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  • Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine
  • Osteopathic Medical School
  • Des Moines, IA
Overall Experience

How did the interview impress you?

Negatively

What was the stress level of the interview?

6 out of 10

How you think you did?

6 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

7 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?

4

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)?

"Explain the day of your MCAT" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What is a rural medical doctor?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What field of medicine do you want to pursue... do you know the difference between primary care and rural medicine? " Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"What do you think of a hospital system with its different levels of nurses, therapists, and doctors?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"Interrogation questions about the MCAT and standardized tests." Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"SDN, Info on the school's website, my file" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"The school's facilities were beautiful." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"The interview." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"That almost everyone is married or engaged." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"I found it to be conversational, yet rushed and incomplete at times. " Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tourguide seem?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

9 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

Out of state

What was your total time spent traveling?

4-6 hours

What was your primary mode of travel?

Airplane

Where did you stay?

With students at the school

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

12/15/2007

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?

4 out of 10

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

5 out of 10

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