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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?

5 out of 10

How you think you did?

8 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

8 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)?

"Why PCOM?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What do you do for fun?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Which other schools I have applied to" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"Something about who is playing in the football game nexy Monday?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"Can you recall any events from when you lived back in Europe??" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"SDN, worldhealthnews, read over application and personal essay, read about the school itself" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"Before our interview, a couple of medical students came up to us and basically told us a bit about school and some hints for an interview. Students overall seem to be really happy and enthusiastic." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"Location of school is not as safe as hoped it would be. Students have to find their own housing." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"To not be nervous for an interview because it really wasn't scary at all." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"Overall great, relaxing and fun. I had a chance to stay over at first year's medical students' apartments, so it was really cool." Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tourguide seem?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

9 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

In 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?

$101-$200

Where did you stay?

With students at the school

How would you rate the hotel?

10 out of 10

Would you recommend the hotel?

yes

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

09/24/2007

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?

6 out of 10

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

8 out of 10

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