Downers Grove, IL
Osteopathic Medical Schools | Private For-Profit
Application Cycle: 2009-10
⭐ Overall Impressions
How did the interview impress you?
Positively 🙂
What was the stress level of the interview?
3 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?
10 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
How do you rank this school among other schools to which you've applied?
10 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
What are your general comments?
Overall, pleasant, relaxed, positive.
💬 Interview Process
What is one of the specific questions they asked you?
Why medicine? Why DO? Why CCOM?
What was the most interesting question?
Your best friend's 14 year old daughter asks you to prescribe her birth control and to not tell her mother. What would you do?
How did you prepare for the interview?
Put together a list of possible interview questions from SDN and practiced answering them, watched the DVD that the school sent, read about the DO program on the school's website, read about the history and philosophy of osteopathic medicine on AACOM, reviewed what I wrote in my primary & secondary essays & what I had on my resume
What was the most difficult question?
Why I didn't go into medical school earlier if medicine is what I really want to do? (I've been out of school for several years and have been working full-time in a non-health related field.)
What impressed you positively?
The students seemed happy, supportive of each other. The facilities are good. The campus is pretty.
What impressed you negatively?
We didn't get a chance to see what the on-campus apartments looked like during the tour. However, we did see a dorm.
What did you wish you had known ahead of time?
The student tour guides had us tromp all over campus, including a walk through some woods and up and down several flights of stairs instead of taking the elevator, so I wished I had worn more comfortable shoes.
🤝 Campus and Facilities
How do you rank the facilities?
10 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What is your ranking of this school's location?
10 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What is your ranking of this area's cultural life?
10 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?
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
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