How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

4 out of 10

How you think you did?

7 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

7 out of 10

How long was the interview?

30 minutes

Where did the interview take place?

At the school

How many people interviewed you?

1

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)?

"a question about my personal statement concerning why medicine" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

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

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

"what i would do if i had a huge grant that i could devote to any health care issue" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"do i think it's more important for a physician to be highly technically skilled or to have great interpersonal skills?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"the above one, probably. " Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"read the school's website, researched it at sdn." Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"everyone seemed very committed to osteopathic medicine. this school is not a wannabe-md school. the admissions staff was super-friendly, and the insides of the facilities were nice. the new curriculum seems great, and the dean is supposedly working very hard to make the school a better place to be." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"gotta say it, the exterior of the campus is ugly. oh yeah, it was also very hot -- i'm just not a socal person, i guess." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"nothing really. if you research the school on sdn, you should get all your questions answered. " Report Response

What are your general comments?

"the interview was one-on-one with the director of admissions. it was open file and extremely laid back. it seems like a school where they want to know that you're committed to osteopathic medicine." Report Response

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tourguide seem?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

6 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

Out of state

What was your total time spent traveling?

2-3 hours

What was your primary mode of travel?

Airplane

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

$201-$300

What airport did you use?

ONT

Where did you stay?

Friends or family

On what date did the interview take place?

10/14/2005

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

7 out of 10

What is your ranking of this school's location?

6 out of 10

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

8 out of 10