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  • Western University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific
  • Osteopathic Medical School
  • Pomona, CA
Overall Experience

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

7 out of 10

How you think you did?

6 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

10 out of 10

Was this interview in-person or virtual?

Virtual

Questions

How long was the interview?

30 minutes

Where did the interview take place?

At the school

How many people interviewed you?

1

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 do you want to be an osteopathic doctor?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Tell me what you know about osteopathic medicine." Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

No Response

What was the most interesting question?

"Tell me what empathy means to you and how you demonstrate it" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"Tell me about a time you learned from someone with a different background than yourself." Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"Mock interviews, SDN, talking out loud" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"School’s curriculum is structured in a 2 pass system. Healthy systems first year, unhealthy systems 2nd year. It helps their students prepare for boards and their board scores are pretty high." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"They kept mentioning how they interview like 800 people but only accept 200 I don’t understand their process w that. Also they have an alternate system for this year’s admissions. Waitlisted students have priority for a seat in the class, alternates only have priority once waitlist is empty" Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"They all have guideline questions which every interviewer will ask you. These two threw me: Tell me about a time you learned from someone with a different background than yourself. Tell me what empathy means to you and how you demonstrate it." Report Response

What are your general comments?

No Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

No Response

How did the tourguide seem?

No Response

How do you rank the facilities?

5 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

In state

What was your total time spent traveling?

No Response

What was your primary mode of travel?

No Response

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

No Response

What airport did you use?

No Response

Where did you stay?

No Response

How would you rate the hotel?

5 out of 10

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

No Response

Comments on where you stayed

No Response

Would you recommend the hotel?

No Response

General Info

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?

9 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?

9 out of 10

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

7 out of 10

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

9 out of 10

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

No Response

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