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  • Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine
  • Osteopathic Medical School
  • Des Moines, IA
Overall Experience

How did the interview impress you?

Negatively

What was the stress level of the interview?

5 out of 10

How you think you did?

5 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

6 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?

No Response

How many people interviewed you?

No Response

What was the style of the interview?

No Response

What type of interview was it?

Closed file

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

"Introduce yourself and tell us the motivation behind your desire to pursue medicine. Name a time you saw someone being mistreated. How did you help them?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Is there anything else you'd like to tell us about your application. Why DO?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What qualities do you think a physician should have? What is their role in the community (written). Name a time when you dealt with someone frustrating or difficult to deal with. How did you handle it? Name a time you dealt with unfair or disrespectful communication in a professional setting. How did you deal with it?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

No Response

What was the most difficult question?

"The first one - tell us about yourself AND why your interested in medicine. You had 2 minutes TOTAL." Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"Looked up SDN, practiced responses, made sure I had my examples solidified prior to interview." Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"Nothing" Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"The virtual nature of the interview. The timer." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"The final two questions are written questions - they are timed 5 minutes each. There are 6 video questions. They can vary from 1 minute 30 seconds to 2 minutes for response times. The bigger questions (why med, osteopathic, why us) are definitely 2 minutes. Some of the scenario questions are 2 minutes and some are 1 minute 30 seconds." 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?

5 out of 10

What is your ranking of this school's location?

6 out of 10

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

6 out of 10

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

6 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?

7 out of 10

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

No Response

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