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  • Western University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific
  • Osteopathic Medical School
  • Pomona, CA
Overall Experience

How did the interview impress you?

Negatively

What was the stress level of the interview?

5 out of 10

How you think you did?

8 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

5 out of 10

Questions

How long was the interview?

35 minutes

Where did the interview take place?

At the school

How many people interviewed you?

2

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 DO" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Why medicine " Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Why western." Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"Why DO and why medicine" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"Nothing new. Same old questions Where you see yourself in 10 years " Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"Read SDN and application " Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"The campus staff (the people who work in the admissions office) are one of the most friendly people I have ever found at any school. Really sweet people. " Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"The people who interview me. They are assholes. They never tried to understand me and always tried to contradict my answers. I usually don't criticize people but these people were least interesting. One of them was a Phd (he was dressed in jeans) and other was a DO (he was dressed in suit which wasn't iron).What the hell was that, if they want us to dress well they better atleast wear something professional. I wouldn't have care much about their dressing if they were sweet people, but they were assholes all the time during the interview. " Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"The admission staff at western is the best. The campus is OK. Nothing impressive. It has more of the look of a community college than a university. But it doesn't matter if you want to become a doctor. " Report Response

What are your general comments?

" The worst part of the interview was the people who interviewed me. They were not at all nice. There wasn't much student interaction but the student who gave campus tour answered all our questions. " Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tourguide seem?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

6 out of 10

What was your total time spent traveling?

4-6 hours

What was your primary mode of travel?

Airplane

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

$301-$400

What airport did you use?

ONT

Where did you stay?

Hotel

How would you rate the hotel?

8 out of 10

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

Claremount Inn

Would you recommend the hotel?

yes

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

01/20/2005

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

5 out of 10

What is your ranking of this school's location?

8 out of 10

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

5 out of 10

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