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  • Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine at Philadelphia
  • Osteopathic Medical School
  • Philadelphia, PA
Overall Experience

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

3 out of 10

How you think you did?

8 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

6 out of 10

Questions

How long was the interview?

25 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 are you interested in Osteopathic Medicine." Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Why are you interested in Research" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Based on your research interests, what type of career do you plan on having, And how do you plan to do it." Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"They really delved into my interest in osteopathic medicince." Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"No questions were really difficult. They do want to see that you have thought about what you are doing with your life and really ask several follow-up questions in that vein." Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"SDN (very helpful and generally accurate). Mock interview. Researched the school. " Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"The staff was very nice. Good OMM dept. Everything is high-tech" Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"Its in an old warehouse. And, although they fixed it up very nicely, its still has a sort of warehouse feeling." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"Be prepared to get an earlier flight out than you planned." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"It was positive. They really want to know what YOU want to do with your life and don't want to hear the standard answers." Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Admissions staff

How did the tourguide seem?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

8 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?

ATL

Where did you stay?

Friends or family

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

01/03/2007

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?

9 out of 10

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

8 out of 10

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