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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?

7 out of 10

Questions

How long was the interview?

30 minutes

Where did the interview take place?

At the school

How many people interviewed you?

3

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)?

"what do you think is your biggest accomplishment?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Tell me about your ECs. Tell me about "insert undergrad school". Where else did you apply? What have you been doing on your year off? Why did you take a year off?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Why PCOM? Why DO? Why doctor? When/how did you decide on medicine? Who has been the greatest influence on your life?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"what has been your biggest accomplishment up to this point in your life?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"none of the questions were difficult! :)" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"SDN, reviewed by application, PCOM website, corresponded with current students" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"Everything about the day was positive!! Students kept coming in and talking with all of us, I got to sit in on an OMT lab, the facilities are AWESOME (got to see the 76ers practing), breakfast was good and very informative," Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"Absolutely nothing!!" Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"That the interview truly was low-stress, they just want to find out about YOU. " Report Response

What are your general comments?

"I love PCOM!!!! I will be going there next year (if I get accepted)...it fits me and what I want in a med school. The whole day was very relaxed, the only reason I felt stress was because it was my first choice school!!" Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Student

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

12/12/2002

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