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?

6 out of 10

How you think you did?

6 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?

If a patient that was terminally ill, cognitively stable, emotionally sound, and physically functional approached you and asked to help him die, what would be your response? Treatment plans? Would you refer him to another doctor?

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What are your opinions on stem cell research and why? If you had a terminally ill patient that was adamantly against stem cell research and stem cells were a viable treatment option, would you offer it to him? Why or why not?

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Why osteopathy? Explain your research. If you got into 2 DO schools and 2 MD schools, which would you choose and why?

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What was the most interesting question?

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What was the most difficult question?

see below

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🤝 Interview Format and Logistics ▼

How long was the interview?

30 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?

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?

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How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

No responses

How did you prepare for the interview?

primary and secondary applications & SDN

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What impressed you positively?

the friendliness of the students, the numerous student organizations, their facilities- esp the lecture halls, the summer anatomy prep classes, and their open door policy with faculty.

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What impressed you negatively?

the interview...other than that the school's great and you can see the openness shared between students and faculty.

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What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

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What are your general comments?

Despite what other interviewees had told me, this interview has been the hardest one I've been to yet. The interview lasted 30 minutes, but the first 15 minutes were all ethical questions, ranging from stem cell research, euthanasia, dealing with death, dealing with patients who refuse treatment, etc. Both interviewers aggressively asked numerous ethical questions and also asked me what schools I had applies to (MD and DO), how many interviews I had been on, what schools I had heard from, and which schools I got into. There were only a couple questions they asked that had to do with my file, personal statement, etc. My advice: know your issues, esp stem cell research since California passed Prop 71, allowing stem cell research in CA, and be firm in your stances. I've listed a couple questions they asked but there were much more than the ones below. (btw...I had NOT written about any ethical issues in any of my documents so these questions were asked at the discretion of the interviewers).

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What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

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