How did the interview impress you?

No change

What was the stress level of the interview?

3 out of 10

How you think you did?

2 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

6 out of 10

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?

One-on-one

What type of interview was it?

Closed file

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

"Why PBL and not traditional lecture? " Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Why not do research (I have an extensive research background). Do you think allopaths or osteopaths have made greater contributions to the advancement of medicine?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"How do you handle stress? Name a time you used your communication skills to help you? How do you study? How did you prepare for the MCAT? Name any strengths or weaknesses. " Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"Do you think allopaths or osteopaths have made a greater contribution to the advancement of research? " Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"Is there anything you would change in your academic record? (I hate this question so much...so difficult to answer)" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"Read AACOMAS app, secondary, SDN, UWashington ethics site" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"As far as the interview...nothing The building is nice, new and clean. Admissions staff was very friendly and made sure the day was low-key. Students were awesome and very honest. " Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"The building reminds me of a high school. My interviewers...I had a hard time with the accent of one and the other interviewer couldn't have been less happy to be there (or so it seemed). The fact that one interviewer really wanted to know why I didn't want to go to Tulane (where I work)...turns out he is a Tulane alum. Not much in terms of academic support. One student ambassador couldn't stop talking about how the students learn much more than M.D. students and that he'll be a better clinical student than M.D. students because he's seen the results of a patient blood workup in PBL." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"That I couldn't get in to the building before 7:30 am. " Report Response

What are your general comments?

"The students, faculty and staff are obviously very proud of LECOM-Bradenton. However, there is a very fine line between pride and arrogance. That line was crossed on more than one occasion. " Report Response

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tourguide seem?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

8 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

Out of state

What was your total time spent traveling?

4-6 hours

What was your primary mode of travel?

Airplane

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

< $100

What airport did you use?

Tampa

Where did you stay?

Hotel

How would you rate the hotel?

9 out of 10

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

Hampton Inn

Would you recommend the hotel?

yes

On what date did the interview take place?

01/28/2009

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

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

9 out of 10

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

10 out of 10

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

"Let interviewees know they cannot be let in to the building until 7:30 am. Myself and another interv" Report Response