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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?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

5 out of 10

How you think you did?

10 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

8 out of 10

Questions

How long was the interview?

30 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)?

"Tell me about yourself, why do you want to be an osteopathic physician, and what about osteopathic medicine do you like? (one question). This took the bulk of my interview." Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Describe a time in which you had great responsibility." Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What are key differences that you noticed between allopathic and osteopathic doctors." Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"The questions were pretty standard. Nothing really interesting." Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"The questions weren't difficult, but I only had a minute at the end to discuss my research. " Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"Read secondary, learned about the school and curriculum, read SDN, and did a mock interview. " Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"Everyone was really nice. I walked up to random students and they all gave me great advice. The faculty and staff were really supportive. The campus community is very supportive." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"The school doesn't have on-campus food service (but they do have lots of refrigerator and microwaves if you bring lunch). " Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"Nothing really. " Report Response

What are your general comments?

"I had a really great time at the interview. It started off with a campus tour and I had a half hour afterwards to poke around before the orientation started. I spoke to some med students, who spoke to me about the professors and their course-load. The orientation part is really boring--sitting around for two hours without a break is tough. Lunch was nice; this is a great opportunity to ask med students about the university. My group was pretty quiet, we were all nervous I guess. The interviews are afterwards. I went in first, but bring reading material just in case. All my questions were standard--no surprises. They really encourage sitting in classes after the interview, the admissions staff will even show you which classroom to go in to." 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?

9 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

In state

What was your total time spent traveling?

0-1 hour

What was your primary mode of travel?

Automobile

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

< $100

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

09/06/2007

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

9 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?

9 out of 10

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