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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?

6 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?

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💬 Interview Questions

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

Tell me about your experience in _______(fill in your own unique experience) how has it shaped your decision to persue medicine?
What would your best friend say about you?
Why do you want to be a doctor when no one else in your family is in the medical profession...Why DO, why DMU etc.

What was the most interesting question?

Questions were all standard, found in other reviews of this school. Nothing was that unique.

What was the most difficult question?

What is one social issue a community that you hope to change? May not have been worded exactly like that, the interview was mostly a blur!!!
🤝 Interview Format and Logistics

How long was the interview?

30 minutes

How many people interviewed you?

3

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?

Student

How did the tour guide seem?

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How do you rank the facilities?

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What is your in-state status?

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What were your total hours spent traveling?

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What was your primary mode of travel?

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

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What airport did you fly into?

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Where did you stay?

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What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

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How would you rate the hotel?

No responses

Would you recommend the hotel?

No responses

What is your ranking of this school's location?

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

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What are your comments on where you stayed?

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✅ Interview Preparation and Impressions

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

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How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

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How did you prepare for the interview?

This website, went over practice questions, got the DO philosophy down, re-read my application, school website etc.

What impressed you positively?

Very student oriented, free primary care, freelabtops and pda's (included in the cost of tuition, nothing is really free!) Almost everything. Asked about problems with 3rd and 4th year stuff, they have new people in charge of that department, so it is getting fixed.

What impressed you negatively?

Construction, must share cadavers for anatomy with at least eight people.

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

The size of Des Moines almost 450,000.

What are your general comments?

Great day, seemed to go by very fast. I thought the group interview was a little intimidating, but everyone was very nice.

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

No responses