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Nova Southeastern University Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine

Fort Lauderdale, FL

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?

2 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 is it that you got a better grade in P-Chem than O-Chem.
What skill do you think you'll need to make it through medical school.
Which degree would you prefer, MD or DO?

What was the most interesting question?

None of the questions were interesting, therefore I don't think they really got to know me as a person, but part of this was my problem not taking control of the interview.

What was the most difficult question?

What's the difference between MD and DO. I hate this question in that I always feel like I'm just reciting some discription that I read somewhere. Because I don't feel comfortable with this question, I always fumble with it.
🤝 Interview Format and Logistics

How long was the interview?

40 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?

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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?

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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 SDN and all the paperwork they send with your invite.

What impressed you positively?

How univeral the students felt the instructors were accessable. The infastructure in place for community service. I'm not sure if this is true of all schools, but the medical missions to latin america sounded like a great experience and there are systems in place to help you get there, all you need to bring to the table is a desire to go.

What impressed you negatively?

Cost.

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

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What are your general comments?

Not a bad interview experience, although it being the first one of the season I certainly saw that I was rusty in my interviewing skills. Everyone talks about how its just like having a conversation with someone who wants to get to know you. I didn't feel that. It was just ask a question followed by a blank stares and silence, tacidly forcing me to continue to expand on my answer. I felt conflicted in that these interviews are supposed to be a chance for you to show the interviewers what kind of person you are, therefore I kept talking. Howerver this flies in the face of what I've always been told I'm supposed to do, just answer the question and keep your mouth shut. Anytime I rambled on, I inevitably stuck my foot in my mouth. However when I kept it to simply answering the question, I felt cold and distant. Therefore I left the interview feeling like the interviewers didn't have a good sense of who I am as a person. On a lighter note, a bit of warning for those staying at the Best Western. BEWARE of the elevator. This thing smells like all the NFL teams practiced in the 90 degree weather, 100 percent humidity then used the elevator as a sauna. IT STANK. So much so, that when I put on my suit for the interview, I used the stairs so that there wouldn't be a chance of the stench following me ala Jerry Seinfeld.

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

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