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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?

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What was the stress level of the interview?

3 out of 10

How you think you did?

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How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

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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?

How do you think you'll be able to balance school and work (I mentioned I intended to work part time during year 1)
How do you think you'll cope living in Iowa?
Why do you want to be an osteopathic doctor?

What was the most interesting question?

How do you plan on balancing the kind of practice you'd like to have against the constraints of working in a high-volume clinic?

What was the most difficult question?

Why should we pick you over other qualified candidates? (yes I know this is a regularly asked question, but I still hate it)
🤝 Interview Format and Logistics

How long was the interview?

35 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?

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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?

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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?

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Would you recommend the hotel?

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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?

read up on DMU, talked to alumni, drank lots of coffee!!

What impressed you positively?

How friendly all the students and staff were. Everyone was very open and welcoming.

What impressed you negatively?

Iowa!! Despite claims to the contrary, the student body was extremely, uniformly, white-bread Middle America. And Des Moines was the same way too. Not much diversity- in culture, in thoughts, ethnicity, etc.

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

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What are your general comments?

The interview was conducted by 2 faculty and 2 students and most of the questions were very specific to my experience. I enjoyed that; I've been to interviews where the interviewer had my file open in front of him and yet knew nothing about me. Didn't enjoy so much the group interview vs one-on-one. Two of the interviewers really went after me while the other 2 were friendly and conversational- felt like "good cop/bad cop". I had been hosted by a first year student, which I think is the BEST way to really learn about a school/town. It gave me the opportunity to ask all the questions you'd never ask the admissions board about themselves. Was very wary about the level of conservatism when I saw their list of student clubs- their Gay/Straight Alliance was defunct from lack of members. ???? Are they trying to tell me that in a student body of 800+ NOONE is queer?

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

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