How many people interviewed you?
| Response Average | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 2.17 | 41 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Positively | 38 |
| Negatively | 1 |
| No change | 2 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 2.63 | 41 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 7.41 | 41 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 7.20 | 41 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| In Person | 5 |
| Virtual | 2 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 5 minutes | 0 |
| 10 minutes | 0 |
| 15 minutes | 1 |
| 20 minutes | 2 |
| 25 minutes | 2 |
| 30 minutes | 24 |
| 35 minutes | 6 |
| 40 minutes | 1 |
| 45 minutes | 1 |
| 50 minutes | 1 |
| 55 minutes | 0 |
| 60+ minutes | 1 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| At the school | 33 |
| At a regional location | 0 |
| At another location | 6 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| One-on-one | 29 |
| In a group | 9 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Open file | 2 |
| Closed file | 36 |
| Response Average | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 2.17 | 41 |
"Any leadership roles you have ever taken?"
"What would I do if I found out a peer cheated?"
"Tell me about yourself? Why medicine? Why DO? Why ARCOM?"
"Tell me about yourself?"
"Describe your clinical experience."
"would you turn in a student for cheating"
"What about medical school am I most worried about"
"What would I do if I found out a close friend in medical school cheated on an exam?"
"What are your study habits?"
"Tell me about yourself."
"who are you?"
"Why ARCOM ?"
"ethical question about cheating"
"have you had any experience in the medical field"
"During my education, have I encountered a situation where someone cheated? What did I do?"
"What made you interested in osteopathic medicine?"
"What has brought you to this point in your journey through life?"
"Would you report a student for cheating?"
"Why DO/MD and not PA or Nurse Practitioner?"
"Why DO over MD?"
"Tell me about yourself"
"How have your past experiences shaped you to become an Osteopathic Physician?"
"Tell us about yourself?"
"What things do you participate in to reduce burnout?"
"Why DO?"
"What questions do you have about the college or the area?"
"Why do you want to be a doctor and what are your future career plans?"
"What started your interest in medicine?"
"Books I have read recently"
"What is your biggest failure?"
"Are you ready to leave your hometown for Arkansas?"
"Why medicine and why DO?"
"how would you deal with a difficult co worker"
"As a non-trad, did I think I would have trouble fitting in with a class that is mostly made up of students that are much younger than me"
"How do you know you want to spend your life practicing medicine?"
"What are some ways you decompress and relax throughout the week?"
"Why DO/Why ARCOM?"
"Why medicine?"
"why DO?"
"Why DO ?"
"Tell Me About Yourself"
"the time I had failed something"
"how can you convince me that you can hold up against the academic rigors of medical school"
"Why medicine? Why osteopathic medicine?"
"What made you interested in the Fort Smith area?"
"What is something you regret or wish you could take back in your past?"
"Why DO and not MD?"
"Why ARCOM?"
"Why osteopathic medicine?"
"How can you help the local rural community?"
"What kind of impact would you have on the community?"
"If you could change one aspect of yourself, what would it be and why?"
"Why do you want to be a physician?"
"Tell me about yourself. (They only know your name and hometown)"
"Why DO? Any DO doctors who impacted you?"
"Why medicine"
"How do you handle stress?"
"Why Fort Smith?"
"What would you do if you did not get in this application cycle?"
"Why do you feel you are ready for medical school?"
"why do you want to be a DO"
"How do I see medical school impacting my relationships with my friends/family/partner"
"Why are you interested in osteopathic medicine?"
"Describe a time where you had an encounter with a person from a different culture or country."
"In what ways have you already showcased a commitment to service in a community?"
"What can I bring to ARCOM?"
"what are some attributes about yourself that you'd change?"
"Ethical question"
"Why ARCOM?"
"why ARCOM"
"What will I do if I don't get into medical school this cycle?"
"What are your 3 favorite movies and why?"
"What type of community you wish to work with?"
"Tell me about yourself."
"Why ARCOM? Ft.Smith?"
"Tell me more about yourself."
"Explain how you contribute to a team."
"What were your favorite and least favorite classes and why?"
"Tell us about yourself."
"If you saw your close friend cheating on something in medical school, how would you handle it?"
"How have you served your community that you grew up in and what do you want to do in the future to continue serving them (I discussed wanting to give back to my community as they have given to me)?"
"Ethics"
"How would you react if you saw a fellow student cheating?"
"what is a hidden skill you have"
"What have I read lately"
"What was one personally touching volunteer experience I had?"
"Asked what I do in my free time/ hobbies."
"What things have you done or been involved in that show you are a leader?"
"They really wanted to get to know me better because it was closed file."
"How do you think moving to Arkansas will affect your relationships with friends and family?"
"How do you de-stress?"
"What do you think your biggest challenge will be as a physician"
"what is something else you do for fun?"
"What have you been reading lately?"
"What are your top 3 favorite movies of all time?"
"N/A"
"Will you stay in Arkansas after your medical school education?"
"What would you do if you knew another student was cheating?"
"What do you do to de-stress?"
"Asked me about research techniques I used in the labs I've worked in over the years."
"Referred to the topic of addiction from another question"
"What are you the most excited for about medical school and what are you least enthusiastic about medical school?"
"Hardest thing you’ve had to go through"
"If you caught a classmate cheating, what would you do?"
"What is your greatest weakness and greatest strength?"
"After volunteering at hospice, did I think I would be able to tell someone they had 6 months left to live? (I mentioned that I volunteered at hospice)"
"What do you think the outcome is for a doctor who cheated during medical school?"
"They asked about a time I have failed"
"Would you be prepared working with people and communities of different backgrounds? How would you be able to overcome a cultural gap?"
"One of my interviewers didn't find my response to "what's your greatest challenge and how did you overcome it" to be adequate and me re-answer it."
"what are you most worried about in regards to medical school?"
"What was your greatest failure?"
"N/A"
"Will you stay and practice in Arkansas when you finish residency?"
"What is your biggest regret?"
"What challenges will you face as a medical student?"
"Say you are accepted to ARCOM and two other schools, why would you choose here over other schools?"
"What's the last book you read? (I had difficulty with this because I don't really read for pleasure, so they let me answer with a documentary instead)."
"Do you think government funded healthcare is a right for all Americans? If a program like this was put in place, how would it effect the medical community?"
"Answered the questions written on SDN and rehearsed them day before"
"Big interview, family members, thinking about what answers I would give on the SDN questions"
"SDN; writing and answering questions; reviewed application and secondary"
"SDN and research"
"read the school's SDN interview feedback page, review my AACOMAS application and all secondary essays, mock interview with family"
"went through DO school common interview questions"
"Researched the school on their website, and read the SDN interview feedback questions"
"Practiced with interview questions, reviewed the ARCOM website, read through all of my DO school secondary application essays"
"Google, SDN, reviewed the school's mission."
"research, worked on answers to general interview questions, reviewed what I put on my application and my values"
"Asked myself the above questions."
"read SDN interview questions and went on reddit to read lists of interview questions"
"practiced"
"Reviewing my file, identifying my positive attributes, connecting the school to my mission"
"SDN, Reddit, YouTube, Google"
"Read SDN thread"
"reading SDN, going over my application, and understanding the answer to; why ARCOM, why DO, and why medicine?"
"Reviewed my spiel for "tell me about yourself," why DO, why medicine, and my top 3 most important things I wanted to get across during the interview"
"Researching health problems common within the state in Arkansas"
"Reviewed my primary and secondary apps"
"SDN, talked to current students, and ARCOM website"
"SDN Interview Feedback and Researched ARCOM and Ft. Smith"
"I researched the most commonly asked questions, visited every part of their website, looked into the school's history, formulated questions to ask the interviewer, spoke to a student that attends the school, and wrote down points that I wanted to make sure I discussed during the interview."
"Learned about the school and Fort Smith."
"Mock interview"
"Researched the school and surrounding area."
"Read SDN, Reread my application and secondary. Talked to a friend who had already interviewed there."
"Read over general medical school interview questions and talked to people who had interviewed at an earlier date."
"Laid back yet very professional interview."
"The staff were very open to answering questions, the campus and facilities are brand new, the area is safe, dog park and new housing for students"
"New facilities, everyone was so genuine, great service opportunities including international relations, Ft. Smith and ARCOM community is rapidly growing."
"The students and faculty"
"Family-like atmosphere"
"The culture of the school."
"The CEO, the campus, and especially the housing"
"The facilities (especially the student housing options) and their growth plans in terms of increasing the class size and expanding the school's real estate footprint with more student housing, facilities, and research facility."
"Everyone was very nice and genuine, the facilities are great, they had a fantastic residency match rate for their inaugural class"
"I thought it was a unique experience to get to hear from and speak to the CEO and the president."
"How welcoming the environment is in all aspects, faculty, administration, students, campus, etc/"
"their commitment to service in their community, their continued drive to GROW to help not only Ft. Smith but the surrounding states as well"
"Dr. Kim, President, sat down with us for about 30 minutes at the end of the day and answered all of our questions."
"both people in my interview were very friendly. Multiple times, my interviewers asked me follow up questions that simply were looking for more details on something I had said in a very conversational manner. It was very low stress overall. everyone there felt very sincere."
"community centered"
"The people. The faculty, students, and staff were absolutely welcoming and were excited for you to be there."
"Facility, Curriculum, Faculty"
"Everyone is SO nice!"
"I thought the interviewers were really nice"
"One of the interviewers was a community member that was there on a volunteer basis"
"The organization of interview day"
"They really wanted to get to know me and understand where I was coming from."
"The facilities are brand new and the campus is rapidly expanding. The location is very appealing for people for enjoy the outdoors."
"The amount of support offered to the students and the resources offered"
"The incredibly welcoming and friendly staff. The southern hospitality vibe rings through out the school. I was also impressed by the cutting edge building and sheer attention to detail to help create the most refined learning environment possible for the students. They are developing the entire 220-acre property to cater to the students that will be attending the school."
"How everything is in one building and specifically the anatomy lab."
"Everyone was so welcoming and kind!"
"Beautiful school. Faculty was very down to earth."
"Amazingly friendly and enthusiastic staff. More so than any of the other 4 schools I interviewed at. Staff greeted you at the door, knew your name, seemed incredibly genuine and relaxed."
"They make you feel so welcome here from the second you get there. You can tell they do everything they can to help their students succeed. The building is also beautiful!"
"the shops built nearby aren't all necessarily in the student budget, it is a bit of a drive to get to stores but not bad"
"High professor turnover rate"
"Not much to do"
"None"
"the deposit was rather high"
"The lack of historical board scores and residency placement (not all their fault- they've only graduated 1 class)"
"Virtual guests were not as engaged as in-person, speakers did not always acknowledge virtual guests."
"We encountered some technical difficulties, but I wouldn't necessarily say that impressed me negatively. In this day and age, it is pretty well guaranteed you may encounter some type of tech problem. It delayed the day a little, but I was not impressed negatively about it because they were flexible with the situation and things still flowed smoothly."
"I was interviewed after the students were finished for the semester, so it was kind of sad not seeing more students"
"Getting grilled by my interviewer."
"nothing, the experience was only positive, but I would have liked to have been able to visit campus."
"small library"
"Nothing!"
"Nothing Stands Out"
"I didn't like the blind interview. I wish they would have had my file with them."
"the technical difficulties with a virtual interview"
"Requiring that interviewees travel to Fort Smith (COVID-19 risk on plane, potentially exposing their small community)"
"Mandatory business casual dress code for all classes/while on campus (except for days in which you are in Anatomy lab)"
"Have not graduated a full class yet. Opened in 2017"
"N/A"
"Nothing, I was blown away by it all, I truly enjoyed my time there."
"How overly friendly the staff were. It was as if they were trying to hide something about the school."
"Nothing at all."
"The surrounding city is not the safest. They seemed disorganized during the interview day. The school is very new."
"The fact that the school is new and has yet to graduate a class. While I understand they quite can't help that, it was just a bit nerve-wracking."
"nothing"
"I did know thankfully but the interview portion is right when you get to campus"
"Not to stress, everyone genuinely wants to get to know you and wants you to succeed."
"The interviewers are not there to trip you up."
"The interview happens IMMEDIATELY when you get to campus"
"The interview is first thing on the morning of interview day, so I didn't have to worry about waiting to do it all day!"
"The interview portion was only 25 minutes"
"I wish I would have practiced my interview skills a little more"
"maybe thought a bit more retrospectively about my negative attributes."
"Relax! Have fun."
"How varied or subjective the interview experience is for each interviewee."
"How relaxed it really was going to be."
"that I was unable to connect to the Microsoft team and that because that wasn't working I had to do a phone interview and the interviewers couldn't even see me"
"It was a very low-key interview day"
"What student life in Arkansas with its own people culture , level of infrastructure and economical issues look like."
"N/A"
"That I could have submitted a letter on intent as well as a list of updated activities before the admissions committee had gathered for their meeting to accept or deny applicants."
"More about the financial aid."
"That a community member would be sitting in on my interview alongside the faculty member."
"They make you answer a writing prompt in about 5 minutes and it comes up out of nowhere."
"the students I talked to seemed genuinely happy there, there is a somewhat business casual dress code but not incredibly strict, the students mentioned a lot that the faculty change things around since they are a new school and are trying to get everything to function well but hear the students out, the cadaver lab is 6 to a table"
"Be yourself and don't stress, it's inevitable to not be nervous but settle into your interview and carry on the conversation."
"Awesome school"
"Overall positive experience."
"N/A"
"Overall I was impressed, especially for a new school, and I would definitley consider attending if accepted."
"I thoroughly enjoyed this interview day even as a virtual guest. They are very excited about their school and truly want to see you succeed."
"I was very impressed by this school and their commitment to their community, students, AND applicants."
"Great school, and great people"
"Do not miss out on this interview if you can. It is such a gem of a school and they provide an amazing day."
"ARCOM seems to have their stuff together. Strong faculty and administration appears to care, albeit there is some of that Southern-style swagger that can be off-putting to those of us not from the area. Even with that attitude, they were quite kind and generous with their time. I would be happy to spend four-years or longer here. Fort Smith is fantastic in my opinion. Enough to do but not too much to be overwhelming."
"I hope I get accepted because I love this school!"
"I don't think ARCOM had a good backup for technical difficulties. They mentioned multiple people had issues with Microsoft team and instead of being able to use Zoom or Skype my interview time was cut short and I couldn't even see my interviewers face to face. They were very nice but that aspect was extremely frustrating when I was forced to stay home because of COVID."
"I highly recommend accepting an interview here! Stay at the Home2Suites because they will shuttle you everywhere for free (Uber/Lyft are not really a thing and very expensive if a driver is available). I also recommend eating a big breakfast, as no breakfast was served and lunch was gross."
"This was THE MOST laid back interview ever. They just wanted to get to know me and why I wanted to go to ARCOM. I actually ENJOYED my time talking to the interviewers."
"Be careful !"
"Looks like a good school. I would not be disappointed if this was my only acceptance."
"Overall, it was a positive experience!"
"This is a wonderful school with a great staff. The small hometown feel will help students who look for a more "one on one" setting with their professors. The staff are always available and will go out of their way to help you succeed. The levels of kindness and respect are unparalleled and will ensure a learning environment where anyone can excel and reach their goals."
"It was a beautiful school with a very kind staff. Since the school was so new I was concerned and this was made worse by the fact that the interview felt disorganized."
"Enthusiastic staff, great people and great area. I can't wait to see what this school becomes."
"This school may be new, but I think they're going to produce great doctors!"
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Student | 9 |
| Faculty member | 5 |
| Admissions staff | 18 |
| Other | 3 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Enthusiastic | 30 |
| Neutral | 4 |
| Discouraging | 0 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 8.40 | 40 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| In state | 4 |
| Out of state | 32 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 0-1 hour | 7 |
| 2-3 hours | 5 |
| 4-6 hours | 10 |
| 7+ hours | 12 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Airplane | 13 |
| Automobile | 16 |
| Train or subway | 1 |
| Other | 3 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| < $100 | 7 |
| $101-$200 | 5 |
| $201-$300 | 6 |
| $301-$400 | 2 |
| $401-$500 | 4 |
| $501+ | 6 |
N/A
Dallas to Fort Smith
XNA
Ft.Smith Regional
Fort Smith Regional Airport
Fort Smith
Fort Smith regional
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| At school facility | 0 |
| With students at the school | 1 |
| Friends or family | 1 |
| Hotel | 23 |
| Home | 3 |
| Other | 2 |
"there was a discount for people interviewing $89 a night, had breakfast and a shuttle available to get to ARCOM (it left earlier than they told me however so I just drove over) - it was the cheapest I found but still nice and clean"
"The school gives you a list of hotels that have reduced prices for interviewing, Hampton Inn was the cheapest (with the reduced price) on the list but was still super nice and had great continental breakfast!"
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 7.55 | 40 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 6.35 | 40 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 6.63 | 40 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 8.68 | 40 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 9.28 | 40 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 7.15 | 40 |
"None they did a really great job and were very personable!"
"None, super nice and accommodating staff."
"NA"
"Please keep up the good work."
"Keep being so great! You made the admissions and interview process so convenient and easy. Thank you for what you do!"
"I think the admissions office was transparent and responsive. Continue with the strong work."
"I wish they had a suitable back up in case of technical difficulties. I feel like I didn't get the chance that others got because they risked going in person."
"Provide a light breakfast (coffee, juice, bagels, yogurt, etc.) and a more simple lunch option. Temperature was uncomfortably cold. Conducting interviews in a room large enough to be further than 6 feet from interviewers would allow masks to come off (it was hard to hear/ talk with masks on and so close to each other in a tiny office). Presentations and tour were helpful!"
"The websites need updating to be more user-friendly."
"Sometimes be real, without a professional smiley mask."
"n/a"
"Everything was organized. I would suggest more student interaction, if feasible that day."
"Have more breaks during the morning session."
"During the interview day we were constantly asked after every presentation how the presentation could be improved. Though feedback is useful it made it seem like they did not know what they were doing."
"Keep up the amazing work, friendliness, and enthusiasm."
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