Western University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific Individual responses

⭐ Overall Impressions ▼

How did the interview impress you?

Negatively

What was the stress level of the interview?

2 out of 10

How you think you did?

9 out of 10

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?

No responses

💬 Interview Questions ▼

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

No responses

What was the most interesting question?

What would you do if a 14 year-old patient of yours came to asking for birth control.

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What was the most difficult question?

None were really all that difficult.

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🤝 Interview Format and Logistics ▼

How long was the interview?

30 minutes

How many people interviewed you?

1

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?

Student

How did the tour guide seem?

No responses

How do you rank the facilities?

No responses

What is your in-state status?

No responses

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?

No responses

Would you recommend the hotel?

No responses

What is your ranking of this school's location?

No responses

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

No responses

What are your comments on where you stayed?

No responses

✅ Interview Preparation and Impressions ▼

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

No responses

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

No responses

How did you prepare for the interview?

This website, school's website.

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What impressed you positively?

The location, Southern California, the rotations available in 3rd and 4th years.

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What impressed you negatively?

The fact that the campus really is a renovated strip mall, and it's obvious. When I asked about the high drop out rate of first year students (I asked two different people) they gave reasonable explanations for why students might leave (ie. family problems, pregnancy, etc) that might cause a student to leave any institution. However, they did not account for why that rate is higher at this school than others.

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What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

No unanticipated problems.

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What are your general comments?

To sum up my feelings about Western, I would have to say that as a medical school, it is sufficient and acceptable; but not much more. Nothing really impressed me about the school or its curriculum except that the rotations in the third and fourth years are numerous (150+) and of high quality (all across the nation and some international ones as well). However, I must admit that I don't know much about the rotations at other schools and this could very well be something one could find at any school. Although Western is sufficient and acceptable (in terms of being an accredited medical school that trains people to be physicians) I feel that it is pushing the limits of what is sufficient and acceptable. I would go here, but it would be because of the fact that the shortcomings of the school would be compensated by other things such as the SoCal atmoshpere and the presence of my fiance who would be in grad school at another school in the area. If it weren't for those things I would not go to Western.

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What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

No responses

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