Overall, applicants ranked the school in the top 51% of interviews, indicating it is moderately regarded. They found the interview mixed with a low stress level, and felt they did okay.
Most respondents felt positively about their interview.
What was the stress level of the interview?
Most respondents rated their interview as average 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 as average compared to other schools.
How do you rank this school among other schools to which you've applied?
Most rank this school as average compared to 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 meaningful community service experiences, reasons for choosing osteopathic medicine at a specific school, breaking bad news, professionalism, giving medical advice while in school, addressing patients' needs, and personal advocacy. Many respondents mentioned MMI or Multiple Mini Interview format, which may involve questions related to nondisclosure agreements.
What was your most meaningful community service experience?
I forgot exactly but it was something like why is the patient’s religious background important in the context on medicine? For MMI what would you say to someone in grief with follow up questions?
How do you think physicians can address the desire of patients to die at home when most people prefer to be at home when they die yet usually spend their last days in the hospital?
Students said most interesting question asked at Sam Houston State University College of Osteopathic Medicine discussed various topics, including the biggest obstacle for doctors today, impactful movies, the future of healthcare, commitment to rural care, handling mistakes, and ethical dilemmas. Some respondents mentioned a group interview and an essay prompt related to enforcing a rural care program for medical students, indicating a potential MMI format with possible nondisclosure agreements.
Essay prompt asking if a commitment to a program for rural care for med students should be enforced? In traditional, what is one question I haven’t asked that you’d like to address?
Students said most difficult question asked at Sam Houston State University College of Osteopathic Medicine discussed various challenging scenarios, including impact of surroundings, medical-related scenarios, essay writing under time pressure, organizing pictures in a group interview, ethical dilemmas like honesty, and personal standards for physicians, with some references to a non-traditional MMI format and hand-writing stress.
I thought the essay and group interview were tough. Group interview involved organizing pictures and you had to figure out that it was based on how zoomed out it was and organize it from most zoomed out to most zoomed in
We had a part of the interview where we had to write an answer to a prompt in one of those bluebooks they provided us. I had not written essays by hand in years so it was a little stressful because my hand was cramping up lol but thequestion was not too bad, it was something like do you think physicians should be held to a higher standard of their own health by not having them smoke etc and isay the rate determining step to this was not finding an answer to the question but rather just writing it all down by hand
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?
Many applicants prepared for their interviews by reading resources like Dr. Gray's interview book or watching videos on platforms like SDN and YouTube. They also practiced mock interviews, researched the school and its mission, and crafted answers to common interview questions while also preparing questions to ask the interviewers.
I read my secondaries and prepared answers for common interview questions. I also made a list of questions to ask the interviewers.
this was my 6th interview so i didn't really prepare too hard, just read over my personal statement and also thought about some reasons why i like Sam specifically
Applicants were impressed by the welcoming and inclusive atmosphere, the organization of the interview process, the positive interactions with staff and students, and the overall sense of community and belonging. Many highlighted the clean facilities, fun group activities, and the emphasis on student voice and engagement within the institution.
The faculty seem to really like being there. They treated us all like we were already students at the institution. It was very comfortable talking with them. I felt right at home. Also, I really love the Hogwarts theme that they have going on with the learning communities.
Applicants commonly expressed negative impressions of the school's campus size, the interview process being in-person with specific criticisms of the campus appearance and location, lack of accreditation, and the unenthusiastic and impersonal demeanor of faculty members during interviews and post-interview sessions. Suggestions included virtual interviews, improving campus facilities, addressing accreditation concerns, and enhancing faculty engagement and scholarship opportunities.
Having 4 interviews in one. Serving spaghetti when we had formal attire on. Also reapplicants had an advantage in the group activity since they reuse it. Traditional interview felt rushed with only 15 minutes to answer multiple questions.
They done goofed by being one of the only schools to require in-person interviews and would have made a way better impression by hiding the campus behind a virtual screen. Conroe, Texas on its own is bad enough, the campus itself is like a dilapidated shack that looks like somebody bought a condemned office building and tried running a sketchy side-business out of it. The school at the time of this review is unaccredited, which in and of itself isn't necessarily a deal-breaker; new schools have to go through a long and daunting accreditation process. However, a serious red flag is that even with their most senior class on the cusp of graduation, they haven't even been able to gain provisional accreditation so they can apply to residency. And they were, for some inexplicable reason, PROUD of this. The administration is clearly a disorganized mess, and most of the interviewers seemed like they didn't want to be there. Okay campus on paper, super scuffed in person.
After the interview, we went to deans presentation, Q&A panel, etc. and the faculty were not enthusiastic, seemed like they didn't want to be there, etc. They avoided admission/acceptance/timeline questions as well. Felt they weren't too excited to be there.
The interviewers were instructed by the school to ask specific questions. After my response, they were not allowed to discuss that question and immediately went on to the next question. It wasn't until all of the prompts were read that we were able to have a normal discussion.
Applicants commonly wish they had known ahead of time about the importance of comfortable shoes for campus tours, the structure of the interview process, the randomized order of interviews, the need to be mindful of transportation logistics, the style of the writing prompt, the emphasis on group activities, and the grading of such activities. They also appreciated receiving pertinent information in advance and advised checking audio and video settings beforehand.
I would not recommend wearing high heels unless you are very comfortable walking around in them. The campus has a lot of stairs and they give you a full campus tour where you have to walk up and down many flights of stairs. Not enjoyable.
As of November 2024, they have four main interviews. (These are not in order)
1. Group interview with a current medical student
2. Group project supervised by a faculty member
3. Individual traditional interview
4. Individual MMI interview
do not book a flixbus all the way on the other side of Houston from the school in Conroe if that bus leaves in an hour because you will either miss it or like me, barely make it onto the bus hallelujah
Applicants generally found the interview experience to be low-stress and positive, with friendly interviewers and a welcoming atmosphere. They appreciated the facilities, food, and enthusiasm of the staff, advising future candidates to relax and enjoy the process while also being prepared for traditional and MMI questions.
Overall a very low-stress environment. I thought the interviewers were very nice and it was an overall positive atmosphere.
Don’t stress too much. Prepare for Traditional and MMI but just try your best, it was pretty fair. Nothing like Tell Me about this experience or why you got a low MCAT/B- in physics kinda deal
The best meal I've had along the interview trail - most places just gave us a boxed lunch. The staff was all very kind, and the dean's presentation was very impressive and covered a lot of material. I appreciated that they took the time to help us try on white coats
I liked my interviewer a lot. Very kind and professional. The faculty in teh group sessionse/info sessions/etc. after were just not enthusiastic and didn't seem excited to be there.
What are your suggestions for the admissions office?
Applicants commonly suggested that the admissions office improve clarity on expectations, enhance communication with applicants, and provide a more transparent timeline for the admission process.
the "teamwork" portion was a bit confusing and hard to know what it is you want to see from us.