Blacksburg, VA
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?
1 out of 10
0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress
How you think you did?
10 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?
8 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?
Wonderful. Very relaxed. They make you feel like your accepted already by showing you different housing sites on the tour and the discussion on financing your education. They talk to you like a VCOM student.
💬 Interview Process
What is one of the specific questions they asked you?
First interviewer did not ask me any questions. His first comment was that ''My life is very interesting!''
What was the most interesting question?
Why rural medicine? If I had three people to take to dinner (dead or alive) with all expenses paid who would I take?
How did you prepare for the interview?
Reviewed AACOMS and Secondary Application. Talked to a friend that went to school there. SDN of course!
What impressed you positively?
Anatomy Lab! DO/PhD program can be done in 5 years without having to pay tuition during your fifth year. Medical Mission program. Curriculm is on Block system and you get one to two weeks off after each block. Access to Virgina Tech's Campus. Free Transportation System. 3rd year rotation site in New Jersey.
What impressed you negatively?
Dress Code. Mandatory Attendance. Location some what. The walls of the classrooms kinda make the room feel like a jail-cell. But I am just nit-picking. The campus is not that bad. No Work-study program.
What did you wish you had known ahead of time?
DO/PhD program! If you go there you are required to have life insurance. There is a cap on the amount of loans you can take out especially for stafford loans.
🤝 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?
4 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What is your ranking of this area's cultural life?
3 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
📍 Travel and Logistics
Who was the tour given by?
Admissions staff
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?
$201-$300
What airport did you fly into?
ROA
Where did you stay?
With students at the school
How would you rate the hotel?
10 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
Would you recommend the hotel?
yes
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