Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Individual responses

⭐ Overall Impressions ▼

How did the interview impress you?

Negatively

What was the stress level of the interview?

2 out of 10

How you think you did?

8 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?

Tell us about your understanding of osteopathic medicine.

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What sets PCOM apart from the other schools you applied to? This seemed like a question I should ask them, but it was one they asked me.

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Why do you want to go into medicine at this stage of your life?

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What was the most interesting question?

Where did you stay last night?

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What was the most difficult question?

There were no difficult questions asked.

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🤝 Interview Format and Logistics ▼

How long was the interview?

45 minutes

How many people interviewed you?

3

What was the style of the interview?

In a group

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?

Neutral

How do you rank the facilities?

7 out of 10

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?

$501+

What airport did you fly into?

No responses

Where did you stay?

Hotel

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?

7 out of 10

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

6 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?

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How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

No responses

How did you prepare for the interview?

I'd visited the school, talked with many graduates, and visited the college's website.

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What impressed you positively?

PCOM is a nice school with a good reputation, excellent rotations, and solid residencies. They produce good doctors.

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What impressed you negatively?

I have visited PCOM on three different occasions and always left with the same impression: it just isn't the school for me. To begin, their admissions department is obviously in transition because most of the staff lack basic information about the school and possess little understanding of what sets PCOM apart from other institutions. Overall, they are unfriendly and seem to have a chip on their shoulders. I was not impressed by their director of admissions. She stated that she really wanted to cancel our interviews that day because she had so much going on in her life, but decided not to for some reason. Very unprofessional. In addition, our tourguides seemed more interested in conveying how cool they were instead of providing a quality and comprehensive tour of their school. They didn't take us to the library, anatomy lab, or many of the other buildings on campus. They were first year students and didn't know how to get to half of the places on campus and seemed to think that their ability to get lost was somehow funny. They seemed more interested in telling us how often their class goes out to bars together and how the 76ers practice in their school's gym. Finally, PCOM makes interviewers pay $5 for parking in their lot on interview day. If they really wanted to make a positive impression on prospects, they should consider providing a voucher for parking. I traveled from across the country to come to PCOM for the interview. The least they could do was provide a lousy parking pass.

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What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

I wish I had listened to my instincts about the school on other visits. It's not a friendly place, particularly for non-traditional students.

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What are your general comments?

The day began with breakfast in the school's cafeteria. I was lead to the cafeteria by an obviously angry admissions staffer. The interview group had lunch with an obnoxious student (who ripped on every other medical school I applied to) and a professor from the school who was more interested in chatting with the obnoxious student about how cool the first year class was when compared to other classes at PCOM. Following breakfast, we returned to the admissions office for the interview. We were ignored by the admissions staff, but a few students did drop by to say hello. Following the interview, we were lead on a tour by a group of first year students who apparently lifted their personalities from drunken "Real World" characters.

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What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

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