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  • California School of Podiatric Medicine at Samuel Merritt University
  • Podiatry School
  • Oakland, CA
Overall Experience

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

1 out of 10

How you think you did?

8 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

1 out of 10

Questions

How long was the interview?

15 minutes

Where did the interview take place?

At the school

How many people interviewed you?

3

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)?

"Elaborate on your personal statement" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Why podiatry?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Why should we choose you?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"How well do you think you'll be able to adapt to city life?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"none" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"SDN, reread personal statement" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"everything" Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"HAving to go from Oakland to SF, high rent" Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"everything on SDN tells you exactly what to expect..to the dot" Report Response

What are your general comments?

"good school and relatively good area...i cant say that for the rest of oakland, though" 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?

7 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

In 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?

$101-$200

What airport did you use?

Oakland

Where did you stay?

Friends or family

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

12/05/2008

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

10 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?

10 out of 10

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

10 out of 10

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