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  • Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine at Philadelphia
  • Osteopathic Medical School
  • Philadelphia, PA
Overall Experience

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

3 out of 10

Questions

How long was the interview?

35 minutes

Where did the interview take place?

At the school

How many people interviewed you?

2

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?/PCOM?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What do you think DOs are able to do? (this i thought was a really dumb question, but all you have to answer is 'everything' and they're really happy)" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"will you be able to handle the stress?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"Tell us where you see yourself in 12 years" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"Read over my applications, looked at the school's website, this website, looked over some stuff on osteopathy" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"everyone at the school seemed really laid back, they didn't just seem like over stressed med students-- i got the impression they still had lives outside of studying, and its a really diverse place, the facilities are really nice" Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"everyone else seemed to really love the guy (i think he was a dean of some sort, or the head of OMM) that ate breakfast with us and gave us an introduction, but i thought he was a pompous asshole" Report Response

What are your general comments?

"this interview wasn't that stressful, except there was a fair amount of time spent just waiting around. The admissions staff was really friendly, as were the two people that interviewed me. They were really really nice, although one of the interviewers had trouble making eye contact. a lot of students stuck their heads in while we were waiting to wish us good luck and answer any questions. PCOM seems like a really good place for med school-- high expectations, but sort of laid back and relaxed at the same time. its definitely one of my top choices. the interview itself is just like a conversation. you can sort of direct it anyway you want to. i felt like they did really want to get to know about me and my interets. just talk a lot, and they will sort of ask about the stuff you are saying." Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Student

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

01/22/2003

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