouldn'y have left at 3:00pm, I would've gotten accepted right after the interview. Instead I got accepted the next day and will be enrolling in the fall"
"NYCOM seems like a great school. I will be attending the shcool in August. They responded back to me within a week, which was great! "
"The interview was much more like a conversation than an interview. The professor who interviewed me was very friendly and positive. Half of the questions he asked me had nothing to do with medical school at all. "
"The day was supposed to start at 11:30 as it was an afternoon session. Didn't start until 12:15! We had lunch and met our 2nd year tour guides who were very cool. Had an excellent tour of the campus (NYCOM's portion of NYIT encompasses three buildings). The interviews were pretty conversational in nature so I don't know why I was so nervous. The day ended after our second interviews at about 3."
"Waited in a room with 16 other applicants. We were called in individually by one of three interviewers. Pretty much everybody recounted the questions asked during their interview to the rest of the group. When I went tin for my interview, direct questions were not asked for the most part, the interviewer mainly asked me to expand on the things that were in my file. The interviewer also spent time telling me about the demands of the school. After the interview a boxed lunch was served and we all went on a tour led by students. Finally, we met with the guy in charge of admissions to check that our files were complete. Interview lasted from 9 - 3."
"Great tim by all. OMM Lab and Anatomy Lab is very good."
"The interview was very boring, I felt like the interviewer wished I had not come. We barely spoke. I really feel like it was a waste of my time. Everything that was asked was on my application. I was the only one who had a negative interview that day, but I was also the only non-science major. "
"NYCOM appears to have its merits and its drawbacks. Good location, close to NYC but not too close. I was disappointed by the interview because I didn't see how it would have any impact on whether or not I would be a good fit for the school. Not my top choice but I will attend if not accepted anywhere else."
"I have a 3.7 GPA with MCAT score of 27 from SUNY Binghamton. I was accepted exactly 2 days later. I put in my deposit ($500) and I am ready to go. Their residency programs (and their clinical rotations) are the best compared to any DO schools. I noticed people getting into really great residency programs, in both allopathic and osteopathic."
"NYCOM is a solid DO school, and they have the best clinical facilites and affliations: NYU Medical Center, NYU Downtown Hospital, North Shore-LIJ Hospitals, Jamaica Medical Center, NY Presbyterian, Barnabus, etc..."
"I was in a small group, all very friendly people. We were met by some administration members, who laid out the day for us over breakfast. We handed in our secondary applications with the checks. Then we had our interviews. My interviewer was very laid back. He didn't ask any difficult questions and we had a very nice chat. Everyone at the school made me feel very welcome and extremely comfortable. Then we had lunch and tour with first year students, who answered all of our questions. We then spoke to more people from administration and financial aid. Everyone was very very friendly and easily approachable."
"I got a lot of positive feedback and was told "I think you are wonderful; You don't really have to say anything at all. I gave you a perfect score.""
"It was wonderful. I'm sold on the school, if only they'll have me!"
"Overall, smooth and not too stressful. Surprised that the medical students were dressed in sweats and caps etc..."
"i got there over an hour early b/c i was afraid of hitting traffic. i sat in my car and tried to talk through some answers in my head. then i went inside and met the other students. they put us in a big room, with snacks, and then interviewers came in and took some people. i was brought downstairs to another office, and chatted with my interviewer on the way down. as soon as i sat down, he asks why i want to be a dr, then why DO, then why nycom. i kept my answers pretty brief, i was nervous. then he asked about what i like to do for fun, and we started talking about the outdoors and the campus. he never once mentioned grades or scores or asked about my research. he just glanced at the secondary i had just handed in. at the end i had the opportunity to ask him some questions. then more waiting, got to chat with the other interviewees (who were so nice!) had some lunch, talked to the tour guide and fellows, and walked around a bit. i felt our tour guide gave us the inside scoop on alot of things, it was great."
"The interview was much more of a conversation than someone asking you a million questions. We informally discussed the issues of stem cell research and medical malpractice insurance. Also, we talked about my research experience and the basics of osteopathic medicine. "
"Overall very positive although it is my first interview so have nothing to really compare it to. I was very impressed with the facilities but mostly NYCOM's affiliations with so many different kinds of residencies within the NY/NJ/CT area. Look forward to hearing from them. Now if only they could do something about that tuition!"
"Overall, I thought that the interview itself was the most interesting ones that I've had so far. I think some of the the other people who left interview feedbacks had the same interviewer. I actually really liked him and his interview style made the process somewhat of a fun challenge for me. Although, I must say that the interview, in general, did have a mini-therapy session feel and I could see how other people could get stressed out by this particular interviewer. The student seem really happy and it looks like there are a lot of opportunities at NYCOM, especially in NYC. Also, I am acquainted with a large number of NYCOM grads, who have nothing but positive things to say about the school. However, I was slightly disappointed with the facilities and large class size."
"Day began with no presentation, no introductions, nothing. Just 3+ hours of sitting in a room chatting with the other interviewees, Luckily they were all friendly. Since this was my last interview (out of 6)I was able to share experiences with them. Interviews ran long, and around 12:30 we were given a box lunch (cheap), and a discussion with current students who seemed enthusiastic, but knew very little about the new curriculum. Quick presentation by a student services person, who also seemed evasive about the "new" curriculum, followed by a tour to show off the woefully inadequate facilities and saw several unhappy students. Overall my least favorite of 6 schools, both in facilities and in general "vibe"."
"There was initially a lot of sitting around. We had a few friendly visitors who tried to keep us relaxed. The other candidates were great. The interviews were relatively casual, however I was thrown a few biology-related questions concerning my research. "
"In the morning when I arrived there was a good half an hour where all of the interviewees were able to talk and get to know eachother. The interviews were held downstairs. I was asked questions, but the interview was at times like a conversation. My interviewer spent quite a while telling me that medical school was like having your head in a vice. He talked about it for about twenty minutes. I thought it was a little strange, but somewhat understandable. After the interviews, some current students came to talk to us. They were great. They were really enthusiastic and seemed so happy to be at NYCOM. Later the Dean and a woman from finacial aid came to speak to us. They were both warm and seemed excited about us being there. We then went on a tour with the students and got to look around the facilities."
"Overall, it was a good experience. The interviewers asked very standard questions. They just want to get a feel for who you are."
"Overall I thought it was very relaxed. She didn't really ask me any ethical questions. She did refer to my grades and my MCAT, so if you have any discrepancies between your grades and MCAT scores, be prepared to answer that. Most of the time we were talking about my interests. Just smile, relax, and as long as you're honest about your answers, you shouldn't have a problem."
"I really liked the school"
"The people were all very friendly. Very low stress experience. The extracurricular facilities stink, but at least there are facilities nearby."
"It was an overall pleasent experince considering it was an interview for medical school. Graduates of this school have many recidency opportunities. I found out I was accepted in exactly fifteen days."
"Since this was my first interview, I felt that this was the most I would have to prepare for any of my interviews. Right before the interview, as I sat in my car before going in the building, I pepped myself up and calmed my nerves by just appreciating the fact that I got the interview in the first place. Also, they stick all the interviewees in one room, and there's lots of waiting, so it also calmed me down to talk to others. "
"I had a very good first interview experience. I was able to connect with the interviewer since he did his post doc at my undergraduate institution. Met really nice people that were also interviewing. The negatives I cited are made up for by the atmosphere of the school and the opportunities and success graduates have had getting into residencies."
"Overall, the NYCOM interview experience is very laid back and relaxed. We only had one interviewer, as there was some type of faculty function going on in the afternoon. After asked a few questions, my interviewer asked, "Do you have any more questions?" It almost seemed as if he just wanted to get out of there. I'm curious to know how critical interviewer comments are in the entire admissions process."
"NYCOM is a great school in a great location. You have access to some of the best hospitals in NYC in which to do your rotations. However, NYCOM is a very impersonal school. From the moment I walked in the door, I was already sweating. I didn't get a very welcoming feeling. The secretary was very dull and only talked collecting our secondary applications and fees. My interviewer was very impersonal. All she talked about was the MCAT. She was very obsessed with it. Granted I got a 25 10(V) 9(B) 6(P) R(W), all she talked about was my physical sciences. "
"Overall, I thought it was great. I felt totally at ease and so comfortable. They also got back to us pretty quickly. I was interviewed on Nov 20th and found out on Dec 12th that I got accepted. There were no harsh questions like "Why did you get this grade in this class?" or even any questions on health care reform. It was more like they just wanted to talk to you and find out what kind of person you were. "
"the interview was basic and laid back. the interviewers did not give feedback to your responses. the interview was too short and did not feel very personal."
"As this was my first interview, I was a little nervous. However, during the interview I was very relaxed and calm. The interview just made sure that you want to become a DO and not an MD."
"Overall, I didn't get a positive view of the school, but I noticed that a lot of the people I interviewed with did like it. Because you have to wait in a room for 3 hours while you wait for everyone to be interviewed, the day drags on - try to get to know the other people there while you wait. The interviewers only look at your application for like 30 seconds before you walk in. The school seemed to me to be impersonal - everyone does their own thing. "
"Prestigious Private school with many great clinical affiliations and outstanding residencies. Also have classy intellectuals (who are very nice, for professors etc.), to go along with all the school has 2 offer."
"really nice, it was my first."
"Not too stressful. One interview was with an MD who teaches at NYCOM (she asked the basic questions about why I want to be a physician and osteopathic med in general, my grades, and my activities), the other was a PhD in neuroscience (he asked me about cytokines, haha)."
"Overall, I didn't like the school much, but I didn't have a bad experience. I felt like the interviewers didn't get to know me much. Plus, I'm not a big fan of the NYC area in general, since I lived there for most of my life. It's too crowded and the traffic stinks. Plus housing is really expensive and a car is necessary to commute. The campus is very nice though, and there is plenty of parking!!! "
"This was my first interview and it was pretty low stress. There were about 10 of us there for the day. We all just chatted while we waited for each other to interview. I guess the other interviewer (there were 2) did ask a bunch of DO specific questions, but the person who interviewed me didn't."
"NYCOM is really great and its my first choice! The student diversity is great and the atmosphere is really very friendly and laid back. Students showed genuin interest in what the were doing and in helping us learn more about the school. The day began at 9am, we had interviews until about 12 and then we had lunch at their cafeteria with a 2nd year med student. After that we toured aroud the whole campus and were given a closing speech by the admissions dean. The day ended at around 2:30pm."
"the interview was really laid back. there are two interviewers who interview you individually. i was first interviewed by an anatomy professor who was EXTREMELY cool. he was lying back in his chair with his hands behind his head. he also had a pretty good sense of humor. after my first interview, i had about 30 minute wait before my next one, with a physician. the physician seemed a bit more serious, but his interview was extremely short. he seemed to have looked at my accomas application more than the anatomy prof. after my interviews, i had to wait till the rest of the interviewees completed theirs as well. we then were given a brief tour of the campus and had lunch."
"The first interview was conversational, the second was a bit more confrontational. Overall, I think they balanced each other out. There was nothing on ethics, just questions that were aimed to make you talk about yourself. The director of admissions gave us the opportunity at the end to make sure our files were complete, which helped me because I got to give him an answer for something that the interviewers may not have been able to convey. The school itself seems to be undergoing a lot of renovations. The campus is fairly small, but the facilities are adequate. The students seem to have made the decision to attend for reasons other than "I didn't get in anywhere else"."
"If I have to go here, I will, but my first choice is an MD programm"
"Great. Best interview I had had. Open file we talked about each other."
"Overall, a very pleasant experience - more like having a conversation with a faculty member"
"I had heard horror stories about this school. I was not even going to interview with them just because I didn't think it was worth it. Once I got there, I was able to make my own opinion about the school. I loved it. If I get accepted I would go there. Their residents are well placed, the % of students that pass the USMLE and COMPLEX is very high. I'm glad I went & I hope I get accepted. "
"The day began with my arrival at the Office of Admissions located in the newest building on the med school campus. The admissions people were very receptive and helpful. The interviewees were placed in a room off to the side in which a small breakfast is served. Make yourself at home because this is going to be the room you will be spending the majority of the day in. We were then asked to submit our checks and complete our supplemental applications. The interviewer arrived about an hour later and began calling names. As it was not my first interview, my stress level was a little lower than the others with me. I was the last one to be called so it raised my anxiety level slightly. The wait is long, but there are others in the same posisiton as you to help you pass the time. Make sure to read the blurbs on the wall in the room - they tend to ask you about them. First-year students then came to give the tour and we had lunch following. WHen we rturned to the Admissions Office, the Director of Admissions spoke for a few minutes and proceeded to meet with each of us individually. We were then free to go. Overall, the interview was really laid back and I wasn't asked any questions about Osteopathic Medicine nor my motivation to go into medicine. According to the others with me, neither were they. We were all asked the same questions. NYCOM is my first choice and being there seeing all that the school has to offer only solidifies my decision. Good luck and make sure to bring a pen, resume, check, picture, and small paragraph on why NYCOM. "
"The environment is really relaxed, I thought I was going to get a panel of interviewers but instead it was a one-on-one deal. Time really flies after the interview but the wait prior to that is nerve-wrecking. Overall, the experience was better than I anticipated. All you really need is a copy of your resume and maybe the AACOMAS app, beside for the check and picture."
"The interview was so easy...they asked me a few things I wrote about in my essay, and they also asked me about my volunteer experience and other extracurricular things I wrote about, so the interview to me was basically just expanding on my application"
"For the interview . . . know why you want to be a D.O. and why NYCOM. Also be prepared for the long wait. As for the tour. . . it was ok. The tour guides seemed a little aloof."
"All in all, the experience was good. I'm not from NY or NJ, so I expected the traffic to be a little hectic. Yeah it was...I had to have a beer when I got to my hotel. But for you city folk, I'm sure you're used to the traffic. Anyway, I got to the interview and had to wait for a while before they started calling us back. Like I said, it's a good idea to bring a copy of your application or resume so the secondary is easy to fill out. The interviewers were very casual; they weren't out to get me. Just go in there relaxed, know what you put on your application, know the name of their new dean, and know the principles and general ideas of osteopathic medicine. If you take care of this, you're golden. The main thing is to relax. Trust me, the whole experience is not as bad as people imagine. Just put a little time into preparing, like anything else, and you'll be fine. Personally, for me, the tour was agony. This is not a reflection of the school, the facilities are actually pretty nice. The two med students, who were very nice, told some stories during the tour. Everyone was enjoying themselves, but all I could do is think about getting out and avoiding the @#$* traffic. The tour eventually ended, so I quickly walked to my car, tried to start it, and guess what.....I left my lights on!! The car was dead. I ran back to admissions office and told them about my stupidity. They were very nice about it, and called security to give me a jump. The guy found me in the parking lot, and obliged. This showed me that this was a pretty organized school, I was grateful. I made it out of New York, drove back to Pittsburgh, and had a six pack in celebration of my interview day. "
"Was very short. The admissions staff was not very enthusiastic. They really didn't sell their school to me. It seems like most of the students are local NY residents. "
"v.straight fwd also means not much room for error"
"Just the basic get to know you questions. If you have an interview you are 90% there just be able to talk about red flags in your application and why medicine, specifically DO? REMEMBER you have to fill out a supplemental application, bring PEN, resume, small paragraph on why NYCOM, photograph and CHECK! I heard exactly two weeks after my interview. Good luck ALL."
"It was aite...altho the wait was a bit too long! Other than that, I thought it was descent!!"
"The 2 interviewers wanted to get to know me...a big plus, they made me feel extremely comfortable talking to them about my future goals in medicine."
"It was definately postive. I was stressed in the beginning waiting to get called in but the interviewers were really laid back. The people I interviewed with seemed like the type of people I would like to spend 4 years with. "
"During my interview, I was repeatedly asked why, since my grades / MCATs are high, I was only applying DO and not MD. This is not an effective way to sell me on your school. Then at the end of the interview I asked, "What can NYCOM offer me that the other osteopathic schools I've applied to [UMDNJ, PCOM, CCOM, MSUCOM] can't?" Their answer: NYCOM is the "premiere" osteopathic medical school due in no small part to its hospital affiliations. She mentioned North Shore University Hospital at Manhasset as an example. Give me a break. North Shore has a fine reputation, yes, but they have NEVER admitted a DO into their general surgery residency program. So what good are they? In this respect, the interview was insulting. The tour was nice--I love the pond!--but the tour guide (MS-II) didn't know that much and responded to difficult questions with, "...I'll find that out for you." My advice: If you're serious about going to NYCOM, do A LOT of independent research. I was really disappointed. Pay that much money to be one of 320 (320!!!!!) members of the class of 2007? No thanks. Caveat emptor..."
"Out of the 5 DO interviews I had, this one was by far the worst! The interviewers were extremely abrasive and impersonal. It didn't feel like they were interested in getting to know me at all! The bulk of the time was spent on me explaining DO stuff. The secondary gives you little to no room to explain your extracurricular activities/experiences and I didnt have the chance to talk about these much in my interview either. With all this said, I was surpised to get an acceptance! I'm not sure what they are looking for in the interview.... Even though my interview experience was so negative, NYCOM is still high on my list of DO schools because of its location & reputation."
"IF THIS IS THE FIRST TIME YOU ARE READING A POST ON SDN - SMALL PIECE OF ADVISE: AT THE END OF YOUR INTERVIEW ASK QUESTIONS!!! ASK ABOUT THE CURRICULUM, THE GRADING SYSTEM, ANYTHING. THE INTERVIEWERS LOVE IT."
"the interview was very conversational...but,the students did not look happy"
"Interview experience was very good. Some waiting around added to the anxiety, but I've been waiting around at every interview that I've attended. "
"Overall, it was a great experience. Our student guide was awesome and was a great advocate for the school. Very diverse student body and the clinical rotations are the best. I will definitely go here if I dont get into my state DO school!"
"the whole morning is really inefficient. they give you about 45 min to fill out the secondary-- which is really short (bring your resume to help fill it out)and then everyone has to sit there while people are interviewed on at a time. half way through, another interviewer arrived,which sped things up a little. the interview isn't really stressful, just make sure you know as much as you can about osteopathy. i'd bring a book."
"Everyone was really nice. I thought that students would be unfriendly and stressed, but people seemed happy and eager to talk about the school."
"They make all of those being interviewed wait in one room and they call you individually, which made it nerve-wracking. They should have scheduled different times for each person to show up to minimize the amount of time that you are waiting. I think they were more concerned with the fact that you know what Osteopathic Medicine is and less about yourself and your accomplishments."
"NYCOM is my 1st choice. I was impressed by the efforts the school is making to change the apprearance of it's campus. I am excited that Barbra Ross Lee is the dean of the school. I heard from a friend that she "owns osteopathic medicine" in three states."
"very relaxed"
"The interview was really easy. Bring a book because there is a lot of down time. Also bring your resume because you have to fill out your secondary application there and a resume helps with dates."
"Be prepared to defend everything in your application. They asked me about everything (grades and MCAT). This increased the stress level and left me feeling like total CRAP. They were cold and antagonistic."
"NYCOM is a great school. I have the greatest respect for the people who work and study there. I wasn't impressed by the surrounding area. Many of the students seemed unhappy. I wouldn't have fit in at a school with so much tension amongst the students."
"One on one in an office. It felt more like a conversation in which they got to know me."
"The school was in a relaxing place and I thought there were a lot of good opportunities for 3rd and 4th year rotations. I don't like the fact that it's not in an urban setting with sidewalks and apartments across the street from campus. The director of admissions was probably the most informative person there. I expected a bigger campus because it's such a large school, but there are only three buildings. It was adequate, though."
"Overall, I enjoyed my visit to NYCOM. The school is nice and the faculty are very helpful. I didn't get a chance to talk to many students because we were pretty busy and they were in class, but those that I did meet were very nice. The Admission staff are amazing..they really made me feel welcome and comfortable throughout the day. Overall, I came away with a more positive impression of NYCOM than before I went for the interview."
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Student | 244 |
| Faculty member | 5 |
| Admissions staff | 8 |
| Other | 2 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Enthusiastic | 134 |
| Neutral | 23 |
| Discouraging | 1 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 7.51 | 174 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| In state | 119 |
| Out of state | 36 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 0-1 hour | 81 |
| 2-3 hours | 36 |
| 4-6 hours | 25 |
| 7+ hours | 15 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Airplane | 14 |
| Automobile | 123 |
| Train or subway | 19 |
| Other | 7 |
Memphis Intl.
LaGuardia
N/A
ISP
EWR
LGA
JFK
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| At school facility | 0 |
| With students at the school | 0 |
| Friends or family | 25 |
| Hotel | 30 |
| Home | 18 |
| Other | 0 |
Westbury Holiday Inn
Norwich Inn
Econo Lodge, Hicksville
Sheraton Four Points
East Norwich Inn
Sheraton
Jericho Motel
Fairfield Inn (listed on invite letter)
Fairfield Inn
East Norwich
Econolodge
Yes
No
Westbury Holiday Inn
Norwich Inn
Econo Lodge, Hicksville
Sheraton Four Points
East Norwich Inn
Sheraton
Jericho Motel
Fairfield Inn (listed on invite letter)
Fairfield Inn
East Norwich
Econolodge
Yes
No
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| < $100 | 81 |
| $101-$200 | 16 |
| $201-$300 | 11 |
| $301-$400 | 7 |
| $401-$500 | 2 |
| $501+ | 2 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 7.41 | 175 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 7.22 | 176 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 6.99 | 177 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 7.47 | 87 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 8.03 | 87 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 6.48 | 80 |
"I wanted to have a better idea of what the campus looked like, so a tour would be nice."
"Have some respect for applicants."
"Have more than finger foods. Move interview up it's too late. Like on campus housing options. Like closeness to A-state. Would like more minority tour guides so I can get a gauge if I would fit in. Students seemed happy. They push a lot of certs to stand out on residency apps"
"Be more specific about how to find the building that the interview would take place in."
"Please provide better directions for students when interviewing on the campus"
"Give better instructions on location of the Serota Academic Center. It was confusing to get too and the address given for GPS brought me to a private elementary school a couple blocks away."
"Maybe some more information on how the interview process goes beforehand but otherwise very well done."
"no suggestions the office did a good job."
"An actual status portal would be helpful."
"Try to be as friendly on the phone as you are in person"
"Give the students a schedule for which they are going to be interviewed. It was not fun waiting in the room for 3 hours waiting to be interviewed without knowing when it was your turn."
"interview less students"
"Many people spent over an hour just waiting for a free interviewer. Either have more interviewers per day, fewer interviewees per day, or stagger the events so we don't have to wait hours before the interview."
"Quicker decisions based on interview dates instead of batched decisions."
"Get someone else to do the school overview."
"None. They did a great job presenting important information. Perhaps a bit of a more substantial lun"
"Stagger the interviews, so some of us aren't sitting their for 2 hours pre-interview."
"Great communication, friendly atmosphere and an excellent staff. Keep doing what you're doing - in t"
"Maybe create a status page for applicants to log onto online."
"They should make sure the invited students have a complete file before the interview."
"Give status checks BEFORE interview day"
"Regulate the temperature of the area where interviewees are kept, give a different vegetarian option"
"They didn't seem too enthusiastic about the school :("
"All fine!"
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