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  • Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine
  • Osteopathic Medical School
  • Athens, OH
Overall Experience

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

2 out of 10

How you think you did?

6 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?

1

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)?

"Tell me about yourself" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

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

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

"Is OUCOM your first choice?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"What suggestions do you have for improving the state of healthcare today? " Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"Explain all these speeding tickets. (I had about 5 between 1998-2001)" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"SDN interview feedback, reread personal statement and secondary essay, read the schools website." Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"established program, great opportunities for clinical rotations, no dress code, lectures available as mp3's, loads of international opportunities, affiliation with a big state university, tons of research, great location, niceness of everyone I met, amazingly quick turnaround on admissions decision; interview on Friday, decision by Monday morning; only 100 dollar deposit to hold a seat." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"I found very little not to like here" Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"How great the school was. It became my first choice after visiting. " Report Response

What are your general comments?

"It's a long interview day, but low stress overall. There's 3 separate one on one interviews and they do make you put on a white coat for a photograph, which seemed like a bit of a tease. Still, this is a great school. I felt very much at home here and there are lots of opportunities to shape your medical education however you wish. " 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?

Automobile

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

< $100

Where did you stay?

Hotel

How would you rate the hotel?

4 out of 10

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

Super 8, Athens

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

10/09/2009

How do you rank this school among other schools to which you've applied?

9 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?

9 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?

8 out of 10

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

"None really. The interview day is fairly long, but I still stayed late for an OMM demo." Report Response

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