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Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine - Virginia Campus

Blacksburg, VA

Osteopathic Medical Schools | Private Non-Profit

⭐ Overall Impressions

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

1 out of 10

How you think you did?

10 out of 10

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?

Did you ever consider Veterinary medicine? Why did you choose not to follow that path?
What do you see yourself doing in 10 years? Do you want to continue with research? What happened with X grade?
Why Osteopathic Medicine, Why Virginia, Why VCOM?

What was the most interesting question?

What do you see as the biggest problem in healthcare today, can you expand on your secondary statement?

What was the most difficult question?

Would you consider practicing in a rural area? I wanted to be honest in that I would but wasn't sure if it were I would end up.
🤝 Interview Format and Logistics

How long was the interview?

30 minutes

How many people interviewed you?

3

What was the style of the interview?

One-on-one

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?

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?

SDN, Gevitz book, VCOM website

What impressed you positively?

High tech, very friendly, laid back faculty and staff, students happy and enthusiastic, amazing anatomy lab (absolutely 0 smell), family oriented school, medical missions and opportunities, innovative curriculum with frequent but short breaks year round, well organized and definite sense of compassion and eagerness to help in the faculty, the area is absolutely stunning beautiful and peaceful

What impressed you negatively?

School is new and untried or tested, curriculum is not proven effective because no class has taken or passed the boards yet (there is a strong feeling and confidence in the students but nothing beats proof), library is pitiful (yes VTech has library but the study space seemed lacking)

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

international medical missions and opportunities!

What are your general comments?

The day was long but the staff and faculty went all out to make us comfortable and happy. We had water and candy when we got there and the day went very smoothly. Every single person we came in contact with seemed sincerely interested in selling the school to us and in showing us how close and family-oriented they are. Three back-to-back interviews in the morning with faculty members seemed long and hard before we got there but they were in fact very nice conversations and it was a pleasure to meet each of my interviewers.

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

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