Overall, applicants ranked the school in the top 31% of interviews, indicating it is moderately regarded. They found the interview mixed with a low stress level, and felt they did well.
Most respondents felt positively about their interview.
What was the stress level of the interview?
Most respondents rated their interview as low stress.
How you think you did?
Most respondents thought they performed well at the interview.
How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?
Most respondents rank this school above all other schools.
How do you rank this school among other schools to which you've applied?
Most respondents rank this school above other schools they applied to.
0 = Below, 10 = Above
💬 Interview Questions ▼
What is one of the specific questions they asked you?
The most commonly asked interview questions at medical schools include inquiries about studying habits, stress management in medical school, reasons for pursuing medicine or osteopathic medicine, qualities of a physician, opinion on vaccination, learning preferences, dealing with failure, and ethical dilemmas. Some respondents mentioned being asked questions related to the MMI format, such as nondisclosure agreements, while others highlighted questions about personal experiences, goals in medicine, and unique contributions to the field.
tell me about a coworker with whom you ahve worked that was difficult / did not perform and how did you work with him / her? how did you address issues?
What would you do if someone asked you to help them die and they were terminally ill? If they were well? What if you were in a state where it was legal?
Students said the most interesting question asked at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Georgia Campus discussed a wide range of topics including ethical dilemmas in patient care, communication skills, personal experiences, and opinions on healthcare issues. While the responses varied, some questions focused on scenarios involving patient interactions, professional challenges, and personal motivations for pursuing a career in medicine.
If you were reincarnated as an animal, what would you want to be and why?
If a patient only had a certain amount of time to live (eg. 8 months), would you tell them? If the patient told you that they didn't want to know, would you still tell them?
They seemed to be impressed with me as soon as I walked in! I'm an English major so was one of the interviewers. We seemed to hit it off right away. I never expected to love the interview so much!
It was a comment that they made at the beginning of the interview. It was something about how I'm a gator fan and how they hate gator fans. =) I was accepted a few days later so... its ok to be a gator fan!
Students said the most difficult question asked at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Georgia Campus discussed a wide range of topics, including scenarios about patient compliance, healthcare challenges, ethical dilemmas, and personal attributes. While the responses varied, some mentioned an MMI format or nondisclosure agreement, suggesting a structured interview with potentially confidential questions.
Talk about a time when you overcame a challenge with someone who did not like you.
If you had a group of 6 people sharing a cadaver, 2 introverts, 2 extroverts, and two super type-A people, which would you be? How would you manage the slackers in the group?
tell me about a coworker with whom you ahve worked that was difficult / did not perform and how did you work with him / her? how did you address issues?
None really. They told me to ask them questions so they can better understand who I am. If I had more time, I would have thought of questions that truly represented me, but it worked out just fine.
Most respondents rate the school location as good.
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What is your ranking of this area's cultural life?
Most respondents rate the area’s cultural life as good.
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What are your comments on where you stayed?
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✅ Interview Preparation and Impressions ▼
How is the friendliness of the admissions office?
Most respondents said the admissions office was friendly.
How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?
Most respondents said the admissions office was responsive.
How did you prepare for the interview?
Applicants commonly prepared for their interviews by utilizing resources like Student Doctor Network (SDN), school websites, mock interviews, and practicing with friends or family. They often reviewed their applications, researched the school's mission and faculty, and practiced common interview questions to feel well-informed and confident during the interview process.
Reddit, their school website, mock interview practice
I looked on SDN, the school's mission statement, and website; I wrote down questions and answered them in my head so I would have some sort of idea what my opinions were so they seemed at least somewhat well-informed.
Read through my application, read SDN advices, read bunch of healthcare articles, read research papers that I published, tried to prepare the answer for most of the known questions.
Student Doctor Forums and interview feedback, talked a few questions over with some friends, reviewed school website, reviewed own application and personal statement as well as some letters of recommendation.
Student Doctor Network forums and interview feedback, valuemd, google searches, pcom website, and had friends quiz me the last few days at random time.
I just went over basic interview questions. I would recommend going over your essays and extra circulars. It's open filed any questions that are not the typical interview questions will be based off your essays.
Go to their staff page and read over the bio for each faculty member.
Applicants were overwhelmingly impressed by the welcoming and friendly atmosphere of the school, including the kind and supportive faculty and students, as well as the strong sense of community. Additionally, the advanced facilities, focus on technology, and proximity to amenities were highlighted as positive aspects that left a lasting impression on the applicants.
I live in Suwanee, so how close this campus is to my hometown is a compelling convenience factor for the school. They are very welcoming of non-traditional applicants. They also do a lot of community outreach activities for the Lawrenceville-Suwanee area like teaching students about healthcare careers at local high schools and doing mobile clinics in malls and public squares.
They had us type up answers to ~6 questions on a computer. Because it was a blind interview, these questions and answers guided the interview conversation. Having a general idea about what the interviewer would ask really helped relieve some stress and calm nerves.
The faculty seemed to care about the students and have personal relationships with them. The class sizes are small and the kids who go there really seem to care about each other.
Being divided into small groups and being assigned a medical student for the duration of our interview experience really made up for the negative tour experience
They seem very open to students tailoring their educational opportunities (research, dual degrees, etc.). The professors seemed to have a very open door policy.
I was very impressed with the facilities as well as the friendliness of the students. The area, though a good 20 mins from Atlanta, still has a lot of positives around it. I personally like the fact that the building is all-inclusive, and it doesn't matter to me that there's only vending on-campus because there are more than a handful of restaurants in the immediate area.
The professors I interviewed with were amazing and really sold me on the school. They were so nice in the interview and completely knowledgeable about all the questions I asked.
My interview involved a lot of back-and-forth thought provoking discussion. I also received very good feedback and advice on what to do if things don't happen to go my way. I asked for this though.
How friendly everyone was! The students I spoke with seemed very proud of their program and answered any questions I had. The interviewers also were very nice!
The school had nice facilities. Their anatomy and OMM labs were impressive, and the robotic patients were also cool. They seemed to utilize a lot of technology. The student were all excited to be there and be a part of an close knit student body.
Everyone seemed to really love their professors. It shows me that there is a lot of interaction between the faculty and the students. Students were really nice too, and very encouraging!
Friendliness of everybody there including Student Ambassadors, interviewers, faculty/staff, other interviewees. State-of-the-art technology (ex. STAN).
The facility was very nice, the students and staff were friendly and helpful. In fact one of the assistants gave me here card and told me to call the same day the admission committee met after 2pm.
EVERYTHING that you need is in that one building. Technologically advanced. Large OMM lab. STAN. I loved the environment... everyone including the students, staff members and faculty members seemed very chill and happy.
Applicants were consistently unimpressed by the lack of transparency around the curriculum, program outcomes, and clinical rotations, as well as disorganization during interview days. Suggestions included providing more detailed information, improving organization, and enhancing communication with prospective students to address these concerns.
The campus looks a lot like a warehouse and the facilities and architecture seem industrial. PCOM's affiliated hospitals aren't great relative to the MD schools in Georgia. They do in-house exams rather than NBME style exams. The tuition is expensive.
The interview day was incredibly unorganized. There was no information given to us, the interviewees, prior to the day besides "The day begins at 10 am," which it did not. Additionally, the interview seemed to rely heavily on hypothetical medical ethics dilemmas.
Neither the admissions team nor the student guides discussed the school's curriculum, program outcomes, or COMLEX preparation, which gave me a sense that they were "hiding" this information; did not get a good opportunity to ask questions; the interview day in general was slightly disorganized.
The interview day was disorganized. The tour was short and didn't show where medical student study and hang out. The welcome staff were unfriendly. They were not transparent about where their clinical rotations are held. They did not reveal any information about their board scores. When I inquired about research opportunities and support for students, they dismissed my questions with very general answers, "There are opportunities." "Of course there is support." However, no details.
We were told that the writing assignment was going to guide our interview and my interviewer didn't ask me questions based off of it. Staff/student didn't seem to be passionate about the school
The cafeteria was tiny, the gym was tiny, the SIM room didn't have orthopedic simulations. Also, it has taken over three weeks to hear back a decision- they promised they'd send out decision letters in two weeks.
Ultra jaded professor interviewed me. Even though he was new, seemed to have a very glum view on the entire field at large. Bizarre. So being optimistic, I feel, almost hurt my chances.
The tour was a bit short and we had a very spastic biomed student instead of a medical student giving us the tour, which I found a bit disappointing. Also, I wish my interviewer had other questions for me. He basically asked all of the questions on the sheet, and while I elaborated, I could only do so much because I added so much detail.
1) Had biomedical students touring us around
2) Admissions staff were not dressed professionally (this is medical school people, not a trip to Walmart).
3) Large student to cadaver ratio
4) Per the student touring us, the tests all take place on the same day.
5) Interviewers did not seem genuinely interested in having me attend there. They seemed disinterested in the interview.
Nothing really turned me off. Some people have commented about the fact the school is a converted warehouse, but that honestly doesn't bother me. I've already had the "big campus" experience and it's not the facility that makes you a good doc...it's the quality of the education and how much work you put in.
Not very much. On the tour, they told us that they may be knocking out the two existing larger classrooms and would be replacing them during the summer, though I'm not sure if that is a definite. The class sizes are being increased to 135(?) so they will definitely need larger classrooms if they want everyone to be able to fit.
Food isn't served in the cafeteria, there are only vending machines. This isn't that bad though as there are plenty of places to eat right around campus. The tour guide said there has been talk about getting someone in to serve food and she said clubs are always having free food for everyone.
I had to wait a long time for my turn to interview. This was pretty much idle, nerve-racking time. There were some extenuating circumstances that led to the longer than normal delay though.
The interviewer seemed a little awkward and seemed to end the interview abrubtly. It only lasted for about 15 minutes. I was prepared for at least 30 minutes and was hoping that the interviewer would ask more questions regarding my academic background.
The student tourguides acted too much like salesmen. I don't think they were honest. There is no dress code, so the students looked really unprofessional. They did not look medical students. The school is basically in a converted warehouse. The division between the first and second year classrooms is one of those dividers that you find in a banquet hall that folds into the wall. The white coat ceremony is held in the OMM room after they move all the OMM tables out of the room. The library is tiny. The faculty member that interviewed me was border-line rude and definitely abrasive. There is not cafeteria, just a bunch of tables and chairs. We were informed that we would only have one interviewer instead of the normal two because all other faculty members were busy. How you do not have faculty members available to interview applicants when you know they are coming is beyond me. No financial aid information was provided in our interview bag. I was actually informed that financial aid information was not even discussed until orientation. I got the overall feeling that PCOM-GA is disorganized.
The school doesn't really have a "campus" feel. And the diversity within the classes that were being held that day seemed minimal. The cafeteria was just a collection of tables and chairs, but they may have enough students with the opening of the pharmacy school to hire a company to provide food.
The college is basically a parking lot and one building. They don't have a campus as it's really an industrial park. I came from a school with a beautiful campus, so maybe that's why I thought it was a negative. However, that won't be an issue.
Applicants commonly wished they had known ahead of time about the focus on medical ethics questions, the closed-file interview format, and the potential for waiting times or delays during the interview day. They also recommended being prepared for a short interview, considering the school's good reputation and research opportunities, and being aware of the one-on-one interview style.
They offer an Open House that prospective applicants can register for, I advise attending one of them to get some info on the DO program they offer.
That the writing assignment was actually pretty long given you only get 30 minutes. Everyone said it was just "general questions," but they were actually questions that require a good bit of thought.
In the beginning, they sit you down at a computer and have you write responses to mini prompts, which are then used in your interview. Also, when trying to think about potential answers to potential questions, I didn't know at the time it was closed-file, and the interviewer had never seen my file before. They didn't even know my major, hobbies, activities, etc. except those I talked about in my earlier written prompt. ALSO, the interview process lasted until about 4:00, when they told us it would be done by 2:00; a lot of people had to be rushed because they had flights for 4:00 or soon after.
They were going to ask about the amount of school I applied to! I stated the reason I really wanted to go to GA-PCOM, but it could of been better if I had a reasonable plan of answering the question.
I pretty well prepped...I'm just lucky I was in a position where I could afford to fly out on relatively short notice (one week between notification of interview invite and assigned date of interview).
Rumor that an invite to GA-PCOM for interview will most likely prevent you from getting an interview at Phillie PCOM (not confirmed, just talked about amongst interviewees)
The rotations of 3rd and 4th year students are on a match program with different tracts in surrounding states. You get matched with a particular rotation and will have to make arrangements to relocate if necessary.
Interview time might be later than what e-mail says. Don't plan on getting out an hour after that time-I left an hour and twenty later than I expected.
Applicants generally provided positive feedback about the school's campus, staff, and interview experience, with some mentioning the high cost of tuition. Suggestions included improving the efficiency of the interview day process, providing more information on financial aid, and addressing concerns about the interview structure.
As a private DO school, PCOM-GA in Suwanee's tuition is expensive, though if you have a exceptionally high GPA and MCAT, PCOM randomly offers generous full-tuition scholarships which is an incentive to get a high GPA and MCAT. The affiliated hospitals aren't that great compared to other established med schools in Georgia. One nice thing that they are improving on is that they are transitioning to pass/fail grading.
It was an okay school, nothing super special, BUT I would be happy to go here. The location is nice, although expensive, and the small class size is very nice. Everyone was friendly, and I could see most people being happy there.
Honestly, I wasn't impressed by the way the interview day was conducted. Entire group of 32 students sat around for 45 minutes after the scheduled start time. Lots of the staff were standing around joking with each other, delaying almost everything on the itinerary. There is a writing portion. Don't stress out...the questions are indeed used later in your interview. For example, they may ask you to elaborate. Be thinking about those questions throughout the day. Hopefully they will ask you to expand on these questions, lest they drill you with ethics questions. No dress code for students is pretty much the coolest thing about this place imo. We all go through so much in this process, and professionalism is very much expected of us. However, PCOM-GA seemed to set a double standard in this regard. I would still go here, I do believe they prepare competent physicians. It was really the intangibles that PCOM-GA was lacking.
I felt like this whole interview was just a formality. I was told that the earlier you're interviewed, the more likely you are to get in, and they get choosier as the year closes (pretty much filled by Christmas) and a lot of wait lists during the spring semester.
Most relaxing interview day ever. My best advice is to not stress out over your preparing for your interview. Instead of rehearsing, just spend a few minutes thinking about typical questions and your answers. The staff will make sure you are well prepared for your interview.
I enjoyed the time spent at PCOM-Ga. As soon as I walked in and was greeted by smiling faces and supportive staff, I knew that it was exactly where I wanted to be.
This school seems excellent and seems to truly care about its students and their success. There was evidence that the staff, faculty and students care deeply about their studies and each other and genuinely want each other to be successful and happy.
The school is expanding, which could be viewed as a positive or a negative. Right now, they seem a little cramped for space. However, they are building more facilities and seem responsive to the students' needs.
GA-PCOM is a fantastic school! The interviews are typically held on Mon. and Tues. with 10 or > interviewee. Just be friendly to everyone around you, smile, and show them who you are and why you deserve to be accepted.
This is the lowest stress interview I had. The only formal questions I was asked where why medicine/why D.O. The rest was purely conversational. The students and faculty are so friendly. The students seemed genuinely happy to be there. I feel that in the next couple of years, GA-PCOM will emerge as one of the top D.O. programs in the U.S.
I had good time during the interview. They didn't even ask why I want to go for DO, but I answered it anyway. I heard some interviewers ask tough questions just to see how you handle the stress, but that did not happen with me. Overall I prepared well and the interview was very laid back, I did not even feel like it's interview. But that's just me. Generally speaking our group had good day during the interview and school tour etc. People were friendly, the school was attractive.
The pictures on the school's website don't do the place justice, simply because it is so open and expansive that getting a good photo would be difficult. The facilities are amazing and felt very alive with students meeting in groups, studying in the library and working out in the gym together. I got a real sense of the community atmosphere while visiting the campus.
I left the interview unable to gauge how well I did. I feel that I'm a very competitive applicant, but the interviewer shook my confidence a little bit by ending the interview so abrubtly. However, I received a call from Trena 9 days after my interview stating that I had been accepted.
Ga-PCOM impressed me a lot because the students really take pride in their school. I enjoyed being there and this school is tied for my top choice for med school
My interviewer actually ended my interview early because he could not get off of my MCAT score. I was not treated respectfully in the interview. I got a weird feeling about this place overall. It didn't feel like a medical school to me. It definitely was not the right place for me. My experience is only one experience of many. Maybe others have had and will have a better experience than I did.
It is a really nice school. The students and faculty were both friendly. Take something with you to read while you wait to interview. I was last in a group of 7, so it was nice to have something to do while waiting.
I would be really happy if accepted. Its a small school, good community dynamics, seems easy to get to know professors, and state of the art technology is a good thing
I had a great interview experience at Ga-PCOM and the admissions committee as well as professors seem really down to earth and willing to help you. Ga-PCOM made me feel like I was at home!
They meet twice a month to review files and you can find out within 2 weeks after they meet if you get in or not.
Apply as early as possible. They told us that the people who apply early and get interviews in fall usually get the spots while spring interviewees are mostly for the waitlist.
What are your suggestions for the admissions office?
Applicants commonly suggested that the admissions office improve communication, organization, and transparency, especially regarding the interview process and decision notifications. Some also mentioned the need for better follow-up, updates on application status, and a more professional tone in email communications.
I didn't get a clear sense of the interview schedule and I wish they were more transparent about that in advance through interview Invite email correspondence .
Better organization, communication, and dissemination of information. There was no follow up or detailed information regarding the interview day, transportation, etc.
The wording of the emails sent out by the admissions staff is truly unlike anything I've ever seen from a professional institution. Abrasive language and disclaimers stating that the staff won't entertain phone calls regarding receipt of materials is simply baffling, given the fact that PCOM-GA requires a more than standard fee for processing the secondary application submission. That said, I was impressed by location of the facilities and the friendliness of the students. A net-positive impression. But I do think they could drastically improve their appeal with minimal effort.
There should be multiple students giving the tours to smaller groups of interviewees. The school itself is rather echo-ey, so it was very difficult to hear.
I wish they would call or email your acceptance instead of using snail mail as your FIRST notification. Apparently in-state students receive their letters later? I received mine a week after I saw on SDN that other students got accepted. I just wanted to know!! :p
The only thing I can think of is for them to update the interview invitation emails. It promised certain amenities that weren't offered the day of the interview, like a continental breakfast! lol However, our interview group had some laughs about it and a few other things in the end.
I don't have many suggestions as I felt the interview process was quite efficient. The office was very aware of holiday season traffic and adjusted their interview schedule to make sure we could all make it out in time to avoid rush hour traffic.
It's seems to be a challenge ensuring that your file is in order. For me, it required numerous phone calls to get my application to 'complete.' This was despite the fact that all of my information was in my file.