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  • Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine - Harlem
  • Osteopathic Medical School
  • New York, NY
Overall Experience

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

6 out of 10

How you think you did?

9 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

7 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/Why medicine/Why Touro?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"How do your extracurriculars shape you as a person and how are they going to prepare you to service the underserved community in Harlem?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"How did your courses prepare you for medical school ?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"How do you hope to influence Canadian perception of DO's ? (I'm a Canadian)" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"Why didn't you shadow a DO? you could've shadowed one in Toronto, or met with one in the USA ?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"Read about the school, the mission statement, SDN, interview feedback" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"Inside facilities, iTunes U, friendliness of faculty" Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"Exterior of the building... really bad. But its the inside that counts" Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"That I would have a good amount of time to ask questions at the end of the interview. I was told before that they usually have to end the interview to save time and people usually aren't able to ask questions." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"School is definitely on the up and up. Renovate the exterior and they will be in business. The faculty and staff all care and they want the school to progress which is nice !" Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Admissions staff

How did the tourguide seem?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

8 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

Out of state

What was your total time spent traveling?

2-3 hours

What was your primary mode of travel?

Airplane

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

$501+

What airport did you use?

LaGuardia

Where did you stay?

Hotel

How would you rate the hotel?

10 out of 10

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

Comfort inn on 48th street

Would you recommend the hotel?

yes

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

20/11/2013

How do you rank this school among other schools to which you've applied?

7 out of 10

What is your ranking of this school's location?

10 out of 10

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

10 out of 10

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

10 out of 10

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

10 out of 10

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

8 out of 10

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

"divide the groups for interviews equally, like 4 groups of 4, instead of 1 with 5 one with 3, a few with 4. Makes the day uneven when we have to wait for the other groups to finish. Otherwise, excellent day." Report Response

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