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?

10 out of 10

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?

One-on-one

What type of interview was it?

Open file

What is one of the specific questions they asked you (question 1)?

"Why Osteopathic Medicine? Why WVSOM?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Do you think you will be able to handle the work load of being in medical school?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"How much clinical experience do you have? Describe it." Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"Based on one of my medicine related jobs." Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"Based on info in my personal statement." Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"Reviewing their website, reviewing my own application material, watching Patch Adams, and reading "The Last Lecture" by Randy Pautsch" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"The facilities are amazing, the people are kind and easy to talk to... especially the dean surprisingly, the option of problem-based learning" Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"the price, " Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"If you get there early and noone from admissions is there yet, the doors unlock automatically at 7:30 am so you don't have to wait outside in the cold... " Report Response

What are your general comments?

"Be relaxed but be confident. The interviewers seemed like they could sniff out unease from a mile away. They may seem like they're trying to play good cop bad cop but they're really all just good cops." Report Response

Who was the tour given by?

Admissions staff

How did the tourguide seem?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

10 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?

Automobile

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

$401-$500

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?

Holiday Inn

Would you recommend the hotel?

yes

On what date did the interview take place?

01/16/2009

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

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

6 out of 10

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

"Take a bottle of water into the interview in case your throat gets dry." Report Response