Des Moines, IA
Osteopathic Medical Schools | Private Non-Profit
Application Cycle: 2009-10
⭐ Overall Impressions
How did the interview impress you?
Positively 🙂
What was the stress level of the interview?
6 out of 10
0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress
How you think you did?
6 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?
9 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
How do you rank this school among other schools to which you've applied?
9 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
What are your general comments?
The interview was at the Marriott in Portland -- they had a special weekend session for West Coast people. The morning started out with informational sessions and a student panel. We also had an OMM demonstration. Then we had lunch at the Marriott (pretty yummy) and had interviews after that. While we were waiting to interview, the current students hung out and answered questions about the school.
💬 Interview Process
What is one of the specific questions they asked you?
Why medicine with my background (very nontrad)?
What was the most interesting question?
I was asked a question about assisted suicide -- would I do it for one of my hospice patients?
How did you prepare for the interview?
Read SDN and the school's website.
What impressed you positively?
All the students and grads seemed very enthusiastic and felt like they absolutely made the right choice with coming to DMU. The school's very into OMM and even gave an OMM demonstration. They also have some neat classes like Chronic Care where you get to follow a chronically ill patient around and see what their life is like.
What impressed you negatively?
Nothing big. Students do generally have to relocate for clinical years, but I already knew that. I haven't actually been to Des Moines yet because the interview was in Portland, so I can't comment on that.
What did you wish you had known ahead of time?
I learned how osteopathic medicine differed from chiropractic medicine -- something we're all afraid to ask but that's interesting to know.
🤝 Campus and Facilities
How do you rank the facilities?
9 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What is your ranking of this school's location?
7 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What is your ranking of this area's cultural life?
8 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
📍 Travel and Logistics
Who was the tour given by?
Other
How did the tour guide seem?
Enthusiastic
What is your in-state status?
Out of state
What were your total hours spent traveling?
0-1 hour
What was your primary mode of travel?
Other
About how much did you spend on room, food, and travel?
< $100
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