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  • Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine - Blacksburg
  • Osteopathic Medical School
  • Blacksburg, VA
Overall Experience

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

4 out of 10

Questions

How long was the interview?

30 minutes

Where did the interview take place?

At the school

How many people interviewed you?

3

What was the style of the interview?

One-on-one

What type of interview was it?

Open file

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

"Where did you learn about osteopathic medicine?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What reservations do you have about your undergraduate education?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What do you think of the person sueing MCDonalds for making them obese?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"what is the most complex situation you've ever been in?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"why rural medicine?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"website, gevitz, AACOM website" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"schools organization, motivation of faculty and staff to make VCOM the best of the best, area is nice" Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"not that many clinical rotation sites and none outside the southern Virginia area as far as I can see..." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"The actual medical building won't be finished till April and meeting for the actual interview takes place at their temporary location, make sure you get that address! P.S. VCOM wants its grads to take both COMLEX and USMLE throughout." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"Interviewers were extremely nice. Dean Rawlins has put together an excellent urriculum. Facilities will be state of the art, faculty are motivated and highly qualified. " Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Admissions staff

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

11/25/2002

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