Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine Individual responses

⭐ Overall Impressions ▼

How did the interview impress you?

Negatively

What was the stress level of the interview?

5 out of 10

How you think you did?

5 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

6 out of 10

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

5 out of 10

💬 Interview Questions ▼

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

Introduce yourself and tell us the motivation behind your desire to pursue medicine. Name a time you saw someone being mistreated. How did you help them?

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Is there anything else you'd like to tell us about your application. Why DO?

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What qualities do you think a physician should have? What is their role in the community (written). Name a time when you dealt with someone frustrating or difficult to deal with. How did you handle it? Name a time you dealt with unfair or disrespectful communication in a professional setting. How did you deal with it?

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What was the most interesting question?

No responses

What was the most difficult question?

The first one - tell us about yourself AND why your interested in medicine. You had 2 minutes TOTAL.

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🤝 Interview Format and Logistics ▼

How long was the interview?

30 minutes

How many people interviewed you?

0

What was the style of the interview?

No responses

What type of interview was it?

Closed file

Was this interview in-person or virtual?

Virtual

Where did the interview take place?

No responses

📍 On-Site Experience ▼

Who was the tour given by?

No responses

How did the tour guide seem?

No responses

How do you rank the facilities?

5 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

In state

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?

5 out of 10

Would you recommend the hotel?

No responses

What is your ranking of this school's location?

6 out of 10

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

6 out of 10

What are your comments on where you stayed?

No responses

✅ Interview Preparation and Impressions ▼

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

7 out of 10

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

6 out of 10

How did you prepare for the interview?

Looked up SDN, practiced responses, made sure I had my examples solidified prior to interview.

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What impressed you positively?

Nothing

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What impressed you negatively?

The virtual nature of the interview. The timer.

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What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

The final two questions are written questions - they are timed 5 minutes each. There are 6 video questions. They can vary from 1 minute 30 seconds to 2 minutes for response times. The bigger questions (why med, osteopathic, why us) are definitely 2 minutes. Some of the scenario questions are 2 minutes and some are 1 minute 30 seconds.

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