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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?

2 out of 10

How you think you did?

8 out of 10

Questions

How long was the interview?

20 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)?

"What do you think about stem cell research?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What are the biggest problems in healthcare today?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Why do you want to do osteopathic medicine?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"What is the biggest obstacle you've faced in your life?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"What do you think about stem cell research? Do you think being a mathemetician influenced Descartes as a philosopher (question from a conversation regarding my personal statement)?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"Student Doctor; Spoke with a current student" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"State of the art facility; Friendly administration; Students were pleased; VCOM students get same priveleges as Virginia Tech students; Seems to be going to the top in a few years" Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"Dress Code; Otherwise, I was very impressed" Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"More information about stem cell research" Report Response

What are your general comments?

"VCOM was my first choice, so I was pretty stressed going into it. However, they made the interviews very relaxed, which was so important. They were more organized and treated me better than other schools. I was accepted yesterday and I'm very excited about going to school there. Great experience." Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Admissions staff

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

11/02/2004

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