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Western University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific

Pomona, CA

Osteopathic Medical Schools | Private Non-Profit

⭐ Overall Impressions

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

4 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?

8 out of 10
💬 Interview Questions

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

ethics of prescribing anti-biotics when you know that this will lead to emergence of resistant bacteria
tell about research and ethics of doing animal research
why doc? why osteopath?

What was the most interesting question?

What do you think about pharmaceutical companies spending money on advertising?

What was the most difficult question?

1) What would you say to an animal rights activist about your animal research?
🤝 Interview Format and Logistics

How long was the interview?

35 minutes

How many people interviewed you?

2

What was the style of the interview?

One-on-one

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?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

6 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

Out of state

What were your total hours spent traveling?

7+ 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?

ONT

Where did you stay?

Hotel

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

Shiloh Inn

How would you rate the hotel?

9 out of 10

Would you recommend the hotel?

yes

What is your ranking of this school's location?

8 out of 10

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

3 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?

Went over questions on SDN, mock interview--I was over-prepared for questions that they barely asked me

What impressed you positively?

the enthusiasm of the students, very diverse student body and the Pomona community, options for international rotation electives, COMLEX 1st time is 94% (but I didn't give the school high marks cuz' I tend to be very critical of schools and myself)

What impressed you negatively?

students really don't hang around the campus, and they didn't have enough food for people to go for seconds

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

should have brought a book to read while waiting

What are your general comments?

they were very nice, they laughed at even a small/bad jokes, combed through every number/fact on my application, but they definitely grilled me with a few ethical questions and they weren't afraid to challenge my answers or further extend the complexity of the ethical questions (but they did it in a very nice way), and they genuinely seemed to care about answering my questions

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

No responses