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Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine

Des Moines, IA

Osteopathic Medical Schools | Private Non-Profit

⭐ Overall Impressions

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

3 out of 10

How you think you did?

No responses

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

No responses

How do you rank this school among other schools to which you've applied?

No responses
💬 Interview Questions

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

If you got into >1 school how would you decide?
Why DMU, Why DO not MD?

What was the most interesting question?

If you're offered >1 spot, how will you decide?

What was the most difficult question?

see above...
🤝 Interview Format and Logistics

How long was the interview?

60+ minutes

How many people interviewed you?

2

What was the style of the interview?

In a group

What type of interview was it?

Open file

Was this interview in-person or virtual?

No responses

Where did the interview take place?

At the school
📍 On-Site Experience

Who was the tour given by?

Admissions staff

How did the tour guide seem?

No responses

How do you rank the facilities?

No responses

What is your in-state status?

No responses

What were your total hours spent traveling?

No responses

What was your primary mode of travel?

No responses

About how much did you spend on room, food, and travel?

No responses

What airport did you fly into?

No responses

Where did you stay?

No responses

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

No responses

How would you rate the hotel?

No responses

Would you recommend the hotel?

No responses

What is your ranking of this school's location?

No responses

What is your ranking of this area's cultural life?

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What are your comments on where you stayed?

No responses
✅ Interview Preparation and Impressions

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

No responses

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

No responses

How did you prepare for the interview?

The usual, SDN, read over app. again, bioethics sites

What impressed you positively?

This school has an excellent OMM program, facility, and faculty. Overall, they seem to care about the students. Very informative and answered all questions. **Stay with a student if you can. Aside from saving $ on a hotel room, I could ask any and all questions without any b.s. Oh, and ask your "important questions" to more than one person to get different opinions. Also, the students get a laptop & pda (however, the technology fee of $1,050 is charged for all 4 years).

What impressed you negatively?

The construction (but it is for the greater good of the campus). The 1st year class is a big multi-purpose room. As for 3rd and 4th years, it seems a bit disorganized. But, I hear it's loads better than what it was a few years back.

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

The vagueness of 3rd and 4th yr.

What are your general comments?

Very good school with things to improve on. Know why you want to go to an osteopathic school (and you should want to). Although I was accepted, I didn't feel this was where I should go. I chose another DO school because I felt the "click" there. Comparing Osteopathic schools with the allopathic, the Osteopathic schools want to know about you and your motivations for going into medicine. The interview is open file, so they know your stats and know you can DO the work. It seemed sincere, not like they were trying to stump you with some b.s. ethics questions. That is not relevant now, we'll get all that stuff in school.

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

No responses