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  • Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine
  • Osteopathic Medical School
  • Des Moines, IA
Overall Experience

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

3 out of 10

How you think you did?

8 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

9 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?

3

What was the style of the interview?

One-on-one

What type of interview was it?

No Response

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

"What brought you from your high school to where you sit today?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What was something you look forward to about being a physician, and something you don't look forward to?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What difficulties do you expect having been out of school for two years?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"What was something you look forward to about being a physician, and something you don't look forward to?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"What was something you look forward to about being a physician, and something you don't look forward to?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"SDN, mock interview, reviewed my application, and tried to be myself." Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"The school has amazing facilities, the staff are friendly and extremely helpful, and the student body seems incredible." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"I just wish they had a little more diversity, and some racquetball courts." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

No Response

What are your general comments?

No Response

Tour and Travel

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?

Automobile

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

< $100

What airport did you use?

No Response

Where did you stay?

Hotel

How would you rate the hotel?

7 out of 10

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

Days Inn - Merle Hay Road

Would you recommend the hotel?

yes

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

02/25/2010

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

8 out of 10

What is your ranking of this school's location?

6 out of 10

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

7 out of 10

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

5 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?

6 out of 10

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

"One of the my interviewers would ask me questions, and I would later find him/her doodling or looking over my shoulder at the clock. That was my only negative from the day long interview." Report Response

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