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  • Touro University California College of Osteopathic Medicine Mare Island
  • Osteopathic Medical School
  • Vallejo, CA
Overall Experience

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

8 out of 10

How you think you did?

5 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

7 out of 10

Questions

How long was the interview?

60+ minutes

Where did the interview take place?

At the school

How many people interviewed you?

3

What was the style of the interview?

In a group

What type of interview was it?

Open file

What was the most interesting question?

"I wrote in my essay about preventive medicine and encouraging lifestyle changes, as they are cheap and effective. The interviewer asked me how I would implement these changes." Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"see above" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"I read my secondaries, read more on the school with regard to clinicals, affiliated hospitals, matches, and rotations" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"I love the proximity of the school to some great cities, and the especially opportunities to work in the bay area. The students seemed friendly and relatively laid back. The famous anatomy lab." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"The lack of "tech", having to organize most clinical experience on your own, 3 weeks to prepare for boards (apparently that's enough, though) " Report Response

What are your general comments?

"I was pretty disappointed with how I thought I did. There were some tough questions, mostly implying that my current lifestyle was not preparing me for medical school." Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tourguide seem?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

5 out of 10

What was your total time spent traveling?

2-3 hours

What was your primary mode of travel?

Automobile

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

< $100

Where did you stay?

Hotel

How would you rate the hotel?

4 out of 10

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

Quality Inn

Would you recommend the hotel?

no

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

01/31/2005

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

8 out of 10

What is your ranking of this school's location?

4 out of 10

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

7 out of 10

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