Pittsburgh, PA
Osteopathic Medical Schools | Private Non-Profit
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Higher scores indicate a smoother, more positive interview experience with professional staff, organized logistics, and a supportive environment.
What was the stress level of the interview?
How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?
How did the interview impress you?
How you think you did?
What are your general comments?
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Interviewers were kind, mostly personable, and encouraged an enjoyable conversation.
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Know your application in and out. Be ready to answer questions about your app - bad grades, withdrawal, if any, and whatnot.
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I've only been to two in person interviews so far, but this one was by far the better of the two, despite the other school being much more well established.
Length, number, and type of interviews
DUQCOM-COMP interviews are an average of 42 minutes, with an average of 3 interviews. 100% of interviews are one-on-one, 75% are in-person, and 0% are closed-file. Of the in-person interviews, 100% are held at the school.
What is one of the specific questions they asked you?
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What was your favorite class in undergrad
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"Why Osteopathic Medicine?"
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Tell me about yourself and why medicine (specifically, Why Osteopathic medicine).
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Why DUQCOM?
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Why I was drawn to osteopathic medicine
What was the most interesting question?
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Any idea about what you will be doing in the future while staying within the role to give you a sense of accomplishment like a balance (for example, doctor in the morning, teaching/mentoring in the evening for me)
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What would I do as the Dean if a student received a DUI?
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If a fellow medical student were to ask you for the answers to a test, what would you say?
How did you prepare for the interview?
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SDN, mock interviews,
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Reviewing SDN and Reddit for an overview of what to expect
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Practicing basic/common questions: Why DO? Why this school? Researched the school and the area (very important). Why Pittsburgh? Don't overdo it, just be yourself. They can tell if you're reading a script; be natural and let it flow on its own.
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Honestly, I mostly winged it. Didn't want to rehearse answers and sound like a robot. Learn everything you can about the school, and make sure to know everything you put on your application. After that, they truly just want to get to know you, so be yourself, as cliché as it sounds - it couldn't be more true.
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Practice questions/interviews
What was the most difficult question?
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Explain these low grades
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The interview wasn't really difficult --> In one word, what would your family describe you as, what about your friends, and what about you yourself? And of these three words, which one is most important as a physician.
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What skills/strengths do you feel you will contribute to DUQCOM?
What impressed you positively?
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School has tons of boards prep resources.
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The facilities and state of the art technology!
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The whole day was dedicated to interviewees. Learned a lot about the school, what it offers, curriculum, etc. Really nice administration/faculty, brand new building and resources.
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Everyone was so nice and really wanted you to succeed. It is a really well-developed new school with so many clinical rotation sites. Literally have every single residency option there, you could do anything!!!
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Pretty much everything. The brand new building and technology are a HUGE plus, but mostly the faculty and staff were very welcoming and genuine. They have a clear vision of who they want to be and why they are doing it.
What impressed you negatively?
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N/A
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Nothing
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Nothing, honestly. The interview only left positive impressions. The fact that it is a new school is the only doubt I have, but they put that mostly to rest with everything they presented on and showed us.
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No clubs for students yet, research is not guaranteed, dress code is business professjonal
What did you wish you had known ahead of time?
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N/A
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How is the friendliness of the admissions office?
How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?
What are your suggestions for the admissions office?
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Confirmation email after interview has been confirmed. I asked for an online interview, and they responded asking if XYZ date was okay but never confirmed that my interview was scheduled after I agreed to a date.
Airports Used
50% interviewees used PGH (PGH) , with 50% using PIT (PIT) .
What was your primary mode of transportation?
Most interviewees traveled by airplane to the interview.
Hotels Recommended by Other Interviewees
Most interviewees stayed at the Cambria (average ranking 9/10), with some staying at Marriott city center (average rating 5/10). (Top 2 displayed)
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