Tulsa, OK
Osteopathic Medical Schools | Public 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?
7 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 day started around 8:30 with a meeting with the admissions staff. We introduced ourselves and were able to ask one question. Then we had interviews. I was in the last session, so there was some dead time. We did get a presentation on online technology at the school, which was not the most interesting, but the presenter seemed very nice. After the interviews, we went to this catered lunch. Then we had a tour lead by two current students. After that, we had a financial aid, pre-clinical and clinical curriculum presentation.
💬 Interview Process
What is one of the specific questions they asked you?
Give us examples from your work that made you interested in medicine.
What was the most interesting question?
Nothing really stands out -- it was more of a fill us in based on stuff in your file type of interview. No ethical questions or anything like that.
How did you prepare for the interview?
Read SDN, the school's website and talked to grads.
What impressed you positively?
Everyone was really nice, and they told us that everyone knows everyone. For example, you can leave an IOU at the bookstore and pay when your loan money comes in. There's no limit on the numbers of electives that you can do in any one area (most schools limit it to two), and you can do all your rotations in Tulsa. The food was really good, too. Instead of eating in their cafeteria, they brought in a catered meal. Oh yeah, PBL is integrated into the second year curriculum.
What impressed you negatively?
Sort of a duh thing but there's not a lot of diversity in the student body. Everyone's from Oklahoma (that's the duh one since it's a state school). I got the impression that the vast majority of their students are recent grads from OU or OSU, so I could see it being sort of insular.
What did you wish you had known ahead of time?
Nothing really.
🤝 Campus and Facilities
How do you rank the facilities?
8 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What is your ranking of this school's location?
8 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What is your ranking of this area's cultural life?
7 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
📍 Travel and Logistics
Who was the tour given by?
Student
How did the tour guide seem?
Enthusiastic
What is your in-state status?
Out of state
What were your total hours spent traveling?
4-6 hours
What was your primary mode of travel?
Airplane
About how much did you spend on room, food, and travel?
$301-$400
What airport did you fly into?
TUL
Where did you stay?
Hotel
What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?
Crowne Plaza
How would you rate the hotel?
10 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
Would you recommend the hotel?
yes
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