Positively
10 out of 10
8 out of 10
10 out of 10
60+ minutes
At the school
3
One-on-one
Open file
"Tell me about your volunteer work and lab research experience (I worked in a plant physiology lab for a while)." Report Response | I was asked this question too
"Explain your grades (I had a particularly dismal semester in spring of '04 due to a death in the family)." Report Response | I was asked this question too
"Where do you want to be in 10 years? What will you do if you aren't accepted? (That one gave me the willies-thank goodness I was accepted!)" Report Response | I was asked this question too
"Ethical question-"If your colleague/friend (who was also a physician) was abusing prescription drugs, what course of action would you take?"" Report Response | I was asked this question too
"Why the D in Organic Chem II? (Circumstantial)" Report Response | I was asked this question too
"Read this website, read KCOM's website info on DO's, re-read my file/application." Report Response
"The admissions people were extremely friendly and welcoming to me and my fiancee (who joined me on the trip). Also, we were given a card with info on the faculty conducting our interviews (mine was an Dept. Chair/Immunologist studying DNA repair/mutagenesis in E. coli). It gave me a topic of mutual interest to discuss during my interview." Report Response
"Nothing-I had a great time aside from the stress of trying to get in!" Report Response
"LADIES! Wear COMFORTABLE shoes (or bring a pair) because you will be walking the campus for an hour or two if it isn't raining! I wore nice dress shoes for the interview in the morning and changed into my Nike's after lunch (no need to impress the faculty after the interviews were over!) I read this tip on this website and man, am I grateful I wasn't wearing Kenneth Coles all day!" Report Response
"When I arrived, I entered the admissions building and was greeted by a group of laid back, good natured admissions workers. I was offered a light breakfast, then our group was given a presentation on the school. We were then directed to our interviews, which were each 1 hour long (except for the thrid which was 15 minutes with the admissions vice president). My first interviewer chose to focus on the humanitarian aspect of my application (my volunteer work, etc). The second interviewer focused mostly on academics-BE PREPARED to answer for any discrepancies in your grades or MCATs! I was able to find common interests with each interviewer, which allieviated the tension of each interview significantly (e.g: I talked about kayaking and playing piano with one of my interviewers, interests we both shared). After the interviews, we were brought back to the admissions office and given a presentation on financial aid (what a glorious thing!) We then had lunch with students (vegetarians, dont worry-there's a veggie option for the sandwiches) and then proceded to tour the school. We had a demonstration in OMM, visited the cadaver lab, saw the gym/rec center, etc. The guides were happy to answer any question and were very helpful and knowledgeable. We ended the day back at the admissions office with the promise that we could call 1 week from that day (Friday for me) to find out our status. Turns out I had no need to call-I got a call the following Wednesday morning telling me that I was accepted!!! YAY!! That was some fast notification, let me tell you!" Report Response
Student
Enthusiastic
10 out of 10
Out of state
4-6 hours
Automobile
$101-$200
Hotel
10 out of 10
The Comfort Inn
yes
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