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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?

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?

40 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?

Open file

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

"What was your most difficult course in college?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Name a time when you being responsible helped others." Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Name a time when you helped improve a process." Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"You can't always be successful. Name a time when you failed and how you reacted." Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"Name a time when you caught a small problem and fixed it before the problem became larger." Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"Interview books (Ryan Gray's), Writing answers down" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"Culture of the school on top of the great board scores/residency placements, everyone was very friendly" Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"Almost nothing, I suppose rent would be a little high (for Iowa which isn't saying much) in that area of town" Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"How relaxed the interview was. Even though it was 3 people (2 faulty, 1 student) to me, everyone was very friendly," Report Response

What are your general comments?

"This was a great experience and I left the interview/school in such a great mood. I feel like DMU cares about you as a potential student rather than most schools only caring after you are accepted and are paying them." Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tourguide seem?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

9 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

In state

What was your total time spent traveling?

0-1 hour

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?

Home

How would you rate the hotel?

5 out of 10

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

No Response

Would you recommend the hotel?

No Response

General Info

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?

10 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?

9 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?

No Response

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