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University of North Texas Health Science Center - Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine

Fort Worth, TX

Osteopathic Medical Schools | Public Non-Profit

⭐ Overall Impressions

How did the interview impress you?

Negatively

What was the stress level of the interview?

5 out of 10

How you think you did?

7 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

7 out of 10

How do you rank this school among other schools to which you've applied?

7 out of 10
💬 Interview Questions

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

How did you get down here from New York? (Not from New York, went to college in Philadelphia)
What did you do after college? (I'm a nontraditional)
What is a D.O.?

What was the most interesting question?

Why didn't you marry your baby's mother? (I simply wagged my ring finger in front of my face for that one)

What was the most difficult question?

What is the toughest decision you ever made?
🤝 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?

Closed 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?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

8 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

In state

What were your total hours spent traveling?

4-6 hours

What was your primary mode of travel?

Automobile

About how much did you spend on room, food, and travel?

< $100

What airport did you fly into?

No responses

Where did you stay?

Hotel

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

Days Inn on S. University

How would you rate the hotel?

3 out of 10

Would you recommend the hotel?

no

What is your ranking of this school's location?

8 out of 10

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

7 out of 10

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?

Read my personal statement, secondary app, prepared pertinent questions beforehand.

What impressed you positively?

The statistics of the 2005 entering class, the friendliness of the administrative staff, and the modern state of the facilities.

What impressed you negatively?

My first interviewer. He was an OMM specialist (Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine) and seemed like he had seen enough applicants with little or no first-hand D.O. experience. He was very aggressive from the beginning of the interview, asking if I was a Bulls... artist (but said it as a statement) and why I didn't marry the mother of my child (even though I did, was wearing my wedding band, and mentioned the words &quot;my wife&quot; 2 or 3 times in my personal statement), and also mentioned TWICE that there had been a &quot;D.O. in my family since 1913&quot; and pointed out his wall o' D.O. forefathers (also twice). This type of questioning continued until the final 5 minutes of the interview.

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

Nothing about the school, but Fort Worth is very interesting. Small/rural town whose residents typically have lots of money. Interesting dynamic downtown and surrounding area.

What are your general comments?

Don't think they liked that I did not have any firsthand D.O. experience. I finally had enough of my first interviewer and responded to him as such. My second interviewer was much friendlier and interested, though the questions were run-of-the-mill. BTW, the 2nd years that gave us the tour all smiled when they heard who my first interview was.

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

No responses