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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?

1 out of 10

How you think you did?

10 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

9 out of 10

Questions

How long was the interview?

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

"How would you add to the next class to make it better?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Tell us about your research?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Why is your middle name so different from the rest of your name? (open file question, my middle name is Japanese and the rest of my name is American)" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"If you were to put together a team, how would you do it?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"none, they were all pretty straightforward." Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"SDN, re-read my secondary and my primary application." Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"the friendliness of the staff and students, the campus was pretty neat and not too far from the bay, and I got pretty lucky with the group of people I interviewed with. We all got a long really well and it made things go much smoother." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"that the school is not associated with an undergraduate facility" Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"nothing. It went very smooth." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"I actually really liked the group interview, and that it was open file so that I didn't feel like I needed to prove myself as much because the interviewers already knew my background. Being in a group was really great too. We fed off each other and all really supported each other in there. Overall, it was the best interview experience I've had. " Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tourguide seem?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

10 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

In state

What was your total time spent traveling?

7+ hours

What was your primary mode of travel?

Airplane

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

$301-$400

What airport did you use?

SFO

Where did you stay?

Hotel

How would you rate the hotel?

10 out of 10

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

Marriott

Would you recommend the hotel?

yes

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

01/29/2008

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?

6 out of 10

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

10 out of 10

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

10 out of 10

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

7 out of 10

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

"none" Report Response

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