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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?

experiences of failure/being humbled
Why DO, and why DMU?

What was the most interesting question?

Tell us something about you that isn't in your file.

What was the most difficult question?

same as above
🤝 Interview Format and Logistics

How long was the interview?

50 minutes

How many people interviewed you?

4

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?

Faculty member

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?

This site, SDN, DMU website.

What impressed you positively?

The Dean himself came and talked to us and answered questions for nearly an hour. The facilities are excellent. The school seems to provide truly excellent support/advising for its students. The admissions staff were thoughtful, knew who we were, and were very helpful. Housing is very cheap. Faculty are truly interested in teaching and helping students succeed.

What impressed you negatively?

Morning presentations went way over time and people repeated what others had said; they ended up cancelling a couple of presentations that would have been more useful. Would have been good to have more time with students without staff/faculty present. Class is very large. 3rd-year rotations are all over the place.

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

How good the school is; knew that their OMM program had a good reputation, but it seems that they are working hard to make the whole school that good. They have a lot of financial aid available.

What are your general comments?

Generally excellent. The group was only about 12 applicants; nice personal atmosphere, relaxed, pleasant. The only place I've interviewed where I felt they had really read my file, knew who I was, and wanted me to go to their school (instead of making me feel lucky to even get an interview). If I get in, DMU will probably be my first choice (over MD schools).

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

No responses