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  • West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine
  • Osteopathic Medical School
  • Lewisburg, WV
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?

8 out of 10

Questions

How long was the interview?

20 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)?

"Why WVSOM? Most stressful aspect of going back to school (I am non-traditional student)? With all my healthcare experience, what's the biggest problem with healthcare? Explain why I have a gap in my application? What aspect of my previous professional education will help me with school and what aspects will hurt me?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"See previous post" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"See previous post" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"See previous post" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"See previous post" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"Mock interviews, SDN, read their website, studied history of osteopathic medicine, read college catalog, reviewed my application" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"The technology including anatomy lab and the simulation robots. I thought the facilities were top notch. Large beautiful campus. Everyone was very positive and seemed happy." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"Cost of out of state tuition" Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"Nothing" Report Response

What are your general comments?

"Very nice school that is focused on the students." 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?

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?

Airplane

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

$401-$500

What airport did you use?

Lewisburg

Where did you stay?

Hotel

How would you rate the hotel?

6 out of 10

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

Super 8 who gave a discount if interviewing at WVSOM

Would you recommend the hotel?

yes

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

09/22/2010

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

8 out of 10

What is your ranking of this school's location?

10 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?

5 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?

"No suggestions, they answered all of my questions and were kind and considerate." Report Response

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