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  • Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine at Midwestern University
  • Osteopathic Medical School
  • Glendale, AZ
Overall Experience

How did the interview impress you?

Negatively

What was the stress level of the interview?

2 out of 10

How you think you did?

8 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

7 out of 10

Questions

How long was the interview?

25 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?

Closed file

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

"They could see essays and CV. No grades or MCAT. So when I wanted to talk about something in those two realms, I felt like I was biting my tongue so I didn't tell them my stats. 1st question: Tell me a lil bout yourself." Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What was your undergrad major and how will it help you as a physician? How have you dealt with a difficult class?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"How would you deal with an ethical situation? (yes, that is EXACTLY how it was asked...I had to come up with my own scenario to make an example)" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"One that was specific to one of the responses I made in a previous answer. " Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"Do you have any questions for us? " Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"At this point, going on interviews is like riding a bike. They're not that hard once you know what you're doing." Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"The quality of the teachers, high board scores, friendly students, nice facilities, great climate." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"lack of an ocean! 250 student class size is really big. I got the impression that they might just accept me based on my stats alone cuz they seemed to care a lot (too much?) about board scores." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"where the office of admissions was." Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Admissions staff

How did the tourguide seem?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

7 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

Out of state

What was your total time spent traveling?

2-3 hours

What was your primary mode of travel?

Airplane

What airport did you use?

Phoenix Sky Harbor

Where did you stay?

Hotel

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

09/29/2008

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?

7 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?

8 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?

10 out of 10

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

"too much downtime for students. Talk about something other than how great your board scores are." Report Response

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