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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?

2 out of 10

How you think you did?

8 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

5 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?

4

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

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

"Tell me more about your research?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Did you apply to other schools?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"If you were free to take any class, what class would you take? (I had asked if they recommended taking any classes. They said I should enjoy the opportunity to learn about whatever I was interested in during the last year of my undergraduate career.)" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"No questions were terribly difficult." Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"SDN, interview feedback, reviewed my application" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"The friendliness of the faculty and students. " Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"The location in Oakland." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"It was a long interview day, plus it took extra time to travel back to S.F. from Oakland. I would have built more flexibility into my flight schedule." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"Wonderful people, okay facilities. You have to visit the school yourself to accurately judge if it's the right place for you!" Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tourguide seem?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

6 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

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

$101-$200

What airport did you use?

SFO

Where did you stay?

Friends or family

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

11/06/2009

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

5 out of 10

What is your ranking of this school's location?

3 out of 10

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

8 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?

5 out of 10

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