Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Individual responses

⭐ 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?

No responses

💬 Interview Questions ▼

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

What made you decide on your undergraduate institution? (fortunately, one of the interviewers graduated from my university)

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What other schools have you applied to or received interviews from? If you were accepted to both an allopathic and osteopathic school, which would you choose and why? (try to be honest with this last question)

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Why medicine? What do you know about osteopathic medicine? What do you do for fun?

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What was the most interesting question?

If you had the same scores as the other students interviewing, why should PCOM accept you?

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What was the most difficult question?

If you were accepted to both an allopathic and osteopathic school, which would you choose and why?

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🤝 Interview Format and Logistics ▼

How long was the interview?

40 minutes

How many people interviewed you?

2

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?

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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?

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?

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How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

No responses

How did you prepare for the interview?

PCOM and AACOM websites, read Norman Gevitz's "The DOs", looked at SDN interview feedbacks

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What impressed you positively?

sweet anatomy lab and facilities, lots of study areas, gymnasium (sixers practice there), and STAN

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What impressed you negatively?

must pay to park in parking garage(even if you are a student), sat around for hours between breakfast and actual interview in the "fish bowl"

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What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

traffic is a real bitch in the morning. Give yourself a lot of extra time to travel.

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What are your general comments?

The day started with an informal breakfast with the interviewees and a faculty member around 8:15am. Then we went back to the waiting room and sat around until it was our time to interview. I had two DOs as interviews and they were very friendly. Around noon, a student took us around the campus for a tour. I had the opportunity to view a radiology class and the students were singing karaoke! We were able to leave after the tour (~1:15pm).

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What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

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