How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

8 out of 10

How you think you did?

7 out of 10

How long was the interview?

40 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?

Closed file

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

"see above; expect the basic questions, why DO and not MD, why apply MD; why azcom, strengths, weaknesses, ethical questions, healthcare in the US; undergraduate experiences, future plans etc" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"what do you believe that you could bring to the osteopathic profession - and more pointedly, what activities would you participate in, and what organizations would you join/create if you were a student here?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"since you believe a lack of access to healthcare to be the biggest problem facing the medical community today - are you willing to work for free?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"the DO's (sociological account), SDN, azcom website" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"facilities are new and thorough; students are very happy; area is okay; rent is very, very cheap; school is on a quarter system (10 weeks on, 2 weeks off)x3 (therefore, they squeeze 45 weeks of work into 30) = more time for studying for the boards/doing research; gym/pool on campus were pretty cool" Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"not very impressed by the match list or the affiliated hospitals; not impressed by rotation sites (i.e. i would basically set up all of my own rotations if i came here - which you can do to some extent); not impressed by cafeteria either" Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"stay at the country inn - it's beautiful, and they'll drive you to the interview" Report Response

What are your general comments?

"pretty painless - one of the better interview experiences (p.s. as a private school, they could not care [at all] whether you want to go primary care or not - i met students there, that when they interviewed they said they wanted to go into surgery/ortho/derm etc)" Report Response

Who was the tour given by?

Student

On what date did the interview take place?

10/22/2004