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  • Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine of Midwestern University
  • Osteopathic Medical School
  • Downers Grove, IL
Overall Experience

How did the interview impress you?

No change

What was the stress level of the interview?

5 out of 10

How you think you did?

7 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

7 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?

2

What was the style of the interview?

In a group

What type of interview was it?

Closed file

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

"How do you deal with difficult patients?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Tell me about your job as a lab assistant/other medical experience." Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What quality do you have that will get you through medical school?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"I'm sure working in a doctor's office, you have doctors who are not easy to work with. . .how do you deal with it? " Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"No difficult questions. All questions were about my essays/CV." Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"Looked over my full application." Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"The tour guide was full of enthusiasm and a lot of students dropped by to answer questions. The interviewers were nice enough." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"The interview was so short, I didn't feel like they really were making an effort to get to know me. They asked me maybe 8-10 questions and I asked them 2. Then it was time to go. " Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"That a 30 minute interview would fly by so quickly. I maybe would've tried to be a little more concise with my answers." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"We spent a lot of the day chit-chatting with other interviewees, nice to get to know people. It seemed like the interview was only to make sure you're not a complete weirdo. They didn't have enough time to actually get to know you off paper. Overall it was a good experience though. The students all seem happy." Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tourguide seem?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

6 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

In state

What was your total time spent traveling?

0-1 hour

What was your primary mode of travel?

Automobile

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

< $100

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

12/07/2007

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?

9 out of 10

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

8 out of 10

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

9 out of 10

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

9 out of 10

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

9 out of 10

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

"All I would suggest is lengthening the interview, even though it may add stress for students!" Report Response

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