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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?

1 out of 10

How you think you did?

10 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)?

"Why Osteopathic Medicine, Why Virginia, Why VCOM? " Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What do you see yourself doing in 10 years? Do you want to continue with research? What happened with X grade?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Did you ever consider Veterinary medicine? Why did you choose not to follow that path?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"What do you see as the biggest problem in healthcare today, can you expand on your secondary statement?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"Would you consider practicing in a rural area? I wanted to be honest in that I would but wasn't sure if it were I would end up." Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"SDN, Gevitz book, VCOM website" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"High tech, very friendly, laid back faculty and staff, students happy and enthusiastic, amazing anatomy lab (absolutely 0 smell), family oriented school, medical missions and opportunities, innovative curriculum with frequent but short breaks year round, well organized and definite sense of compassion and eagerness to help in the faculty, the area is absolutely stunning beautiful and peaceful" Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"School is new and untried or tested, curriculum is not proven effective because no class has taken or passed the boards yet (there is a strong feeling and confidence in the students but nothing beats proof), library is pitiful (yes VTech has library but the study space seemed lacking)" Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"international medical missions and opportunities!" Report Response

What are your general comments?

"The day was long but the staff and faculty went all out to make us comfortable and happy. We had water and candy when we got there and the day went very smoothly. Every single person we came in contact with seemed sincerely interested in selling the school to us and in showing us how close and family-oriented they are. Three back-to-back interviews in the morning with faculty members seemed long and hard before we got there but they were in fact very nice conversations and it was a pleasure to meet each of my interviewers." Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Admissions staff

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

09/20/2004

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