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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?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

5 out of 10

How you think you did?

5 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

4 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)?

"What do you know about Touro and why do you want to come here?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Essay specific: You mentioned in your essay that you learned about osteopathic medicine through students, what have you learned from them about osteopathic medicine?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Asked a fellow student: If you could be any animal, what would you be?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"Essay related: how would you incorporate osteopathic medicine as a passion with your life goals of the pursuit of scientific knowledge" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"same as above" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"SDN, tucom website, The Medical School Interview (book) really helped" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"How nice everybody was" Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"the area the campus was in" Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"that the directions are old. If you are going to interview, as soon as you get on Mare Island, make your first right at the sign that says Industrial District?, follow that road all the way down until it veers right (there will be a sign for some cafe), you will come to a stop, make a left and immediate right and the Admissions building will be right in front of you. " Report Response

What are your general comments?

"Vallejo and Mare Island leave something to be desired. I did hear, however, that Touro is doing some major renovations to improve the campus. Everybody at Touro was very nice and accommodating. The interviewers made the group feel relaxed and spoke to us honestly which I really appreciate. " Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tourguide seem?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

4 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?

sfo

Where did you stay?

Hotel

How would you rate the hotel?

10 out of 10

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

Vintage Court in San Fran

Would you recommend the hotel?

yes

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

01/14/2008

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

3 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

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

10 out of 10

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

10 out of 10

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

10 out of 10

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

"None. The admissions staff was extremely nice." Report Response

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