Touro University College of Osteopathic Medicine - California Interview Feedback Summary

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• The interview really knocked down my impression of the school and I'm much less interested in attending the school now.
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• Seemed like a good school, but was not a fan of the interview style
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• Panel on panel interview is a joke. Interviewers seemed rude and disinterested, asked us stuff completely unrelated to anything we would need in med school
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• I wish they did the interview earlier in the day so we could enjoy the campus and learn about their programs.
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• If you are interviewing here, know your application inside out and prepare answers to generic questions.
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• Loved the small school feel, didn't love that students do not live near campus. Mare Island has no coffee shops and the food options are limited.
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• Good sense of community and camaraderie among students/faculty. Older/outdated facilities.
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• Great school with passionate faculty and students. Plenty of research opportunities.
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• Seems like a sad place to go to med school
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• Loved this school- it's my top choice over an MD school
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• The whole day was very enjoyable!
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• Overall, I was really impressed with the school and its programs.
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• The interview style was difficult and not my preferred way, although it taught me a lot about how others interview and how they formulate their answers. I thought that the director of admissions was so kind and pleasant and really seemed to feel passionate about his job and the school community. Overall, the school impressed me very much.
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• Please stop using the term "low wait-list" If no one has ever been pulled up from the low wait-list then do away with it altogether. You are giving people false hope (regardless how small).
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• Location is blah, but curriculum seems awesome
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• The campus is older looking but carries lots of history! The renovations were not explained very much but the grounds are kept very nice. This school would fit students concentrated on work, work, work and that already have friends in the area or are ready to cut themself off from social life for a while. I am not sure about the 3/4th year rotations either.
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• I would go here for the location and for the global health program but honestly, it seems like Touro, Mare Island would be a good fit for those who need to stay in the area (one woman in my interview group had a kid and lived nearby, for example) and/or just need the degree. For others who want a challenge and excellent clinical rotations, a lot of guidance and extensive preparation, I think there are better schools.
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• This is a good school. It is more competitive to be accepted here than I first presumed (especially late in the game). The interview process is nothing to be scared/intimidated about, every interviewer was very encouraging and upbeat, even though I had blemishes on my record. The facilities are fine, old but not run-down. There seem to be adequate clinical rotations and a good chance to get a great residency if you work hard at it (just like anywhere). Good luck!
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• I thought Touro seemed like a good school. I felt like the interview could have been more thorough. I also would have like more explanation on the curriculum and description of rotation sites.
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• First time having an interview in a group format, but it was really ok. just be attentive to your peers and be confident in yourself. I feel like everyone in my group did really well.
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• The school was good in general, my only problems were how far you had to travel in to Mare Island and the residency matches not being up to par.
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• The interview wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. All of us got really off the wall type of questions. I didn't think mines were so bad, but some of my group members had some pretty tough questions. I do like how the school is the in the bay area which is a really nice area.
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• It's a decent school. Be prepared to answer hypothethical questions and use what you know from your experience to explain scenarios. Be yourself; stay calm; and be positive. That is what they are evaluating you for. As Dr. Haight says: the number game is over. This is where we test your heart and passion.
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• The interview is in a panel format, three interviewers and six interviewees. Theoretically, they're trying to make it a stressful situation and make you respond to what your peers are saying. In reality, our people were very nice and didn't really challenge or stress anyone in our group.
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• This was my first interview, overall my opinion went up a lot after visiting them. Don't judge a book by its cover i guess.
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• The school is great overall! For the interview, I think the best advice I have is to be completely clear and confident in yourself about why you want to be an osteopathic physician and why Touro would enable you to do that. Regardless whether they ask you those specific questions, it shows!
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• This school is going to be a forerunner for sure. Dr. Haight told us to be wary of SDN - someone earlier had posted that there is no point applying here since they ration their seats ... obviously this person has no idea what they are talking about. Rationing seats is awesome because everyone has a chance of getting in and they do not interview for just waitlists. Just be confident and do not stress - the interview style is clearly to test your confidence and stress level. Don't babble and make sure you listen - they are always watching you.
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• Group interview is not as bad as I thought. After you answer you get some time to calm your nerves and get more comfortable instead of being bombarded with questions. Although you still need to listen to what other people are saying, you dont need to constantly be thinking of stuff to say.
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• I liked the school a lot more than I was expecting given the comments on other interview feedback posts. However, there were definitely aspects of the whole day that left me feeling somewhat neutral about the school. The student who gave us the tour seemed to know very little about the program and didn't know the resources in which the school had to offer. He also acted as if he had just gone there because no one else had accepted him. I have worked very hard to get to this point in my life and want a tour guide who knows a LOT about the program and is able to answer my questions and realizes that this is an EXTREMELY important decision for prospective students to make.
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• I liked the group interview b/c you are not "on" the whole time. However, this means you need to make your answers quality ones.
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• The school is not as bad as people are making it out to be. And they are aggressively growing, so that's always good. Also, for the panel interview: relax! In a panel interview, it's really easy to tell when someone is confident or not...so practice answering interview questions in a group of pre-meds you know - I think doing that in my pre-med student org helped a ton.
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• Having previously read some of the horror stories here on SDN about the interview format, I have to say that I was (sort of) pleasantly surprised by the overall experience. Yes, it was stressful and awkward in the panel interview, but it was somewhat comforting to have the knowledge that this was intentional, and more of a test to simulate the pressures of presenting a patient on rounds. It was also good to hear Dr. Haight's assurances that the interviewers consciously use a "good cop, bad cop" approach. This was very obvious once you knew what to look for, and I actually felt very bad for some of the students on the panel that were clearly not able to handle the pressure gracefully. Overall, don't worry about it too much, just know who you are, listen to what Dr. Haight says before the interview, and hopefully it will turn out fine.
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• This schools has a long way to go to be considered anywhere near a decent DO school let along a solid medical school. The pathetic attempt to "stand out" by doing group interviews is lazy and a terrible way to get to know applicant (which is why, they stress, they do it).
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• Touro needs to stop trying to expand until the facilities it has are decent. group interview is moronic and a waste of time.
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• This school has great rotation sites and therefore a great opportunity to network for good residencies.
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• Touro is relatively new and has a lot of potential. The location is not aesthetically pleasing, but the facilities are up-to-date on the inside. The proximity to SF is definitely a draw.
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• Some of these questions were asked to me and others were asked to my fellow interviewers. I can't remember them all!<br> Also, they talked about the dual DO/MPH program, but they didnt try to push it onto us as I had read in other feedback.
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• Group Interview is not bad at all
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• Its a med school. They give you quality education. I just didn't get a great feel for the mission of the school and how it will help me become an outstanding physician.
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• It is 4-6 interviewees vs. 3 interviewers, everyone was only asked 5-7 questions
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• Generally positive, though with obvious aspects reminding me this is a young school making its bones.
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• I have nothing else to say about this medical school.
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• Altogether a delightful day. Everyone I met seemed happy and enthusiastic. The interviewers were completely top-notch (the Rabbi was absolutely the cutest thing, smiling and chuckling, and he asked the cutest questions!)
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• Not impressed by continental breakfast at Best Western, but room and staff were nice. Beautiful campus, but Las Vegas is going to be exceptionally better in terms of space and future growth. I am so glad I chose Vegas, but not happy that students that interviewed for Mare Island campus were allowed to transfer to Las Vegas (less seats available) Also, I was not too impressed with the actual interview. I understand that the university was pressed for time to fill up two schools at once, but Las Vegas needs 75 COMMITTED students in order to make a good start and impression for the new campus. I have never been an interviewer for a med. school before, but I would not be able to determine a "good medical student/leader" by asking them three or four general questions. On the other hand, Dr. Haight is a very good and extremely intelligent person. His pre-screening of secondary applications for the interviews may have helped to balance out the group interview blunder. On a final note, the interviewers appear to be very serious and intimidating at first, but they turned out to be very nice and made light of the situation (sigh of relief).
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• It was hard to tell how I did. The panel format was kinda choppy and impersonal. However, it was great to learn about other applicants. They were impressive and I felt good about knowing that if i didn't get in, i would understand just how competitive it is!
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• I actually really liked the group interview, and that it was open file so that I didn't feel like I needed to prove myself as much because the interviewers already knew my background. Being in a group was really great too. We fed off each other and all really supported each other in there. Overall, it was the best interview experience I've had.
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• Overall, a very positive interview experience. I was surprised at how impressed I would be with this school.
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• Vallejo and Mare Island leave something to be desired. I did hear, however, that Touro is doing some major renovations to improve the campus. Everybody at Touro was very nice and accommodating. The interviewers made the group feel relaxed and spoke to us honestly which I really appreciate.
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• Don's a really sweet guy. the group interview that touro-ca does is actually really relaxed. or maybe we just got dynamite interviewers. there were three interviewers and six interviewees. you may get shafted in terms of speaking time b/c they just go down the line and ask questions specific to each individual. interviewers have really read your application, so be prepared. all in all, it was fine. and yes, the turkey wrap was delicious.
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• When I saw the school, i was not really impressed with the facilities. But the staff are nice. 35k+ tuition and fees. Very expensive school. Most applicants want to come here due to the location. I felt isolated in the island. They don't have any hospital on the island. So, i guess there won't be much clinical exposure during your first two years. Acceptance fee $2000 (due within two weeks) is a killer to me. So, I decided not to keep this school on my list after getting acceptance. Information about DO/MPH dual program was a little bit too much. I'm not interested. $12,000 for MPH. Their MPH program hasn't even yet accredited until 2009 (possibly). No other dual program other than MPH. I felt that there are not a lot of opportunities here.
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• Good but fairly stressful. I wish I could have relaxed a little more. Just remember that if you are there it is becuase you are qualified so RELAX!
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• So basically the interview process is so. They bring you into a room with around 4-5 other interviewees. They spoke to us in a line one question each, a total of about 4-5 questions a person overall. They'll ask you what you think about what the other person said, which means you can't daze off at all. Overall, I came into the interview a bit hesitant, but felt like the school presented itself in a great way, opportunities are abundant, and I think I did a good job in presenting myself in an honest fashion. I feel like I know and have been around enough osteopaths to have my own opinion about the profession, which I feel is essential for the more competitive osteopathic schools.
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• So unimpressed that I cancelled my interview, and spent the day in San Francisco and the Redwood Forest instead.
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• You've already read this by now, so I'll throw in some things for fun. Kosher food is pretty dang good. The turkey wrap they gave was excellent. The day is how everybody says it will be. The group interview was cake. Wait your turn, give a thought-out answer and listen to your fellow students answer. The info sessions were boring but thats what you get. I interviewed on Tues Nov 13 and just got the email of acceptance today Nov 16. I don't care what you say, that quick of a response scores high marks in my book. Wait to judge the school til you get inside the buildings.
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• I think the school could have done a better job in representing itself regarding their mission and how their curriculum reflects that. I was really excited about the school after looking over the website but they didn't relay any of that information at the interview. Disproportionate time spent on MPH, even though im interested in it, my main reason for coming is the D.O. program. The interview was 3 interviews and 6 interviewees in one room, we each got less than 10 min. to talk. But I like Mare Island, it's kind of cute, and the facilities weren't bad. The OMM room and cadaver lab look new almost. I just wish they provided us with more information than what I could already learn on their website.
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• Okay this is going to be long, but I figure it might be helpful. I drove by the school the night before to check out the location. I must say, i was QUITE terrified. It looked scary, and haunted, and the area reminded me of an Amityville horror scene. Saying all that, I was bummed about my interview the next morning. But, you can't judge a book by its cover nor a school by its surroundings. The next morning, we entered a conference room, where we met the other interviewees ( 9 total). Everyone was extremely nice, and well qualified. Dr. Haight was great, and really made me comfortable - definitely eased any tensions I had about the interview. I didnt enjoy the talk about the MPH program, nor the financial aid presentation ( mainly due to the fact that they spoke to us like we were 5 years old). But, I did enjoy meeting the students, the faculty, and even the interview! I left feeling really good about the school. They provide many opportunities and a supportive community to promote excellent physcians. In the end, I found that the school fit my needs and the things that mattered more to me - curriculum, early clinical experience, student life, and faculty - quickly made me forget about its location :)
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• Horrendous I felt as if I wasted 500 dollars in order to see this school. The good part is that they will tell us if we got in by the end of this week, but I am 100% not going to this school.
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• Good school, friendly people, hard workers, good stats.
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• I was really nervous but I think I did well, I got an email of acceptance the day after the interview.
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• Overall, I was somewhat impressed by the school. Great atmosphere, lots of improvements coming, and beautiful area. However, the clinical rotations are kind of a lottery (literally), so you would have to move around a lot.
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• The campus is relatively nice, and the students seemed positive about their school. I was a bit peaved during the interview because of the comments of one of the interviewers. I come from a relatively good-sized town in east Texas, and one of the interviewers had lived in my home town for a year (and didn't have too many good things to say about it). I shared many of the same feelings as she, mainly that the town is restrictive, and that if the bible belt had a buckle it would be in my home town. However, without knowing anything about my religious background she began bashing southern baptists. Later I thought to myself, what if I were a southern baptist? Such a culturally diverse place is supposed to be tolerant of another's religion right? Think again. I was questioned whether I would be able to handle the ''culture shock'' of northern california. Although this might be the case, I really don't feel that this had anything to do with my abilities as a potential physician. On a positive note, San Francisco is a great place, and all interviewees should take the time to experience the city.
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• Dr. Haight was wonderful. The interviewers were very nice and the students enthusiastic. I wasn't bothered by the location just the items mentioned above.
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• Strange. Touro looks like an abandoned prison.. The inside of the school was more up to date. Outside, the air had this metallic taste because the school is located in a shipyard. The professors seemed nice. Students seemed neutral to the school. Overall, i left the school hoping i wouldn't get in because i didn't want to think about putting down 2000 dollars for the deposit just to secure my place in a med school.
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• I'm quite disappointed by the school. It seems like the school is full of students that need to be in the bay area more so than caring about their clinical rotations and board scores. To be fair, I know it is only a personal feeling but the admin definitely did not help to improve that feeling by avoiding talking much about those topics.
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• Well, I am very bias. Let me tell you right off the bat that Touro is my number one choice. I had the privilege of meeting some of Touro's faculty and students last year at my own school and fell in love. This school fits me like a glove--the anatomy lab is incredible, the faculty have an open door policy, the food is kosher, the students love basketball, and it is on the cutest old military base. What's not to like?
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• I'm very torn about Touro. There are good things about it, yet I left the interview not feeling as if I had learned about much pertaining to the D.O. program - only the MPH program - which I am interested in, but that's not my reason for being there. I really didn't get a feel for what the curriculum set up is like, if they have patient simulation practice in any form, or if they have boards prep programs. The buildings are dated, pictures of the nice building on the website actually belong to the pharm program, because they have private funding... somewhat deceiving. I can deal with dated facilities, but the biggest thing, which has been mentioned before, is that there was no student interaction. My tour guide had chosen Touro because she wanted to stay in the Bay Area, and withdrew all other apps, so she couldn't give me any good reason as to why she chose the school or any answers really. Dr. Haight was whitty and nice, as everyone says. He says he reads these frequently, but I feel as if he's not using the suggestions... I could be much more convinced if I were given the opportunity to see some student interaction. In fact, I had a hard time finding students! Overall though, the day was very laid back, and I had a very welcome feel from the admissions staff and the interviewers, who seemed amazing. Also, though I was very leery of the group format, I actually found it nice, just make sure to be listening to other applicants, and not staring into space. Touro is a good school, they just need to sell it more on interview day and brag about what they do have.
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• It was fabulous. Dr. Haight was phenomonal- candid, kind, informative, instructive, and funny. He was incredibly forthcoming about our chances of getting in. They interview 20 people per week and the admissions committee meets every two weeks to vote on 40 candidates at a time. Based on the # of seats they have, up until around winter break, Dr. Haight is able to say ''you can accept all 40 candidates'' (which never happens.) But soon after winter break, he has to start rationing seats and has to tell the admissions committee ''of the 40 folks you interviewed, we can only accept two.'' So try to get in early! Check out the ''interview cancellation'' thread in the Premedical Forum. If you see an earlier slot at a school where you have an interview, call the school and take it.
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• First, we found out that the Dean, director of admissions and the financial aid officer were not there. Next, the only person on the agenda aside from the interviewers that was actually there was the MPH director who then gave us a sales pitch on the MPH program that is Self-accredited, meaning you may not be able to be apply to some jobs. B/c no one on the agenda was there, they were trying to figure out what to do with us until the interview. The student tour guide was our only outlet to learning about the school. However, even she was in the dark about the new curriculum, the clinical rotations, and the board preparations. The location isn't even appealing (or safe) to me. My purpose of going to the interview went unaccomplished and left still wondering what the heck the school's about. The school definitely didn't have it together to me.
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• I live near the ports of LA/LB so I wasn't shocked by the appearance of the former naval base. Vallejo is really boring and somewhat sketchy. The group interview wasn't too bad. Just make sure to listen to the other interviewees when they talk. I noticed one of the other guys looking bored and zoning out while another girl was talking - not a good way to make a positive impression. That said, I was totally unimpressed by the school. How can you have an interview process where there is no information given about the curriculum or clerkship sites? Especially at a DO school which normall don't have a feeder school to do rotations at? I tried to press the new dean of the medical school for information about the changes to the curriculum that he mentioned, but he could give me no details. I also asked about how the school prepares you for boards, and they said they have a class that reviews the material presented in the last two years, but it's not a board review per-se. They also only give you 2 weeks on your own to study for boards - not enough time, especially if you want to prepare for the COMLEX and the USMLE. At that point it was obvious that this school just doesn't have it together. I have too many unanswered questions about the quality of the education and access to local rotation sites. If you're really interested in going to Touro-MI, make sure to ask questions about the curriculum, assistance in board preparation and clerkships at the interview! These things will make or break your medical school experience.
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• The day started early. The school is located on a literal dump. The school is small, doesn't have a real library (it does, but its comparable to the size of the hotel room i stayed at), the gym is joke, the interviewers do not seem to be there and the students do not seem happy at all.
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• This was my first interview and I had a wonderful time; it felt like a mini-vacation. I arrived at SFO the day before and spent some time with family that lived in the greater SF area. It was exciting to finally get to the Quality Inn and as time went by the interview experience become more real. The staff and the actual room at the Quality Inn were awesome. The day of the interview, it was nice to meet and get to know other people from different parts of the country. Dr. Haight was great. He really did make us feel at ease by coaching and teaching us what to expect throughout the day. The Financial Aid and MPH portions were very informative. The tour guides were great; open and honest. Everyone that I met seemed to really want to be there and after that interview experience I can see why. You can really feel the non-competitive atmosphere in the air and if accepted that's where I'll be attending.
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• Dr. Haight was great. Provided a lot of information and even did some mock interviews with us. The entire staff at Touro was very friendly, the student tour guide was very helpful.
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• Excellent. At first I was somewhat concerned about things I had read regarding the surrounding areas (i.e. ''creepy,'' ''abandoned naval base,'' ''warehouse'')...In my humble opinion at least, those comments are grossly exaggerated. Yes, the area immediately surrounding the campus is still being developed...But the campus itself is fine...The surrounding areas and Vallejo are not GHETTO (at least not if you know what a real ghetto looks like)...It is a green, working class, ex-naval families city. The facilities of the school are just fine. The student atmosphere is laid back and welcoming. The Bay Area is gorgeous!
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• Despite the creepy island, the school is really great. The teachers and students are super nice, and they are working hard to overcome the atmosphere. Their anatomy lab is not stinky at all. I can't wait to go to this school
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• The Shuttle dropped us off at Touro, and the interview started at about 9 AM. Dr Haight, who is truly awesome, told us about the admission process and said we should be proud to have reached this far as we are in the top 10%. Then there was a presentation about their new DO/MPH program. This will be the first year they are offering it and it seems pretty cool. Then Dr Haight prepared us for the interview by having everyone introduce themselves and asking questions along the way. He also gave us feedback on our answers. Some people actually got those questions. Then there was a presentation on financial aide. Following this we got a tour of the facility by a student who was really nice and enthusiastic. Then our interview started at noon (It was a long morning, so have a good breakfast). It is a group interview. There were 5 candidated in my group and three interviewers (usually there are four, one being a student, but they were in the midst of finals). Each interview asked one question. Some of the questions were picked from some part of your application. One interviewer would quote a line from your essay and ask the respective person to comment on it, so know your application. Dr Haight said that they are looking for a beginning, middle, and end. He also said that they know that you are cognitively capable, but want to see that your heart is in medicine. He called it the non-cognivite aspect of your application. He said that they are looking at your interaction in a group. So you should pay attention to what the other canidates are saying and be interested. After the interview we had lunch and Dr. Haight did a wrap up of what happens next. They take two weeks or less to make their decision. If accepted you have two weeks to decide and mail in your deposit.
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• Dr. Haight does a good job of easing tensions during the pre-interview speal he gives. They have the dean of the MPH program come and speak about joining the MPH program, and then we talk to the financial aid lady, and then we go on a tour with a student around campus, then the group interview with 3 profs and one med student (5 interviewees & 4 interviewers) and then we come out and have lunch, and leave. I would have preferred a different schedule for the day: 1-Meet Dr. Haight, have the pre-interview speal, 2-Actual Interview 3-MPH program/benefits of MD/MPH 4-Financial Aid 5-Tour w/Med Student 6-Lunch w/Med Student to ask more questions, and have the bus back to hotel come about 10-15 minutes later than it actually did.
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• The other comments on SDN seemed to make TUCOM out to be totally ugly and the students to be unhappy. I did not find this to be the case at all. The students I spoke with had other options and were generally happy attending TUCOM. There are plenty of trees and grass on campus, right near the water. The big abandoned NAVY buildings aren't crumbling or anything, and they impart a feeling that could be eerie but wasn't for me. Seems like the campus would be a great place to study, nice and quiet, few distractions. SF is very close and there is tons to do if one looks for it. Seriously considering attending...
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• The morning began with talks with Dr. Haight as well as Dr. Assefaw who is the director of the DO/MPH program. Though I am a believer that the combination program will lead to better physicians, I do feel that many medical school applicants are concerned enough with just a medical education and we were told about the MPH program a bit more than necessary. Dr. Haight told us how we got to the interview stage which was great, and we went around the room introducing outselves and this was helpful because Dr. Haight asked us some interesting questions each so we were prepared to answer more questions at the actual interview. We had an one-hour tour with a student guide and was able to see the entire campus then (which was not too big). We then were led to our group interviews in groups of 4 or 5 and even though it seemed like everyone did only okay on the first question asked, the rest of the interview went pretty smooth for everyone. We then had lunch and spoke a bit more with Dr. Haight, and that concluded the day. The interview day was very nice and relaxed. The shuttle that dropped me off from the hotel in the morning picked us up and we left the campus then.
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• The interview was good. The Dean is new to the school, but he has a lot of hopes and changes he would like to make to the school, one being more research, especially research in OMM. Although he was new, he was able to answer most of our questions. It was nice that he took the time to actually meet with us and answer questions unlike other schools where the Dean would just pop in to say ''hi'' or not show up at all. Dr. Haight was really incredible. He answered all of our questions without being bias. He also made sure we were prepare for the format of the interview and answered all our questions. The student guide was enthusiastic about the school and seems to really enjoy her experience there.
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• The dean is new, but pleasant enough to talk to; I felt some of the answers to our questions were vague. Dr. Haight is swell and no-holds-barred, which I liked. We had a presentation on the public health dual degree program, then a tour with a student who was enthuastic but in a somewhat contrived way, then the group interview, then lunch...I think it was in that order. It was my first interview of the season, and it was a good start, but I just couldn't see myself going there. I declined the acceptance for another school.
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• Overall it was good. I was excepted so it must have gone well.
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• The Quality Inn that they recommend we stay in is not bad. It is really convenient that they offer a ride to the interview. The information we get in the morning about financial aid and the MPH program is good. The interview is not that great of an experience. I say this because the pep talk Dr. Haight gives us before the interview makes you more nervous about the interview in some ways. For example when he tells us don't give yes no answers but don't talk too much, keep eye contact with everyone, they are judging your every move, ect, ect. Also, a group interview does not give you a real chance to talk to the interviewers, I think. It is supposed to give the interviewers a chance to see how you interact in a group but I don't know if putting people under pressure like that really shows how much of an interacter you are. The island and Vallejo are kind of creepy. The school is modern in some ways for sure. Going to school there will be like camping out in some ways I think. Many students that I saw really were enjoying their education there. I am assuming the most appealing thing about the school is the location. You do have to pay a toll every time you go into Vallejo when you cross the main bridge in. It will be a very expensive place to live. If we are given acceptances we have to make a decision about whether we want to attend the school within 2 weeks. All that said I would be exited to get an acceptance there and may very well take it.
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• Touro California seems like a nice laid back school with limited opportunities for clinical exposure in the first two years. They are very interested in their students and listen carefully to their feedback. They have begun to incorporate PBL into the curriculum, but just for one course so far. I would expect this school to keep progressing and expanding over time.
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• Overall I think I had a good interview. It was nice to have the other applicants there to mitigate my nervousness. I think they truly are interested in getting a better sense of who you are at the end of the interview. I didn't sense any bullying on the interviewers part. I left feeling really good about the whole experience.
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• It was a good experience. I liked the school more after a tour, talk with the students, and dean of admsissions. Also, all the other interviewees were very cool.
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• I really thought the group interview would be bad, but it was rather enjoyable, i just wish the other students being interviewed didn't go on and on and repeat themselves, i wish they were more to the point...
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• It was very relaxed. Dr. Haight is great and is very honest about the admissions process. I can see how the group interview could be nerve racking but our interviewers did a great job of making the environment relaxed
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• Pleasant. They were very interested in finding out more personal information about each of us than the other interview I had which asked general questions such as why DO and why our school etc.
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• Dr. Haight makes a very impressive job preparing students for interview. He makes a good point about how Touro only takes students who they have a good chance of accepting. The other major point he stated was that one should apply as early as possible because there are no slots. If one applies late, the statistics that would have put them in would probably not get in because maybe only 1 out of 40 would get in at that point, where as applying early would have been 20 out of 40, etc.
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• It's as everyone says it is. dr. haight is great and he definitely has favorites. i was not a favorite, but i was conscious enough about that fact so as not to let it worry me too much. as he said, he doesn't vote anyway! it's strange though because i got a rather negative vibe from one of his favorites. ah well. anyways, i've been interviewed by three interviewers before so that didn't bother me, though i'd never had another person in on my interviews before. as others have complained, you reveal personal stuff, but that's ok, i don't think anyone really cares and if they "judge" you or whatever on it, they're looking into the wrong profession. in the end, i was accepted and it was a really difficult decision to turn them down because i did like the school a lot.
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• For some reason this was the most stressful interview I have ever had (work world included). It wasn't that the questions were difficult but that you feel like you are competing with the 10 other people who also came to interview (which of course you are). The introductory session with Dr. Haight gave me a period to relax a little and get to know the other applicants. I was surprised that out of the 10 of us there was only one other Californian, everybody seemed pretty sharp. I liked that Dr. H was up front about the admissions process. He also made it pretty clear what he thought of you from the get go. He took a few good natured jabs at some of us. I thought it was pretty damm funny even when it was my turn. Apparently I am disengenuine (I'm not sure that's a word), cocky, non-traditional (old at 28) but very articulate. Nevertheless, Dr. H is pretty likeable guy It was actually good to hear this going into the real thing. They broke us into groups of 6 and 4 respectively and took us into conference rooms for the interview. In the interview it was clear that all of the interviewers had gone over our apps. very thoroughly. Which was a first for me relative to other joints where I have interviewed. The interview panel consisted of three faculty members and one student, all were very solemn and serious. With 6 of us in the room we spent most of the time listening to each other which is hard for a cocky SOB like me. Fortunately, the southron gent in our group burst out in a ranting soliloquy before I had a chance to bury myself and my interview was saved. I got to hand it to the interviewers throughout this tirade, despite my best efforts to illicit a smirk, they all kept a straight face. I was very impressed. I was excited to learn that the curriculum will be changing next year so that 1st and 2nd year students will be able to get into the clinic early on and there will be two years of anatomy as well. I had a nice conversation with a couple of the other interviewees in the parking lot. Again, the other interviewees really seemed to have their acts together. Which is what impressed me the most about this interview. I just ponied up the big check and I am excited to start at TUCOM in the fall
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• The interviewees gathered in a conference room, where we were greeted by Dr. Haight. He gave us some insight about the school and the schedule for the day. We had a brief talk with financial aid and then went on a tour. Next we had our group interviews. Then we ate lunch and after that we were done .
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• None of it was difficult, just annoying. the attacking and condescending nature of both the questions and tone in which asked were a turn off, even though I was pleasantly surprised by the school itself, the method of interviewing I found to be disrespectful. I also felt that having to get there so early, when the better part of the morning was a group prep for the interview, was a waste of time and a little juvenile -- if we can't handle whatever's thrown at us in an interview, no matter the format or situation, without being coached, what's the point in the interview at all?
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• Everything went smoothly, Dr. Height did mock interview and really helped us see what coming our way, and they all were very honest about their numbers, our chances and the two weeks timeframe to let us know their decision about our application.
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• Dr. Haight is very frank with everyone, and it definitely puts you at ease in going into the actual interview. However, the interview itself leaves a lot to be desired. I understand that the group format allows them to see interactions between people, and how an individual functions in a group setting. However, because the questions come from so many sources and are just fired at you, I felt like I was under attack sometimes. Also the body language and personality of one of the interviewers made it seem like they were uninterested in what I had to say, so I flustered, and it was all downhill from there.
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• The interview started with Dr. Haight gave us a brief introduction about the admission process and he explained very clearly where exactly we are in the admission pool. Dr. Haight is really nice and makes the interview goes really smooth for me. Basically he prepared everyone for the group interview by asking possible questions the panel might ask. During our group interview, there are one DO, two phd and one student interviewers. The questions they asked are really interesting. Basically Dr. Haight told us that what the interviewer are looking for is not only dependt on answer itself but also depends on how you manage to answer the question. Overall, I had a great time visiting Touro. It's a great school with over 98% passing rate of step one and there are many support groups that help students both academically and socially. The neighboring area such as Bernicia, Napa also has a lot to offer.
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• Some have said Dr. Haight is a legend. I agree 100%. We had a great day, inspite of someone who was only interested in spoiling it for all of us.
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• There were 6 students and 3 interviewers since the student interviewer was unavailable. I am not a fan of the group interview b/c I feel they didnt hear enough about me to really know me as a candidate. It was tiresome listening to everyone else stutter out some lame answer to a simple question. Learn to be direct and answer effectively.. They need to have these interviews in smaller settings. I think they want to pit you up against your peers to see how you do under pressure but since the questions are open-file and specific, this does not achieve anything except diffuse your personality into a group of six people whereby they are difficulty discerning who you are. I got in, was not surprised and am definitely not going.
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• I agree completely with the person who said they interviewed on 2/7/06, and was not at all impressed with this school. The facilities are shoddy, at best. The school sign consists of a tarp banner strung between two 4x4's. The reception by Dr. Haight was nothing more than telling us about their admissions process, where they were in the process, and how lucky we were to be interviewing at the time we were. He spent over an hour talking about this...talk about over-kill. There were ten students being interviewed that day. Most of them were right out of college, and most were younger than I. I agree that Dr. Haight is a very rude person, and not someone I would choose to associate with. He had read my file thoroughly, and knew me before he met me. He took the fact that I wasn't begging him to let me into his school as being apathetic to my cause. He stated, in front of all candidates, that I "exuded a quiet confidence that he admires, but many will take as apathy". He then told me that he would be willing to bet that nine out of the ten students sitting in the room with me would agree that I "didn't really want to do medical school". He was very unprofessional, and not very welcoming. This was before I even got to the real interview. I noticed that he took this negative approach with about three of the candidates in the room. After our three hour session with Dr. Haight, which should have been over in an hour at most, we split up into two groups for the campus tour. This was a joke, as well. We had a whole 20 minutes for the tour. Once again, the facilities were extremely run down. I'm not quite sure what your tuition funds at this school, but it's certainly not campus improvement. There isn't a single place on the campus that has wireless internet. The library is the size of a football fieldhouse. The tour guide was quick to tell us that a lot of potential students say the library is small, but once they get here, they find that they have everything they need. The biggest joke came during the tour of the gross anatomy lab. We were introduced to a guy who actually said that he started "working in the lab as a technician...moving bodies and stuff...but I studied real hard and now they are letting me teach classes". I almost fell over at that statement. If you don't get into medical school here, just "study real hard" and then you can go back and they will let you teach. After the tour, we were again divided into two groups and sent for our interviews. In my group there were six interviewees and three interviewers. The interviewers were very nice and none of the questions they asked were of a judgmental nature. They do read your file thoroughly, so be prepared for that. I was prepared for all of their questions and felt as if it went really well. I don't really like the group interview format, as I spent about five minutes talking and fifty-five listening to other students. I've been on medical rounds before, and this is in no way similar. Oh, another thing about this school is that, if you are accepted, you only have two weeks to give them an answer and your full deposit. Dr. Haight spends about a half hour explaining why they do this. Basically, it's so they can lock someone into the slot before they have a chance to consider their other options.
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• Great. it is what you make of it. if you're nervous and discouraged from the beginning, you'll establish a negative perspective for yourself. however, if you enter the tour and interview with an open mind, it can be a wonderful experience. i honestly think some people exaggerate their experiences on sdn. in reality, i was ready to pee all over myself, but it wasn't as bad as i thought it would be. the group interview is great because it teaches you to work in a group and be perceptive to another person's opinions. most importantly, be yourself and speak from the heart. memorized answers can only take you so far.
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• There are so many things wrong with this school. Before detailing them, I want it to be known that this is not sour grapes. I withdrew my application before it went to the committee. 1) The school itself stinks. It is located on an industrial island near Vallejo, CA, which is itself the armpit of the Napa Valley. First and second year classes are held in a run down building with poor lighting and a lack of locker space for students. The students did not seem to very enthusiastic about the school. When I asked the tour guide for his top three reasons why he went to Touro, he couldn’t even come up with one. I also got the impression that the tour guide was trying to hide various parts of the building from our view as if there were skeletons in them. Speaking of dead bodies, although the anatomy lab looks really great, students will have to spend two years dissecting cadavers starting with the entering class of 2006. Very little information was provided about the pre-clinical curriculum, and the clinical sites seem to be spread out over hill and dale. I never thought a school could be worse than Western University, but Touro Vallejo is. 2) Dr. Haight, the director of admissions, is rude, judgmental, and not particularly helpful. Most of the information that he provided during the early morning session dealt with the admissions process itself instead of discussing the school’s strong and weak points, the curriculum, or why students elect to attend the school. I must admit that I did tire of this exercise rather quickly, as it was my 10th interview. Dr. Haight jumped upon the boredom he inflicted upon me to conclude that I wasn’t interested in the school, quickly shared that conclusion with the other interviewees, and then hinted that he would be sharing that conclusion with the admissions committee. Although I don’t think much of the school now, my mind was still open to considering the school at the time because he made those comments only one hour after my arrival. More revolting were the rude comments and gestures that he made as the various applicants introduced themselves. All and all, I believe that Dr. Haight’s behavior was extremely unprofessional and worthy of sharp rebuke by schools and students alike. 3) The interview itself was very weird. There were four interviewers, six interviewees, and 60 minutes of time allotted. Dr. Haight justified this unusual arrangement on the grounds that it would let the interviews see how we might interact with fellow students while on clinical rotations. Of course, he failed to omit that doctors spend more time talking to patients one-on-one, and that it might be better to study how students interact in that type of environment. Anyway, since there were only 10 minutes per interviewee, I assumed that they would focus on the most pressing and important questions on my application: unique experiences that lead me to choose medicine, my illness in college, my research last summer, etc. However, they wanted to focus on the most irrelevant parts of my application like extra-curricular activities where I only put in 2 hours per week and stopped doing three years ago. It really seemed like the committee was missing the forest for the trees. All and all it was a very disappointing interview day. I really wanted to go to school in the bay area, but it’s just not worth going to this terrible school to live near SF.
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• Dr. Haight talked to us about the interview and the school and prepped us for questions. We had a tour with students, had our interview, then our lunch.
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• I thought the day was well planned and executed. We met were given an introduction by Dr. Haight, who was very helpful and kind. Then we had a tour, then we had the interview, then lunch make sure to eat a good breakfast before you come! :)
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• Group interview did not allow for faculty to know the individual deeper. I was asked 4 questions only. And by the end, there was very little time to ask questions to the interviewers.
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• The interviewers were friendly and enthusiastic. I liked that they were not all from the same back ground. One DO, two PhDs, and one student. It made for any interesting conversation and well rounding questions. I liked the group panel format because it gave you time to think about your next answer, instead of being bambarded with question after question.
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• Interview had 4 interviewers (1 PhD, 2 DO's, 1 student). It's a group interview so be prepared to answer every question like you're interview depends on it because in essence it does. You only get 3-4 questions throughout the entire interview so it makes every question crucial. Dr. Haight was funny and he made the entire day less stressful. The tour guide was a student, although she didn't seem to know too much about the school or the program.
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• Dr. Haight was funny and made the whole day very informal and welcoming. Interview was alittle stressful knowing that it was a panel asking questions not individually but to a group of your fellow peers. However, each question was personalized to your file and after it started, the stress lifted (wasn't as bad as I thought). The interview consisted of 1 PhD, 2 DO's, and a student. Questions were open-file so definatly know EVERYTHING in your file. But the questions weren't that bad, and you end up only answering about 4 questions throughout the hour because of the nature of the type of interview.
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• The interview was very laid back. Four interviewers with four interviewees, and they went around the table asking questions. They asked very specific questions about our files, which was great. It gave me an opportunity to talk about the really unique things in my file- my undergrad major, my masters program, etc. I was very impressed by all four interviewers, including the student interviewer.
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• Honestly i was not very impressed with the interview. i did not feel that afterwards they had really learned much about me, but yet i still got accepted. there was only one other student interviewing with me, and so i thought they should have gotten to know ME better. instead there were more questions about random things that i did not feel were really important. i have gotten in other places, and so i do not intend on going here.
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• We started the first few hours with Dr. Haight who initially told us about the interview process and then had us introduce ourselves and then gave feedback. The financial aid advisor then spoke with us briefly, we took a student tour, and then interviewed for about an hour. There were only five us us there that day, so I interviewed with only one other applicant and had plenty of time to be interviewed as well as ask the interviewers questions. Typically, I was told that students also sit in on interviews but they were testing that day so none were able to do so.
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• I throughly enjoyed myself, even during the actual interview part! It was a great experience. I am looking forward to finding out if I am accepted or not.
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• The whole process was great. 7 of the 10 interviewees stayed at the quality inn and took the shuttle over to the school, so we were all pretty comfortable with each other. Dr. Haight made us feel even more welcome by overviewing the school and the interview process. We went around the room and introduced oursleves, with Dr. Haight giving input on each person. Then we had a campus tour by a student who answered many questions. The group interview was low stress since we all knew each other by that point and were asked different questions so it never felt like we were competing with each other. We got asked about three questions each. Oh, there's a brief financial aid overview, a boxed lunch, and a wrap-up by Dr. Haight
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• I was interviewed in a group and I only got asked a few questions 3 of which were the same question reworded. They shouldn't make people spend time and money to visit if they are only going to give you less tan 10 mins. of speaking time.
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• The day was spent with Dr. Haight letting us know about the admissions process, a short financial aid presentation, "dry-run" of a group interview, tour, panel group interview, lunch and exit interview with Dr. Haight.
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• Very different than what I expected from SDN (except for Dr Haight, who unanimously is loved by all). The 4 people who interviewed me (3 professors and 1 student) were great, relaxed and not stress provoking at all.
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• I was one out of 6 students interviewed to 3 faculty. I was asked 3 questions in about an hour's time. The interviewers were cordial and seemed interested, but they didn't have a chance to get to know us at all with 5 other people in there.
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• Okay. I was a little surprized that the interviewers believed that HIV is no longer a problem in the US, but this is a common misconception. I liked this format better than one on one as I am more used to talking in groups.
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• Overall, I had a really good experience at TUCOM. I believe I did a lot to prepare for that day, I knew for 9 weeks that I would be going there for an interview, so I did not waste any time getting all of the information I could about the school and faculty. I called ahead and found out the names of my interviewers so I could find out about the work that they do. That way I already had an idea of their backgrounds while I was speaking with them during the interview. I think everyone should try to do that before any interview. The TUCOM website recommends reading the entire catalog that is online if you are invited for an interview; if they recommend it...DO IT! It answers many of the questions that students were asking. Any information you can learn about the school and faculty ahead of time can only help you have a better experience. If, for some reason, I do not get accepted to any schools this year, I will definitely reapply to TUCOM in the future! I met 11 other excellent applicants that day (well, 10, I knew 1 from my undergrad college!). They all have interesting and diverse backgrounds; I hope they are all successful in getting accepted to medical school.
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• The anatomy lab is quite impressive and world-class. They were pinning the cadavers for first-year exams, so our tour guide wasn't allowed in, which was actually kind of nice because the professors preparing the exams talked to us for a while. The library is big, really nice, and set up kind of like a coffee shop. Lecture halls stadium seating, overall the campus was fantastic! Wish that there was more on the island than just a golf course, though. No restaurants, but there is a small cafe on campus. I was apprehensive going in, but coming out I have to say that I would seriously have to consider going to this school if accepted.
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• I thought the day was pretty smooth. Dr. Haight’s session on how to interview at TUCOM was extremely helpful (Hi Dr. Haight! Thanks!!). (FYI, you will find out that most of the admissions personnel read this website). I was surprised that one of the faculty members made a joke about the quality of TUCOM’s website. The interview was not stressful for my group, but I know the other group had several ethical/difficult questions (If you were presenting a case to a colleague, where would you go to get more information on the topic? Only acceptable answer was pubmed). Overall, I really liked this style of interviewing because you get to learn more about other applicants. Plus, I was really happy to hear that students know of their application status within two weeks of the interview.
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• Stressful. The Dean of Admissions was really very nice and informative but the group interview style was needlessly unpleasant.
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• Initially good, but arrogant interviewers at TUCOM ruined everything.....
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• Started at 9 am , and if you are driving I would leave early or go a day before to check it out because with the construction it can be confusing. The first hour Dr. Haight gave an introduction. Then he gave us a Q&A section to warm us up and give tips regarding our personal applications. Then we had the student tour. And then the group interview for an hour. Each student was asked 3-5 questions depending on your file and who they want to ask more about. I interviewed on a Monday and was accepted that Friday. They meet every other week on Thursday to make a decision on the last two weeks of apps. They rarely take off the waitlist but if you are waitlisted you could be picked up for the following application cycle via early decision.
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• The interview was average. I didn't like the whole group interview atmosphere, I thought it was really impersonal. Also, it seemed like the interviewers were more interested in attacking the students then getting to know them.
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• I actually enjoyed the interview, as crazy as it sounds, and would have like to have it extended. This was my first medical school interview, however I've done many job interviews before so it feels very similar. When people post "the panel was not friendly", its just the normal setting for any serious interview so you shouldn't freak out. I enjoyed the panel setting because I was able to intergrate other student's answers with my own. Best advice that I can give to anyone interviewing is the following: research the school, know your application and be prepared to talk about anything you've done, PRACTICE by doing mock interviews with other people, get there a day early and explore the school by talking with the students, and for goodness sake call ahead and find out who will be interviewing you! Its just common sense, because you will be able to eliminate any possible variables that might throw you off. In addition, you can do some research on your interviewers and come up with some well thought out questions.
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• Overall very positive, althought the "group interview" of five students all interviewing at once was new
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• This was my only interview and it was great. Dr. Haight was everything that I expected and more. The entire group of interviewees (9 total split into a group of 4 and a group of 5) were awsome. Whitney (UCLA), Steven (BSU), Justin (Akron), Emily (Austin... Hook 'EM Horns), Sonja (Berkley), Mijo (Boston by way of Chicago). Josiah (Camas), and Rashna (Chicago) I wish you all the best of luck. On another note... I wound up getting extremely ill after my interview in Monday. My plan was to attend classes on Tuesday with my friend (OMS I) and about 10 minutes into OMM lab I had to go to the bathroom to get sick. I was not able to hold anything down and being diabetic that is not a good thing. My friend was studying and I was laying on the bathroom floor in the library because it was cool when Mike (a second year) asked my how I was doing. He suggested that we go to the OMM lab to try to help with some of my symptoms. It helped a little bit, but not much. Dr. Cislo was also there and suggested that I be taken to the Cove Island Clinic to have my blood glucose checked. Gerard (another second year) offered to drive me there. It turned out that my sugar was fine and I have a viral infection of some kind. The physician at the clinic said to stay hydrated and drink alot of gatorade. I was still dresses for OMM lab from that morning so Gerard paid for my Gatorade. The point to this long story is that the type of caring and dedication to the health of others I witnessed at Touro is exactly what I am looking for in a medical school education. If I do not get in this time around Touro will be the only place that I apply to next year.
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• In general, the interview was easy. People who were interviewed with me got more difficult questions than I did. You should really know what you wrote in your both applications. It is important to support other students who are interviewed. It creates better impression about you as a person. I wish more useful information was given during the orientation. We even did not have a presentation by a Financial Aid representative.
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• Dr. Haight was wonderful, he was informative, professional and funny. As for the interview session itself; the panel of interviewers were not at all friendly. The interviewers looked bored, unhappy and intimidating the entire time. About 90% of the questions we were asked were general questions; slightly related to our personal file but not quite. This interview was not as "laid back" as I was anticipating, it may be b/c i'm a very nervous person esp under pressure. I felt as if I wasn't able to express myself and allow the interviewers to learn about me at a more personal level. From this point on... their impression of me is 100% subjective and i believe the questions I was asked were random and have very little pertinence to me and are difficult to use as a gauge to measure my 'fit' and abilities to being an integral part of TUCOM-MI campus.
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• Haight was sweet, but contradicted himself many times during his presentation. For instance, he spent twenty minutes talking about how other,less competent schools over-enrolled their classes - a few mintutes later he then admitted TCOM over-enrolls by >30%, but tried to call it something else. He seemed so eager to please I didn't trust him at all by the end of his presentation. He dodged a question about board scores. Friendly tour guide was a first year who didn't show us student center/ housing. The group interview is actualy kind of cool because you can see what other people say during their interviews and judge how you are doing compared to the rest of the group. Interviewers were very cool, but I was taken aback when interviewers got into a short discussion between themselves about whether or not nursing school was starting in fall. It seemed like something proffesors would be at least minimally informed about. I was accepted but also got into CCOM same day and chose CCOM, in part because TCOM wants $2000 deposit within 2 weeks.
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• Out of five, this was my best interview. I felt at ease, people were friendly, and the school was much nicer than I expected. Everything about the interview went well. It will be difficult to choose between Touro and DMU.
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• The other interviews I've had were more chatty and informal. I felt like the panel was grilling us. They weren't very friendly, and to be perfectly honest, considering this was my only interaction with the faculty of TUCOM, they didn't strike me as a very friendly or helpful group.
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• It was a positive experience. The panel both relaxed me but I think also made me do worse than I would have otherwise. Questions were mostly directed about experiences listed in application. Interveriewers were nice, little emotion was shown.
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• My interview was not that great. I answered all of the questions fairly well, except one. I had an answer to one interviewer's question, yet the other interviewer proceeded to ask me another along the same lines of the topic - except he was shoving words in my mouth. I had to correct his misconceptions of what I was saying, and I believe he got offended. Our panel of interviewers were not friendly. One guy constantly kept interrupting interviewees, repeating their question in a rude tone, waving hand signals to tell the student to stop, and others just flat out telling the applicants that they were "wrong." Three of the four interviewers spent much of their time grilling one applicant in particular, one with an economics degree, as to his qualifications and the rigor of his study habits, etc. Again, when the interviewer did not like his answer, he flat out told the applicant "uh uh, no, no, that's not what I was looking for. Let me repeat it again." Imagine this, with an interviewer waving his finger, pointing directly at you. I was so surprised. I was also even more surprised at how horrible all of my other interviewee's answers were. I don't even know how they ended up at the interview. I suppose some people are just not well developed in public relations, or speaking, in general. I will tell you though, some of their answers amazed me - I wanted to laugh so hard, but unfortunately there were too many people around me. One interviewee went even so far as to mock osteopathic medicine by saying it was similar to Eastern herbal medicine, in his attempt to explain why he was interested in the profession. I also did not like one of the interviewer's questions either. If someone has good statistics, you should not ask them why they are applying to osteopathy and not an allopathic institution (as if there was something wrong in having good numbers and being interested in becoming a D.O.). The interview experience was just a disappointment. I truly was amazed by the interviewer's lack of courtesy, and by the interviewee's lack of common sense.
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• There is a lot of hype on this website about the interview panel grillin students. The interviewers were nice, and of course they are gonna ask tough questions. This isn't suppose a cake walk. Almost every question they ask comes from your profile. Be prepared to answer anything about your application. If you did research, volunteer, anything, be prepared to talk about it. You just gotta realize that they also want natural answers, don't make up some jargon cuz they'll know.
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• Overall the interview seemed to present questions in a less than pleasent manner. 2 out of the 3 interviewers asked the typical questions.
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• It was probably my best interview so far. I have had this type of interview before. It's nice because you get a break between questions and compare yourself to other candidates. The questions were still tough though.
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• I was pretty disappointed with how I thought I did. There were some tough questions, mostly implying that my current lifestyle was not preparing me for medical school.
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• Because I had known about the style of interview, I was able to prepare well for it. All of the questions will pertain to your application.
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• I was really nervous, for some unknown reason.
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• Met with Dr. Haight for ~1.5 hours to discuss the application and interview process. Talked about financial aid briefly, then toured the school with student. Followed up with panel interview and lunch.
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• Each answer had to be stellar because of the limited time within the group. It was helpful to see how other people presented themselves, as TUCOM was my first group interview experience.
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• Affected me positively, I got in and I may go there. The 2000 dollar deposit thing is rediculous (have to pay it within two weeks or your spot is taken away). I think thats kinda mean. Especially since my interview was so early. If you dont mind the dumpiness of mare island, than you could have a good time there.
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• Dr. Haight is a great admissions director. I liked how he took the time to personally meet us at the hotel before we went to the campus. He was very informative and was very encouraging. He made us feel proud that we were there for an interview. All they needed to know now was how we were like in person. I liked the panel format. We had 3 doctors and a student to 3 interviewees. I felt that the easiest questions came from the student. Overall, it was a good interview day.
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• The panel was composed of the librarian, a DO, a student and a pHD. I am pretty sure that the pHD mixed up my file with another student's. They did take the time to read our files however...
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• The interview day was nice. Dr. Haight met us at the hotel and gave us information about the school and the admissions process. We then went to the school for more information sessions and a tour of the campus. The people in my interview group were hella cool which made the panel interview more comfortable. Plus my interview panel were all really nice.
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• Overall good experience. Make sure you are able to talk in front of your peers and listen attentively. Know yourself and your motivation for osteopathic medicine or you will be drilled with questions. An overall relaxing day
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• I interviewed really well - but I didn't learn much about the school no matter how many questions I asked. No one was willing to talk about the basic science curriculum (except that they have letter grading), no one was willing to address the horrible board pass rates nor how the school controls/sets up a clinical curriculum; the tour was lead by an MSI - who knew NOTHING about the inner workings of a medical education (but in his kindness he did offer to ask someone else and email us) etc.
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• Overall, my interview experience at TUCOM was surprisingly more relaxed than I expected it to be. Dr. Haight did a really good job of explaining the interview process and even asked us mock interview questions and gave good interview tips before we interviewed. Both students and faculty were extremely nice and the interview was low stress. Also to clarify about their group interview: although you are interviewing with a group of people, the interviewers don't pose one question to the group...they ask each candidate individual questions so don't worry about having to compete with other candidates. I also recommend meeting the other students at the hotel before going to TUCOM, even if you're not staying there. Dr. Haight gave us a lot more information and prep tips than at the school.
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• After some negative comments on SDN about Touro facilities and classes, I came in with a disenchanted view of the school. This was my first medical school interview, and I appreciated Dr. Haight talking to us about the entire admissions process as well as things we should be careful of. He was very forthcoming about saying that Touro's diversity is not where it should be, but they are working on it. Touro is placing a heavier weight on more clinical/research/volunteer experience rather than just the academic portion part of your application file. Everyone who gets an interview has the grades and the scores to go to medical school. Sure we have our holes in our files, and they will be explored in the interview. But the purpose of the interview is to see how well you communicate with people around and when you are underpressure. During the day, there were 10 people interviewing with me. We were split into 2 groups of 5, and then we proceeded with the interview. There were 3 doctors, and one student representative. They asked great questions, and responded to question posed to them with great responses. The campus isn't as bad as most people seem to say it is. Does it have faults? Yes it does...but it is the people and the teachers that make the school.
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• I did not enjoy it. Comments were made to other interviewees that offensive.
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• Low stress
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• Overall good experience. Hotel was nice, Dr. Haight helps you out so much. The interviewers are nice, the students are very friendly, basically it was a great day. I liked the panel format, but I just didn't feel like my interviewers were asking me interesting questions. For example, one interviewee has been abroad, is an artist, and got to speak about teaching. Those things are fun to talk about, but no one asked me about my art background or my college athletics experience, or my teaching. It just seemed odd.
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• It was my first interview, and thanks to an early acceptance, my last! I still have 7 interviews scheduled, but why bother? Touro is relaxed but academically rigorous, its close to my family and I feel like all the students play critical roles in the positive dynamic of the school. I can't wait until next August!
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• This interview was boatloads of fun. I know that sounds strange but it really was. The interviewers both had a good sense of humor and the other candidates were eager to share their stories. So it was a very collaborative experience. This interview is not so much about you as it is about how well you play with others. Keep in mind that throughout medical school and beyond you will be faced with group interview and feedback situation (can you say ROUNDS) and the ability to be yourself around others is an important trait to develop. This interview is very low pressure and any anxiety I had going in to the interview quickly disappated after a few hours talking to Dr. Haight and the others in the group.
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• Before I went to the Tucom-LV interview at Mare Island, I had done some research online about the research experience of others through SDN. I read the negative ones first, since I figure it is best to know what is bad about the school and prepare myself for the worst. But those reviews are wrong. I actually had an enjoyable time during my interview. The drive from the airport to the the hotel was amazing, especially the drive over the bridge across the bay. The hotel wasn't that bad either. I just hoped the front desk could give better driving directions to local restruants, I almost got lost trying to find a place to eat. The campus at Mare Island wasn't as bad as what people say. Eventhough we didn't get to tour the campus, everything looks fine to me. Now the best part, Dr. Haight. I had read a lot of reviews saying Dr. Haight was great and I finally had a chance to meet him myself. I have to agree with others. I strongly believed he made the interview process much more easier to go through. He mentioned that he hand picked all the interviewees based on qualities that he believed each student pocess that will make them a good doctor. I believed he does, such can seen in the students interviewing with me. We were a great group and we supported each other through the whole process even though we just met that morning. I seriously hope we all get in so we can all party together down at vegas. Oh, last but not least, Brian was great also. I know some other reviews complained about not been able to talk to other students on campus about the school. However, I personally think Brian is a great example of the student that will be attending Tucom-LV. He made us pumped for the interview and I hope I will get the chance to be one of his fellow students.
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• The interview was by far the best one I attended. The reason I had such a great experience was the motivation that Dr. Haight gave us, the students that interviewed with me. I am usually around a bunch of uptight people but these people rocked. It made the panel/The"Apprentice" type interview very comfortable. I hope all of us get into medical school together because this group was made up of selfless and non-judgemental people, the same type of people that deserve to be doctors. Dr. Haight is a great person and also encourages staying in shape which is very important to me. Overall I loved it and hope to get in very soon. Also the interviewers were very easy to talk to and not at one point did I feel intimidated.
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• I was interviewing for TUCOM-LV but the interview was conducted at the Mare Island Campus. TUCOM is full of energetic, helpful people. Dr. Haight is wonderful and helpful. Very open about the school, our chances, where the process was currently and what to expect, so we had a good idea where we were standing. He made it a wonderful experience. It is a very humbling experience to sit with a group for an interview and listen to everything these other people had done. The manner in which everything was done and conducted was logical and efficient. My group got to know each other and we seemed to all hit it off and it was a lot of fun, even though I was very nervous. TUCOM-LV is definitly my first choice school and, although I have been waitlisted, I hope I can get picked up off the waitlist, and if not and i have no other offers, I will just reapply.
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• I know that this website is read by not only students, but by the schools themselves at times. That being said I was overall dissapointed with the interview experience. Please do not stay at the Best Western. There are Motel 6's for about 25$ less in the area. The hotel is not even very close to the school and the continental breakfast is absolutely pathetic. I would have paid maybe 2 bucks to eat that food, which made the effective room rate 63$ as opposed to $65. The staff was nice, and the room was fairly clean (the bathroom had alot of hair in it). The price and the breakfast weren't the only things I didn't like about it. Dr. Haight is a very nice man and I am impressed that he meets with the students. However, not to hurt any feelings, I felt like he was holding our hands all day just trying to make us feel good about ourselves. We met around 8:30 and didn't leave to go to the interview for quite a while. The whole time we really just talked about nothing. I really wished I just slept longer and met everyone at the school. Trust me, you don't learn anything that will help in the interview or to learn about the school. You get to the school and because we were interviewing for LV we didn't go on the campus tour. We just sat in the confernece room for hours talking about ourselves for no reason but to "feel more comfortable". Well, excuse me, but if you need to warm up for an interview, you may have more than just that to worry about. Anyways, we sat around for a long time, just stretching out the time till the interview at 12pm. For about 10 minutes the financial aid guy came in. He really didn't tell us much, and couldn't even give us handouts about anything. One of the other interview I went on was for LECOM. LECOM passed out these huge packets that gave us information about renting in the area, a huge financial aid package with specifics about students budget for their school, a packet on the student organizations on campus with descriptions of them all, a bunch of informational packets on the city itself, and most importantly a packet on the specifics of the cirriculum and an academic calender. I was most impressed with the process at LECOM and my experience at Touro left alot to be desired. Additionally, Dr. Haight gives the impression that he wants to see us through the day to be available to us to answer any and all questions. It is under the guise of being open and available to us. However, it kind of struck me that we didn't have any interactions with other office staff or any students. Almost as though we were being shielded from the poeple that work behind the scenes. Even though it was an interview for LV, there is no denying the fact that by interacting with other students at the Mare Island campus we could have had a feel for how they enjoy the school. At a minimum they could have had a couple students host us for lunch and just talk to us. At LECOM they provided lunch for us in their cafeteria where everyone eats together and one student sat with each table to speak to us and answer questions, it was awesome. If you are still with me thank you and if you don't believe me, I just say to you wait and see. The last thing is that the group interview is incredibly pathetic. I put that the interview was 10 minutes because when the interview is 60 minutes and you have 4 to 6 people with you that means about 10 minutes for you. They do it with the suggestion that it is similar to presenting a patient while you are on rounds. Well, that is a load of baloney. It was incredibly comfortable to be in the group environment and would have felt exponentially more nervous if it was just me with the three interviewers. One thing I can say is that I was very impressed with the inteviewers and their knowledge of my file. So in conclusion, don't stay at the best western and don't be nervous...it is mostly just a waste of time
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• The Best Western is a nice place to stay at. I was pleasantly surprised to find a fridge, microwave, and coffeemaker inside the room. I enjoyed my day, and met some really cool people. I just wish TUCOM would have a maximum number of students who interview with the panel. I think anything more than four applicants with one panel is too many. I felt like I answered my questions fairly well, but when I walked out of the interview, I felt like there was so much more about me that the interviewers didn't get to hear because there wasn't enough time.
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• Overall the interview experience was not as bad as I expected.
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• My interview experience although rather short was challenging. The interview process consisted of 3 interviewers and 5 applicants simultaneouly. I was personally asked three questions, where I had evaluate my responses in order to present myself in the most effective way possible. I feel that being able to also evaluate the responses of my fellow peers was a stress reliever. It gives you time to think of your potential questions and responses. As well as allows you to meet your potential fellow students. I feel everyone that interview with me on May 5th, would be a pleasure to have a my colleague.
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• Let me start with Dr. Haight...Wow...When you look up in a dictionary the word Admissions Director...they should have his picture...He is everything people say he is and more...He might be the reason why I choose Touro over another campus.
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• Overall it was a fun experience. Dr. Haight is straight forward. He does not beat around the bush and he wants you to get in. There is some negativity about the school; however, it is all what you make it out to be. If you get into this school and you have a negative outlook, your going to have a bad medical experience. I am very excited about hearing some good news.
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• First off, don't fly ATA...you pay for cheap and you get cheap. My flight was late and they start seating from the back. I was seated in the front and it took a long time for me to board. By the time I got to my seat, there was no place to put my carryon in the overhead bin...the air didn't work and it was MAJOR HOT in the plane. We sat in the heat for so long before we even taxied out of the gate! Read above for the shuttle. I really do suggest staying at the Best Western to meet and get to know the other candidates. Also, MAKE SURE YOU EAT A GOOD BREAKFAST at the hotel before you leave. Don't worry about looking like a pig because you don't get to eat anything until after the interview. You don't want you stomach to growl during the interview! hahaha (has happened to me before, not here though). Dr. Haight meet all of you around 9 AM and you talk for a bit and then are shuttled off to MI campus. More talks ensue, financial aid and someone from the curriculum. Then you get to introduce each other and get a feel for talking in front of other people. Relax and enjoy yourselves! Dr. Haight then tells you the truth about the interviews and give you some clues about how to answer certain questions...No, it's not as in-depth as you think...although, if given a scenario about a patient (ethical or not), it is your responsibility to stabilize and assess the patient first, then deal with the ethics later. HINT HINT :) The panel format was actually FUN and at noon! I was in a group of 4 and there was another group of 3 for a different panel. It's great to hear what other people have to say and you do have a chance to include their answers in yours and elaborate further. Another HINT HINT. So pay attention to what is said. Answer short and sweet but be thorough enough to get your point across. I really did enjoy the panel interview. I wish more schools did this. After the interview, you have lunch and Dr. Haight tells you what to expect...no sugarcoating here. I think he is very passionate about what he does and it shows! He has put alot of effort to select the best candidates and I think they do a good job! I'm really excited for TUCOM-Nevada!
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• For the Las Vegas site, it was pointless to go to the Mare Island site and sit in a room all day before the interview. All of this could have been accomplished easily by a telephone interview and thus saving students money on transportation and hotel to go to a medical school site that they're not even going to be setting foot in. I do agree with a previous response on sdn that said that the experience was based mostly on statistics of getting in and admissions/interview advice which is great, but I would have liked to know more about the school, what makes it stand out, the curriculum, how they plan on making it great, etc. etc. If I get in, I will be happy that they considered me, but I have to seriously think hard about going there as opposed to other DO schools.
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• I live in the local area, and still recommend staying at the Best Western, you get to meet the other applicants, and get to meet Dr. Haight around 0900. You then hop in the shuttle which takes you to the Mare Island campus. I asked Dr. Haight if I could follow in my car 'cause I wanted to stick around post-interview and ask the students their thoughts on the school; and he was cool w/it. Looking around the campus was useless, we all interviewed for Las Vegas; it seems like that's the way it goes; all Vegas people together, and Mare Island people together. So, we didn't tour, and instead talked a bit w/ the dean of pre-clinical education. The good news is: The Vegas professors are experienced, and will NOT be teaching med students for the first time. Dr. Haight also got us all to introduce ourselves, prepping us for speaking in front of each other. Then came financial aid, med students borrow a LOT of money. Fortunately, if I'm short on cash, I can take some of the loan money and shoot dice. Finally, at 1200; the panel interview. I'd say it went well, just relax, speak slowly and pay attention to the other applicants' answers. After the interview, lunch arrives and Dr. Haight tells you when Admissions and standards meets to vote on your standing. He then tells you that the letters go out the next day, and offers email notification for those who request it (Highly recommended). Keep in mind that you should have a decision on Touro by the end of the interview day, 'cause the $2000.00 deposit is due in the admissions office two weeks after the letter is SENT! This means you only really have a week + or - a few days to decide when you factor in time spent in transit; coming and going. After that, everyone hops in the shuttle and goes back to the hotel (TUCOM interviewees get late checkout at 3:30 PM) I ended up going right back to the hotel 'cause the students had to spend the night there, and that's where I got to meet them. Overall, it was great, and I can't wait to go.
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• I was really really nervous. I didn't know what to expect and thought the group interview would be horrible because if I messed up...it would have been in front of a bunch of people, but it turned out to be okay. The interviewers were so nice and they nodded when we answered to make us feel comfortable. Nothing like I expected.
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• The day started at 8:30 in the conference room at the Best Western. We introduced ourselves and Dr. Haight joined us soon after. Dr. Haight was incredible! He really cares about the students and does everything he can to make them feel comfortable and alleviate anxiety about the interview. There were ten of us and the panel interviews were started at 12:00. Were we divided into two groups of six and four. I prefer the one on one style but the panel wasn't as bad as I thought. The interviewers know your file very well as they have it for a week before you get there! It was definitely nonconfrontational. The interviews ended at 1:00, we had lunch they provided, and the hotel shuttle returned to pick us up. Overall a good day.
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• The campus is really not that bad. It is an old naval base, and the buildings (non-campus) are a little run down, but the whole island is clean and pleasant looking. Once you get to the school there are flowers and trees and I think it's quite nice. The panel interview was not so bad either. It was like the others were there for moral support, not to compete or intimidate. Everyone did a great job. The questions were all based of our applications and why we chose osteopathic medcine.
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• I actually liked the panel interview- it was 4 students and 3 interviewers- a clinician, a PhD, and a rabbi- head of student life. They each asked their questions of us- it really wasn't bad. Most were to clarify our application or tell more about ourselves. We had really gotten the chance to get to know our fellow interviewees, so it wasn't competitive at all- I was trying to root them on! Everyone was so nice, I wanted them to do well. We had had a great discussion before even going in to interview, so I knew it wouldn't be bad. The questions themselves were a little stressful at times, but really not bad. Overall the staff seemed great and the students seemed to like it. If they do as good a job on the school in Las Vegas it will be awesome.
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• The group interview was badly done. It gave you no time to sell yourself and the 3 questions I was asked were horrible. The interview would have been much better if it was just one person in front of the panel. The campus was a little odd but I was interviewing for the Vegas campus, not Mare Island.
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• I had a wonderful time at Touro. Although I thought that I would despise having to interview in a group, it turns out it's not half bad. Yes, group interviews shorten the amount of time that an interviewer spends getting to know you, and yes, you have to be quick with your responses. However, a group interview lets you see how other applicants act during their interview and how you compare to them. It also allows you time to re-group after answering a question. You don't have questions being fired at you constantly.
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• I personally liked the panel style interview. The interviewers were interesting and personable. Be sure to pay attention to the other interviewees responses.
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• We ended up sitting around talking for most of the time. It was pointless to take a tour of the MI campus. Dr. Haight blew a little too much sunshine up our butts.
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• I'm not sure where the tuition goes.
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• Interview was uncomfortable and stressful. Every other interview I have been on we were not required to interview with and in front of other students. I don't understand the reasoning behind this. Campus appears to be poor and students were not enthusiastic...Gym and weight room were in poor shape...We were not allowed to see certain buildings...There is no on campus housing. Not my first choice for a medical education.
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• I was really nervous because this was my first one but everyone tried to make us as comfortable as possible. Dr. Haight was GREAT! if you've had any doubts about being a doctor- he'll erase them for you with his talks! I stayed at the best western, so I got to know everyone before the group interview. The tour of campus was nice. During the interview I was the only student who didn't get asked personal questions about research, or my file. Most of my questions were theoretical. But I still got in- yay! Like Dr. Haight said- the interviewers already know your answer, they just want to know how you react and explain. Great day overall- my impression of the school improved.
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• During the actual interview there were six prospective students (ps), and four interviewers. Each interviewer asked one question of each ps. Which means that each ps only had four real opportunities to speak, and could only speak to address the question. There was not time for dialogue. There was very little interactive conversation. Several times people were cut off by an interviewer mid-sentence. Because each ps was asked only four questions, the pressure is very high to answer each well. One stinky answer and you feel like one fourth of your interview is in the toilet. Also, if you do not know an answer or flub something, it is humiliating because ten people are watching, instead of just one. I think this is why Touro ends up with so many bad interview reviews. I can imagine the reasons for using this format, but if you are accustomed to the one-on-one interview the group format is a shocker. I hope that they realize the limitations of this system and take them in to account when they discuss our files. Before and after the interview we spent a lot of time with Dr. Haight, the dean of admissions, who does not vote on our file. I would have liked more time talking to current students, and the ability to poke areound the campus a little bit.
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• I knew I would accept if they offered, which they did. However, the interviewers seemed to know their decision upon our first answers. And due to the four-on-five interview, you don't really feel like they paid good attention to you. Also, the representative that replaced Mr. Haight did not have the best answers for everything. He seemed vague on many issues.
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• Overall I felt it was a good experience. The panel interview is somewhat nerve racking, especially if you are not an extraverted type of personality. I think Touro will become a very good school one day, the only drawback is that it is so new right now. The students seems to like the curriculum and also sound like they study a LOT. It seems like Touro is starting to establish itselg in the West Coast, although it still has some way to go.
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• Not unlike some of the comments posted by others, not only is Mare Island a dump, but I get a real BAD feeling about the school and how they're opening a branch campus in Las Vegas! Wake up Touro! Your 1st campus needs work, don't let your greed affect the medical education of the poor saps that already attend this school. Seriously, its worng what they're doing, they should at least wait a year until the LV campus is opened. Nobody, ever, in the history of the world should ever attend this school...unfortunately I spent over $300 attending this waste of time interview. Don't make the same mistake.
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• The interview was a positive experience. I think they have it down to a science, and Dr. Haight's experience with admissions and premedical students resounds while he is casually talking with the group. He also puts any uneasiness to rest, answering questions, etc. The interview itself was good. I was asked more questions than I expected to be asked (going from previous feedback here). I thought each candidate was given a reasonable and equal amount of time for answering questions.
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• I believe that the majority of the people that have posted statements about Touro are probably spoiled rich kids. The Best Western is not that bad of a motel. I've seen much worse. They offer continental breakfast, which is coffee and danishes. I don't know what these kids were expecting.
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• Although a group interview sounds scary, it was actually more relaxing. You get to know the fellow candidates during the morning so that by the time you reach the interview you feel at ease with them in the room. Also it is very interesting to hear what other people had done that had gotten them to that point. The interviewers were nice and tried to make you feel comfortable by talking to you like they were really interested.
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• It seemed like touro bashed on western and MD programs and they gave u the feeling that osteopathic is way better than MD. and they keep asking why osteopathic over MD. The school was not very appealing, i would pick vegas over vallejo any day of the week. The dean was nice as well as 2 of the interviewers, however one of the interviewers i felt was givin an interrogation and the other one's cell phone went off and he left the room, i thought that was rather rude. but all in all, it is a med school, be it DO or MD.. and if you want to practice medicine you can't really be picky
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• The interview day was well organized. Dr. Haight did his best to comfort us. He is a caring person with deep insight and truly wishes the best for each candidate. The tour was brief and was given by a staff person who is the wife of a TUCOM student. She was wonderful, spoke highly of the school and provided us with a unique perspective. During the interview, I was a bit nervous. I could not have asked for a better group of people to be interviewed with/by. My group consisted of four guys interviewed by two women and one guy. Again, the interviewers were professional and cordial. The questions were fair and straight forward. The interviewers were interested in what I had to say and I never felt rushed. They emphasized how TUCOM is looking for people who can lead but yet work together to make this new school successful. I interviewed for the Las Vegas campus. It will be awesome to be part of the charter class. Las Vegas is growing at a rapid pace and with TUCOM as the only medical school in town and the second in the state, students will have many opportunities. With blessings from AOA, Las Vegas leaders, and the dedication of the TUCOM staff and students, I am confident this will become a great school. If granted acceptance, without doubt or hesitation, I will accept this opportunity to be part of something great and exciting.
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• I've noticed that recent feedback comments have given positive reviews to Dr. Haight and the school. Some are warranted and some are not. I agree that Dr. Haight is a nice person who stays with interviewees most of the time so they won’t be nervous. Plus he’s also funny to keep us less nervous. But you, as a student that is choosing a medical school to spend 4 years of your life, must decide based on relevant factors. Are you going to choose a school based on a “wonderful” Director of Admissions, who won’t teach the core classes and assist you with clinical rotation assignments and who is only responsible to admission purposes? Are you going to pay approximately $30,000 in tuition only to go to a school that looks like a combination of a jungle and a war zone instead of schools that offer much more (in terms of facilities) such as NSU? I believe that everybody considering TUCOM should visit the school in his or her own car, talk to other people that go there or considered the school, etc.. I highly recommend that you should not base your decision on my comments alone. My comments were only meant to give everybody insights on the truth of this school. I do think that the campus in Las Vegas will be much more promising than the one on Mare Island. I wish that all DO schools would be wonderful campuses that offer students great facilities, so that DOs everywhere can be even prouder of their profession in terms of medical school. I hope my comments will open everyone’s eyes so that maybe TUCOM could improve in the future (maybe move to the LV campus and focus all their resources there).
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• I thought it was a positive experience, not the best interview, but not a terrible one either. The other individuals in the interview had done some pretty amazing things, so it was a little intimidating. LIsten to what the dean tells you because he will prepare you in the best way possible, with some excellent insight. The students giving the tour were wonderful - very honest. Be sure to ask lots of questions.
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• The 4-on-4 style was interesting. I can't say if it was more or less comfortable than a one on one style. I think it was easier in that the spotlight was not on you the entire time and you had less questions to ask, but it was harder in that when you were in the spotlight, you had seven people looking at you, and because you had so few questions each (four) you had to make each response count. Overall people were very friendly and the interviewers made it fairly comfortable. My hometown is about 3 hours from the campus and Touro was definitely high on my list for a few reasons (climate, location, etc.) I was accepted and I will be attending.
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• VERY ORGANIZED DAY. But I did not like interviewing with 3 other interviewees in the room and 4 interviewers so much. But it went well.
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• It was a panel interview with 3 faculty members and one student. The questions asked to the student panel were very personal and based on the student's individual file. I was very impressed with the library, the OMM lab room, and the anatomy lab. We were informed by a student there that in Histology lab you are given your own microscope and slide box for lab and a lot of lab work is virtual on the computer. The school's faculty seemed to be their greatest asset. They seemed more focused on you as an individual then on your exam scores, past research, or MCAT marks. I think the students that performed the best during the interview were calm, talked slowly, and kept eye contact with both the interviewer, the whole interview panel, as well as the student panel. The students seemed to be very connected and relaxed. The day I interviewed was some sort of "funny hat day" and a large % participated. I also heard they get out of school early (12:00) on Fridays. After the students finished with their questions, the interview panel let us ask questions about them. My question was, "What are the best and worst features of TUCOM?" They responded that TUCOM's surrounding area was not the prettiest, but that the school was new and undergoing lots of changes, including adding new buildings, expanding, and renovating. They also mentioned that the faculty and adminstration listens to student's suggestions and makes changes highly based upon them.
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• The cost of living is what made me not choose TUCOM. It was not anything else!!!!! Go into the interview with an open mind. The group interview was better than I thought. You can see how others are doing. Get to know your fellow interviewees. I had a great experience at TUCOM and would recommend the school on an academic basis.
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• Basically enjoyable. I believe I interviewed with a superb group of individuals whom were all conversive. A word to the wise-get to know your fellow applicants, that is key when interview time rolls around. It lowers the stress level incredibly!! And when interviewing, formulate your answer before you spit it out-think about it, keep it to point and don't ramble!! JUST RELAX, it's gonna go well!!
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• First, Dr. Haight (Dean of Admissions) came out to meet us at the Best Western for breakfast, meet and greet. Best Western--nothing to write home about, but what they lacked style was more than made up for in convenience and friendliness of the front desk people and shuttle driver. Dr. Haight said we could talk about anything we wanted to, but most of us wanted to learn more about the opening of the medical school in Las Vegas. Some of us, including me, wanted to know how this might affect our chances of getting into the Mare Island program and why some of us were being given the option to apply to Las Vegas and not others. Dr. Haight assured us that, if we are accepted, steps were being taken to give us the chance to shift our acceptance to Las Vegas. We were shutteled onto the Island. Again, nothing to write home about, but thankfully the environment is quiet and safe. Met with Dr. Haight and others being interviewed who didn't go to the hotel for breafast. He was extremely informative and his candid answers to our questions was refreshing. What everyone says about him is true. I've been on 4 interviews and he is head and shoulders the very best. We then toured the campus. Spartan, but the labs and new classrooms were beautiful, especially the anatomy lab. Then came the interviews. It seemed like they knew more about each of us than I expected. With 4 faculty listening to each of my answers the pressure was more than one-on-one's that I have been used to. After interviews we all ate lunch together and Dr. Haight prepared us for what decisions the Committee could make and how we should respond to each option. All in all, the best interview day I have experienced to date. I think its great that they let Dr. Haight spend all day with us. He was a great comfort. I only hope I interviewed OK and get accepted.
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• I had gotten a very negative impression of Touro. Please look at the negative impression question for more info. Although it was not as bad as many people make it out to be (yes, I have heard worse than what I had listed for the negative impression question), I know that I wouldn't be happy there. It may be a good school for some folks, but not me. Maybe Vegas will turn out better for Touro.
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• I don't want to repeat what everyone else said, so I'll keep it brief. Dr. Haight does rock! Mare Island does suck! But all-in-all I really liked the school. The students are all so freakin nice, and they all seem pretty pleased with their decison to be at TUCOM. MY ADVICE to people interviewing is to not get too relaxed after meeting Dr. Haight. He tends to boost your ego, so when you get to the interview you get sideswiped. Also, don't believe that the interviewers won't ask you about MCAT, GPA, and personal issues (like Dr. Haight assures). Because everyone in my interview group (all 8 of us) got asked about low MCAT scores, GPA or what other schools we applied to. One of my interviewers even told one girl she probably shouldn't pursue medicine!!!
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• Everything that has been said out Dr. Haight is true and more. I've seen better facilities, but not a better anatomy lab anywhere. The students I talked to love the school and the teachers were friendly. I hope I get accepted. We are suppose to know within 10 workdays according to Dr. Haight.
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• This interview was stressful because of the group interview setting. It felt as though they asked questions specifically to put you under pressure. One of the students in my group was asked how her learning disability would affect her ability to succeed on the boards. I thought it was completely inappropriate to mention her learning disability in a group setting. Questions were definately asked to make you feel uncomfortable and to see how you would respond when put on the spot. This was much different from my other interview experiences where interviewers tried to determine if you were a good fit, rather than tried to make you uncomfortable. Also, 2 of the interviewers on my panel seems to have issues with earch other. This also added to the discomfort of the process.
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• I believe Touro is a good school, but just not a great match for me personally. Dr. Haight is a great guy and really direct with you, which is refreshing. The panel interview is not as bad at it might seem. Just talk ahead of time with your fellow interviewees, and you will be a lot more comfortable with them and not feel the desire to "give a better answer" than them. Just be aware that some of the panelists can be a bit rude. One of our panelists more or less embarrassed another interviewee in my group by talking about some bad grades he had received. I thought it was really rude, especially in front of other applicants. Just remember to stay cool if they put you on the spot like that.
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• I was accepted, but I am declining. The deposit is so large, and Touro is not my number one choice. I don't want to lose $2,000 in order to go to a school I'd rather go to later. I should mention that I was also accepted into another school that I ranked higher has a much lower deposit. I think Touro is a FINE school...but don't be fooled by the statistics they throw at you.
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• This was my best interview so far and I'm sure that it was because of the Dean of Admissions. He honestly cares.
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• See above
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• Great school...the staff and students are nice. the north cal area in general is pretty cool. The interview was somewhat stressful only because of the one interviewer...the three others were pretty chill.
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• Long morning listening to the admissions director, and then the interviews come in the afternoon. It's like a lot of waiting and then a big rush. I thought it was a bit tedious listening to advice from the director on how to do an interview. It made it a bit more stressful because it felt like he was giving a lot of last minute dos and don'ts- it just seemed like more pressure. I think the group interview was a little bit more stressful going in, because you are marched up to the interview room together, and everyone is pretty tense. I was hoping I wouldn't be asked the first question. During the interview I relaxed a lot though, because I had time to listen to what other people were saying. It seemed less interrogation-style than one on one. It is hard though because you need to "sell yourself" with only a few questions. I think the deposit is harsh, and it makes me think twice about the administrative policy at TUORO, but it definitely does not mean they are a worse med school. I am more concerned about the quality of education I will recieve at med school than the fees I have to pay to accept my deposit. I think that I would love to go to school there. The students were really enthusiastic about the school, and that made me want to go there.
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• Definitely will not be going here. I feel my $30,000ish tuition would be going nowhere productive. The $2,000 in 2 weeks--they're crooks. They know how the application process works. They need $$ to build on the school (if you see it, you'll know what I mean) and they have this ridiculous deposit to take $ for those who need to just secure a spot SOMEWHERE. Don't let the "friendly" dean fool you. Evaluate the school carefully.
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• Panel interview was very uncomfortable, it was like we were being lined up for a firing squad..."OK, Dr. X, why don't you take the next shots at interviewees #2 and 3, and I'll take #4". It was just weird, and my interviewers weren't enthusiastic (except one of them). Again, as everyone comments on, the campus is pretty nasty, the military base feel makes it seem like a boarding school. And seriously, the $2,000 deposit in 2 weeks thing just completely disregards the best interests of the student. If TUCOM wanted the welfare of the osteopathic community to be maximized, they would have a later deadline (like December, which all other DO schools do) which enables students to go to their preferred school; when someone attends their preferred school, both the student AND the school are best off. By trying to force students into TUCOM with their high deposit and short time to accept, they are effectively reducing the overall happiness of the DO student community. This is, in my view, a very selfish practice on the part of TUCOM.
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• As I mentioned before, I was VERY nervous. But the other students seemed very calm so perhaps it was just me.
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• The whole day was a fair experience. Dr. Haight was helpful and the curriculum and focus of the school is good. The facilities are fairly poor though improving. The 4 on 4 interview was interesting but OK. I was still fairly enthusiastic about the whole deal until Dr. Haight mentioned the $2,000 non-refundable deposit to hold a spot in the class within two weeks of notification. That basically gives 4 weeks to come up with the money and commit without weighing the options of other schools. Not a good deal.
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• I thought the facilities were nice. On the tour we had the opportunity to see an OMM class in progress so I thought that was interesting. We also saw a cadaver and the student messed around with the cadaver's heart. It's a nice school and the dean of admissions was really friendly.
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• I really liked Touro, and I will be attending there. However, I was a little disappointed with the interview questions. Aside from that, I thought that the panel style interview would be nerve-wracking, but it was actually rather pleasant. It takes the pressure off of you.
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• I was not crazy about the school. the clinical rotations seemed sketchy. interviewing with other interviewees was uncomfortable.
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• What really impressed me about TOURO was the excellence of Dr. Haight, who is such a vetran in the pre-med world. I really think the man should write a book! He has so much knowledge about the process and is really a motivating and encouraging person. I also liked all the faculty I met (Dr. Schwartz, in particular) and thought that they seemed very warm and welcoming. All the students I talked to said that they thought the clinical instruction was excellent and that they felt well prepared for the boards. Ultimately, the reason I decided to not stick it out for TUCOM is that it is still so new (has only graduated one class) and the depressing location. Other than that, it seemed like a great place to go to school.
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• First off, the deluxe contenental breakfast at the Best Western was NOT deluxe. They ran out of pastry and the apple was mushy. With cereal and coffee/tea, thats all they had though. Be prepared to supplement your breakfast if you stay there. Overall, I liked the school itself and the bay area. That said I didn't trust the admissions officer. It felt like they were watching us from the time we came to campus. The schedule was very rigid and we had to be rush for time to go to the bathroom (and we were there for four hours!) My wife and another wife there were not treated very well either- they were stuck in a corner and were not allowed to use any of the facilities. Then when they left a Navy security guard wouldn't let them walk around. To make matters worse, the director forgot that they weren't students, although he had been introduced and told like 4 times! They also seemed a bit flippant with the Jewish heritage of the school too, which turned me off too. They weren't derogatory at all, but I guess I expected a bit more "Jewishness" and respect of those traditions. It seems there are only a few vestiges of it left around. OK, bottom line- the school itself seemed ok , but our interview experience was bad. As that reflects on the school though....
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• Dr. Haight talked to us most of the day, and he's a very nice guy, the tour was okay, and then we had our interview during the lunch hour, and then we ate while dr. Haight talked to us again
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• The interview was excellent and the interviewees and interviewers were phenomenal. I hope I get in Touro.
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• The school definitely has some bright spots, but the admissions process leaves something to be desired. I was turned off at the beginning by the terrible hotel, the day was too long, and I would have rather herd about the merits of the school, rather than a presentation on how to impress the interviewers. Since it was a group, everyone only answered about 3-4 questions, much less than any of the other schools.
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• The interview day is fairly long, especially since the very last activity of the day is the interview itself. The day starts (can start) at the Best Western hotel (the recommeded hotel for out-of-towners) at 800AM. From 8-9AM the interviewees assemble for the 9AM greeting from Dr. Haight, during which everyone gets to learn a little about each other. At 9AM Dr. Haight gives a the first of several short talks, where he answers the questions that we all have in our heads, but forget to articulate. The group is then shuttled from the hotel to the school (which is across a short draw brigde and security checkpoint) Once at the school, more little talks are given on financial aid, etc. The little meetings continue until 11AM, at which time a one hour student lead tour of the school is given. After the tour, the interview takes place(12-1pm), then there is a short debriefing/lunch, then you are sent on your way! Pros: Dr. Haight and student that gives tour has no say on admissions, so all questions are game. School admin seems very respeceptive of students desires. Reported that faculty has an outstanding working relationship with students in that "they seem to go out of their way to make sure that thier students succeed." Sweet OMM and anatomy labs... The very best of Nor Cal (SF, Tahoe, Napa, Sacramento Kings) just a short drive away.. Cons: First and second year clinical experience not readily available... No cafertia/food service on campus (yet) Not much going on in Vallejo. Personal Comments: Most everyone that I have talked to that has been through the panel interview (and manyy of the previous feedbacks) have rated the interview with a very low stress level... I have no idea why my interview was very stressful for me.. was it the fact that i was asked a question i didnt ever think i would be asked? was it the fact that Touro is my first choice? whatever the reason, although Dr. haight did everything in his power to relax us interviewees (basically telling us what and what not to say, and how to say or not say it, although we all already knew everything he had to say) I was still very very very stressed out... My biggest piece of advice I have is to really listent to the question that has been asked, and answer the question, short, sweet and to the point... Do what you need to do to let the interviewers know who you are... And ask lots of questions!!!! (to Dr. Haight, your student tour guide, and especially the interview panel!)
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• Best interview experience ever! They are very respectful and will not ask embarrassing questions in front of the other interviewees. The students were very happy at the school and future plans of expansion are impressive, but probably would not benefit me as a member of class 2007. I was accepted to this school and would have loved to attend, but b/c of family I chose to attend elsewhere. Decisions are sent out really fast (so the 2K deposit is also due really fast).
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• Overall I had a great day. I was a little more nervous than I should have been because it was my first interview. Everyone was very nice and friendly. I stayed at the Best Western the night before (as suggested by TUCOM) and I would encourage everyone to attend the breakfast that is held there. I recieved a lot of valuable information during that time with Dr. Haight. After breakfast, we took a shuttle to the campus where we had a very brief overview of financial aid followed by a tour. Our student tour guide was very helpful and honest. The interview followed the tour which is a panel interview. 5 students vs. 4 interviewers (one was a student) sitting across the table. It seems as though the students are very happy to be there and the faculty is motivated and friendly. For a new school, I think they have it pretty together academically. They don't yet have a very extensive list of activities/organizations, but that will come with time. Definitely go with an open mind and try not to let the appearance of the island sway your decision.
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• The questions were straight from my file, they were very friendly and made me feel like they really did wan't to see who I am as a person.
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• The dean of admissions is a straight-shooter . . . he'll tell you the way things are and won't bullshit you. That in and of itself took the edge off of the interview from breakfast on. The group interview was interesting and much more relaxed than a one-on-panel or one-on-one.
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• It was an awesome experience to meet other interviewees and to finally be taken seriously as a medical school student prospect. The school and interviewers are on your side--I promise they are not out to get you! If you get the interview, they are impressed with your file and you don't have to worry about "weaknesses" in your file.
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• There were five students to four interviewers, and we basically went in turn answering the various questions. It was really interesting to hear other applicants respond to questions - although I started to compare myself with them and worried about how I would look next to them.
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• Good. It was my first interview, so there are always cobwebs when going through the motions for the first time, but I didn't find the interview stressful. However, I feel comfortable in groups. For others who aren't extroverted, I can see how the setup would be intimidating. Their response time is fast and much appreciated. I was notified about their decision within 14 days.
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• Visiting TUCOM was quite an unusual experience. The Hotel shuttle guy was the best part of the trip! He was hilarious and somehow knew everything about the interview day... We met with Dr. Haight at 9am at the hotel where he was supposed to give us a briefing about TUCOM. Basically, he spent about 45 minutes talking about our chances of acceptance. He went over all the numbers...over and over again. Sure, it was nice knowing that we had a good chance of acceptance (which I received the following week) but he hardly talked about the school.... and throughout the entire day, not one person told us anything about the curriculum!! I was pretty nervous about the panel interview, but it is really nothing to worry about as long as you are bringing interesting experiences to the table. It was also really interesting to hear how your fellow applicants answer similar questions. It seemed to me that only the people who didn't have a lot of experiences were asked the standard "Why DO not MD," "Why Touro" etc... types of questions. But, there are no "personal" questions asked about specific grades, or MCAT scores...
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• I met with all the other interviewers at the hotel before the interview to interact with them a little bit. It made the group interview less intense and nerve racking. Make sure you know how to relate your job and/or research to osteopathic medicine.
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• Low-stress group interviews that are really fun and enjoyable. Dr. Haight was so friendly, informative and most of all down to earth to all of us. We were the last group of interviewees in this half of the admissions cycle and are going to hear back from Touro by tomorrow. That is so fast and such a relief to the applicants. The other interviewees were so cool and made the whole day so much more enjoyable and low-stress.
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• Going into the interview day I had a negative view of the school, mostly due to the comments that I had read on this website. However, after the interview and visit I was left with a much more positive view of this institution. Although still developing TUCOM seems to have a good program and attracts good students. The interview itself was very informal, the interviewers made us all feel relaxed. The questions mostly pertained to what each person had written in their essays. One of the interviewers was a M.D. and wanted to know why we all wanted to be D.O.s. Outside of that questions they were given specifically and individually. Although some do not care for the panel interview I rather enjoyed it. It was nice not to be in the spotlight to whole time and to see how your colleagues answered interview questions. I think that this school will prove to be a great match for some people, but it is not the place for me.
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• Overall, I was disappointed with the school, but impressed with the faculty and the admissions office. The students were all very enthusiastic about the school, and more than one of them said that their decision to attend TUCOM was based partially on their experience with Dr. Haight. I concur with this; if I am acceped and decide to attend, it will be in no small part due to the atmosphere that he has created through his efforts. Unfortunately, I was not impressed by the facilities. From my other campus visits, most notably Nova and AZCOM, the school is behind the times technologically. Very small library, no monitors throughout the labs, no ethernet connections in the buildings (wireless or wired), etc. There is a lot of construction going on, and there are plans in motion to open a Law School this August and an undergraduate program in 2004. There is no doubt that in 5-10 years TUCOM will have an amazing campus, but the fact of the matter is that current students are paying for property improvements that they will not benefit from.
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• Supposidly the school is renovating an old building and converting them into dorms but - NO MEAL PLAN. From what I found out from some students, there was rather an ugly housing issue with on-campus housing where students had to vacate on a short-notice. The dorm rooms were supposed to be ready last month but no move-in date as of yet. I saw the new classrooms but nothing impressive. I talked to a few 3rd years who said that they were very unhappy with the way the rotations are handled, given that the school does not have its own medical center. I have a few other interviews but my decision is already made. You won't see me at TUCOM.
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• The interview was fine. But my purpose of posting this message is to let everyone thinking about applying/coming to TUCOM know that you should investigate the quality of the faculty. In my opinion, the first year faculty are fairly well organized, but the second year faculty...well, good luck! The second year clinical systems course is an intergrated course that includes various systems (respiratory, renal, cardio etc.) but the faculty is primarily a non-board certified self-proclaimed internal medicine D.O. and a family practice D.O., and then there are a few outside physicians who come in and lecture who I think are a lot better than in-house faculty. The course includes handouts that are given in every lecture, compared to first-year where all the handouts are given as a packet. The second year is taught in a very unorganized manner so most of the learning is through self-teaching. They have built 2 new class rooms but even then audio-visual systems don't often work. Overall, if I had to do it again, I would NOT choose TUCOM. But everyone makes their own decisions...Either way GOOD LUCK!
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• Nice people, but awful place.
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• Good, impressive school with great scores and match results.
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• If it wasn't for Dr. Haight I don't think that I would have liked the school as much as I did. If possible stay at the Best Western (as suggested by the school), that way you'll get to meet other candidates before hand. I think that it is important to talk to the other candidates before the interview, it makes the group interview more comfortable. Know who A.T. Still is!
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• Overall, I think it's a good school, but probably not right for me. Dr. Haight and everyone there was extremely friendly. The interview itself was not very stressful...a lot shorter than most interviews, because they only ask each interviewee 3 or 4 questions.
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• It was good, people are nice, school has future potential.
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• The interview experience was a positive one in that they really made us feel comfortable with the fellow interviewees. I think they would definitely promote a friendly group environment at their school and that the classes will probably form cohesive teams.
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• I thought it would be better as individual interviews because it makes the situation competitive and it adds unnecessary stress for an interview when you are already a bit nervous.
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• All though TUCOM's panel interview format is innovative, it does not work well for all personality types -it can be intimidating and impersonal. Some people's personality is more well suited for the one-on-one interview style and comes out better in those settings. In our group, it was obvious which students can hold their own in a panel interview style and can do well in that format.
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• Definately stay in the hotel. Try to hook up with other interviewees ahead of time. Come with an open mind. Remember that you will only be on campus for two years. Despite the shortcomings in facilities TUCOM seems to foster a very friendly environment. Dr. Haight is really great, he wants to be an advocate for you. Make sure you listen to his suggestions.
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• It definitely changed my view of the school. before the interview i felt positive..afterwards i couldnt wait to leave.
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• First off - Dr. Haight is awesome. Except for the tour and interview, he's there with you for the entire day. He explains the admissions process, and calms you down, gives you some numbers to chew on. There some things that bothered me, though: 1) He talked about the total number of medical school seats in the area - but *never* mentioned COMP. I know that Cali is the only state with 2 DO schools, so there is bound ot be competition, but to deliberately not mention the other school is disingenuous. 2) If you interview early in the admission cycle, he will mention that from Sep to Dec, 212 interviewees are competing for 150 of the 187 total acceptances for TUCOM. This sounds like great numbers - greater than 70% chance of admission by numbers alone. However, at the end of the day, he will also mention the very cool way TUCOM operates their waitlist. In a nutshell, if you get placed high enough on the waitlist, even if you don't get admitted that year, there's a good chance that you will be offered early acceptance for the following year. Now, that's one of the most awesome and humane ways of running a waitlist, IMHO. However, what this means is that you aren't *really* competing for 150 seats in the first part of the year, but 150 minus whatever early acceptances they offered to peole who interviewed the previous year and were placed on waitlist. Never got that number, but the point is that there aren't really 150 seats to start with, but less. All in all, the school, the staff, faculty, were all very nice! Good luck!
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• I enjoyed the interview, however it was more stressful than the other ones (even AZCOM) which I heard would be one of the most stressful.
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• Be Prepared, be yourself and you have nothing to worry about (a little cliche' but it is true)
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• The interview experience was pretty good overall. This was my first interview so I was pretty nervous going into it, especially since it was a panel interview. However, it wasn't bad at all. They don't try to make you look bad in front of anyone or put you on the spot—it’s pretty laid back and relaxed. All the questions were from my personal statement on my secondary or AACOM. They mostly focused on activities and words / qualities that I used in it. Be sure to know what you said and why you said it. The campus and school are new and it is hard to see what it will be like when things get rolling. All-in-all it was a good experience and a lot less stressful than I had anticipated. I cannot stress enough to ask Dr. Haight all the questions you have about the interview, because he is very good at telling it like it is and being honest about it. I was a bit curious about how Jewish the school would be—but it isn’t a big part of it—just an affiliation.
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• The dean is great, the students truly love the faculty as well. Wished the tour was more thorough. Did not see cafeteria, student union, or student housing. Yet, the anatomy lab has the best ventilation system I have seen. I did not like the group interview, which seemed stressful. Some people in my group got some tough questions and really had to hold their ground.
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• It was OK. I wish I had the $300 I spent on applying to Touro back though.
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• The insides of the school have been completely remodeled - and if the outside looked as good the school would be at the top of my list. The upside is that Napa is 10 min north (incredible wine) and SF is 30 min south (amazing city)
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• The interview went really well I thought. I was a bit scared of the "group interview" before the interview, but that was unneeded worry. The facilities do not "look" great from the outside, but the interiors of the buildings are great, and the school is renovating constantly. I would love to go there if I get accepted, but I doubt that I can afford it. Dr. Haight is simply great! He went above and beyond to make the day go smoothly and easily for us, and he was always there for advice and Q & A throughout the interview day.
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• This school is great. The campus has historical significance and the location is incredible! Right in the bay area and a ferry ride away from San Francisco. Everyone was so nice and willing to tell you anything that you wanted. On-campus housing is incredibly inexpensive. Make sure you stay at the recommended hotel that the school has provided. The room was only $50 plus tax for my entire family and it was right down the street from Six Flaggs/Marine World. I went to the interview, they went to the theme park.
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• TUCOM is poised to be a great school and they already are making strides for a school that just graduated their first class. However, it all depends on where one fits in the best. Go to the school - meet the great admissions staff (Dr. Haight is awesome) and then decide.
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• Nice people. Nice school. Nice location!
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• It was a great experience. I felt that many of the buildings weren't as asthetically pleasing as it could be, but the buildings that were remodeled were very nice. The anatomy lab was the best smelling of all 6 MD/DO schools I've toured at; the ventilation was great. Like I said earlier; the tour should be longer and more detailed. The interview day starts around ~9am to about 130pm, so there actually could have been quite more time tour the campus. Overall, it was just great. Students/Staff/Faculty were very honest and candid about everything. The most candid of all the schools I've been at. If I get accepted, I'm going.
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• How will your customer service experience impact you during medical school and as a physician?
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• Why DO?
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• What is something that makes you smile?
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• What does professionalism mean to you? Why is it important for osteopathic physicians to be professional?
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• If you couldn’t go into healthcare, what field would you want to go into
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• What does teamwork mean to you?
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• How would I balance a desire to learn with all the work I have to do?
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• What do you do for fun?
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• "tell me about your experience with underserved populations?"
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• What is something that we don't know about you?
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• Question about research I did several years ago
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• What would you do if you didn't get in to any schools this year?
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• I was asked about any hobbies or activities that helped me relieve/reduce stress.
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• What determines whether you have a good or bad day?
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• Have you shadowed a DO?
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• Specific to my application (what style of yoga do you teach and what is your favorite pose?)
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• They asked me if I felt comfortable relocating (I'm from OOS)
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• What is an elective rotation you would create as a professor at a med school
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• How do you handle anxiety? (Specific to my work experience in an ER)
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• Why do you want to go into osteopathic medicine?
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• What difficulty have you overcame, and how did you change?
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• What do you think will be the biggest challenge for you in medical school?
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• What is your most special volunteer experience?
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• Do you have a support system (family and friends) in California? (I'm from Boston)
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• What do you expect out of me as a professor?
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• Explain "why D.O." without using the word "holistic"
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• What do you think makes a good leader?
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• How have your experiences led you to believe that you can be a good physician?
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• They only asked me ONE question. "Why medidine/DO/TUCOM?" Pissed me off. You're seriously going to base everything off of one answer?
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• Since I'm from Texas, they asked me why I didn't want to go to TCOM.
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• What is something at your college that you didn't like? / What major adjustments are you most worried about for medical school and how will you deal with it?
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• What negative experiences have you had with doctors?
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• How did you come to choose your (humanities) major, and how did that lead to your post-graduate work?
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• Everything is related to your application (mostly your extracurriculars, jobs, etc.) and connecting it to Osteopathic Medicine. Although some did not like the style of the interview, this interview is really about speaking from your heart. Don't B.S. and don't blabber, and you'll do fine in the interview portion.
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• A long-winded version of what was an obstacle you overcame in a group and how?
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• How would you explain what you would do as an osteopathic physician to someone who didn't know what a D.O. was?
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• Tell me about your summer in Panama.
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• What is one thing you would change about healthcare & what would you like to do about it? (smth like that)
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• Why DO? Did the doctor you shadowed do OMM? Why Touro?
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• As a history major, do you see a difference in how you approach history and how you'd approach medicine?
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• What qualities do you look for in a doctor? If you were a resident with 50 patients all to yourself, how would you be 'personable' with all of them?
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• What would you in 20-30 years when you're no longer passionate about medicine?
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• Are you prepared to handle the pressure and information overload that medical school brings?
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• Questions specific to my file, research, courses taken, essay experiences.
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• All questions will be related to your application. Be ready to talk specifics about volunteering, shadowing, working, grades, MCATs, and significant events in your life. Also get comfortable talking about low points in your application like MCATs and GPA. A lot of people in my group got asked "How did you improve your MCAT score so much in 3 months" or "You were persistent in taking your MCATs, how would you have done things differently"
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• If you have someone in your class who is adamantly against the osteopathic component of the program, what would you do?
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• The first interviewer asked questions based on what she read in our files
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• What experiences made you most want to pursue DO?
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• Tell me about your time in the Americorps
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• Tell me what you know about osteopathic medicine.
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• How did you improve your MCAT so much ?
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• Tell me about your journey to medicine.
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• What class prepared you best for medical school?
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• Without mentioning the use of OMM, explain osteopathic medicine.<Br> Without using the word "holistic" or "whole", describe osteopathic medicine.<br> What is one of yr weakness?<br> How will you be able to balance the stress of med school? <br> In your shadowing experiences, the DO used cranial therapy, can u tell us about that?<br> What was the last nice thing you did for somebody?<br> What are u gonna do if u dont get in?
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• What is the inspiration you learn from the Dr. you work with?
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• How will you handle stress of medical schooL?
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• What have you done to mature since your undergrad years and what have you learned?
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• What is your explanation for not having done any research?
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• Questions about my grades
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• How will you apply the principles of osteopathic medicine to your future practice?
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• Specific questions from file
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• Most questions were directly about my nontraditional major and career and how I would bring and incorporate that into medical school.
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• I would list some specifics if they weren't so specific to me. I will say this: if you have holes in your application, or obvious issues with grades or other things, make sure you can articulately and logically address them. Don't hem, haw, and do it on the spot. Honestly assess why they should say yes to you in spite of the flaws and talk about that, or the very good reasons for your digressions.
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• Tell us about your research experiences.
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• Something to the effect of "Explain you leadership qualities".
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• See above
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• How would you add to the next class to make it better?
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• Why are you interested in osteopathic medicine?
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• What do you know about Touro and why do you want to come here?
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• Tell me about your research.
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• A specific question about one of my hobbies. What would be the easiest and the hardest things for you about being in medical school?
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• What is the most defining moment in your life
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• Two-year LDS mission to Finland...tell me about that.
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• If you could meet anyone from the past, who would it be?
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• I see that you know American Sign Language, how did you get into it and can you show us something?
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• Why osteopathy and what got you interested in it?
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• Why Medicine?
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• Should medicine be a part of death?
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• Can you handle the rigor of medical school?
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• Why Touro?
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• Specific to my file
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• Why DO
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• If you could start a club at Touro, which would you start?
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• The typical why DO, why med
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• What is the difference between MD and DO
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• What is the most negative thing you'll have to overcome to be a good ____(can't remember if he said ''doctor'' or ''med student'' but I answered as though he said ''doctor.''
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• What are your strengths and weaknesses?
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• How did you pick your undergraduate institution?
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• Identify this quote
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• Why not PT, why DO and not MD?
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• Tell us about an experience that has been very uncomfortable for a patient and how you handled it to make them more comfortable?
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• All application specific! Though I will recite questions others were asked (role play), i.e. pretend you are the dean of a school meeting with a student who is being dismissed...
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• How do you feel about moving to San Francisco from Texas? (No problem since this is my first choice)
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• What was the name of the D.O that wrote your recommendation letter and tell us about her?
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• -What is the most important characteristic or trait that a physician should have? -Tell me about your research?
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• Why did you decide to switch from engineering to medicine?
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• Question about healthcare
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• What is your view on stem cell research?
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• See difficult/interesting question
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• What is the stupidest thing you have done and what have you learned from that.
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• Please tell us about your experiences in Japan.
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• What is the difference between chiropractic manipulation and osteopathic manipulation?
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• Why did you choose D.O.?
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• All the questions were file specific`
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• As a Psychology major, how will you handle the science load of medical school?
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• What has having a child taught you?
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• Why Osteopathic Medicine?
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• They were all fairly specific to me and my application.
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• Tell us about your clinical research experience at UCSF and how you came to know TUCOM students on this job.
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• The horseradish question.
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• How was you personal trauma affected your choice to become physician?
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• What is your experience with DO medicine?
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• DDT has been banned in America becasue its potential danger to the environement. However, in some Afircan countries DDT can be used to control the spread malaria. What's your ethical view on this matter?
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• What will you do if you don't get into medical school.
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• Why?
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• Do students have the opportunity to gain clinical exposure during their basic science years?
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• All of the questions came straight out of my application. Be ready for questions that deal with the minutia of the application.
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• Why osteopathic medicine, considering your background?
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• All straight from file
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• So tell me why you are applying to an osteopathic program in addition to the allopathic program and what major differences separate these two fields in your opinion?
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• Why DO? Why Medicine?
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• Why at such a young age would you consider making such a long committment before you even started to experience the "real world"?
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• They were all very specific to my file and wouldn't be helpful to others.
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• The transplanting a uterus into a man one, and if i were to come into contact with an MD student who started to "bad mouth" (for lack of the actual question) the DO program, how would i react and what would i say
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• See above.
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• Why did you decide to persue an MD and not a PhD? (I have a lot of research experience)
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• Define family and its importence to you
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• What was the most important experience during your time volunteering?
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• When creating a public health intervention, what are the two most important things you need to know or do as a physician?
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• How did your brother, he's a DO, influence your decision to become an Osteopathic physician?
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• Will you take the MCAT over again?
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• How will your past work experiences in dentistry and veterinary medicine contribute to you being a good physician? And, you described (in your personal statement) a situation in which you worked with children who spoke a different language than you and you felt that you were still able to communicate with them by holding their hand and speaking softly; do you believe animals respond to this type of communication as well?
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• You said in your application that creativity is an important asset for a physician to have. What's another?
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• Introduce yourself and tell us where you went for undergraduate. When/How did you decide you wanted to practice medicine?
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• What is the difference between osteopathic and allopathic medicine?
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• How well prepared are you for a career in medicine since you're so young? :-(
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• Asked about a quote in my application. and how that was connected to being a DO.
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• Why do you want to do DO if your mom is an MD?
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• Why medicine and why DO?
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• Why osteopathic medicine specifically?
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• You studied for and took the MCATs after your father passed away. How difficult was that?
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• When did you realize that you want to become a doctor?
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• What do you think is the biggest challenge you will face in med school?
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• What brings you to TCOM?
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• Why did I want to go to TUCOM?
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• Talk about my study abroad experience.
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• D.O.'s treat the symptoms, and not the patient. What do you think about this?
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• It's all directed to your application
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• Do you know who Carl Jung is? How do you apply communications to medicine?
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• Do you think your confidence is a weak point?
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• How do you plan to balance your charity work with your financial needs? (I want to work with low income youth)
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• How do I think osteopathic medicine will help in a neurological based profession?
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• How did you like your undergraduate experience?
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• What did you do when you volunteered at a psych hospital?
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• Tell me about your D.O. experience.
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• Have you ever worked with a DO?
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• Tell me about your DO experience
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• Why are you interested in becoming a D.O., and how did you find out about it?
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• Describe osteopathic medicine without using the word "holistic" or anything with "whole" in it.
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• Tell me about your research paper. What did you conclude?
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• Explain specific accomplishments in my teaching experiences.
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• Please explain what you meant in your personal statement when you posed the question: "How do we become who we are?"
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• What do you take from world war II and what is your favorite musice to play on the violin?
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• Tell us about your road to DO
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• There are only three questions and they are all easy and about your file. If you didn't B.S. anything, you should be able to answer them.
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• Why osteopathy, when you have an MD mother?
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• If I had shadowed a DO and how that influenced my decision to study Osteopathic Medicine.
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• What is the dumbest thing you have done? They got me on this one...could not come up with something...took me a few seconds...
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• How would you help your patients make health related decisions?
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• What are qualities of a good physician, application specific stuff, how will i overcome obstacles, questions about classes i took.
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• Tell me more about your research. What significant conclusions did you reach?
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• What do you like about osteopathic medicine?
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• Tell me more about your volunteer work.
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• Why did you decide to major in microbiology? MCAT?
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• Your mother is an allopathic physician, why do you want to be an osteopath?
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• What is the difference btwn a Osteopathic and Allopathic physician?
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• That where should i start "tell us about yourself" prompt happened.
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• Explain the difference between DO and MD.
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• What did you take from your specific major?
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• Describe the characteristics that would make you a great osteopathic physician.
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• Tell us about your research in detail.
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• Are you a leader or a follower?
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• Questions about my research, work at a doctor's office, volunteer experiences
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• Why osteopathic over MD
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• How did you pay off your college loans in one year?
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• See most difficult question
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• Why D.O. when you have a M.D. father, what qualities do you have that will make you a great D.O., being an xray tech, what made you decide to be a phyiscian.
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• Explain causality and inference and effect
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• Describe your graduate research as if you were talking to someone who had no background in science or medicine.
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• My questions were specific to my application.
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• Why DO when dad is MD, how I would approach them differently
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• Why the west coast and why Touro?
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• Mostly about the your specific file; some about health insurance/state of health care
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• Why DO when your family is all MDs? Since you come from an MD family...what would you say to your family and other MDs about the DO philosophy to help them in their practices?
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• You have been out of school for 7 years. Why has it taken you so long to make the decision to go back to school?
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• Can you tell me a bit more about your experience with Osteopathic med.
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• Talk about your research, and how is that important to how you will practice medicine. (did research)
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• Why D.O.?
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• What do you think are the differences between DO and MD.
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• Why do you want to be a D.O. and what is the difference between a DO and MD?
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• What made you want to be a DO? Elaborate on your shadowing experiences.
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• Describe a clinical experience. What was your favorite internship?
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• Question about my undergraduate research
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• Why DO instead of MD?
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• Why DO vs MD?
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• Research related question
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• All questions were based on my application...just memorize yo app sucka!
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• "How is medicine in the UK different from the US?" (I did a study abroad program in the UK and the interviewer was from England)
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• About being an older student
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• Tell me about your experience working with a DO
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• How do you know you are charismatic?
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• What are similarities between chemistry and emergency medicine?
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• "You went to the Air Force Academy... Please tell me about that..." "So you are no longer in the military... How do you feel about the current crisis America is involved in?"
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• As a non-science major do you think you will be as prepared as your science major peers
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• What was your worst subject in school? Why?
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• Why did you apply to TUCOM/What attracted you to TUCOM?
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• Tell me about your military experience. Tell me about your research.
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• Why did you choose your undergrad school?
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• Something along the lines of which component of osteopathic medicine do I believe in the most, or value the highest
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• Tell me your views regarding bioethics
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• How does golf soothe your soul?
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• Tell me about your volunteer experiences
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• Tell me about Pag-asa (a community service group I helped found).
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• What is the biggest problem facing medicine today, particularly osteopathic medicine?
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• "What was the last book that you read?"
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• What prompted you to change careers? Do you really think that a career in medicine will offer a less demaning lifestyle than your previous career in business?
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• Tell me about your experience as a Surg. Tech.
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• Why did I feel that Osteopathy was for me.
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• How would you handle a mother who was overly concerned about her child, knowing that her child was going to be okay?
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• Why did you pick business as your major?
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• How would I explain osteopathy to a person who has never heard of it.
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• Tell me about your Senior Thesis Research.
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• Question about sailing. What area of your education do you feel most prepared in? What area do you feel least prepared for?
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• Asked me about my clinical experience, do I want to pursue research or primary care
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• Hard work, determination, and tenacity are three qualities you feel you possess that helped you to get to where you are today. These are “get there” words. What qualities do you think will help you succeed in medical school and the medical profession? I said the same qualities would work…
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• Tell us about your research.
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• Only 4 questions asked - the interesting and difficult ones above, and then two that were specific to my personal statement
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• How did you come about going from being a musician to going into medicine?...What quaities do musicians and doctors share?
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• What was it that attracted you to osteopathy?
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