Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Individual responses

⭐ Overall Impressions ▼

How did the interview impress you?

No change

What was the stress level of the interview?

5 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?

Whats my job?

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Why DO?

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Why these low grades in subject X?

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What was the most interesting question?

Why is your graduate degree taking so long? (I didn't think 3 yrs was that bad)

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What was the most difficult question?

There was nothing too hard but I was embarrassed listing all the MD schools I applied to.

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🤝 Interview Format and Logistics ▼

How long was the interview?

30 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?

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?

Discouraging

How do you rank the facilities?

9 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

In state

What were your total hours spent traveling?

0-1 hour

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?

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?

9 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?

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How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

No responses

How did you prepare for the interview?

Wrote out possible answers to

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What impressed you positively?

The breafast before the interviews started was so nice. I couldn't eat a crumb but the conversation was reassuring to all the nervous interviewees and I appreciated that.

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What impressed you negatively?

The fact that everyone was told it was going to be a conversational interview and it was nothing like a conversation at all! It was question, on question, and the faces of the interviewers were cold and stern. I couldn't tell if I should talk more or less.

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What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

The interview is not as conversational as you think...

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What are your general comments?

We got there a little before 8, had breakfast as a group of about 12 students, met admissions people (some were totally grouchy..yikes), were introduced to the interviewers, sat and waited our turn to be called in. There were two interviews going on simultaneously and we all knew the order we would go. During the time others are interviewing, we could walk around, sit-in on a class, or just chat with fellow students. It was great just talking and getting the jitters out. PCOM students were friendly and stopped in. The tour was ok but the guides were busy saying hi to friends who passed by and had private jokes that made no sense to anyone else. I was not impressed by the tour and how classes and activities were described in a third grade vocabulary. Eh, I was a bit put off by that.

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What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

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