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  • Touro University California College of Osteopathic Medicine Mare Island
  • Osteopathic Medical School
  • Vallejo, CA
Overall Experience

How did the interview impress you?

Negatively

What was the stress level of the interview?

3 out of 10

How you think you did?

5 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

3 out of 10

Questions

How long was the interview?

55 minutes

Where did the interview take place?

At the school

How many people interviewed you?

3

What was the style of the interview?

In a group

What type of interview was it?

Open file

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

"How do you handle anxiety? (Specific to my work experience in an ER)" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What brings you to this table today?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"A scenario where I was asked to determine the difference between a patient encounter with MD vs DO, taking out any obvious clues like use of OMM." Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

No Response

What was the most difficult question?

No Response

How did you prepare for the interview?

"SDN forum, book called "The Medical School Interview" by Jeremiah Fleenor (highly recommended), and practicing with other pre-med students." Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"Campus was nicer than expected." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"Very high cost of attendance, you have to find your own clinical rotation sites for year 4" Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"That I would only be given 3 questions to answer in the 60 minutes I sat at the table." Report Response

What are your general comments?

No Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tourguide seem?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

7 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

Out of state

What was your total time spent traveling?

7+ 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?

Oakland

Where did you stay?

Hotel

How would you rate the hotel?

1 out of 10

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

Courtyard Mariott

Would you recommend the hotel?

yes

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

2/3/2015

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

2 out of 10

What is your ranking of this school's location?

7 out of 10

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

7 out of 10

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

7 out of 10

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

4 out of 10

How eco-friendly are the school's application materials and interview process?

8 out of 10

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

No Response

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